Daily Archive: Thursday, January 23, 2025

SEATTLE,  (Reuters) – A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s administration today from implementing the Republican president’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Andy Beveny, 24, over the murder of Royan Orlando Andrews.

U.S. President Donald Trump today  announced he would be asking Saudi Arabia and OPEC to bring down the cost of oil and said he would be asking Riyadh to increase a planned U.S. investment package to $1 trillion from an initial $600 billion.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy arm said today  it will provide funding to help cover the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Seventh-Day Adventist pastor Clive Dottin is claiming that assassins, gang leaders and corrupt multi-million dollar businessmen are being protected by politicians in the country.

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader Aubrey Norton yesterday said he will be the presidential candidate of any coalition entered into by the party for the 2025 general election.  “I will be the presidential candidate as determined by the PNC, the PNC is the largest political party in the coalition and I found his [Nigel Hughes’] comment on the presidential candidate as not useful at this stage… we will continue to engage whoever is engaging with us at this stage”.

-man dies days after wife passed away from burns Fifty-eight-year-old Manoo Sookoo yesterday succumbed to injuries he suffered on January 4th in a gas explosion at Foulis which also claimed the life of his wife Basmatie Ganpat.

The case file regarding the assault on Kelvin Fraser by fellow students from West Demerara Secondary School has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), according to information obtained by Stabroek News.

Introduction Budget 2025, presented on 17 January 2025, is the final budget of the Twelfth Parliament.

-following meeting between President, officials New standards including a three-month supply of medication to patients were discussed between President Irfaan Ali and regional officials on Tuesday at the Office of the President.

On January 16, Justice of Appeal (Rtd) Claudette Singh, Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), made a decision against biometrics at the upcoming polls and pointed to various reasons including what would be the unconstitutional imposition of another mandatory requirement for voters.

– Mahaica Determinators face heartbreak In a decisive promotion/relegation playoff at the National Training Centre, Providence, Anns Grove United FC ensured their place in the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League season with a commanding 4-1 victory over Mahaica Determinators FC.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Tuesday revealed that 71 Venezuelans have been naturalised in Guyana from 2021 to 2024.

Saints Hockey Club (SHC) delivered a stellar performance at the Ventures Hockey Club International Indoor Tournament held in Trinidad & Tobago from January 9-12.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC,  says that the government has not violated a High Court order regarding the deduction and remittance of membership dues to the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU).

Thirty-seven-year-old Jairam Bissessar, a businessman of Lima Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast was jailed on Tuesday for one month after being found guilty of assaulting a policeman.

Dear Editor, Back in July 12, 2024 I wrote in a letter to the editor, “The Stabroek News’ high-frequency monthly coverage of the cost of living is certainly providing a more reliable CPI index”. 

Abel Fernandez and Kataleya Sam emerged victorious as the Under-12 Chess Champions for 2025 after outstanding performances at the National Under-12 Chess Championships.

The Ministry of Education has officially introduced four new training courses to the Cyril Potter College of Education’s (CPCE) curriculum that will train teachers how to navigate educating children with unique academic needs and create an inclusive learning environment where they can thrive academically.

-interim body installed By Michaelangelo Jacobus The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) has dissolved its executive body and installed an interim leadership team following internal strife.

Dear Editor, Once upon a time lived 3 guys next to each other.

Dear Editor, It is with great reluctance that I pen this letter, but the gravity of the situation has left me no alternative.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The owner of the two-storey house that was completely destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon at Ruimzigt on the West Coast of Demerara says foul play is suspected and he seeking assistance from the public to rebuild his home.

(Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday urged government employees to inform on each other and their departments in order to root out any attempts to hide diversity programs.

In  the January 20th edition of Stabroek News under the heading `I am continuously being victimized at my place of work which happens to be a school’, a note to Stabroek News from Narissa Deokarran was inadvertently published as a letter.

Prosecutors have filed an application under Section 12 of the Evidence Act to obtain financial records from a Demerara Bank Limited account belonging to Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus, who faces more than 250 criminal charges.

(Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Haiti’s southeastern city of Jacmel yesterday afternoon in a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the Caribbean nation, as Haiti endures an extended conflict with armed gangs.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – South Korea’s anti-corruption agency requested yesterday that prosecutors indict President Yoon Suk Yeol for committing insurrection and abuse of power over his short-lived declaration of martial law after transferring his case to the prosecutors’ office.

