Daily Archive: Friday, March 14, 2025

Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union – the G7 – today condemned Venezuelan aggression in Guyana’s waters.

German’s Restaurant yesterday announced the acquisition of the property that formerly housed the well-known Foreman’s Electrical Shoe Shop in Tiger Bay.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – The United States has reached out to Denmark and other European nations asking if they can export eggs as Americans face surging egg prices, the Nordic country’s egg association said today.

-agri project likely to be discontinued The United States is prioritizing support for Guyana’s upcoming elections despite widespread cuts to foreign aid under the Donald Trump administration, US Ambassador Nicole Theriot has confirmed.

A 24-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly beating her 4-year-old daughter to death at Karaudarnau Village, South Rupununi.

The United States has reaffirmed its unwavering support for Guyana amid Venezuela’s continued aggression over the border controversy.

A programme to digitise the healthcare system and provide IT training to workers was launched yesterday by the three oil companies operating in the Stabroek Block.

Guyana’s digitization plans – especially for hinterland communities  and building entrepreneurship – will be boosted through the CONDOSAT (CARISAT) initiative which aims at enhancing satellite connectivity within CARICOM Mem-ber States, Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday said.

The Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) said that Chief Magistrate (ag) Faith McGusty yesterday granted it access to the banking records of dismissed Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) last week told a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team that unemployment in Guyana is “largely voluntary”.

Each year that a Guyana contingent had flown off to sister CARICOM member country, Barbados, to participate in the island’s Agro Fest, an event designed to serve as a marketplace where ‘vendors’ from the Caribbean could display indigenous products in a space that attracted the attention of a single regional market, Guyanese Agro Processors and craftsmen and women embraced the event as one that provided an option for expanding from what has always been a limited domestic market.

A DNA test conducted on skeletal remains found on the Mabura Trail confirmed that they are of the missing Vene-zuelan woman, Miguelys Centeno. 

As Guyana’s development profile continues to become, increasingly, a matter of global attention, much of the country’s development agenda is being focused, increasingly, on enhancing its health and wellness agenda.

(Trinidad Express) Major oil and gas companies paid US$7.4 billion to the government of Trinidad and Tobago between 2015 and 2022, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TTEITI) report published last month.

An intelligence-led Police operation yesterday by ranks from Special Branch headquarters at the Lapar-kan Wharf resulted in the discovery of 10.55 lbs or 4.79 kilograms of marijuana in a barrel.

National Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics By Michelangelo Jacobus Joy and celebration erupted at the National Track and Field Centre in Leonora last night as President’s College (PC) secured victory at the inaugural National Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships.

Dear Editor, The 1899 Arbitration Award was a unanimous final and binding settlement of Guyana’s border with Vene-zuela.

(Trinidad Express) Business groups have expressed concern about the United Kingdom government’s decision to implement a visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago nationals.

-allegedly collected $4.8m Areefa Paul, a 28-year-old unemployed woman from Lot 721 Plantation Best, West Coast Demerara, was arrested yesterday afternoon in relation to three separate reports of obtaining money by false pretence, a release from the police said.

Pan Am Junior Hockey Guyana recorded their second win in the women’s divisions of the Pan American Junior Hockey Challenge, overcoming hosts Barbados by a 1-0 score-line, yesterday at the Sir Garfield Sobers Complex in Wildey.

Dear Editor, As a proud citizen of Guyana, I am deeply concerned about the government’s decision to embed the “One Guyana” slogan into our national passport.

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton yesterday led a team to assess the ongoing construction of Exxon-Mobil Guyana’s new headquarters at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, During my studies in education at the University of Guyana (W T Dalgety, 1972 -1974 Dip.

CWI 4-Day Championship The Guyana Harpy Eagles, propelled by an unbroken 85-run fourth-wicket partnership, stabilised the home side at stumps at the end of day two, as Guyana ended on 159-3 following a shaky start, to trail the Windward Islands Volcanoes by 54 runs.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill recently attended the Inaugural Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) E-Mobility Salon, a key side event of the Transforming Transportation 2025 Conference in Washington, D.C.

Dear Editor, I just got back from Colombia, my 31st country, and I’m telling everyone—you HAVE to visit!

Traffic on the East Coast of Demerara was affected yesterday due to an accident which occurred at about 11:30 am on the Annandale public road involving a motor lorry GAD 2314 owned by H.

Dear Editor, The never ending destruction of properties in Guyana is a direct result of poor building codes and feeble material quality, compounded by poor regulatory bodies like the Housing Ministry, and inadequate property inspections.

