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KYIV, (Reuters) – The Russian and Ukrainian governments today signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Fuel, cash and medical supplies are running low in parts of Ukraine after Russia’s invasion, which could drive up to 5 million people to flee abroad, U.N.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked a “deep rupture in Europe’s history following the end of the Cold War” even as her own legacy comes under fresh scrutiny in light of the assault.
(Reuters) – Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said he would take up arms alongside his brother and fellow Hall of Famer Wladimir Klitschko to fight in what is a “bloody war” following Russia’s invasion of their country Ukraine.
(Trinidad Express) Nicole Moses, the mother of two killed when bandits entered her property in Westmoorings this morning, is being mourned and celebrated as a hero who died in defence of her family and property.
(Trinidad Guardian) A bereaved Marabella family is pleading with police not to let the murder of PH taxi driver Shahmeil Redhead go unsolved after he was gunned down during a job on Wednesday.
While government has pledged to generate new employment opportunities at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, sugar production at the East Demerara Estate (EDE) is over at this point, a source close to the government told Stabroek News yesterday.
The Government of Guyana yesterday said that it is “gravely concerned” over the recent “military intervention by Russia in violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine”.
With the current cost of production of sugar at Uitvlugt being unsustainable, government is seeking to determine the feasibility of establishing an ethanol plant there as part of diversification and sustainability plans, according to Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) CEO Sasenarine Singh.
A teenager died yesterday morning after crashing into the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL)’s fence on the Diamond Public Road.
A 62-year-old Brazilian national was found dead at his business premises at Eteringbang, Region Seven on Wednesday morning and three Venezuelan nationals were taken into police custody for questioning.
Booted Country Coordinator of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat has been sent on leave ahead of his controversial replacement by former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana Dr Prem Misir.
The exclusion of the APNU+AFC Parliamentary Opposition from the Republic Day flag-raising ceremony is being blamed on the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport which has remained silent in the face of mounting criticisms.
A man died last evening after he lost control of his vehicle and drove into a truck along the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
A construction worker who was preparing to leave the country after allegedly fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend, was yesterday charged with the man’s murder.
Caribbean nationals can expect to benefit from an estimated 70 percent reduction in roaming charges from as early as the second quarter of this year following Wednesday’s signing of a declaration between Grenada and two major telecommunications providers.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday stated that a truck driver is in custody assisting with the investigation into the death of a porter who was run over by a truck while travelling on the Yarrowkabra Public Road.
Even as inclement weather conditions at sea pose challenges, search efforts are continuing for the three fishermen who went missing on Saturday after the vessel they were aboard, capsized some 18 miles off the Mahaicony Coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a Region Four man, 62, is the latest COVID-19 fatality.
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, yesterday declared that the thirteen pumps in Georgetown are fully operational and that the ministry is prepared to allocate additional resources to strengthen the flood response.
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