Daily Archive: Monday, March 17, 2025

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge today ordered Trump administration officials to explain whether they violated his order by deporting hundreds of Venezuelan gang members over the weekend, a move that could provoke a constitutional clash between the president and the federal judiciary.

(Trinidad Guardian) Stuart Young has taken the oath of office to become this country’s 8th Prime Minister. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Incoming Prime Minister Stuart Young’s vision for the country includes creating more opportunities for the youth, especially young entertainers and developing Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival as a product.

(Trinidad Guardian) Outgoing Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on Trinidad and Tobago to “complete its independence” by severing ties with the United Kingdom’s Privy Council and adopting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the nation’s final court of appeal.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow and discuss ending the war in Ukraine, after positive talks between U.S.

The government said that plans to provide potable water to all communities throughout the country are well advanced and yesterday assured citizens that when the 90% of water treatment plants are completed by the end of this year, they will no longer need to buy bottled water.

With the United States likely to cut funding for the Caribbean Agricultural Productivity Improvement Activity (CAPA) programme, the government is moving to have it continued and incorporated into the national agriculture development plans, Minis-ter of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has said.

Police on Saturday arrested two of the suspects involved in an armed robbery at a Chinese supermarket on Friday and recovered cash from the robbery along with two firearms and ammunition.

In the face of the Donald Trump administration’s threats of sanctions for countries exploiting Cuban labour, President Irfaan Ali said that Guyana is currently engaging the United States on this.

Family members, friends and supporters held a walk on Saturday calling for justice for 27-year-old housewife Kenesha Juman-Vaughn who was shot to death by her husband Marlon Da Silva on February 22.

Kevin Roberts, a 32-year-old labourer of Queens-town, Essequibo Coast, was last week sentenced to one month in prison for assaulting his wife on March 9.

As Melissa ‘Melly Mel’ Atwell Holder remains in detention, her family and friends have initiated a GoFundMe campaign to help cover her legal expenses.

Barrington Leung, called Dinky, a 32-year-old construction worker of Lot 40 Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was freed of an arson charge on Thursday after the victim declined to offer evidence.

Pan Am Junior Hockey – Men’s team finishes in fifth place Guyana women clinched the bronze medal at the Pan American Junior Hockey Challenge, beating Trinidad and Tobago 1-0 in the third-place playoff yesterday at the Sir Garfield Sobers Complex in Wildey, Barbados.

Leon David, a 28-year-old lorry driver of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was granted bail last week on a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Ballers United was crowned the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Champion, dethroning holders East Bank Gunners 1-0 on Saturday evening at the New Amsterdam Basketball Tarmac.

Milo Secondary School Football Defending champion Chase Academy, Region #1 powerhouse Waramuri, Dolphin Secondary, and relative newcomer Abram Zuil registered comfortable wins when the 11th edition of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship commenced yesterday.

The relatives of Subrina Baldeo, 46, of Lot 3 Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara who left her mother’s home on October 15, 2024 and never returned are still clinging to the hope of finding her safe.

Sheryl Hermonstine has been elected to the helm of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) following the staging of its belated Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Electoral Congress yesterday at the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.

The government is advancing plans to establish a National Telemedicine Hub, connecting all public and private hospitals and health centres to a global network of specialists.

Part 119 Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Fairfield, Essequibo Coast, Region Two about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Dennis Simon called ‘Wawa’, 48, a taxi driver of Lot 62 Reliance, Esse-quibo Coast, was granted bail in the sum of $50,000 last week, after he was charged with larceny of cattle.  

(Reuters) – Fire ripped through a packed and unlicensed nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, killing 59 people and injuring more than 150, officials said, after sparks ignited the roof as a live band performed.

(Trinidad Express) A cocoa farmer and co-owner of his family’s estate was shot dead inside his vehicle in Paria on Friday night.

Dear Editor, Your article “Questions rise over third-party provider in GOAL programme” (March 16, 2025) vindicates Guyanese’s concerns and fears about the credibility and integrity of the Government’s Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) programme.

A motor lorry ended up tipped over onto its side after a collision with a minibus at Camp and Church streets in the city yesterday morning.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Pockets of Cuba’s capital Havana saw the lights flicker back on though vast areas of the city and country continued without electricity on Sunday morning, after a nationwide grid collapse that knocked out power to 10 million people.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a lawsuit challenging as unconstitutional the Trump administration’s actions to deport international students and scholars who protest or express support for Palestinian rights.

Dear Editor, The daily accidents on our roadways are becoming increasingly dangerous in our country.

Two-year-old Carlos Blair who sustained severe burns about his body in the November 16, 2024 fire at his family’s ‘E’ Field Sophia home has been discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital and the family is seeking assistance with clothes and food for the children.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) More than 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang have been deported by the U.S.

WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – The United States will keep attacking Yemen’s Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S.

Elton Blake, 43, a fisherman of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, was sentenced to three months in prison last week for breaching a protection order that had been granted to his wife.

Dear Editor, For decades, Georgetown has been a city left to its own devices, abandoned to the whims of political apathy, where the needs of its residents and businesses are continually overshadowed by the short-sighted desire of those in power at the City Council to rake in revenue at any cost.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Sunday in a show of support for former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who faces charges of leading a plot to topple the government and undermine the country’s democracy after he lost a 2022 election.

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union was probably mistaken in targeting American whiskey in its riposte to U.S.

Rising Rounds In the heart of Glasgow Village, East Bank Berbice, a young fighter is carving his path to greatness.

Covent Garden defeated Tucville Primary in the final of the Mike’s Pharmacy Secondary School Tapeball Cricket Championship, prevailing by six wickets at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – In the fifth T20I in Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand last year, the hosts had been dismissed for 92 chasing 135 in Christchurch.

In our 10 February 2025 article, we began a discussion of the 2022 Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GEITI) annual report that was compiled by the Independent Administrator, BDO Professional Services Inc.

On February 25, Marco Rubio, Secretary of State for the United States of America, announced “the expansion of an existing Cuba-related visa restriction policy that targets labour linked to the Cuban labour export program.

Mike Parris/Pepsi U-16 Championship Joffes Jackson of the New Amsterdam Boxing Academy (NABA) captured the best boxer accolade when the Mike Parris/Pepsi U-16 Developmental Championship continued on Saturday at the Andrew Lewis Gym (ALG) in Albouystown.

Elite League – Den Amstel thumps Goldstars 10-1 Western Tigers clawed past defending champion Western Tigers 2-1 when the Guyana Football Federation Elite League continued on Saturday evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

Yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek carried an advertisement from the Ministry of Public Service notifying of a collaboration between the governments of Guyana and Cuba for scholarships in a variety of areas including Human Medicine, Cyto-Histopathology, Medical Biophysics and Anaesthesia.

‘One Guyana’ Basketball Pacesetters and Panthers recorded contrasting divisional victories when the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball League resumed on Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.

Dear Editor, In Guyana today, freedom of speech, a fundamental pillar of any democracy, is increasingly under threat under the Irfaan Ali/Bharrat Jagdeo regime.

An armed robbery victim has taken to social media to criticize the Guyana Police Force, specifically the Ruimveldt Police Station, for a poor and delayed response to his plight and by extension inadequate investigation.