Articles published on Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Yesterday, officers from the United States Marshals Service and the US Embassy Regional Security Office paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn (third from left in front row).
The Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report 2024 has found that in Guyana state capture by economic and political elites “fosters misappropriation of resources, illicit enrichment and an environmental crime”.
(Trinidad Express) Political leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced a “coalition of interest” with the Laventille Outreach for Vertical Enrichment (LOVE) movement, the Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP), the Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) and other unions.
(Trinidad Express) Police have confirmed that the body found in a forested area in St James on Saturday is that of Shashi Rampersad, who was kidnapped last year.
ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama today ordered an investigation into the operations of the National Service Authority under the former government following the discovery of more than 81,000 suspected ghost names on its payroll.
(Trinidad Express) A Moruga man who was allegedly captured on video threatening a child with a knife, and throwing and shoving him to the ground has been arrested by the police.
(Trinidad Guardian) Four families, comprising at least 18 people, are now homeless after a fire on Africa Road, Laventille, gutted three homes yesterday morning.
– Mahipaul urges CH&PA to publicise terms Opposition Parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul yesterday called on the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to make public the terms of the $688 million contract awarded last year March to controversial company Tepui Inc – for which Mikhail ‘Guyanese Critic’ Rodrigues is a principal.
A group of 17 local food and beverage business owners have successfully secured a stake in offshore catering services for ExxonMobil, marking a significant step for Guyanese participation in the oil and gas industry.
The Guyana Elections Commission has announced that it is now accepting applications for various positions related to the upcoming General and Regional Elections in 2025.
Hours after the Private Sector Commission (PSC) called on Guyanese and Surinamese businessman Vishnu Doerga to publicly apologize to the Government and people of Guyana for the recent incident in which an incorrect Surinamese map was displayed, he complied.
Scotiabank customers now have another ATM machine they can use with the bank’s opening of a new one at the MovieTowne Mall (in the vicinity of Massy Stores Guyana), East Coast Demerara.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie has been named in the Guyana Harpy Eagles squad for their third-round fixture in the 2025 West Indies Four-Day Championship, following his return from Test duty with the West Indies in Pakistan.
A love of mystery novels and investigative television series led Charis Griffith into the world of forensic science and today the forensic chemist serves as the Deputy Director of the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory.
Frustrated by the lack of action in addressing the city’s concerns, George-town Mayor Alfred Mentore on Monday said that the council is moving ahead with plans for legal action over a mega hotel planned for Carifesta Avenue.
-GFF offers no explanation The dates and venues for the Golden Jaguars’ Concacaf Gold Cup preliminary round fixtures against Guatemala have been confirmed for March 21 and 25.
The Ministry of Labour, through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), yesterday commissioned a new $44.8 million facility in New Amsterdam.
Guyana’s U17 national football team delivered a commendable performance in their second Concacaf U17 Qualifier match, securing a 3-0 victory over St.
A local financial consultancy firm is aiming to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing companies today – preparing employees for a financially secure retirement.
A jury has found Ellison Johnson guilty of manslaughter for the 2022 killing of Cedric Jones, in a dispute over damaged cassava plants.
A 12-year-old Tucville Secondary School student has been missing for three weeks and her mother is desperately seeking assistance to find her child.
The government is preparing for massive sea and river defence work along the coastline and the project has attracted some 171 bids from companies.
Medical students from Texila American University (TAU) recently visited the Palms Geriatric Institution, Brickdam, Georgetown to provide support and gain practical experience in geriatric care.
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal, who is also the parliamentary representative for Region One, yesterday led the government’s spectacle distribution initiative in Santa Rosa at the Kumaka waterfront.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the president’s plan for the U.S.
Dear Editor, Examinations and scrutiny of budget 2025 estimates ended last Wednesday, February 5, 2025, paving the way for Ministries to expend their approved allocations.
(Reuters) After U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration froze donations in January to Cambodia’s largest demining organization, which works to clear the countryside of deadly remnants of Washington’s past wars in Southeast Asia, the group announced new funding – from China.
Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus directed a jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty in the murder trial of Rudolph Matthew also known as Rudolph Tyndall.
Dear Editor, I read with interest your article, “WPA says yes to coalition but hesitant about rejoining APNU.”