Twenty-five deserving women have been selected to be honoured for their exceptional contributions to their industries, organisations and communities.

Dear Editor, Guyana is threatened by its larger neighbour Venezuela. Guyana is in no position to defend itself militarily.

MOSCOW, (Reuters)  – President Vladimir Putin  said yesterday that Russia supported a U.S.

`… what matters to us is principles’ Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has signalled to US authorities that she is ready to give up her US visa if a “sensible agreement” cannot be reached on the question of Cuban medical personnel working in Caribbean countries.

El Dorado Offshore (EDO) is set to host a career fair tomorrow at the National Park from 9 am.

(Reuters) – Federal judges in California and Maryland yesterday ordered U.S.

Dear Editor, How is the ‘One Guyana’ slogan emblazoned on passports (News Source Mar 12) causing a furore, similar to the flying of a party flag over the Court of Appeal, a neutral state agency?

(Reuters) – Venezuela and the United States have agreed to resume flights of migrants deported from the U.S.,

The  Board of Industrial Training (BIT), through the Ministry of Labour, yesterday launched the Heavy-Duty Equipment Operator (HDEO) Training Programme at Critchlow Labour College.

(Reuters) – The U.S. military must work to provide options to ensure the United States has full access to the Panama Canal, two U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – An American Airlines AAL.O jet’s engine caught fire after it diverted to land in Denver yesterday, forcing the evacuation of passengers using the plane’s slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Dear Editor, I acknowledge that some development work has been taking place in various communities following the injection of $65 billion into the water sector between 2020 and 2024, as stated by Mr.

A $5 million cheque was handed over on Wednesday to complete the remaining works on the multipurpose building in the community of Circuitville along the Soesdyke-Linden highway.

Before we even touch the GOAL scholarship controversy, let’s be clear about something the rest of the academic world already understands: research belongs to the researcher.

Rock Auto Futsal Championship Gold is Money, North East La Penitence, and Back Circle A secured their berths to the semifinal round following contrasting quarterfinal wins when the Rock Auto Futsal Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Milo Secondary School Football Playoffs Belladrum thrashed Fort Wellington by a 4-1 score when the Region #5 Playoff in the Milo Secondary School Football Championship continued yesterday at the No.

BCB/Ivan Madray 1st Division T20 Albion was crowned the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ivan Madray 1st Division T20 Champion, dismantling Upper Corentyne by 58 runs at the No.

The Tucber Park Cricket Club (TPCC) has voiced strong disappointment over the omission of their young spinner, Joshua Thomas, from the Guyana Under-15 squad, despite his outstanding performance in the recently concluded Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-15 Inter-County Super50 tournament. 

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Armed men set fire overnight to a building in Haiti’s capital that had long served as headquarters for the nation’s oldest radio station, as an alliance of gangs continues to grow its power despite efforts by local security forces.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump  told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte yesterday that U.S.

…institution to locate general manager in T&T Trinidad and Tobago Guardian Newspaper  Nine years ago, IDB Invest was “recreated” with the intent to place more focus on the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, Things that make we want to say the unutterable.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1114’s trading results showed consideration of $18,441,465 from 86,872 shares traded in 34 transactions as compared to 1113’s trading results which showed consideration of $26,600,995 from 63,958 shares traded in 35 transactions.

The Guyana Lottery Company Limited (GLCL)  yesterday announced the launch of its newest game Play 4.  

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) presented the respective prizes to the top four finishers and individual standouts for their concluded Senior Men’s League last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

KEEN 360 Cricket Goed Fortuin secured their place in the semifinal round in the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) sanctioned KEEN 360 50-Over Championship, defeating VNS Sports Club by six wickets in their quarterfinal fixture.

…but uncertainty remains By Karena Bennett (Jamaica Observer) MANUFACTURERS may have to wait until the dust settles on the 2025/26 Budget Debate before gaining clarity on whether the Government will move beyond moral suasion and introduce policy-backed solutions to enforce local procurement, particularly among hotel chains benefiting from duty-free imports.

By Brooke Glasford The short answer yes… the long answer is, there is a cost to doing business.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday November 3, 2021

With the 2024 Hurricane Beryl episode having seemingly served as an eye-opener for the region, Jamaica, where losses in the agriculture exceeded those of other countries in the region would appear to be in a state of focused preparation to ensure that it does not suffer a repeat of the major losses in the country’s agricultural sector which occurred last year.