Daily Archive: Friday, March 7, 2025

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today acknowledged receipt of Guyana’s request for provisional measures in relation to Venezuela’s stated plans to convene elections in this country’s county of Essequibo.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and sent a letter to its leadership yesterday saying he hoped the Islamic Republic, arch foe of longtime U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The Sea Lots community is being ripped apart, with the fear of an upcoming war due to jealousy and envy over the issuance of contracts as well as the pace of development in different areas, according to residents.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic has rebuked Spain’s main opposition party over an AI-generated video in which it indirectly linked the Caribbean nation to corruption while attacking its own country’s government, leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to apologise.

-but says both sides committed to project completion The Guyana Government yesterday announced that it will go to arbitration in the case of two claims by US Gas-to-Energy contractor – LINDSAYCA/CH4 – totalling nearly US$100 million, but made it clear that the process will not affect works at the project site.

Dear Editor,                     I came across a news article dated 2024-01-24 in another section of the media that featured our infrastructure minister finally waking up to a reality.

-as questions grow about misrepresentation Staffordshire University in the UK has been removed as an option for GOAL scholarship awardees after the UK institution  denied that it was affiliated with the Guyana programme.

Dear Editor, The government’s decision to intervene in the paddy price setting in the rice industry to help ensure a fair price for rice farmers raises a serious market question for the rice industry.

CWI 4-Day Championship The Guyana Harpy Eagles, led by a six-wicket haul from Ronaldo Alimohamed and a four-wicket blitz from Nial Smith, scuttled the Jamaica Scorpions for 44 to lead by a mammoth 363 runs in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Four-Day Championship yesterday.

Entertainer and businessman  Rawle Ferguson was arrested and escorted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary  for questioning last night.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is gearing up for the start of its flights here in June this year.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has short-listed 47 players as part of its provisional squad for the impending CONCACAF Gold Cup Playoffs against Guatemala, which is slated to occur on March 21st.

With employment opportunities in the oil and gas and related sectors being high on the ‘wish lists’ of students and graduates of the University of Guyana, the institution’s two-day – Friday March 7- Saturday March 8th job fair is expected to be well attended by UG graduates and prospective graduates keen to ‘land’ jobs that are ‘tagged’ with both a generous measure of prestige as well as pleasing emoluments.

-recourse to now be sought under 2016 PSA The government yesterday broke its long silence on the status of the first two cost oil audits saying that for the four-year-old IHS Markit audit, ExxonMobil has been notified that there is no more room for talks and it will seek recourse to the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for resolution.

Dear Editor, I wish to publicly compliment and thank Former President Donald Ramotar for his excellent review of the contribution Cuba has made to the needy people and nations in every corner of the globe, (Stabroek News, March 6, 2025).

The Line Path Public Road hit-and-run accident yesterday claimed another life  as Kavita Bedsan succumbed to her injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, The 8th of March signifies the day that women are recognized for their strength, courage, wisdom, love and kindness.

(Reuters) – SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space yesterday minutes after lifting off from Texas, causing the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket programme.

– set to commence on April 28th The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), in partnership with the Ministries of Education and Culture, Youth and Sport, launched the third edition of the Republic Bank ‘Five for Fun’ Championship yesterday at the Herdmanston Lodge in Queenstown.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in Yesterday’s Stabroek News, captioned “Argyle Declaration still relevant – Gonsalves.”

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – European leaders yesterday backed plans to spend more on defence and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump’s reversal of U.S.

By Alicia Nicholls US President Donald J. Trump’s renewed ‘America First’ trade policy is a must-watch development for the Caribbean given the US’s role as the region’s primary trading partner – both as an export market and an import source.

Bartica T20 League Super Strikers and Gladiators recorded hard-fought wins when the inaugural Bartica Premier League (BPL) T20 Championship continued at Daag Point ground.

KEEN 360 Cricket Powerhouse Windsor Forest sealed their berth to the final in the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) sanctioned KEEN 360 50-Over Championship, defeating West Meten-Meer-Zorg by four wickets in their semifinal fixture.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that charges be instituted against Marshall Allicock, whose vehicle collided with another along the La Bonne Intention (LBI) Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara, on September 29, 2024, resulting in the death of 60-year-old Salima Heeralal.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration must make some payments to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients by 6 p.m.

Tatiana Vargas Navarro, Costa Rican farmer, who took charge of her parents’ coffee farm and now exports to Japan, is named an IICA Leader of Rurality of the Americas San Jose, March 3 2025 (IICA) – Tatiana Vargas Navarro—a Costa Rican farmer who returned to her parents’ plantation after studying Agronomy at the University of Costa Rica and, along with her mother, placed the farm on a path for future growth and exportation—has been named a Leader of Rurality of the Americas by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).

