Daily Archive: Friday, January 24, 2025

Former Guyana Revenue Authority ( GRA) staffer Reguel Jack and his accomplice, Police Officer  Winston Small were today both found guilty of Computer-Related Forgery in contravention of the Cybercrime Act by Magistrate Annette Singh in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country today, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more troops to the southern border, including from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne division.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago now has more gangs than several districts in Trinidad, and according to Chief Secretary Farley Augustine, had the island’s security apparatus got the resources and support it needed, the situation would have been vastly different.

-ordered to appear on Monday, doctor recalls medical excuse Embattled Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus has been summoned for a second time by the PSC Tribunal to answer several charges after failing to show up to yesterday’s scheduled  hearing and  after tendering a now recalled medical excuse on Wednesday,  the original date for deliberations.

By Khadidja Ba Residents of Kumaka in the northwest say that the limited cargo space on the new ferry servicing the port is  affecting them.                                                 

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), yesterday presented over $50 million worth of road safety and traffic equipment, a GPF release stated.

-after being on the run for 11 years Thirty-eight-year-old Bennie Charles Adams, a farmer of Campbelltown Village, Potaro, Region Eight, who was wanted for murder, has finally been apprehended by police after being on the run for 11 years.

-woman hospitalised A fire of unknown origin gutted a Kitty, Georgetown home yesterday afternoon leaving several persons homeless and one hospitalised.  

WASHINGTON/LONDON,  (Reuters) – The lawyer for an Israeli private investigator said for the first time publicly on Wednesday that her client is being prosecuted over allegations that he was hired by an Exxon Mobil (XOM.N)

(ESPN) India finished top of Group A after beating Sri Lanka in a top-of-the-table clash yesterday, while West Indies secured their spot in the Super Six stage of the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2025 by knocking out Malaysia.

Commenting on the recently presented Budget 2025, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) in a release on Wednesday described the policies outlined by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr.

Dear Editor, I think it was Dr. Jerry Jailall who wrote recently on the inadequacies or unfairness of certain policies of Insurance companies in Guyana.

-to enable construction of pumps The Ministry of Health has issued a public notice stating that 15 tombs at the Golden Grove burial ground on the East Bank of Demerara are to be moved to enable the construction of pumps used to increase the drainage capacity in the area.

With the Government of Guyana now seemingly focused on seeking avenues through which to justify its ambition to secure global recognition as an emerging world class oil-driven driven country, one option through which it hopes to secure that recognition is the pursuit of a National Standardization Strategy (NSS) aimed at determining the standards needs of Guyana, across the various sectors and industries comprising encompassing the sectors in in the country’s economy.

Dear Editor, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, announced On October 16, 2024, that Guyanese 18 years old and above will be eligible to receive a one-off cash grant of 100,000 Guyana dollars.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Agricultural powerhouse Argentina will temporarily lower taxes on its grains exports, the government said  yesterday, citing the improving health of the nation’s economy and delivering on a campaign promise from libertarian President Javier Milei.

Georgetown vs The Rest Street Football The Back Circle Tarmac in East Ruimveldt saw more thrilling action on Tuesday night as the Georgetown versus The Rest Street Football competition delivered another evening of intense matches.

Following concerns raised over road construction at Sisters Village, specifically at Duncan Street and Saw pit turn which was halted for some time, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Wednesday stated that the throughfare will be asphalted before the end of this week.

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

Guyana’s national basketball team and officials departed for Suriname to compete in the highly anticipated “Nations Cup” tournament.

The Government of Guyana is collaborating with the The King’s Foundation [UK] and Qatar Foundation’s Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future, to advance Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030, according to an announcement at an event in Dumfries House in Scotland, United Kingdom.

With the ravages of Hurricane Beryl, not least the destruction of much of the region’s food security infrastructure still fresh in the minds of those worse affected by the disaster, Jamaica’s  Caribbean Broilers Group, (CBG) a leading company in specializations that include food production and distribution, animal genetics and nutrition, and integrated poultry and meat processing, is currently in the process of creating a J$15 billion plant to produce poultry for both local consumption and likely to seek to secure markets elsewhere in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, I write this letter with deep concern and outrage regarding recent reports of primary school pupils being subjected to corporal punishment, specifically being hit with rulers by teachers.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has revoked U.S. security protection for Mike Pompeo, who served as Secretary of State in his first administration and had been a loyal Trump ally before considering a challenge to his presidential campaign.

Residents of Seaforth Street and Campbell Avenue in Kitty, Georgetown will soon enjoy better drainage and a more secure neighbourhood, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Dear Editor, I write to extend congratulations to the Senior Minister responsible for Finance for the clarity, and detail, regarding the expenditure of funds received under LCDS 2009 and LCDS 2030.

Philanthropist and cricket supporter Dave Narine, of Dave West Indian Imports (USA), has given Everest Cricket Club’s pavilion and hall rehabilitation project a  boost.

Nation News – Barbados By Dalton Fowles Cash is increasingly giving way to new payment methods around the world.

Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken yesterday visited the grieving family of 68-year-old Frederick Williams who died on January 15 after the police open fire on him and another man at Airy Hall, Mahaicony.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years yesterday, for an atrocity prosecutors said was so violent it appeared he had tried to decapitate one of the victims.

