Daily Archive: Thursday, March 6, 2025

In a major intelligence-led joint operation conducted yesterday afternoon  in Lethem, Region 9, the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) says its officers successfully intercepted an illegal gold smuggling attempt.

Guyana is again seeking provisional measures from the World Court, this time over Venezuela’s startling plans to conduct elections in the county of Essequibo.

ACAPULCO, Mexico, (Reuters) – Clerical workers in an Acapulco courthouse heard the shots ring out as they were wrapping up their workday.

BUCHAREST,  (Reuters) – Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said today, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Some lifesaving health projects that had their U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Relatives of murdered businesswoman Bibi Zamilla Swamber are calling on the police and those in authority to step up crime-fighting efforts in the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) An argument over a dance with a young woman on Carnival Tuesday ended with the murder of a national youth boxer.

-around 1100 learners displaced Fire yesterday morning tore through the Mae’s School in Subryanville  displacing around 1100 learners and the government is making preparations to assist with their relocation.

Justice Navindra Singh yesterday sentenced Roy Sandiford and Akeem Morris to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the 2015 murder of Troy Ramalho, also known as `Cheese Man.’

The New Building Society (NBS) has registered a profit of $649.6m for 2024, just over $30m less than in the previous year and there has been a significant increase in the impairment of loan assets. 

-as he reminds of role as Principal Interlocutor Trumpeting that the Argyle Declaration between Guyana and Venezuela that he helped broker is still valid and important, St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, yesterday said that he foresees another meeting to ensure that there isn’t a replication of more aggression.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – New Zealand is in their seventh ICC final and fourth in the ODI format after posting the highest score in Champions Trophy history and beating South Africa by 50 runs in their semi-final in Lahore.

With the Elite League set to commence on Sunday at the National Training Centre in Providence, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), via its communication department, has confirmed that KFC, who were the title sponsor of season six, will not return in that capacity for the impending championship.

Government Ministers on Tuesday convened to discuss a comprehensive plan for the completion, rehabilitation and maintenance of hinterland airstrips across the country.

CWI 4-Day Championship – Scorpions fight back with late scalps The Guyana Harpy Eagles, propelled by an imperious century from Kevlon Anderson, ended the opening day of their fourth-round clash against the Jamaica Scorpions on 268-5 in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Four-Day Championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) was introduced as a transformative education initiative, but recent revelations about Stafford-shire University raise serious concerns about transparency, misrepresentation, and financial accountability.

Earthworks are underway on the controversial Carifesta Avenue site in Georgetown designated for the new hotel project by the Qatar-based Assets Group.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand on Tuesday introduced the “Guyana Digital School”, an online platform designed to provide Grades 10 and 11 students with access to CSEC learning materials.

Dear Editor, It seems the PNCR is at a crossroad. Is the party simply hemorrhaging support due to internal chaos, or are we witnessing a broader political shift where traditional ideological loyalties are becoming relics of the past?

DCB U-17 50-Over Cricket Georgetown and West Demerara recorded lopsided victories when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-17 Inter-Association 50-Over Championship commenced on Tuesday.

CG United Women’s Super50 Cup – T&T encounter ruled no-contest Guyana’s top-of-the-table clash with leaders Trinidad and Tobago in the fifth round of the championship was ruled a no-contest due to persistent rainfall at the Warner Park in St.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira yesterday met with an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) team at the Ministry’s Queenstown office, as part of the Fund’s annual Article IV process.

Dear Editor, In 2022, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, stated that pre-service teachers in college would receive a salary instead of a stipend.

The Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region 9 has invited bids for the construction of two bridges at Potarinau Village and Shiriri in the South Central Rupununi at a total cost of $120m.

Dear Editor, The fires occurring throughout the country are becoming too frequent.

Dear Editor, Very few countries, if any have been put under such great pressure as Cuba.

A man is now counting his losses after the minibus he sometimes used to transport passengers burst into flames on Croal Street last evening at around 6:15.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut more than 80,000 workers from the agency, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, drawing condemnation from military veteran groups and Democrats.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States broke a longstanding diplomatic taboo by holding secret talks with Hamas on securing the release of U.S.

Students of the University of Guyana’s (UG) Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET) can now benefit from exposure to real-world engineering applications, groundbreaking innovations, and direct insights from experts in the field thanks to an initiative spearheaded by the dean of the faculty.

Dear Editor, I refer to Stabroek News – Friday, February 28, 2025, Business Week – Caribbean Export Development Agency.

On the occasion of World Hearing Day which is commemorated every year on March 3, the Presidential Commission for the Prevention of NCDs [non-communicable diseases] in Guyana is joining forces with the Ministry of Health (MoH) to make all Guyanese of all ages aware of the importance of hearing and to take care of their ears.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed a deal led by U.S.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will exempt automakers from his punishing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for one month as long as they comply with existing free trade rules, the White House said on Wednesday, a development that halted at least for now Wall Street’s steepest skid in nearly three months.

Dear Editor, We thank the Trump administration for its denouncement of Venezuela’s continuing threats and warning that, “Further provocation will result in consequences for the Maduro regime,” and France’s expressed concern over the recent March 1st incursion by a Venezuelan Coast Guard patrol ship in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone near the Stabroek Block oil reservoir.

(Reuters) – LeBron James reached another milestone in his unprecedented NBA career, becoming the first player to score 50,000 total points after hitting a three pointer in the first quarter of the Lakers’ blowout win over the Pelicans in Los Angeles.

(Reuters) – Steve Smith announced his retirement from one-day international cricket yesterday after captaining Australia to a semi-final exit at the Champions Trophy, bringing down the curtain on a career in the format that included two World Cup wins.

(Reuters) – Brazil will use its presidency of the annual United Nations global climate talks to press for multilateralism and respect for science, COP30 President-Designate Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on Wednesday in a rejoinder to U.S.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a Brazilian man in relation  to abduction.

(Reuters) – The inaugural Women’s Club World Cup will be pushed back to 2028 from its original date of 2026, soccer’s global governing body announced yesterday.

By Kenneth Rogoff CAMBRIDGE – While global attention is focused on US President Donald Trump’s policies toward Europe, China, and Russia, his impact on Africa and Latin America could be just as profound.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – New Zealand’s foreign minister Winston Peters said yesterday he had sacked the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, after he made comments seen as critical of United States President Donald Trump.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security announced recently that it had trained and certified 50 individuals – 49 women and one man – after they completed an early childhood development course, to provide care services to young children.

Dear Editor, Amna Ally and I have recently made our political differences public, particularly as they relate to the PNCR.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced ODI player, has announced his retirement from the format.