Daily Archive: Thursday, January 9, 2025

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected today Donald Trump’s request to halt his sentencing in a New York state court for the president-elect’s conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was freed today, her Vente Venezuela movement said, shortly after she was detained amid gunshots while leaving a protest in eastern Caracas.

A Chinese national working on the new Demerara Harbour Bridge is missing after falling into the river last evening.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state today, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Days after Stuart Young was chosen as Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s successor at a parliamentary retreat in Tobago, he is now in limbo, as several MPs who were in that caucus are said to now be refusing to endorse him on a document indicating he will have majority support in the House of Representatives when Rowley eventually steps down.

Dear Editor, In recent weeks, the Letters to the Editor section of SN has been the forum of a vigorous exchange on the 2016 PSA (production sharing agreement) with ExxonMobil. 

-says it’s flagrant violation of Argyle Agreement Guyana yesterday condemned plans by Venezuela to elect a governor of this country’s county of Essequibo and said the move was a flagrant violation of the Argyle Agreement.

Dear Editor, Prof. Dr. Stanley A. V. Paul’s well-crafted SN letter (Jan.

-40 rapid intervention vehicles handed over Forty Rapid Intervention Vehicles (RIVs) from Angloco – a fire-fighting & rescue vehicle manufacturer out of the United Kingdom – were yesterday handed over to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) and at least one would be given to each Regional Democratic Council (RDC).

Dear Editor,  Renegotiating Guyana’s oil contracts with ExxonMobil has become a contentious topic, but it is critical to understand the significant challenges such a move entails.

After months of delay a cop was yesterday charged over the abduction of a man at the Giftland Mall parking lot in October and one of the suspected kidnappers was also captured after being on the run.

Dear Editor, Imagine being in extreme pain, discomfort, and distress, seeking urgent care at the dentist, only to be told you cannot be seen.

The Disciplined Services minimum salary has been increased to $130,000 per month President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced, a move he believes will bring equity to the salary structure of this sector of workers.  “We have to ensure we have the right human resource skill set and mix, and we’ve been investing in that.

Dear Editor,  I am writing this letter as a concerned citizen of this so called beautiful / oil rich country of Guyana.

-in aftermath of US$527m loan approval Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis will visit Guyana January 9 – 12, 2025 to highlight the EXIM Board of Directors’ recent approval of US$527 million in financing to support a gas-to-energy project that will double the country’s installed electricity capacity. 

Dear Editor, In the weirdness of Guyana 2025, we have two fascinating views on the traffic situation in Guyana.

An American teen who had travelled to Guyana to celebrate his birthday, drowned during an outing with family on Boxing Day in the Demerara River at Linden The post-mortem conducted by Government Pathologist, Nehaul Singh, on December 30, gave the cause of death of Demarius Payne, an 18-year-old college student from Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Wismar, Linden, as drowning.

Dear Editor, I do not believe the City Council is serious about revenue collection, as this has now become an annual New Year statement with no effort to remedy the situation.

By Khadidja Ba Five months after a devastating explosion at their East Bank Demerara (EBD) shop “R&J Grocery Depot”, Jaiwantie Samaroo and her family are still waiting for any acknowledgment of fault from Massy Gas and compensation.

Dear Editor, Mechanization is not a strategy as mentioned in article, SN 2025-01-08.

The government has decided to challenge a recent court ruling that awarded $24 million to the family of Quindon Bacchus, who was unlawfully shot and killed by police in June 2022.

Dear Editor, It is incumbent upon Guyanese citizens to stay focused, united, and resist the temptation to succumb to the customs of the ridiculous silly season dramas, which are frequently obscene and discouraging in an election year.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday broke ground for the construction of the Kaneville Secondary School, a project that will serve over 1000 students from the Kaneville-Grove area, on the East Bank of Demerara.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced that budget day for 2025 is Friday, January 17.

Dear Editor, I was recently watching the President’s visit to Foulis and found it interesting how the President was addressing the concerns raised by the residents.

Copa Airlines is increasing the frequency of its flights between Guyana and Panama as the airline seeks to reinforce its role in connecting this country with over 80 destinations in the Americas via the Hub of the Americas® at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday commissioned a $40 million,14-bed, maternity waiting home in Mabaruma, Region One.

Dear Editor, Sometimes in life there are real past issues why people do not sit down and talk with each other.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles yesterday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and stretching firefighting resources and water supplies to the limit, as more than 100,000 people were ordered to evacuate.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition parties and NGOs decried the arrests of a prominent press freedom activist and a well-known opposition figure, among others, ahead of planned protests against tomorrow’s inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro for his third term.

