Daily Archive: Friday, January 31, 2025

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday will implement tariffs of 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on Chinese goods with immediate effect, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said today.

WASHINGTON/BOGOTA, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Richard Grenell will meet with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday in Venezuela, both countries said, amid a deportation and anti-gang push by the Trump administration that has ruffled feathers around Latin America.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a shocking twist, this country’s Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher, the former head of the sole intelligence agency Roger Best, the Chief of Defence Staff Darryl Daniel and a local firearms dealer were all yesterday caught in a police net as key persons of interest in the ongoing investigation into the Strategic Services Agency (SSA), more specifically in the acquisition of two sniper rifles.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tenants of Building C in Orchid Gardens, Pleasantville, are traumatised after a woman from the area was murdered in their building.

The final day of a five-day debate on the 2025 budget concluded yesterday with Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh  sharply critiquing the opposition’s performance and excoriating the PNCR.

– promises to end lawlessness that has characterized youth Voicing disapproval of  budget 2025, Leader of the Opposition  Aubrey Norton told the National Assembly yesterday that if elected this year the PNCR will be implementing  several measures including the lowering of VAT and $100,000 cash grants almost monthly to citizens.

A 16-year-old girl of Barama Line, Baramita, in the North West District died after being beaten allegedly by her 40-year-old fiancé, who is currently on the run.

Prison Officer #3817 Walter Benn was yesterday jailed for two years and five months after pleading guilty at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

A 77-year-old man was choked to death by a security guard at Goed Bananen Land, East Canje, Berbice on Sunday morning.

A 47-year-old labourer died yesterday after being pinned underneath a concrete floor that collapsed at Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice.

A post-mortem examination has revealed that 64-year-old Parbhudai Boodhram, also known as ‘Renie’ who was discovered dead at her residence at Lot 1118 Belle West, West Bank Demerara, died as a result of strangulation compounded by multiple traumas to the head.

Blanton Leonard Fidel called ‘Simon’, a 28-year-old farmer from Monkey Mountain, North Pakaraimas, was arrested on 27th January 2025 and charged yesterday with the murder of  Edson Edwards.

Following a period of physical absence from Guyana, owner of one of the country’s most iconic eateries and former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Clinton Urling has reappeared on the local business radar.

Embattled Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, yesterday  accused the state of conducting surveillance on his activities and confronted Special Branch Super-intendent, Prem Narine who was in the vehicle that was allegedly trailing him.

Fifteen thousand more house lots will be handed out before June this year, according to Minister of Water and Housing Collin Croal.

Seemingly mindful of the fact that significant state investments in the electricity sector have still not brought the country’s erratic power supply into the realm of normalcy the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has pointedly expressed its satisfaction with the decision by government to remove Value Added Taxes (VAT) from ‘stand by’ generators that continue to be imported into the country in considerable numbers.

The richest and most highly developed countries in the Caribbean are Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, both overseas territories of the UK, whose citizens carry UK passports.

-suspect dies after ingesting poison The father of Bibi Fazila Ally, the 34-year-old woman who was murdered by her estranged husband, has expressed his despair and frustration over what he perceives as a systemic failure to protect his daughter.

A site visit will be held today in relation to the planned removal of tombs from the Golden Grove burial ground at Lot 1 Grove.

Saying that she was a squatter in Parliament, APNU+AFC MPs yesterday walked out in protest when Dr Asha Kissoon rose to make her presentation on the 2025 budget.

CWI Regional 4-Day Championship By Michaelangelo Jacobus Unbeaten half-centuries from Guyana Harpy Eagles skipper Kemol Savory and middle-order batsman Kevlon Anderson ensured that the home team dominated the Barbados Pride bowlers on a thoroughly one-sided day two of their first round CWI Regional 4-Day encounter at an empty Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.

-undisclosed amount of cash stolen Andrews Supermarket located at Robb and Light streets, Georgetown, was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash by bandit/s who broke in through the roof of the storage bond.

(Trinidad Guardian) Guyana’s Terry Gajraj, who has dominated the Guya-nese music scene for the past 30 years, has been selected as the ‘WildCard’ for bmobile’s Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) 30th Anniversary Show.

(ESPN) There will be no official ICC captain’s meet or photoshoot ahead of Champions Trophy 2025.

Ronaldo Alder, age 20 years, of Seafield Village, West Coast Berbice  was arrested on 28th January 2025 and charged yesterday with two counts of assaulting a peace officer and two counts of resisting a peace officer.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Ronald Balgobin, a 31-year-old taxi driver from Linden, who is wanted for questioning into the alleged abduction of Basmattie ‘Penny’ Bassant, a 37-year-old housewife residing at Annan-dale, East Coast Demerara.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) –  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday that his government would reciprocate if U.S.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Canadian miner Lundin LUN.TO must permanently close its Alcaparrosa copper mine in Chile, the South American nation’s environmental regulator said yesterday, after a massive sinkhole cracked open near the small mine in 2022.

Dear Editor, I am utterly flummoxed by the PPP/C’s artery-busting approach while debating their colossal $1.382 trillion budget with APNU and AFC—two opposition parties they have repeatedly labeled as irrelevant.

