Articles published on Sunday, March 2, 2025
(Reuters) – A senior official with the U.S. Agency for International Development in an email today warned that the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency will result in unnecessary deaths — only to email his staff less than 30 minutes later to say that he had been placed on leave.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to take to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees Kyiv says are vital to deter Russia.
(Trinidad Guardian) A St Joseph man has been charged with the murder of businessman Shashi Rampersad after police received advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza today as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today dismissed calls to cancel the offer of a state visit to U.S.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft today, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.
-US issues warning A Venezuelan coastguard boat motored through Guyana’s waters off the Demerara coast yesterday and harassed oil extraction assets working for ExxonMobil triggering an explicit warning from the US about consequences if there is a recurrence.
Three men died in the fiery accident on Friday at Perth, Essequibo Coast which involved two motorbikes and a car.
Two men – a father and son – of Blairmont, West Berbice, are still missing and feared drowned.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – South Africa confirmed their spot in the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a commanding victory over hapless England, who ended the tournament winless, captain-less and on a seven-match losing streak.
For the second consecutive year, Vicadi Singh has been crowned Chutney Monarch, following the hosting of the 2025 competition at the Classic Hotel Parking Lot in Corriverton, Berbice, on February 22.
Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas Governance Network Guyana (OGGN) has previously raised critical concerns regarding the tax practices associated with the oil extraction operations of ExxonMobil and its partners – Hess Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) – in Guyana, as specified in the 2016 Petroleum Agreement, better known as the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).
A lorry driver is in custody after he allegedly collided with a 32-year-old pedal cyclist while overtaking him at Hill Foot, Soesdyke/Linden Highway on Friday at about 18.45 hours.
Bissoondyal Singh has been re-elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) during the entity’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday at the La Bonne Intention facility.
-millers cite world market issues By Khamisi Slowe Rice farmers in Black Bush Polder (BBP) staged a protest on Tuesday, blocking sections of the main access road at Lesbeholden to demand higher prices for paddy.
Even though he had predicted it, Quincy ‘Ego’ Lacon said “it was a strange feeling but it felt amazing”, when he heard his name announced as winner of the 2025 Calypso Competition.
-abductors got away with four heavy NorthFace travel bags South Rupununi, Guyana – When news broke of the kidnapping and armed robbery that took place at Bush Mouth, Region Nine, last year, it sent shockwaves across the country, leaving many in disbelief.
Rock Auto Futsal The second night of action in the Rock Auto Trans Legends Futsal Competition 2025 delivered drama, as Z-Tekk Family thrashed Sparta Boss while Bent Street continued their dominant displays at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, on Friday night.
-cites personal reasons People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) long-time member Vanessa Kissoon has resigned from the party, citing personal reasons.
Bounty Farm Handicap Squash Championship – Viapree, Munroe to battle in rising division decider Louis DaSilva will oppose Gabrielle Fraser in the open divisional final, while Kristian Viapree will battle Tehani Munroe in the rising division decider when the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Squash Championship continued yesterday at the Georgetown Club facility on Camp Street.
When eating out left her wanting more, Aneica Changa turned up her own culinary skills and the result was Annie’s Catering Service, which she embraces with passion, creativity, and determination.
Dear Editor, The Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will be held during 14th – 17th April, 2025 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Capoey Village in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) continues to reap the benefits of the Tambaqui Cage Culture Project, a community-driven initiative under the Ministry of Agriculture’s Cage Aquaculture Programme.
Youth Basketball Guyana Challenge Series – Marian Academy, QC advance in girl’s division Queen’s College (QC), New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI), North Georgetown, and New Amsterdam Secondary secured berths to the semifinal round when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Five Challenge Series commenced yesterday.
For years, Uncle Eddie’s Home located in Tucville, Georgetown, has been a sanctuary for the elderly in Guyana, providing care, comfort, and community, to those in their golden years.
In a recent court session presided over by Magistrate Faith McGusty, concerns were raised regarding the adherence to court-imposed reporting conditions for former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Calvin Brutus, and his co-defendant, police sergeant Kevin George, with prosecutor David Brathwaite informing the magistrate that the defendants had failed to comply with these stipulations.