Dear Editor,   The 2024 `Because we care’ cash grant distribution is a shining example of efficiency, successfully disbursing over $9 billion to students nationwide without a hitch.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) signaled on Tuesday that sharply lower oil refining profits and weakness across all its businesses would reduce its fourth-quarter earnings by about US$1.75 billion from the prior quarter.

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI/CAIRO, (Reuters) – The United States determined yesterday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and imposed sanctions on the group’s leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum yesterday suggested North America including the United States could be renamed “Mexican America” – an historic name used on an early map of the region – in response to U.S.

The Crabwood Creek Bomb Squad Cricket Club will host its first-ever awards ceremony on January 11 and the event will celebrate outstanding performances from the 2023–2024 period, benefiting several young cricketers through the commendable initiative.

Dear Editor, The Saraswati Vidya Nikethan (SVN) School will be honoured at this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Republicans spent nearly two hours in a closed-door meeting about his upcoming agenda yesterday, but emerged with no clear path for enacting his plan to cut taxes, boost fossil fuel production and deport millions of undocumented immigrants.

In celebration of Chinese Arrival Day, GEMS Theatre Productions is bringing history to life with its highly anticipated play, “From Whence We Came: The Chinese Experience”.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba said yesterday it had leased farmland to a Vietnamese company to grow rice, a first since the 1959 revolution which kicked all foreign landowners out.

Dear Editor, I would like to remind my fellow Guyanese that they should consciously make an effort to plan to achieve their best life in the New Year.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine launched an overnight strike deep inside Russia that set fire to an oil depot that serves an air base for Russian nuclear bomber planes, the Ukrainian military said yesterday.

Ryan Weekes, a 38-year-old security guard from Sixth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, appeared yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent. 

(Trinidad Express) A man was shot dead while being driven home by his mother in Belmont on Tuesday night.

By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE – The world economy awaits with dread the arrival of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.

(ESPN) Martin Guptill has officially confirmed his retirement from international cricket, having last played for New Zealand in October 2022.

Continuing the trend of the last few years, 2024 was the hottest year recorded in history and as had been predicted, it exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 F) limit above the pre-industrial average set by the 2015 Paris Agreement.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Swedish teenager Lucas Bergvall opened his Tottenham Hotspur account in thrilling fashion with the winner in yesterday’s League Cup semi-final first leg but should not even have been on the pitch according to Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Chevron (CVX.N) is positioned to increase its free cash flow by $6 billion to $8 billion by next year, and reduce expenses by “a couple billion dollars,” said Chevron CEO Michael Wirth on Wednesday.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed yesterday he will leave the national team after the 2026 World Cup, saying it was time to stop as Zinedine Zidane appears as the heavy favourite to take over.

Dear Editor, Tears of anger and pain flowed when I read what can be best described as akin to forms of criminality or gross incompetence, when I read the Wednesday, 8th of January, 2025 Editorial in the Stabroek News titled “CASH questions.”

(Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has relocated February’s tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series with New Zealand and South Africa from Multan to Lahore and Karachi, two cities set to host the Champions Trophy later in the month.

(ESPN) Scott Boland has entered the top ten of the ICC’s Test bowling rankings for the first time after taking 21 wickets in three Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States has withheld 2024 dues payments to the World Anti-Doping Agency, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy told Reuters yesterday, calling for reforms to the global sport watchdog.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana bowled a hat-trick in vain yesterday as New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a game to spare with a 113-run victory in a rain-shortened second one-day international in Hamilton.

(Field Level Media) Malik Beasley scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons moved over .500 and pushed their winning streak to five games by defeating the depleted Brooklyn Nets 113-98 last night in New York.

(Reuters) – After a one-year delay, the new tech-infused indoor golf league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy finally launched yesterday in Florida under bright lights in primetime, ushering in what organisers hope is a new chapter for the sport.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the women’s squad to compete against Bangladesh in their upcoming inaugural bilateral white-ball tour of the West Indies from 19 to 31 January.

(Field Level Media) Jarrett Allen collected 25 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday in a battle of the top two teams in the NBA.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s government has privatized metallurgical firm IMPSA, the economy ministry said yesterday, marking its first privatization since libertarian President Javier Milei took power just over a year ago promising to shrink the state.