Anthonio Abrams, a 19-year-old resident of Paradise Village, West Coast Berbice, was arrested on 28th January 2025 and charged yesterday with the following offences: ** assault of a peace officer, and ** resisting a peace officer Abrams is accused of committing the offences on Police Constable 24889 Dey.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. authorities said yesterday it was not yet clear why a regional jet crashed into a U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican government says it is “rigorously” assessing the risks associated with the deportation of criminals to Jamaica from the United States of America.

Dear Editor, I seek your indulgence to respond to Mr. Eusi Kwayana’s letter to SN (2025-01-28).

Yesterday between 15:30 to 16:30 hrs, acting on information received from the Special Branch Department, detectives from Regional Divisions #3 and 4A conducted a cordon-and-search exercise at the dwelling house of Sylvester Gonsalves, a 34-year-old construction worker of Lot 4455 Westminster, WBD.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S.

(Reuters) – Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control over other parts of government won final approval yesterday after a unanimous vote.

Dear Editor, After further research, CRG was able to find the Act passed in the House of Parliament in 2024, that has dramatically changed the First Schedule of the Natural Resource Fund, which allows for the aggressive withdrawal of funds as proposed in the current budget.

PRAYAGRAJ, India,  (Reuters) –  Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Thursday for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede at the largest gathering of humanity in the world.

Kadon Singh, age 22 years, was arrested on 28th January 2025 and charged yesterday with the assault of a peace officer with intent to resist lawful apprehension, the police said in a statement.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino yesterday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said he would soon decide whether to exclude Canadian and Mexican oil imports from the 25% tariffs that he has vowed to impose on Saturday on the countries’ products.

-but court yet to receive test results on substance Forty-seven-year-old Dwayne Campbell appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty charged with possession of narcotics.

Dear Editor, Thank you for that balanced editorial, `Trump and Caribbean-US relations’ (Jan 28).

Dear Editor, Guyana is ready for the Uber car service.  It is available in Barbados and other nearby countries.

Nicholas Zhang and Emma John delivered outstanding performances at the Readymix Concrete-sponsored National Under-14 Chess Tournament, emerging as champions in their respective divisions.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women’s Ashes test yesterday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played their first match as a team since fleeing Taliban rule.

(Reuters) – Australia’s Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test yesterday.

Against the backdrop of challenges facing the Demerara Distillers Ltd-owned Tropical Orchards Company Ltd.

With regional food security having in recent years moved ever closer to being one of the Caribbean’s more serious challenges, CARICOM member countries have been making a more discernable effort to maximize their food production.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday 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.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1108’s trading results showed consideration of $12,909,323 from 47,435 shares traded in 48 transactions as compared to session 1107’s trading results which showed consideration of $7,753,246 from 17,021 shares traded in 29 transactions.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday January 30, 2021

Seemingly mindful of the sustained threat to the food security of much of the Caribbean from a seasonal climate crisis that wreaks havoc with food production, Jamaica appears set to double down on its historic commitment to agriculture, announcing recently, through its Agriculture Minister Floyd Green, that the country will be pumping $J6 billion in research to improve the varieties and yields of a number of agricultural crops over the next six years.

A Scottish court sitting in Edinburgh yesterday dealt a serious blow to the oil and gas plans in the North Sea of Shell and Norway’s Equinor.

With Caribbean governments having long been subjected to criticism for failing to actualize many of the undertakings they give on the accelerated advancement of the interests of women, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), through the She Trades Caribbean Hub, a Joint initiative with the International Trade Centre (ITC), will launch a new partnership aimed at strengthening North American market access for the region’s women entrepreneurs.

By Jan-Werner Mueller PRINCETON – Not only is Donald Trump back in the White House, but the far right is poised to occupy the Austrian chancellorship for the first time in the country’s postwar history, and Germany is hurtling toward a fraught election next month, following the collapse of its “traffic light” coalition government.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 152 Introduction The exchange over Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) involving Dr.

In a region that continues to come under increasing international scrutiny arising out of occurrences that point to a proclivity for the pursuit of money-laundering and other financial crimes,  Caribbean Community member country, Belize, continues to accumulate plaudits for what is believed to be the state’s scrupulous efforts to combat money laundering and terrorism.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James had 24 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Los Angeles Lakers rout the Washington Wizards 134-96 yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 last night.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) –  Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trafficked at least three women in his 20-year sexual abuse scheme, prosecutors said on Thursday in filing a new criminal indictment against the incarcerated hip-hop mogul.

Even as news broke last week that more than seventy (70) local farmers and Agro Processors will be participating in this year’s February 21-23 Barbados Agro Fest event, local Agro Processors who have indicated to the Stabroek Business that they are desirous participating in the event are requesting that the organizers of the event make public such criteria and conditions as exist for their participation therein.

(Trinidad Express) Veteran Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batter Jason Mohammed slammed his 14th first-class ton and went past 5,000 career runs as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force continued to dominate the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) on the second day of their day/night West Indies Four-Day Championship match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, yesterday.

-Benjamin joins player roster In a bid to stake their claim for this season’s Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League title, Slingerz Football Club unveiled former Golden Jaguars Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz and its new Technical Director and Head Coach for the upcoming season.