Daily Archive: Saturday, January 11, 2025

The Rockstone community in Region Ten will soon acquire its land tenure rights, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The prosecution has given notice that it will be seeking the death penalty for the man accused of murdering journalist Barbara Gayle.

(Trinidad Guardian) People’s National Movement MPs who didn’t sign the endorsement letter for Energy Minister Stuart Young to succeed Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, have assured they will sign eventually—but they first want to hear the views from the general council members on the selection issue at the party’s Balisier House, Port-of-Spain headquarters today.

Following last week’s unanimous voting of a US$527 million loan from the United States EXIM Bank to Guyana for its Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, President of the Bank, Reta Jo Lewis, along with Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday inked the agreement allowing for the formal release of the sums.

-Edghill says has admonished contractor over safety The body of a Chinese man working on the new Demera Harbour Bridge was yesterday retrieved after he fell into the river on Thursday evening.

A state-of-the-art magistrate’s court was commissioned yesterday in Mahdia, Region Eight, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Wanted murder suspect, Rishiram Persaud, a 35-year-old Labourer from Farm/Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was arrested on Thursday evening by Police who were on patrol duty in the area.

The mother of Quindon Bacchus yesterday expressed satisfaction with President Irfaan Ali’s instruction that $24 million awarded by the High Court, be paid for the unlawful shooting death of her son in June 2022.

-several innovations planned including return of first innings points in drawn matches (CWI) ST.

The Retrieve Hard Court in Linden came alive on Wednesday night as the Kwakwani Untouchables and Retrieve Raiders secured victories in the Guyana Basketball Federation’s (GBF) One Guyana Basketball League.

The Amerindian Affairs Ministry says that two certificates of title were issued for  2024, while six absolute grants were handed out to Amerindian villages.

Abyomi Hart appeared yesterday before Magistrate Fabayo Azore charged with death by dangerous driving.

The defending champions of the CWI Regional Four-Day competition, the Guyana Harpy Eagles, began their preparations with an intense pink-ball practice match at the Providence National Stadium.

Basmatie Ganpat, 55, and Manoo Sookoo, 58, remain hospitalised in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital’s (GPH) Burn Care Unit, following an explosion involving a cooking gas cylinder at their Foulis, East Coast Demerara residence at about 5:45 am last Saturday.

Dear Editor, Anyone who, causally observes the style of governance of this incumbent PPP/C regime would recognise that Guyanese are very low on its priority list; the welfare and well- being of the people of this country come last in the PPP/C’s grand scheme of things.

Dear Editor, “In the final analysis, wisdom and pragmatism will pave the way for a prosperous and resilient Guyana”: Professor Dr.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) is preparing for its Triennial Elections and has advertised for an elections officer.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Labour has continued to experience gaps in the enforcement of the safety requirements for the construction industry.

Mark Archer, a 27-year-old gold miner from Block ‘8’ Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed to answer to a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking and was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty.

Dear Editor, I am concerned by the rise of political figures whose behaviour mirrors that of schoolyard bullies.

A 36-year-old mother of three, Attie Trotz, was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics. 

Wendez Pompey yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to possession of 1.1562 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, I would like to announce that I am withdrawing my Presidential candidacy from the 2025 Regional and General Elections.

Stanley Scarder, a 76-year-old resident from Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Thursday evening after Police searched his home and found an unlicenced firearm in his bedroom.

Dear editor, I am writing this letter as a Guyanese citizen and as an artist who has served my country longer than President Ali’s age.

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI/LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration imposed its broadest package of sanctions so far targeting Russia’s oil and gas revenues yesterday, in an effort to give Kyiv and Donald Trump’s incoming team leverage to reach a deal for peace in Ukraine.

Dear Editor, The recent letters to SN written by Christoper Ram and then the response by Kit Nascimento reveal the confused and confusing references to our oil deal with ExxonMobil, with the likelihood that the Guyanese public will respond by staying home in the next elections unless a viable alternative emerges to lead our country forward. 

A Triumph Village man has been  hospitalised in critical condition after being attacked while walking home from a party with a friend.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles yesterday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.

PARIS, (Reuters) – World number one Jannik Sinner’s doping hearing will start on April 16, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term yesterday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside, and an increase in the U.S.

(SportsMax) The 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will take place from Thursday August 14 to Sunday September 21.

A concerning undercurrent in crucial areas of Guyanese society is weaponised incompetence.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your letter column to given clarity to some misleading matters that were published in the January 8, 2025 edition of the Guyana Times in an article titled “GECOM awaits official date for E-DAY to formally begin preparations” – CEO – as over 2,800 transactions facilitated during current Claims & Objections period.

(SportsMax) West Indies stalwarts Sunil Narine and Nicholas Pooran are brimming with confidence as they are determined to guide their respective franchises to success in the highly anticipated third edition of the DP World ILT20 Tournament in the UAE.

BERLIN – We just got a foretaste of the bizarre stream of consciousness that will be emanating from the White House over the next four years: the United States might start expanding territorially by taking over Greenland, the Panama Canal, and maybe Canada as well.

The silly season 2025 has officially begun. Sometime this year Guyanese are expected to vote in general and regional elections and as usual during every election period there are those who choose to walk into the darkness that is their lower selves.