Daily Archive: Saturday, March 8, 2025

The MV Kimbia is to resume operations on the Georgetown to Region One route following the installation of two new engines and gearboxes valued at $75 million, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday. 

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre today after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to cancel the impeached leader’s arrest warrant on insurrection charges.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – The Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees shipping and port infrastructure in the country, will request all legal and financial documents from a key transaction between CK Hutchison 0001.HKand

COLUMBIA, South Carolina,  (Reuters) – South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad yesterday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.

SANTA FE, New Mexico,  (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare virus spread by mice, according to autopsy results released on Friday in New Mexico.

(Trinidad Express) Twenty-one bullets were used in the killing of a man in Morvant on Thursday night.

-says additional targeted transfers could support further inclusive growth The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Article IV Consultation with stakeholders here has concluded that economic transformation is moving at a strong pace and broadening and it said that more targeted transfers within a medium-term fiscal framework could further support inclusive growth.

CWI Regional 4-Day Championship The Guyana Harpy Eagles tightened their grip on their fourth-round CWI Regional 4-Day clash against the Jamaica Scorpions at Sabina Park, setting up a thrilling final day despite a defiant unbeaten century from Kirk McKenzie yesterday.  

As the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) prepares to kick off the seventh season of the Elite League tomorrow at the National Training Centre in Providence, concerns continue to mount over the competition’s fixture setting.

-PPC says project only 4% complete, asks what action will be taken The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has written to the NDIA pointing out  that the controversial Belle Vue pump station being built by Mikhail Rodrigues better known as `Guyanese Critic’ is only at 4% and inquiring what action will be taken.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, His Worship the Mayor in a very misinformed way, spoke of reevaluating the City of Georgetown’s properties.

-battery was tied to him, hands bound The body of a well-known speedboat operator was discovered by his nephew in the Puruni River on Thursday afternoon in what appears to be a case of brutal murder.

Dear Editor, On International Women’s Day 2025, the Caribbean Religious Voices for Justice (CRVJ) salutes women across the Caribbean and beyond.

Golfers and enthusiasts are gearing up for an exhilarating day on the greens as the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) hosts the highly anticipated Citizens Bank Golf Tournament tomorrow.

Dear Editor, I wish to extend my personal congratulations to Vice President Dr.

CG United Women’s Super50 Cup Guyana closed out their CG United Women’s Super50 Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, securing a dominant 100-run victory over last year’s champions Jamaica at the Conaree Sports Club in St.

-suspected remains found at 9 Mile, Mabura trail Miguelys Centeno, a 21-year-old Venezuelan woman, is presumed dead after she went missing two weeks ago and the Guyana Police Force has issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect.

In the light of reports that a UK university had been erroneously listed as a provider of programmes, businessman Terrence Campbell yesterday again raised concerns regarding the Government’s Guyana Online Access to Learning (GOAL) programme, urging an immediate audit of the initiative and the institutions associated with it.

Dear Editor, The current scandal involving the Staffordshire University denying its involvement in the GOAL programme validates the call made by Mr.

A group of promising Guyanese athletes and coaches has departed for India on sports scholarships, marking a major milestone in the government’s commitment to sports development.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum  yesterday confirmed that entertainer and businessman Rawle Ferguson was arrested for questioning in relation to a multi-million-dollar land fraud and later released on bail.

Dear Editor, My policy has failed, yet I want to be re-employed as the boss of the enterprise called Guyana.

Dear Editor, As the poet said, “I’m involved in mankind and therefore any man’s death diminishes me”. 

-cleaner recounts terrifying moments after fire discovered By Khamisi Slowe Following Wednesday morning’s devastating fire at Mae’s Schools, owner David Sugrim says  that efforts are underway to relocate learners as early as next week.

(Reuters) – Haitian economist and former central bank chief Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the rotating presidency of Haiti’s transitional presidential council on Friday, taking the top executive role in a country battling a devastating conflict with armed gangs.

Dear Editor, A private citizen and an outsider, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed is shaking up the possibilities in the upcoming Guyanese elections.

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton yesterday expressed concerns about Venezuela’s increasing aggression toward Guyana, urging the government to take immediate action to bolster the country’s defences and ensure readiness in the face of potential threats.

Current global social trends seem to indicate a walking back of hard-earned women’s rights and as such it is imperative that Guyana resist this slide by ensuring that women are well represented in the public sector especially in parliament, to ensure the gender issue is front and centre of the political agenda.

Editor, The actions of Maduro and Venezuela are increasingly an existential threat to Guyana’s future, ‘her’ oil fields and the newfound national prosperity.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday that the previous day’s explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with space debris concerns requiring more than two dozen of those planes to divert.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – India are heavy favourites to claim a record third Champions Trophy in Dubai tomorrow  but Rohit Sharma’s men face a New Zealand side with plenty of firepower in the first major white-ball final between the teams in a quarter of a century.

(SportsMax) The Windward Islands Volcanoes completed an innings and 60-run victory over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on day three of their round four West Indies Championship clash at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet yesterday.

Mervin Rudolph, a 38-year-old construction worker from 19th Avenue Diamond, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on 2025-03-04 by a detective from the Golden Grove Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Department and charged yesterday with  larceny by bailee.

By Shirley A. Botchwey, Secretary-General-Elect of The Commonwealth On International Women’s Day March 8 is International Women’s Day. 

Dear Editor, Following the devastating fire at the private school, plans are in the works to temporarily shift operations to GIA building in Prasad Nagar (KN Mar 7).

There are disturbing recurrences in this society. Incidences that should be rare seem to have become disturbingly common.

The Government’s failure to present the long-awaited 2023 helicopter crash report is troubling.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Force ‘Divas’ delivered a commanding performance to capture the 2025 CG United Women’s Super50 Cup, defeating Barbados by seven wickets in the final, at Warner Park, St Kitts, yesterday.

(SportsMax) Joshua Bishop’s second first-class century reignited West Indies Academy’s hopes, while a shaky second-innings performance from Trinidad and Tobago Red Force left their West Indies Championship fourth-round clash finely poised heading into the final day at Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua.

(SportsMax) Barbados Pride flexed their dominance in the West Indies Championship with a commanding 10-wicket victory over Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) on yesterday’s third day of their fourth-round encounter at Kensington Oval.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Twenty two people were killed in gun battles in Ecuador’s largest city Guayaquil on Thursday, in what police said was a potential dispute between factions of the Los Tiguerones criminal gang fighting for control of parts of one neighborhood.

Following the accident that claimed the life of Vakeanand Sukhdeo on February 5th, a file was completed and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) with recommendations for the driver to be charged.