Dear Editor, Human rights violations in every region still remains an example of the country’s struggle to protect its most vulnerable—its children.

(Trinidad Guardian) A survey of 111 businesses shows that the foreign exchange shortage has caused significant operational impacts.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn believes the country’s justice system is not yet ready for judge-alone trials and says she, therefore, does not support ending jury trials.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as U.S.

In an effort to combat online crimes and make the internet safer for citizens, Commonwealth Caribbean cyber fellows recently developed a roadmap designed to boost around-the-clock regional cooperation, a Commonwealth Secretariat release stated yesterday.

Dear Editor, American Airlines (AA) is generally performing well on its Guyanese routes but could do more to enhance the customer experience. 

Discourses at various levels on the implementation of a working-from-home (remote work) ‘policy’ in the Caribbean which had attracted earlier public attention during the period of the COVID 19 pandemic is seemingly beginning to surface again, in the region, predominantly in Trinidad and Tobago, where the issue of ‘remote work’ has been the subject of discourse in both public and private sector institutions.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has stated that the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “may be in the process of concluding new agreements”, with US lobbying firms.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean authorities conducted large-scale raids throughout Santiago this week that authorities say led to the arrest of more than a dozen gang members linked to the murder of a Venezuelan dissident.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he will demand Saudi Arabia and OPEC bring down the cost of oil and will ask Riyadh to increase a planned U.S.

Dear Editor, It is a shame that the current administration, which is building so many schools and spending such large amounts of money to upgrade the education system, cannot support those that fight for the rights of the teachers.

Mindful of the importance of rolling out the tools necessary to create an enabling environment for the incremental strengthening of regional digital growth and innovation, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a TechLab to create an enhanced enabling environment for the purpose of realizing that objective.

Neighbouring Suriname may be on the cusp of joining Guyana as an oil-rich country even though as the French company TOTAL moves to deliver ‘first oil’ to the country reports of severe drought that is disrupting river life and rendering the country’s food and health crises worse are reportedly furrowing the brows in circumstances where the national mood ought to have been a good deal more upbeat.

Residents of Canal #1 will soon traverse a 1,700 m rigid pavement concrete road, as the ongoing project which is being executed by the PPP/C Government on the Northern Road nears completion.

An East Coast businessman with more than two decades of experience in the construction sector has told the Stabroek Business that the environment of “trust and confidence” that ought to obtain between the business community and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues to be compromised by reports which suggest that some members of the Force are “in the pockets” of criminals who may be using information they receive to target businessmen/women for robberies.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley focused on representatives from the United States Democratic party who are now “unplugged from power”, says former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump praised El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s leadership in the region during a call between the two leaders on Thursday, the White House said in a statement.

Dear Editor, We are obviously in what seems to be quite an interesting election season.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday January 23, 2025.

(Field Level Media) Victor Wembanyama collected 30 points and 11 rebounds as part of a successful homecoming, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 140-110 drubbing of the Indiana Pacers yesterday afternoon in Paris.

GSE(https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1107’s trading results showed consideration of $7,753,246 from 17,021 shares traded in 29 transactions as compared to session 1106’s trading results which showed consideration of $6,795,129 from 26,418 shares traded in 30 transactions.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts yesterday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown that will pit two of the game’s big hitters against each other.

(Field Level Media) RJ Barrett sank a tiebreaking 3-pointer to put Toronto ahead for good with 2:51 remaining, and the visiting Raptors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 122-119 yesterday.

(Field Level Media) The Portland Trail Blazers used a stifling defensive effort to spoil Orlando Magic star Franz Wagner’s return and scored their second three-game winning streak of the season with a 101-79 road rout yesterday.

Police on mobile patrol at the Christianburg Ball Field, Linden, on Wednesday, apprehended 37-year-old Kellon Mc Cloud called `Penny’, who was wanted for break and enter.

(SportsMax) Chris Dehring, the highly regarded Jamaican sports administrator, who is about to embark on the job as CEO of Cricket West Indies, has been named to join a panel of experts to advise on the future of the sport of cricket around the world.

(Reuters) – New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China’s “dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea” with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday and underscored the “ironclad” U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India opener Abhishek Sharma said he has team management’s permission to bat with unbridled aggression but also knows he must be consistent to retain his place in the Twenty20 squad.

(Field Level Media) Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points and Kyrie Irving added 24 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-115 yesterday.

(Reuters) – Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s son Rocky struck his first century for England Lions, a team coached by his father, against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Two men were shot and killed last evening in Enterprise, Chaguanas.

Dear Editor, December has long gone and January almost expired, the NDC workers are still waiting to receive their 10% retroactive announced for public servants by Govt.

(Field Level Media) Damian Lillard came up one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 29 points and dishing 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-96 win over the visiting Miami Heat last night.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva NEW YORK – Walk around any Russian city, from Moscow and Saint Petersburg to Yekaterinburg and Kazan, and you will come across people wearing dark blue or red sweatshirts emblazoned with that unmistakable Soviet emblem – hammer, sickle, and star.

In 2016, Guyana entered into a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil for offshore oil exploration and production.

(Field Level Media) Mark Stone scored a goal and added an assist for the Vegas Golden Knights, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win against the host St.