Lucas Chung will represent Guyana in the discipline of archery at the 2nd qualifier for the Junior Pan American Games, which is slated to occur on March 19th-23rd in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Dear Editor, In the week of Guyana’s 55th Republic Anniversary, the deaths and violence on roads, homes also drive discussion.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greeted President Volodymyr Zelenskiy with a warm embrace yesterday after the Ukrainian leader flew to London for talks following his clash at the White House with U.S.
The family of Lance Corporal Jermaine Batson has expressed dissatisfaction with the way the investigation into his death is being conducted by the Guyana Police Force (GPF).
DDL/Pepsi 1st Division 50-Over Cricket Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) secured a commanding 60-run victory (D/L method) over Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) in the semi-final of the GCA DDL Pepsi 1st Division 50-Overs tournament at the Malteenoes Ground yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday declared President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency illegal in an early test of the scope of presidential power likely to be decided at the U.S.
Dear Editor, With “thousands” of public infrastructure projects underway and poor work coming to light so often, the best solution is to scale back.
There has been a total blackout from government on the status of the US$214.4 million disputed sums of the 2017 IHS Markit cost oil audit, more than two weeks since ExxonMobil declared that it was still in discussions on the sum.
GCOS Table Tennis Championship Colin Wong and Jasmine Billingy secured respective divisional titles at the Guyana Committee of Services (GCOS) Mashramani Table Tennis Championship at the Georgetown Cricket Club pavilion.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Israel will adopt the proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire.
Dear Editor, I collected my first oil dividend on Friday evening, aka cash grant.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. civil rights group yesterday sued to block the Trump administration from potentially transferring 10 migrants from the U.S.
Residents of Mocha/Arcadia and other communities along the East Bank of Demerara can expect enhanced drainage capacity in their communities with the handing over of six mini excavators collectively worth some $96 million to six Neighborhood Democratic Councils (NDCs).
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – A crash involving two buses in Bolivia left at least 37 people dead and dozens injured in the western Potosi region, police and local authorities said yesterday.
Dear Editor, Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity came under one of the most clear and brazen threats thus far from Venezuela.
In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour looks at the overlooked school boys tournament.
LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.261 percent on the sale of 66,344 shares during the final period of trading in February 2025.
(Reuters) – The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared an immediate ceasefire yesterday, a news agency close to it said, heeding jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s disarmament call, in a major step toward ending a 40-year insurgency.
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In any chess game there is an opening, a middle game and an ending.
Introduction Over the years since First Oil in 2019, I have been using the opportunity afforded by my annual national budget reviews to portray why I keep asserting that Guyana’s macro-economic and micro-economic foundations comfortably satisfy the standard definitional conditions and/or prerequisites for a nation designated to be termed a Petrostate.
Today, we will briefly examine new laws passed by Guyana’s National Assembly since my last roundup last August and new bills that have been introduced but have yet to be passed.
(Trinidad Guardian) Energy Minister and acting Prime Minister Stuart Young says it is concerning that a former prime minister aspiring to lead T&T again “would continually attempt to mislead the population” (sic) and indicate to potential investors that she and her party would not honour legal agreements that may be entered into for the benefit of citizens.
Dear Editor, Guyana has been caught napping in the recent incursion by Venezuela.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony, closing out the 2024 awards season a few weeks before the beginning of spring, is set for this evening.
The institutions most often criticized by the Government and private sector officials are the banks.
No one could believe what they witnessed in the Oval Office on Friday.
The strange peacefulness of this modern era has lulled us into a state where we have begun to subconsciously believe that the world is free of prejudice or inequality.
As the 2024 awards season ends tonight with the Oscars, this is the perfect opportunity to look at the last year in film.
Kenesha Marie Juman Vaughn was just 27 years old. She was the mother of a three-year-old child.
Mashramani is the annual national festival of the Republic of Guyana.
What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles.
While it was expected that mention would’ve been made about recent occurrences of financial irregularities in the Guyana Police Force just last year, no such thing was done by either Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken or President Irfaan Ali at the opening of the Annual officer’s conference last week.
Introduction In commemoration of the renowned artist Stanley Greaves’ 90 birthday, the Sunday Stabroek will be featuring images of some of his artwork accompanied by poems written by him.
