Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Mexico, Canada and the European Union today condemned U.S.

Dahlerus Courtman, a 25-year-old school teacher of 87-89 Three Miles Potaro Road, Bartica, who was arrested on 2025-02-05, by ranks of the Bartica Police Station for the alleged rape of an underage female student, has been remanded to prison after appearing in court charged with ‘Sexual Activity with a Child by Abusing a Position of Trust’.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The resignation of Colombia Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez from President Gustavo Petro’s cabinet is definitive, the ministry said in a social media post today, as Velasquez joins the environment and interior ministers in exiting the government.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former US Ambassador Luis G. Moreno is defending the role played by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, insisting that funding from the agency was used to do “much more” than strengthening advocacy for the LGBT community.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Kiprich, whose given name is Marlon Plunkett, has been charged by the police over a song that they say endorses gang violence and pays tribute to alleged One Order Gang don Othniel ‘Thickman’ Lobban, who was recently fatally shot by police.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says his Government will soon be seeking to engage and apprise the new US administration of the importance of the Dragon gas and Manakin-Cocuina projects for T&T and for the energy security of the region.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The Justice Department yesterday directed federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, asserting that the case was impeding his ability to aid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, the Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) have all condemned the displaying of an incorrect map showing Guyana’s New River Triangle as part of Suriname at a recent Inter-national Business Conference (IBC) in Paramaribo.

Faced with fresh concerns over the Belle Vue Pump Station, given its extended completion date of August 2025, Tepui Inc principal Mikhail Rodrigues would only say yesterday, “The project will be completed on time”.

Coalition talks between the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) and the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) for this year’s general elections are ongoing and though the parties have common ground, it appears that there are some contentions still to be addressed.

City Mayor Alfred Mentore has been cautioned by opposition councillors who have accused him of acting unilaterally and reminded him that he cannot vest certain powers onto himself.

Attorney-General Anil Nandlall yesterday gave a commitment to having the Laws of Guyana revision exercise completed promptly and ensuring a comprehensive review and consolidation of the new edition.

One Communications expressed support yesterday for the Public Utility Com-mission’s (PUC) introduction of number portability.

A 54-year-old security guard was shot in the leg during a brazen robbery yesterday at the Titan Super-market, which opened its doors less than two months ago in Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown.  

A 49-year-old doctor attached to the Ministry of Health, who lives at a hostel on Lamaha Street, Georgetown, was on Sunday assaulted and robbed of her cellular phone as she used it in the compound of the hostel.

A spurned man on Sunday attacked his former lover’s stepfather, chopping him multiple times before escaping.

(CWI) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce that its Full Member shareholders have officially approved a historic set of governance reforms at a Special Meeting of Members of Cricket West Indies Inc.

The STEMGuyana 2024 Robotics team has developed a Solar Panel Cleaning Robot Prototype, which it hopes to source to people needing panel services, as more citizens are going solar and with government continuation of its hinterland electrification programme via this same method. 

One Guyana Basketball Premier League  The action continued on Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) as four electrifying matchups in the One Guyana Basketball Premier League kept fans on the edge of their seats. 

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill is in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as head of  Guyana’s delegation to the 4th Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS) 2025, which began yesterday and ends tomorrow. 

Dear Editor, Now that we the people have become aware that hands were always in the government land cookie jar for a few decades, I must extend my heartfelt congratulations to the brilliant minds behind Guyana’s latest real estate marvels.

Police on Sunday said they are investigating an incident which resulted in a woman being shot with an arrow and bow by her son-in-law.

Newly appointed Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Daniel Best is expected to arrive in Guyana today for a three-day visit during which he will meet President Irfaan Ali and other officials in an effort to explore how the bank can continue to support Guyana’s economic development through its assistance and lending programmes.

Dear Editor, Budget 2025 is still in the air as Guyanese continue to hear and learn about all the goodies, cookies and candies which will sweeten their lives just as the Demerara sugar does.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail automatic birthright citizenship as part of his immigration crackdown suffered a further setback as a third federal judge said on Monday he would block it.

Dear Editor, The planned road to connect the coast of Guyana with Brazil has the support of the Brazilian government and will result in income for Guyana.

A man, who allegedly wounded another and then resisted arrest while behaving in a disorderly manner, was yesterday granted bail when he appeared before Magis-trate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer the charges.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group called Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict.

Dear Editor, Was GCCI at the Suriname event where the New River Triangle was included as part of that country?

BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge kept his block on President Donald Trump’s buyout plan for federal employees in place on Monday while he considers whether to impose it for a longer period of time.

A man was yesterday fined $20,000 and placed on $30,000 bail when he appeared at the George-town Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Fabayo Azore to answer charges of disorderly behaviour, use of abusive language and use of threatening language.

Dear Editor, A number of extraordinary developments have occurred within recent times in the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Palestinians would not have the right of return to the Gaza Strip under his proposal to redevelop the enclave, contradicting his own officials who had suggested Gazans would only be relocated temporarily.

Chief Executive Officer of Sandip Dis-posal Eric Tucker, whose parked trucks have disrupted businesses and lives on Drury Lane, Campbellville, said that he has been working with the Mayor and City Council to resolve the issue, while alleging that the council had given him informal permission to park there.

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A bus veered off a highway bridge into a polluted ravine in Guatemala City early on Monday, killing at least 51 people and trapping survivors, a spokesperson for the city’s fire department said.

E-Net has officially reaffirmed its support for the Mashramani Street Football Championships as the event heads into its thrilling Semi-Final and Final rounds on Saturday night at the National Park.

(Reuters) – Ireland needed 18 overs on the final morning to secure a 63-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe in their one-off test in Bulawayo yesterday.

Dear Editor, Sam Nujoma, the first President of Independent Namibia, passed away on February 8, 2025.

(Reuters) – South Africa opening batter Matthew Breetzke broke a 47-year-old record when he made the highest score on one-day international debut with 150 in a losing effort against New Zealand in a Tri-Nations fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday.

With, for reasons that remain unexplained, up to this time, a comprehensive report is still to be tendered to the people of the Caribbean regarding the pace of progress towards the enhancement of food security in the region  These days there is a great deal more chatter about the much discussed 25×2025 formula for reducing food imports from outside the region though, even now, the people of the region have been furnished with no information that provides anything resembling iron-clad information that 25×2025 is a ‘sure thing.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has officially announced its national training squad, assembling the country’s top pugilists as they compete for selection to represent Guyana at the 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championships.

Candidate Master (CM) Sachin Pitamber and Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi delivered stellar performances last Saturday, emerging as the top players in their respective divisions at the highly competitive National Under-16 Chess Tournament, sponsored by Kitty Square Mall.

The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) was alive with excitement on Saturday last, as golfers teed off in the DEMLIFE Golf Tournament.

By Gordon Brown EDINBURGH – After announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump has indicated that he might be willing to reconsider.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.

As part of its efforts to safeguard Guyana’s sovereignty, the Government of Guyana is taking decisive steps to bolster its security sector against emerging threats to its territorial integrity, including renewed claims to the Essequibo region by Venezuela, and an increase in transnational organised crime..

(Trindiad Guardian) Acting Police Commis-sioner Junior Benjamin yesterday assured that the investigation into suspended CoP Erla Harewood-Christopher will be above board after allegations surfaced against the lead investigator.

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – The party of South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Monday filed a treason complaint against AfriForum, a group championing the white Afrikaner minority, after Donald Trump attacked the country’s new law aimed at redistributing white-owned land.