Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Around 1,000 children have been affected by today’s fire at the Mae’s School and the Ministry of Education has pledged help to ensure that learning can continue at public schools.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede said today that the Greenlandic people will determine their own future and do not want to be Danes nor Americans.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino said this morning that U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A divided U.S. Supreme Court declined today to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world.

(Trinidad Express) Carnival celebrations along the Western Main Road in St James came to an abrupt end last evening after gunfire erupted, resulting in a Venezuelan man being killed and three other people, including two women, being injured.

(Trinidad Express) The murder of a beloved mother figure in the Enterprise community caused shock and outrage yesterday, with the victim’s family and neighbours calling for relief from violent crime.

The Mae’s School in Subryanville was this morning destroyed by fire.

-amidst complaints from rice farmers The government yesterday promised rice farmers no less than $4,000 per bag for paddy which will include a subsidy from the state, according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Questions have been raised in recent days about the validity of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) programmes listed at the University of Staffordshire, UK (UoS).

-release Two miners yesterday won a victory in the High Court over 32 mining claims after a judge ruled that the government and the mines commission had moved unfairly against them.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Dubai will host the final of the Champions Trophy, and India will be in it, after proving their edge over a weakened Australia side in an absorbing first semi-final.

-mining licence not yet renewed Gold trader Nazar Mohamed, who has been sanctioned by the US government for alleged under-declaration of taxes, yesterday charged that his family and businesses are being unfairly treated by the administration here through the non-issuance of  mining and sea vessels licences.

(SportsMax) – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to confirm that Dr.

A ‘hit and run’ accident on Line Path Public Road, Skeldon, Berbice, on Sunday evening has claimed the life of a 9-month-old baby girl, Eli Surujnarine.

Dear Editor, Commercial Banks continue to make obscene profits as was demonstrated by a 31% increase in GBTI’s declared after-tax profits this week, and which has been the case even during recessionary times such as the last-pandemic years, when all businesses were contracting. 

At least 26 lives have been lost as a result of accidents across the country between January 1 and March 3, 2025.

The Guyana Chess Federation hosted the highly anticipated U-1400 Chess Tournament on February 24 at the School of the Nations facility on New Market Street, with Aravinda Singh emerging victorious in the fiercely contested event.

Three promising chess players proudly represented Guyana at the SITTU Barbados Open Chess Competition, which took place from February 20-24 in Bridgetown, St.

Dear Editor, I refer to your editorial, `Unsung heroes in rescue of soldiers’ (March 4, 2025), which rightly commends the bravery of Paul Lewis, the boat captain from Kurutuku, for his selfless actions in transporting six wounded Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldiers for medical evacuation.

The Ministry of Labour, through its Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency, yesterday launched its Skills Connect App.

A heavy-laden truck yesterday slipped off of the Bartica ferry stelling ramp, causing delays for other vessels that were to come off  from the M.V.

Dear Editor, On the 22nd of November 2024 I sent an email as advised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting two documents related to the Gas to Energy project (GtE).  1.

CG United Women’s Super50 Cup The Guyana women’s cricket team has showcased a commendable performance in the ongoing CG United Women’s Super50 Cup, securing the second position on the points table after four rounds.

The Iwokrama International Centre supported by Government of Guyana agencies is pressing ahead with its efforts to stem the scourge of illegal mining within the Protected Area with the result that more arrests have recently been made.

Dear Editor, This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Antilles Episcopal Conference’s landmark Pastoral Letter, “Justice and Peace in the New Caribbean”.

‘One Guyana’ Basketball Ravens, Colts, and Victory Valley Royals recorded contrasting wins when the 2025 season of the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League continued on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump took a victory lap in an address to Congress yesterday, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and walked out mid-speech in protest.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to your esteemed guest columnist, SC Ralph Ramkarran’s blog, The Conversation Tree, as printed by your newspaper on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Several public works projects on the West Bank of Demerara are currently at a standstill posing a severe inconvenience to commuters.

WASHINGTON/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged to repair relations with the U.S.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum yesterday condemned U.S.

Shamar Harvey, who was accused of the 2019 murder of 18-year-old Christopher Mansfield, has been acquitted of all charges.

Dear Editor, This month is Women’s History Month in the United States and the theme is “Moving Forward Together”.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China suspended yesterday the soybean import licences of three U.S.

Leon Marks, a 62-year-old security guard of Lot 214 Hoppie Street, Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, who was one of the bikers who died in the fiery accident on Friday around 6:40pm at Perth, Essequibo Coast, was heading home at the time, his sister, Magzene Stewart, said.

Dear Editor, I am not on Facebook but I wish to respond to Ganesh Mahipaul’s  Facebook post which was sent to me by concerned citizens.

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s exports of crude and fuel rose in February to their highest since November, vessel monitoring data showed, as the U.S.

Prime Minister, Mark Phillips met with India’s Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy,  Pralhad Joshi, along with senior officials from the ministry yesterday in India.

Real estate in Georgetown must present a very confusing picture to the outsider looking in.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is concerned about the United States’ recent visa restriction policy targeting officials from countries that engage Cuban healthcare workers and is seeking clarification on the matter.

By Andrew Kosenko and Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – It is now clear that US President Donald Trump’s administration will betray Ukraine in its fight to resist Russian aggression.

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

(Reuters) – South Africa will re-embark on an agonizing quest for their first piece of ICC silverware since 1998 when they face New Zealand in today’s semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Lahore, the scene of a high-scoring tussle between the duo last month.

​Dear Editor, A threat to press freedom in the United States is a threat that the rest of the world needs to take cognizance of, for it is the last guardrail to protect democracy. 

(Reuters) – Pakistan all-rounder Salman Agha was named skipper of their Twenty20 International team while Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead the one-day international side, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

DOHA/CAIRO, (Reuters) – Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza yesterday that would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S.