Daily Archive: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today said that it has taken note of the statement dated January 28, 2025, issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) regarding the emergency landing of flight BW1541 on January 27, 2025.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump today said he would likely decide by the end of the day whether to put a 25% tariff on imports of Mexican and Canadian oil that would take effect on Feb 1.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – When Marco Rubio arrives in Latin America this weekend on his first foreign trip as Donald Trump’s secretary of state, he’ll find a region reeling from the new administration’s shock-and-awe approach to diplomacy.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s approvals for two vast North Sea oil and gas fields were overturned by a Scottish court today, a significant win for environmental campaigners that leaves the decision on whether the projects should go ahead with the government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – More than 60 people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S.

-says there won’t be any more for Patterson to build Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday defended the 2025 national budget and cited 505 contractors working on Linden roads as evidence of the scale of the government’s undertakings.

-husband is prime suspect A six-year-old boy ran to the Annandale Pri-mary School to plead for help after seeing his father beating his mother.

Police are investigating the death of 70-year-old miner Emanuel Jeffrey, who perished in a mining pit collapse at Thomas Island, Puruni River, Region 7.

Human Services Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud yesterday strongly defended the government’s treatment of senior citizens amid criticisms from APNU+AFC MP Natasha Singh-Lewis.

Given the current level of interest in some quarters concerning the introduction of biometrics at the Place of Poll for the upcoming General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has iterated its position that to introduce biometrics at the place of poll is not feasible within the time presently available before the elections are held later this year.

CWI Regional 4-Day Championship – Looknauth captures 4/69 on debut      By Michaelangelo Jacobus The 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional 4-Day Championship bowled off in entertaining fashion at the Providence National Stadium, with defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles locking horns with Barbados Pride.

Dear Editor, According to the U.S. Department of State Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) is projected to exceed $3 Billion USD at the end of 2024.

APNU+AFC Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for the Public Service, Ganesh Mahipaul, yesterday said that the opposition had been sidelined during the formation of the budget and national decisions.

Dear Editor, I am glad that Rajendra Rampersaud (RR, 27 January) responded to my letter (25 January) because it gives me the opportunity to elaborate on issues raised therein.

Trinidad were 303 for 2 after being sent in yesterday by the Combined Campuses and Colleges at Tarouba, Trinidad.

Dear Editor, I listened with rapt attention to a re-broadcast of “The Gyaff” programmeme as the Hon.

-face elimination from Championship   Guyana’s U17 women’s team faced another tough test in the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U17 Championship last night, suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat to Panama at the Estadio Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is appealing to all applicants who have completed their registration transactions to uplift their identification (ID) cards as soon as they are able.

(SportsMax) Qiana Joseph’s explosive 63 and Deandra Dottin’s blistering 49 set the stage for a comprehensive 106-run victory for the West Indies Women over Bangladesh Women at Warner Park in St Kitts yesterday.

Dear Editor, As we approach this year’s elections, please allow me space to analyse the PNC/AFC’s campaign strategy thus far.

The police are investigating a wounding incident involving Shawn Maxwell, a 39-year-old self-employed resident of Kitty, Georgetown, who was hospitalised after being stabbed at approximately 09.00 hours on Tuesday at Rosemary Lane, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown, also known as Tiger Bay.

Dear Editor, Is there anything in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport’s budget for football?

WASHINGTON, – President Donald Trump’s administration appeared to abandon its proposed freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in aid yesterday in the face of legal setbacks and widespread opposition, though officials said they still planned to cut funds for activities opposed by Trump.

The National Assembly was struck by a blackout yesterday during the budget debate.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cut the duration of deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans in the U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian and U.S. officials agreed yesterday to discuss regularly how Washington will deport migrants from Brazil, as some leaders in Latin America have balked at what they see as poor treatment of their citizens on repatriation flights.

Dear Editor, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo took the position that money going into Guyana’s New York Oil Fund could be as scarce as snow in the Sahara during a drought.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday she does not believe the United States will impose tariffs on  Saturday as President Donald Trump has pledg-ed, but said her administration has its own response plan in place if needed.

-says $9.6b in carbon credit revenue distributed to 248 villages Defending the 2025 budget, Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Campbell-Sukhai, on Tuesday highlighted efforts being made in job creation and youth empowerment and said that the Com-munity Service Officer (CSO) programme is not a “tool for political brigades”, Addressing the National Assembly, the Minister discussed what she described as the  “reinvigorated” Community Support Officers Programme, which provides young Amerindians aged 18 to 35 with the opportunity to contribute to community development.

DAMASCUS,  (Reuters) – Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haiti’s transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview yesterday that a date for the Caribbean nation’s long-awaited general elections has been fixed for around Nov.

Dear Editor, Reading that the Private Sector Commission (PSC) of Guyana’s praise of Budget 2025 as “forward-thinking and impactful” raises questions about its true priorities.

Two security guards in a vehicle were allegedly shot by unknown assailants on Christiani Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, In the face of a budget of over $1.38 trillion Guyana dollars for the year 2025, it is disheartening to see that one of the most crucial sectors for development—local government—continues to be treated with neglect and disrespect by the ruling PPP government.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants.

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, (Reuters) – As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance yesterday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.

A man and a woman appeared yesterday  before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to face charges of assault and unlawful wounding.

(SportsMax) Former West Indies Test vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood stamped his class with a determined century, while captain John Campbell struck an attacking half-century to propel the Jamaica Scorpions to a solid start on the opening day of their West Indies Championship clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes at Arnos Vale yesterday.

Dear Editor The time has come for the people of Guyana to take the fight to GECOM.

(SportsMax) West Indies cricket legend Jeff Dujon voiced strong displeasure with the decision taken by Cricket West Indies (CWI) to remove Andre Coley as the head coach of the West Indies Test team.

Twenty-one-year-old Isaiah Griffith, also called ‘Max’, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty to face five charges of robbery under arms.

By Kenneth Rogoff DAVOS – This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was brimming with creative ideas about how to save the planet, reduce inequality, and tackle urgent security needs.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus The Back Circle Tarmac in East Ruimveldt was full of high-octane action on Tuesday night as the quarterfinals of the Georgetown vs The Rest Street Football competition delivered fast-paced action, stunning goals, and high drama.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) industrial relations representative Timothy Bailey says the association is deeply concerned about the incident involving a CAL ATR 72-600 aircraft, which was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday night at Piarco International Airport.

On Monday last, Vice Media published an interesting story in its Lifestyle section about a Danish restaurant manager who sourced all of her food from supermarket dumpsters in 2024 and as a result only had to spend US$99 at the grocery on other items for the entire year.

(Reuters) – Steve Smith became the 15th member of test cricket’s 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman Khawaja smashed hundreds to help Australia rack up 330 for two on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters)  – Former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced yesterday to 11 years in prison for taking bribes including gold bars in exchange for favors for Egypt and New Jersey businessmen.

(SportsMax) Jahmar Hamilton and Karima Gore struck half-centuries to steer the Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a competitive 290-6 at stumps on the opening day of the 2025 West Indies Championship against the West Indies Academy at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S.