Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today identified a Japanese company as the authorised entity to provide certification for used vehicles to be exported from Japan to this country.

The Guyana Lottery Company Limited today said that a $14m jackpot that was won on November 13th last year is still to be claimed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) has denied claims made by Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal that 80 per cent of passengers on a flight were subjected to secondary screening at the Orlando International Airport on Monday.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – India successfully launched into orbit today a new navigation satellite aboard a home-grown rocket, strengthening its independent satellite positioning system at a time when space-based technologies are becoming increasingly critical.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, reported today a record annual profit of 2.51 trillion crowns ($222 billion), driven by last year’s tech rally, but warned that strong returns won’t last forever.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration has revoked an extension of deportation protections that the previous administration granted to more than 600,000 Venezuelans already in the United States, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing a copy of the decision.

PRAYAGRAJ, India,  (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India yesterday, police sources and a Reuters witness said, as tens of millions gathered to take a dip in sacred river waters on the most auspicious day of a six-week Hindu festival.

US President Donald Trump’s executive order on the review of United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID) aid is expected to impact programmes here.

-in collaboration with regional, UK surgeons The Georgetown Public Hospital Corpora-tion (GPHC) has successfully completed a collaborative mission with the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), and the Caribbean Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (CAPRAS).

-has had six surgeries, family needs assistance Destiny Solomon, 15, of Kaneville/Grove Second Field, East Bank Demerara (EBD), who was crushed by a truck on November 6, 2024, on the  Grove Public Road, EBD, has undergone six surgeries and there is no assurance that she will ever walk again.

APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Nima Flue-Bess yesterday raised concerns about several ongoing projects and budget priorities of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

After 34 years of providing relief, Food for the Poor Guyana (FFTP) is making a significant shift in its approach, focusing on empowering vulnerable communities rather than fostering dependency on food distribution programmes, the NGO announced yesterday at a press conference.

APNU+AFC MP Shurwayne Holder on Tuesday called for better spending of oil revenues to ease the cost of living and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat charged that the opposition did not deliver on their 2015 100 days pledges.

Members of Parliament Vincent Henry and Yvonne Fredericks-Pearson clashed during Tues-day’s budget debate over the issuing of Amerindian land titles.

Shavel Jones, a 25-year-old Flight Operator of Lot 1961 Farm, East Bank Demerara, and Lot 314 Woodward Ave, Queens, New York, was arrested on January 23rd, 2025 and charged on Monday with malicious damage.

Dear Editor, In the aftermath of multiple explosions connected to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and tragic loss of Guyanese life, the state bureaucracy hastens to “coordinate” and “review”[…]” what, even in the most euphemistic terms, could be described as grievous circumstances.

Guyanese pugilists Shakquain James and Abiola Jackman delivered outstanding performances at the Trinidad and Tobago National Boxing Championships last weekend.

Almost two months after the owner of Cyril’s Transportation Service (CTS) was involved in a shooting incident, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has remained mum on the matter. 

Dear Editor, I write with reference to a Press Statement, emanating from the Ministry of Finance, titled `On the Budgetary Presen-tation of Climate and Oil Revenues’.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Novice and Handicap Tournament concluded over the weekend at the National Gymnasium, with intense matches and standout performances from players across the country.  

-says Chinese Embassy on occasion of Year of the Snake On the occasion of the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival of 2025; the Year of the Snake, Charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Guyana, Huang Rui, extended greetings to all Guyanese, noting that for China and Guyana, 2025 is a year of opportunity, development, and optimism.

Dear Editor, Please see an extract from the people’s debate speech regarding the 2025 budget.

(ESPN) Geoff Allardice has resigned as chief executive of the ICC after four years in the role, citing a desire to “pursue new challenges”.

Shamar Gibson, a 21-year-old boat operator of Supenaam, Essequibo Coast, was charged with malicious damage to property and placed on bail on Thursday.

Dear Editor, A few days ago police officers in Leguan carried out a brutal roundup of several dogs, that had allegedly killed livestock.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators yesterday expressed alarm at China’s influence on the Panama Canal, which President Donald Trump has vowed the United States would take back.

A marine patrol, spearheaded by Assistant Superintendent N.Lall, the Subordinate Officer in Charge of the Charity Police Station, was conducted in the Pomeroon River on Monday 27th January 2025 between 15:05 and 16:36 hrs.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid was temporarily blocked in court yesterday, even as it sowed chaos throughout the government and stirred fears that it would disrupt programmes that serve tens of millions of Americans.

Dear Editor, I am writing as a concerned law student at the University of Guyana to shed light on an issue that has been plaguing the student body, particularly within the Faculty of Law.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) yesterday said that it is conducting pipeline repairs near to the  National Library.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants in the United States, the South American country’s top diplomat said yesterday, just days after a major flare up in neighbouring Colombia over the issue.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. military said yesterday it will allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain migrants at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado, further widening the Pentagon’s role in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Guyana Police Force Academy, hosted a graduation and awards ceremony on Monday, honouring 68 ranks who successfully completed the Special Constabulary Course #7.

Dear Editor, The Trump administration has declared the drug cartels in Mexico terrorist organizations, which now allows for the use of military force in the war against drugs.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Caribbean Airlines (CAL) pilot and two technicians have been removed from active duty following an emergency landing involving flight BW 1541 on Monday night.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) – Rebels seized the airport of east Congo’s largest city Goma yesterday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.

In the wee hours of Monday, 27th January, the West Indies Test team sent shockwaves across the Caribbean when they won the Second Test in Pakistan by 120 runs to level the two-match series.

Dear Editor, SN’s January 28, 2025 editorial titled `Trump and Caribbean-US relations’ covers a lot of ground. 

RAJKOT, India,  (Reuters) – England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International yesterday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Previously Fellow of Harvard University and of the LSE.

By Harold James PRINCETON – While US President Donald Trump has left no doubt about his love of tariffs, the world is still waiting to see precisely what he will do.

The Guyana Harpy Eagles are poised to commence their title defence in the 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Four-Day Regional Championship, facing off against the Barbados Pride at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, from today. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have identified the man killed during an attempted robbery on Monday afternoon as 21-year-old Isiah Taitt.

(SportsMax) Deandra Dottin and captain Hayley Matthews delivered dazzling performances to power West Indies Women to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh Women in the opening T20I at Warner Park on Monday.

(SportsMax) Head Coach of the West Indies Test team, Andre Coley, heaped praise onto his players after their historic win in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan, the regional side’s first Test win on Pakistani soil since 1990.

The tragic accident on the access trail leading to St. Cuthbert’s Mission/Pakuri Village, which claimed the lives of three persons, has left their family deeply dissatisfied with the way the authorities are handling the case.

PRAYAGRAJ,  (Reuters) – More than seven people were killed and around 10 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival in north India’s Uttar Pradesh state last night, said an official, as tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip.