Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

COPA today announced it is offering more flights between Guyana and Panama.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today attacked billionaire Elon Musk for interfering in European politics, accusing him of undermining democracy.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire ripped through an upscale coastal area of Los Angeles on Tuesday and into Wednesday, with Hollywood celebrities among those fleeing by car and on foot as flames engulfed homes and set hillsides ablaze.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and the Integrity Commission (IC) are set to face trial in October over a report concerning his financial affairs.

(Trinidad Guardian) Incoming prime minister Stuart Young has rubbished UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s accusations about him, saying he will not be distracted.

Dear Editor, Shenanigans have trumped meetings and decision making at GECOM.

-as part of mechanisation strategy The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is outsourcing the harvesting and delivery of cane to its factories as it moves towards more mechanisation, Chief Executive Officer, Paul Cheong says.

-mining fatalities seen fuelled by high gold price By Milton Grannum Thirty-two persons died at workplaces last year, reflecting a 45.4 percent increase compared to 2023,  the Labour Ministry revealed yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Government is in the process of preparing its Budget for 2025, and I guess it will be the biggest budget ever, knowing that it’s an Elections year and the government will purposefully have monies for electioneering and to engage in ‘votes buying.’

Dear Editor, On Monday January 6, 2025, schools reopened their doors, and as is typical of the first day of school, Guyanese drivers everywhere braced themselves to sit in more traffic.

-in wake of criticisms by Campbell By Khadidja Ba In the wake of criticisms  from businessman Terrence Campbell, the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday defended its management of the poultry industry and says it working towards the use of a locally developed vaccine for the industry.

ExxonMobil’s partner in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block, CNOOC,  has been placed by the US on a list of companies with ties to the Chinese military.

Dear Editor, I am highlighting some observations from my Christmas holidays with a genuine concern for my country, all my people, and animals, for the greater good.

-amid revenue shortfall The Georgetown City Council engaged in intense debate on Monday over whether to implement salary increases for its more than 500 employees in 2024 and 2025, as the municipality grapples with a significant revenue shortfall.

Dear Editor,  Having served in Parliament for the last four years, by now Mr.

(Trinidad Express) Former West Indies wicketkeeper Deryck Murray says there is a need for proper development from the grassroots level straight up to the elite level.

(Trinidad Express) Andre Coley says while the two-match Test series in Pakistan will be his last as head coach of the West Indies’ Test team, that is not his main focus.

Following the hair-raising firing of guns at Five Corner, Linden on December 29, a file has been prepared for advice from the Chamber of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Dear Editor, Guygas extends best wishes for a complete recovery to the families affected by the recent spate of cooking gas (LPG) accidents.

– Lake Mainstay FC draws bye to semi-finals “Big goal” football is set to make a return to action in Guyana as the much-anticipated Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Promotional Playoff kicks off on Saturday, January 11.

Dear Editor, There are quite a few old-age pensioners who have not yet received their 2025 pension book.

-former UK envoy Former UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn says that the only way to halt the carnage on this country’s roads is to increase the size and number of punitive fines and punishments being handed out to drivers breaking the law. 

Dear Editor, In responding to my letter with regard to the government seeking to renegotiate the Oil and Gas 2016 PSA Contract with ExxonMobil, Christopher Ram resorts to the lowest form of defence by attacking the messenger while ignoring the message, arguing that I do not speak with an independent voice as a Public Relations Consultant to the President.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Hess (HES.N) CEO John Hess said yesterday he sees the oil market as closer to being balanced than oversupplied this year, despite worries about demand from China and greater production from U.S.

-for Oko West Gold project Canada-based mining company, G Mining Ventures Corporation (GMIN), says it has received an Interim Environmental Permit (IEP) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submissions (jointly, ESIA), made in November 2024 for the corporation’s Oko West Gold project.

Dear Editor, Mr Ram has apparently made up his mind that the Opposition cannot be included among the local champions of renegotiation.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake in the foothills of the Himalayas have been rescued, Chinese officials said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as the search for survivors entered a second day on Wednesday.

-victim being given runaround by police A taxi driver of Sophia, East Coast Demerara is demanding answers following a chopping incident that has left him temporarily without a job while the suspect is yet to be charged. 

