Daily Archive: Monday, March 10, 2025

The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)  has congratulated Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, on his historic election today as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS).

BUCHAREST,  (Reuters) – Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said today he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his chances of standing were slim amid fears of Russian meddling.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration has closed more than 80% of programmes and 5,200 contracts at the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Four men were killed in separate incidents between Friday night and Sunday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two terms and almost ten years later, how will Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley be remembered when he steps away from that office next week?

-GPHC blasted over care, probe launched Fireman Voshaun Manbodh, 27,  passed away on Saturday night after being badly injured by a collapsing wall at Wednesday’s Mae Schools fire and the family has accused the GPHC of poor treatment and a probe has now been ordered.

Dear Editor, There will be an eclipse of the Moon in the early hours of Friday morning, March 14, 2025, visible all over Guyana, weather permitting, in the western half of the sky.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday said that it had granted special authorization to Gyri Koeln SA, a private aviation company based in Costa Rica, permitting three ultralight aircraft to traverse Guyanese airspace as part of their journey from Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago.

-crewmen from ship in dock extinguished blaze Investigators are probing the cause of a fire on Saturday night which occurred on the western side of GuySuCo’s sugar terminal at Ramp Road Ruimveldt, Georgetown and destroyed rice sacks approximately one ton in weight.

Dear Editor, I am writing to follow up on a letter published on October 13, 2024, regarding the illegal structure on the government reserve affecting the residents of Mon Repos North and surrounding communities on the East Coast of Demerara.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – New Zealand defended with all their might against heavy favourites India.

Rising tension between PPP/C supporters and businessman Azruddin Mohamed spilled into the open yesterday when he turned up for a meeting in Lima Sands, Region Two and there was an attempt to stop him from meeting residents.

Dear Editor, I read with disgust the statements made by Robenson Benn who is supposed to be in charge of national security in Guyana.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday condemned the  mismanagement and deceit surrounding the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) programme, calling for an independent investigation into the controversial dealings with Staffordshire University and the intermediary, ISDC.

The Mohamed family is seeking legal recourse in response to over $900m in tax payments being demanded by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) in relation to the importation of luxury vehicles.

Pan Am Junior Hockey Guyana recorded their first loss in the women’s division of the Pan American Junior Hockey Challenge, losing 0-6 to Mexico yesterday at the Sir Garfield Sobers Complex in Wildey, Barbados. 

Dear Editor,  As an individual who remigrated to my homeland of Guyana after twenty years, it is deeply concerning to witness the ongoing challenges with the country’s water supply.

During a meeting with farmers at Hague on the West Coast of Demerara yesterday, President Irfaan Ali promised that a shade house agricultural project will be immediately rolled out in the area, as long as farmers are committed and situate themselves into groups to plant high value crops.

‘One Guyana’ Basketball Pacesetters, Mambas, and the University of Guyana (UG) Trojans amassed victories when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

Dear Editor, As a localised response to the pirata provocation launched by the naval patrol vessel of Venezuela within this country’s EEZ maritime space; your editorial ‘Clashes and Consequences’ (Sun.

Dear Editor, I would like to highlight some strange thinking or I should say decisions by our policymakers.

The Bar Association of Guyana yesterday expressed condolences on the passing of Retired Justice Oslen Small.

DCB U-17 50-Over Cricket West Demerara and East Coast registered easy victories when the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) U-17 Inter-Association 50-Over Championship continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was with great admiration that I read the Finance Secretary’s triumphant announcement that 495,000 cash grant cheques have been issued (“495,000 cash grant cheques issued – Finance Secretary,” Stabroek News, March 2024).

Commander of Regional Police Division #7, Assistant Commissioner Dion Moore, led a Police team on Wednesday to the home of the family of the late Lance Corporal 23647 Jermaine Batson in Wismar, Linden.

Rock Auto Futsal Bent Street A, Albouystown Gold is Money, and North East La Penitence secured their berths to the round of 16 section when the Rock Auto Futsal Championship continued at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Local star Briton John triumphed in the feature event in the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Cycle Race yesterday, which was staged in the West Demerara region.

The Consulate General of Guyana in New York has announced the passing of former Consul General of Guyana in New York, Brentnol Evans.

Dear Editor, I would like to make the following comments: It appears GOAL’s objective was to ramp-up Vocational & Technical skills.

Dear Editor,  The unfolding revelations in the GOAL/University of Staffordshire matter, while shocking is also unfortunate. 

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice zone Defending champion East Bank Gunners will oppose Manchester, while Ballers United will oppose Paradise in the semifinal round following round of 16 wins in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice zone.

Photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in the area of Martyrs’ Ville  on the East Coast Demerara, Region Four about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Cheddi Jagan Memorial Wind-ball Cricket West Demerara, Leonora, and De Willem recorded comfortable wins when the Cheddi Jagan Memorial Wind-ball Cricket Championship continued yesterday.

Dear Editor, Following on from my note re your letters column, I think President Ali needs to spend some of the oil money ‘sensitising’ (a dreadful Guyanese word.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed yesterday.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador President Daniel Noboa said yesterday that his country will not receive deported migrants of other nationalities, and criticized Venezuela’s president for allegedly rejecting flights of Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States.

(Reuters) – An environmental nonprofit sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank on Saturday, seeking billions of dollars for solar and other projects frozen by the bank as the Trump administration slashes federal spending.

Milo Secondary School Football Playoffs Tutorial High, St. John’s College, and Vreed-en-Hoop recorded wins when the playoff round in the Milo Secondary School Football Championship continued yesterday.

Relative to video footage circulating on social media platforms of a woman abusing a child, at about 11:30 hrs yesterday, the police acted on information received and went to a residence in Patentia, West Bank Demerara, in the company of the Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) and arrested the woman seen in the video abusing the child.

Dear Editor,  Neither Mark Benschop or Rickford Burke have identified with any political party and it is completely in their right not to; I have mentioned their names because they are leading Guyanese activists and very influential social media personalities and it would be foolhardy to believe they do not have a say in which political party should lead Guyana.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that suppliers have yet to convince retail stores to accept.

Our last two articles on Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) provoked quite a reaction from two key government officials, one of whom argued that our column did not take into account the current Administration’s efforts to reduce corruption in the public sector.

Andil Gosine is an artist, curator, Professor of Environmental Art & Justice at York University, Toronto, and author of Nature’s Wild: Love, Sex, and Law in the Caribbean (2021).

Dear Editor,  I’m writing to express my concern about a recent incident involving Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents arrested a Palestinian graduate student who has played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests at New York’s Columbia University, the student workers’ labour union said yesterday.

For roughly 17 months, the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has twiddled its thumbs over the obscene award of a $865m pump station contract to an unqualified associate of the government without taking the necessary action to preserve the revenues of the country.

At about 3.30 pm yesterday, Police ranks found 684 grams of marijuana under a shop counter at Kuru Kururu.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Latin American rights activists yesterday warned of growing political threats to reproductive rights across the region, as the United States rolls back access to abortion.