DCB U-17 50-Over Cricke Georgetown and East Coast registered comfortable wins when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-17 Inter-Association 50-Over Championship continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, It appears the 2025 Guyana election has transformed into nothing short of a high-stakes game of snakes and ladders.

The Empowering the Next Generation: Agency and Gender Equality (ENGAGE Youth) Project was officially launched on Wednesday in the Heritage Village Benab of the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order aimed at imposing potentially steep costs on parties that seek to block his policies in court.

In disseminating its recent media release regarding a Republic Day, Sunday February 23 exercise in collaboration with the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Guyana Police Force, the Iwokrama Rainforest Project engaged in an exercise designed to help suppress illegal mining which, reportedly, included “a Brazilian national with family.’

Cheddi Jagan Memorial Wind-ball Cricket Central Corentyne, J.C. Chandisingh, and Berbice High were among the winners when the Berbice Zone of the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Wind-ball Cricket Championship commenced yesterday at the Port Mourant Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, On June 11, 2024, the U.S Department of Treasury announced that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had sanctioned members of one of Guyana’s wealthiest families, namely, the principals of the Mohamed’s Enterprise.

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that the dietary landscape in Guyana has undergone significant shifts, contributing to the obesity crisis.

Having, over the past five years, watched its fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries realize world class oil finds that promise to significantly alter their respective development trajectories, Jamaica continues to persist with its own aggressive oil hunt, the under-realization of its dreams over several years seemingly doing little to diminish its petro dreams.

Dear Editor, Former US President George W. Bush said it differently.

Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Sasha Shariff seized the lead in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) National Women’s Qualifiers following the conclusion of the fourth round at the David Rose Special School.

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Bharrat Jagdeo, dedicated over an hour and a half of his usual two-hour press conference to addressing allegations made by businessman Nazar Shell Mohamed.

ITC is transforming the landscape for small businesses in the Caribbean, equipping them with the tools to access investment and scale sustainably.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will eliminate import taxes on products including sugar, coffee, corn and beef, part of a set of measures aimed at reducing food prices, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin announced yesterday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suspended yesterday the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on most goods from Canada and Mexico, the latest twist in a fluctuating trade policy that has whipsawed financial markets and fanned worries over inflation and a growth slowdown.

Dear Editor, March 6, marked 28 years since the passing of the former President Dr.

A two-year Apprenticeship Programme aimed at equipping women with skills in Electrical Installation and Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technology was launched on Wednesday at the National Racquet Centre, according to a release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security.

(Reuters) – Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch yesterday, completing a return to space for a continent facing questions over its role amid a security rift with the United States.

Dear Editor, Anti-Americanism sentiment is pronounced among politicians both government and opposition.

On Wednesday, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal (left) met with trainers from Holland ahead of a five-day training programme on Well Drilling and Development for employees of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China will give Brazilian agricultural exporters an opportunity to take an even bigger share of the Chinese market at the expense of American farmers, but it could also fuel already high food inflation in Brazil.

JAMES…. I am optimistic about what lies ahead for GK as we enter 2025.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 6, 2025

Recent pledges by the government to green Georgetown and other parts of coastal regions of Guyana can be viewed with both optimism and skepticism.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The second moon landing by Intuitive Machines LUNR.O

LONDON, (Reuters) – Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s former armed forces chief and current ambassador to Britain, said yesterday that the United States was “destroying” the current world order.

Dear Editor, Having ruminated, on my presentation to the civil society pre-session of Guyana`s Human Rights Universal Periodic Review,  in Guyana Times, Dr.

By Jorge Heine BOSTON – While much of the media’s focus has understandably been directed at US President Donald Trump’s brusque treatment of Ukraine, Latin America has also been significantly affected by the new administration’s flurry of sudden policy changes.

In an era where global interconnectedness is increasingly vital for economic survival, the Caribbean region stands at the pivotal crossroads of opportunity and growth.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded Column 153 Introduction Guyana’s Constitution identifies access to information as a right – not a privilege.

(Reuters) – Soccer’s governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport’s marquee event, it said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, JPS, says it is building an electricity grid that can withstand the effect of a Category 5 hurricane should it hit the island.

Banks DIH Limited yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to supporting local manufacturing and economic growth with the launch of its new campaign, “Freshness is Domestic.”

(https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1113’s trading results showed consideration of $26,600,995 from 63,958 shares traded in 35 transactions as compared to 1112’s trading results which showed consideration of $85,008,783 from 146,547 shares traded in 46 transactions.