Twenty-year-old all-rounder Thaddeus Lovell, a rising star in Guyanese cricket, is the latest beneficiary of the Project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana.”

Dear Editor, Did ExxonMobil publicly said it “will not agree to renegotiation”, as stated by Vice President Jagdeo?

The Regional Health Department of Region Ten has expressed concern over a recent social media post that suggests there is a massive outbreak of dengue-related cases in the Linden community, and assured the public that this information is inaccurate, the Ministry of Health (MoH) stated in an advisory yesterday.

CASTAIC, California,  (Reuters) – A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles yesterday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people.

Dear Editor, I write to express my thoughts regarding the recent developments within the opposition parties in Guyana.

Two men appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, facing charges of robbery with violence. 

(Reuters) – Former Salvadoran president, Mauricio Funes, died late on Tuesday in Nicaragua, where the leftist leader had been living since 2016 to avoid corruption charges in his home country.

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, (Reuters) – Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juarez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under U.S.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – A Dutch court ordered the government yesterday to drastically cut nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands by 2030, in a ruling that could hurt construction and will pressure farmers to reduce livestock.

-after complainant asks that matter be dismissed Isaiah Barrington, 21, an employee of DSL Cash and Carry, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty yesterday charged with simple larceny.

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – The peaceful handover of presidential power has been a political norm in the United States since the end of George Washington’s second term 228 years ago.

Dear Editor, There seems to be no end to the deviousness of Bharrat Jagdeo, a man who disgracefully delights in living in his world riddled with sleaze, sinking so low as to be engaging in maliciously defiling the credentials of those who are much intellectually grander than him, and who take him to task for his gross ineptitude and lies.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group yesterday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the first time and paying substantial damages.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – Opener Abhishek Sharma’s sensational power-hitting secured India’s comprehensive seven-wicket victory against England in the opening T20 International at the Eden Gardens yesterday.

MARANELLO, Italy, (Reuters) – Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton had his first outing on the track for Ferrari on a misty Wednesday morning at Maranello, realising his dream of driving in the iconic red of the Italian team.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek booked her second Australian Open semi-final with another spectacular display yesterday while Americans reached the last four of the men’s and women’s singles at Melbourne Park for the first time in 16 years.

(Reuters) – Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim said he was criticising himself more than the players when he labelled his team as possibly the worst in the club’s history after Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr appeared quite chuffed recently when he announced that the Dancehall Monarch Competition, which he said was introduced last year to highlight Guyana’s emerging talent in that genre, was back on the Mashramani calendar this year.

(Field Level Media) Jaden McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points and Anthony Edwards added 21 as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 115-114 last night.

(ICC) Pakistan’s spinners have made huge gains in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after helping their side complete a 127-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test of their two-match ICC World Test Championship series in Multan.

Dear Editor, In a Sunday Stabroek article dated March 1, 2015, the then President Mr.

(Field Level Media) Kevin Durant scored 24 points in three quarters against his former team last night and the Phoenix Suns ended a five-game road trip with a wire-to-wire 108-84 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.

(Trinidad Express) rookies have been introduced by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force for the opening round of the West Indies Four-Day Championship that begins next week.

The Regional Health Officer (RHO) of Region Four in a response to complaints made by Dr.

By Lilia Burunciuc Lilia Burunciuc is the World Bank Director for Caribbean countries.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A senior Jamaican jurist at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is asserting that Jamaica has a legal obligation to adopt the regional court as its final appellate tribunal, noting that the country has had ample time to consider its accession.

(Reuters) – Sydney Thunder seamer Nathan McAndrew picked up his maiden T20 five-wicket haul yesterday to help his side prevail by 21 runs over Melbourne Stars in a weather-affected Big Bash League knockout final at Sydney Showground Stadium.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has launched a four-week fibre optic installation training programme  which aims at equipping participants with the technical skills needed to meet the demands of Guyana’s rapidly evolving telecommunications sector, a BIT release announced on Tuesday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the South Asian island nation had signed an agreement with Chinese state energy giant Sinopec 600028.SS

Two men, Kenneth Liverpool, 52, and Godfrey Cox, 61, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty on charges including felonious wounding, assault, and property damage.