Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro was charged today in a plot to overturn his 2022 election loss, the office of the country’s top prosecutor announced in a legal document released today.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – The United States and Russia said today they had agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi capital at which Kyiv was not represented.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is divided over whether to complete its third nuclear power plant after 40 years of off-and-on construction, as the country’s economic team have started to push for the project to be abandoned, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The Supreme Court has told India’s top podcaster to stop doing any shows until further notice, days after he was charged with obscenity, legal news website LiveLaw said on Tuesday.

President Irfaan Ali this morning said that six soldiers who were wounded during gunfire from the Venezuelan bank of the Cuyuni River are to be medically evacuated.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Put down the guns and turn to God,” cried 80-year-old great-grandmother Lucy Mitchell, after her close friend was fatally shot during her (Mitchell’s) birthday celebration in Penal on Sunday.

In what will be seen as a major escalation, well-placed  sources in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) confirmed last night to Stabroek News that six soldiers were injured following an ambush by two boats of 12 members of the Venezuelan “syndicato” gang at a location in the Cuyuni River.

Rosalinda Rasul yesterday testified about the use of a spreadsheet at the 2020 general elections – instead of Statements of Poll – and the incorrect numbers that were generated as a result.

Dear Editor, The reason, I, a resident of Region One, is writing is to highlight what I believe is the unjust treatment to Chinese Landing villagers who want to mine for a little gold to sustain themselves.

Domestic violence survivor, Shameeza Mohamed, 40, who was chopped to the head and badly beaten at her Belle West, West Bank Demerara home, passed away yesterday at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH).

Good Hope successfully defended their Lusignan Sports Club’s Inter-Village Ram Slam T20 title in dominant fashion, securing a commanding nine-wicket victory over Lusignan in the final on Sunday afternoon.

Asif Mohamed Abrahim was arrested and charged yesterday with human trafficking and assault committed on a female Venezuelan which occurred between 3rd November 2023 and 18th January 2024 at New Road Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, Please permit me a space to draw the attention of Guyanese to the seriousness of the pain and agony of Sickle Cell disease by sharing the experience of a close childhood friend.

The highly anticipated Mashramani 5-A-Side Football Tournament, organized by Media592 and sponsored by ANSA McAl under the Magnum brand, is set to electrify the Bushlot Market Tarmac, Essequibo Coast, this Friday and Saturday from 18:00 hrs.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Wednesday officially commissioned the $154 million Onderneeming Primary School, at Onderneeming on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, a Ministry of Education release stated.

Dear Editor, Domestic violence is not just a government issue. While the state plays a critical role in service provision, policy development, and responses through the legal and criminal justice system, domestic violence happens within our homes and communities.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced a man, who was caught on video stabbing a man to death, to life in prison and he will only be eligible for parole after serving 33 years.

The Association do Shotokan Karate – Guyana (ASK-G) hosted a thrilling 2025 National Karate Championships at the YMCA dojo in Georgetown on Sunday, where young karatekas from across the country (Berbice, Land of Canaan and Georgetown) showcased their talent, discipline, and competitive spirit.

Dear Editor, I am writing to bring attention to a growing concern on our local highways that endangers the safety of all road users: reckless driving at intersections, particularly by drivers on crossroads who obstruct the right-of-way of highway drivers.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday handed over four mini-excavators valued at approximately $14 million each, to four Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) on the East Coast of Demerara in Region Four.

Dear Editor, Every day it is a struggle to accommodate the many vehicles on our roadways.

Guyana’s Under-17 men’s national football team wrapped up their Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers campaign with a resilient 1-1 draw against the British Virgin Islands in Costa Rica on Sunday evening.  

The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Guyana Energy Conference & Supply Chain Expo yesterday opened what was described as the ‘Conference Village’ and fruits and vegetables among other items were on display.

Dear Editor The Tribunal which was established by the current but not lawfully and fully constituted Police Service Commission to conduct an inquiry into breaches of discipline allegedly committed by former Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus was unconstitutional, illegal, null and void and of no legal effect.

Members of the Joint Services conducted a search at the Mazaruni Prison on Saturday from 06:00 to 09:15 hrs and found forty improvised weapons, according to the police.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese legal fraternity has often failed to act in the interests of the public in not challenging governments, going back to independence, when they violated basic or fundamental rights (including of freely choosing a government) of the public and laws and or when they (officials) were involved in corrupt acts.

Gladwyn Tracey, a 42-year-old manager of Lot 67 First Avenue, Bartica yesterday pleaded not guilty to discharging a loaded firearm within 100 yards in a public way.

Dear Editor, I write again to emphasize the urgent need for reform in the ethnic composition of Guyana’s security forces, particularly in light of perspectives shared by Dr.

For a second consecutive year Vicadi Singh has been crowned the Chutney Monarch following the hosting of the 2025 competition at the Classic Hotel Parking Lot in Corriverton, Berbice on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, I read an article in the Demerara Waves online news published on February 12, 2025, and titled ‘Development of religious leaders on the cards – Ali’.

PORTO VELHO, Brazil,  – Brazilian environmental agents seized the equivalent of more than 5,000 truckloads of timber in an operation targeting one of the most heavily logged regions of the Amazon rainforest in recent weeks, officials told Reuters.

PARIS/RIYADH,  (Reuters) – European leaders meeting in Paris for emergency talks yesterday called for higher spending to ramp up the continent’s defence capabilities but remained split on the idea of deploying peacekeepers to Ukraine to back up any peace deal.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday convened a meeting with Richard Stanton, Deputy CEO of One Communications Guyana, and his team to discuss the recent service disruption that affected some mobile customers.

Dear Editor, The intent of this letter is not simply a rebuttal to the opportunist outcry by those in power and out of power who are shedding crocodile tears since Dr.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday and accused illegal miners of using children as “human shields” in the Amazon.

The case of 13-year-old Millie Miguel, who recently died by suicide following reports of sexual abuse, was “mishandled”, according to sources close to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines DAL.N regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – An Argentine judge was assigned yesterday to investigate President Javier Milei’s role in promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, the latest shockwave from a scandal that has threatened to slow the libertarian leader’s momentum.

Dear Editor Regarding the issue of President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali attending the inauguration of the Lord Shiva Statue at the Badrinaath Ashram, Spring Garden, Region 2, and which seems a catalyst for criticisms and derogatory comments by some in society, I wish to remind that Guyana is a secular country firmly rooted in a multifaceted society encompassing culture, religion and ethnicity.

Guyana faces serious questions about how effectively asserted is its territorial sovereignty in the public arena.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia spin bowler Matthew Kuhnemann will sit out Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield match against South Australia ahead of testing on his bowling action.

(SportsMax) West Indian T20 superstars Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Sunil Narine have all been retained by their respective Major League Cricket (MLC) franchises ahead of the draft for the 2025 season.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Doctors have had to change treatment for Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection to tackle a “complex clinical situation” and he will remain in hospital for as long as necessary, the Vatican said yesterday.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica,  (Reuters) – Costa Rica will receive 200 migrants deported from the United States, beginning with a commercial flight arriving tomorrow, the Central American country’s presidential office said in a statement yesterday.

Dear Editor, A lot has been said about Dr. David Hinds’ outbursts and insults thrown at Afro-Guyanese PPP members and supporters.

(Reuters) – The sprinkling of stardust over the Champions Trophy may appear somewhat thin on its return to the calendar after eight years but fans can expect a wide open one-day international tournament in the absence of an overwhelming favourite.

The Board of Industrial Training (BIT), through the Ministry of Labour, last week  officially commissioned its new office and Skills Development & Certification Centre in New Amsterdam, Berbice, a BIT release stated.