February 25, 2022

Guyana, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is participating in talks with regional leaders on the potential impact of the Ukraine-Russia crisis and to bolster calls for an end to the hostilities in…

A Guyanese husband and father, the only Guyanese known to reside in Ukraine, is anxious about the safety of his wife and daughter. Shawn Parasram, formerly of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was working at sea when Russia invaded Ukraine.…

Police have arrested a pregnant woman for reportedly assaulting a woman who was allegedly having an affair with her husband. Synthia Hunte, a 28-year-old businesswoman of Rose Hall, Corentyne was arrested on Thursday for unlawfully wounding…

(BBC) Amid the aerial assaults on Kyiv, residents have been sheltering in the city's underground metro stations. Trains have remained open and at their platforms to accommodate people. They have been using the Telegram app to communicate…

By Lyse Doucet Chief International Correspondent (BBC) A roar of explosions rolls across Kyiv tonight. Air raid sirens blare warnings to residents to take to their shelters. It is set to be another long, anxious night…

(BBC) - Russia, unsurprisingly, has vetoed a draft UN resolution which would have deplored its invasion of Ukraine, after a debate at the Security Council. Eleven members voted in favour of the resolution. India, China and the UAE…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just announced the country will join the US, UK and EU in levying sanctions against Russian President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa's…

(BBC) The UK has just banned Russian private jets from its airspace, after announcing on Thursday that Russia's national carrier Aeroflot would also be banned. Russia responded on Friday by banning British airlines. Other countries, too,…

In a dramatic late-night appearance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in a video statement that the Russians would storm Kyiv in the coming hours. “This night will be hard, very hard, but morning will come," he said.…

The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued updated recommendations for the Pfizer vaccine being administered to adolescent boys and the Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, announced on Friday that the government is actively…