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Mexico, Canada and the European Union on Tuesday condemned U.S.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is hosting a delegation from the French Armed Forces, French Guiana contingent, at the 3rd Regional Military Exchange Meeting currently underway at the Officers’ Mess, Base Camp Ayanganna.
Dear Editor, As we enter into an election year when every Guyanese of voting age who has been properly registered to vote, is expected to go to the polls on election day and cast his or her vote in favour of the political party of their choice to govern our country, we need to be particularly alert to the fact that our country continues to be under external threat.
Approaching two years after investor Chief Samsair told Stabroek News that soil testing had been completed for the construction of the Best Western Hotel at Liliendaal, no visible work has commenced at the site.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Eric Adams may soon be free of the criminal case that had cast a shadow over his administration.
(Trinidad Express) ATTORNEY General Reginald Armour is expected to take a Note to Cabinet “soon” to make certain amendments to the Emergency Powers Regulations (2024) after a legal challenge was filed by attorneys representing blogger and activist Vishal Persad.
The welfare department of the Guyana Police Force on Monday hosted a sensitisation outreach at the force’s Special Constabulary Headquarters on Princes Street, Georgetown, said to be the first in a series of similar planned countrywide.
Dear Editor, January 29, 2025 marked thirty-two years since West Indies pace bowler Curtly Ambrose bowled what many commentators described as the best spell ever bowled in a Test match.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.S. pause on foreign aid has had a “major impact” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where humanitarian operations last year were 70% funded by Washington, the top U.N.
(Reuters) – After sweeping the test series in Sri Lanka, an injury-depleted Australia will look to carry the momentum into ODI matches against the South Asians and build confidence ahead of the Champions Trophy.
(SportsMax) Recently appointed Trinidad and Tobago Red Force head coach Rayad Emrit has called for his team to remain grounded and focused despite a dominant start to the West Indies Championship as they prepare for their third-round fixture against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes at Warner Park, St Kitts, starting Wednesday.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales told a court yesterday that player Jenni Hermoso had given her consent for the kiss on the mouth that triggered his trial for sexual assault and sparked a debate in Spain about sexism in women’s football.
Some of Guyana’s most elite boxers are entering the highly anticipated return of the Caribbean Boxing Championships as globally ranked fighters, following the latest update from the International Boxing Association (IBA).
(SportsMax) Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Chris Dehring, met with President Azim Bassarath and other executives of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) as part of his ongoing engagement with regional stakeholders.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Past and present Manchester United players turned out to pay their respects to United and Scotland striker Denis Law who died last month at the age of 84 and was laid to rest on Tuesday.
(Reuters) – India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy after failing to recover from a lower back injury in time for the tournament, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced yesterday.
Whenever the subject of parking in George-town is broached, one is loathe to enter into the discussion, since one suspects the initiator is trying to revive the ghost(s) of the 2016 parking meter fiasco and the subsequent US$100 million lawsuit (2021) against the Government of Guyana which it has been forced to fight whilst having to pay exorbitant legal fees billed in US dollars.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – An estimated 127.7 million viewers tuned in for Sunday’s Super Bowl National Football League championship broadcast by Fox FOXA.O,
By Tobias Bunde and Sophie Eisentraut MUNICH – It has become a truism of foreign-policy debates nowadays that the world is at the dawn of a multipolar era.
(Trinidad Express) Minutes after a vehicle with teenagers sped past a police traffic exercise, the vehicle crashed and killing two and a third hospitalised on Monday night.
Dear Editor, The current administration recently presented the benefits of the Gas to Energy Project, which also included the production of fertilizers.
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh is working towards holding general elections by December, the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said after some of its officials held a meeting with Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser to the interim government.
A 29-year-old security guard has been remanded to prison pending sentencing after pleading guilty to narcotics possession.
(SportsMax) Barbadian left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican was announced as the winner of the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for January on Monday.
(Reuters) – Bangladesh women’s player Shohely Akhter has been banned from all cricket for five years after the spinner was found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-corruption code, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) has thrown its support behind the Mashramani Street Football Championships ahead of its Semi-Final and Final set for this Saturday night at the National Park from 7pm.