Dear Editor, We are hearing so much about how the country is being developed by road construction and high buildings.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – A rapidly growing wildfire raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles yesterday, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as 30,000 people evacuated beneath huge plumes of smoke that covered much of the metropolitan area.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A New York appellate court yesterday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.

Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal and Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday sat down with Public Works Ministers Juan Edghill and Minister in the Ministry  Deodat Indar to discuss key aspects of upcoming projects spearheaded by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Dear Editor, Greg Quinn’s article in yesterday’s Stabroek News on road fatalities in Guyana betrays a superficial understanding of the structural and economic realities that underlie the crisis.

When the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) unveiled its bold 2024-2032 Strategic and Operational Plan, following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Games last year, it breathed hope into stakeholders.

Sherwin Evans, a 38-year-old vendor of River View, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with two counts of firearm and ammunition possession.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Thirteen Cuban soldiers are missing after explosions rocked an arms and ammunition depot in the eastern province of Holguin, Cuba’s armed forces said late yesterday.

Dear Editor, Take a hard-earned bow SN, that piercing and poignant cost of living series did its part; had some role. 

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the U.N.

Dear Editor, When I was presented with my first bicycle (for passing the Common Entrance Exam) I had to get a license to affix to the front wheel spindle.

Eight Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) of the Guyana Defence Force yesterday achieved a significant career milestone when they officially assumed their new rank of Warrant Officer, Class I and II, a Guyana Defence Force release stated. 

PALM BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused yesterday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov.

The Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) is in the headlines again, attracting a bevy of difficult questions.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. leaders yesterday paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter — who had the longest and most admired post-presidency in history — as he laid in state at the U.S.

As part of a joint strategy heading up to the 2025 elections, representatives of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the National Front Alliance (NFA) met yesterday to discuss collaborative efforts ahead of the upcoming 2025 General and Regional Elections and to reaffirm the commitment to the APNU coalition, a PNCR release stated.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela, part of a group of seven who President Nicolas Maduro yesterday branded as “mercenaries,” in the latest roundup ahead of the embattled leader’s expected inauguration to a new term later this week.

By Chris Patten LONDON – The late Labour Party leader Harold Wilson, who served as the United Kingdom’s prime minister during much of the 1960s and 1970s, famously remarked that “a week is a long time in politics.”

Dear Editor, Please permit me to comment on Christopher Ram’s 7 January 2025 letter captioned, `Guyanese people deserve leaders who will fight for their interests, not cower behind geopolitical fears or blame predecessors.’

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Coco Gauff will begin her Australian Open campaign on a high next week, after riding a roller-coaster 2024 to claim her maiden WTA Finals title and deliver the United Cup to the Americans in pristine form.

(SportsMax) Former Jamaica and West Indies spinner Nikita Miller is embracing a significant milestone in his coaching career, having been appointed assistant coach for the regional side’s two-match Test tour of Pakistan.

(ICC) Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri have shared their thoughts on where Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are at in their Test careers following a further downturn in form for the superstar pair in India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss to Australia.

(Field Level Media) LaMelo Ball pumped in 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak by beating the visiting Phoenix Suns 115-104 last night.

(Field Level media) Quentin Grimes scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, including six 3-pointers, helping the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 118-97yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Zion Williamson’s return by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 104-97 last night.

By Prof. Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Former Fellow of Harvard and the LSE.

(Reuters) – A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country’s cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban’s crackdown on women.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The blazing fire of the golden era of men’s tennis has been reduced to dying embers without Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal but Novak Djokovic can send one last flame shooting into the Melbourne sky at this year’s Australian Open.

(Field Level media) Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 36 points in a runaway third quarter and the visiting Houston Rockets erased an early double-digit deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 135-112 on Tuesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Vice president of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Calvin Hope has been urged to resign if the voice note that has been making the rounds on social media allegedly using foul language towards the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley is his.

(Reuters) – Recent doping controversies involving top players have not damaged tennis’s reputation but having a single commissioner for the sport would go a long way towards clearing up any confusion surrounding cases, John McEnroe said.