Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday met with parents, teachers, and the board of St Stanislaus College to officially announce and break ground on a major expansion project for the school.

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Turkey detained Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, on charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group in what the main opposition party today called “a coup against our next president”.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian Finance Minister Diego Guevara announced his resignation yesterday, amid clashes over budget cuts and just hours after lawmakers rejected a labor reform championed by leftist President Gustavo Petro.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Stuart Young is leading the charge to reverse the visa imposition placed on T&T by the United Kingdom.

-following concerns raised by residents By Khamisi Slowe The Ministry of Natural Resources has suspended a mining permit granted to a foreign company for operations in Aranaputa, North Rupununi, following concerns raised by residents, regional officials and environmental groups.

The Government of Guyana yesterday signed a  contract for the development and implementation of a national Electronic Health Record (EHR) system with British company RioMed Limited.

Businessman Ryan Sugrim was yesterday sentenced to 24 years imprisonment at the High Court by Justice Damone Younge for the 2019 murder of his ex-wife, Zaila Sugrim.

-Chinese company says over 200 more workers hired Even as many of the contracts for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge were awarded with a ‘round the clock’ approach, President Irfaan Ali expressed disappointment yesterday morning that many contractors were absent from the site.

Damian Bissoon also known as ‘Brother’ was yesterday sentenced to 23 years by Justice Damone Younge for the 2018 murder of Taj Andrew Jarvis.

In an exciting development ahead of the newly introduced 2025 West Indies Breakout League, the Guyana Rainforest Rangers have confirmed the inclusion of Riyad Latif, a promising 17-year-old leg-spinner, as one of their seven protected players.

Dear Editor, There have been many letters and comments on the 10-year passports with President Ali’s slogan “One Guyana” emblazoned therein.

AAG pressing ahead with Carifta Games preparation Yesterday afternoon, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

The Ministry of Education yesterday launched an application to track the number of projects  being carried out by the ministry and their deadlines.

The ongoing 2020 election fraud trial resumed on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where American Chamber of Commerce-Guyana (AMCHAM) observer, Rosalinda Rasul, acknowledged that parts of her evidence submitted to the 2022 Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into  the elections were not included in her statement to the police.

Dear Editor, The rental sector in Guyana is in urgent need of reform.

Popular East Coast-based tapeball cricket team, ‘Team Upsetterz’, has received a generous cash donation from Anil Beharry Real Estate, Construction and General Business Services.

Ralph Thomas, an 18-year-old bus conductor from Mabaruma Settlement, North West District in Region #1, was arrested on 5th March 2025 by a rank from the Mabaruma Police Station’s Criminal Investigation Department and charged on Monday with the rape of a child under 16 years.

Dear Editor, How much more should the people of Guyana tolerate in terms of the disrespect and deplorable behaviour exhibited by the Jagdeo/Ali government?

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that President Donald Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal.

Cheddi/Jagan Memorial Windball Cricket New Central recorded wins in the boy’s and girl’s divisions, respectively, when the Cheddi/Janet Jagan Memorial Windball Cricket Championships continued at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Around 300 persons gathered at the Square of the Revolution last evening in a show of support for social media activist Melissa Atwell Holder who has been detained by US immigration authorities.

Dear Editor, It is of grave concern to me, as it should be to all citizens, that Guyana Water Incorporated has recently embarked on a pipe laying project on High Street which has resulted in the excavation of the road from Croal Street to Broad Street.

– Junior champ Narine secures second place FIDE Master (FM) Anthony Drayton emerged victorious in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) National Rapid Championship, which was staged at the Exhibition Centre of the Pegasus Suites and Corporate Centre, Kingston.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday demanded more details from the Trump administration on two deportation flights that took off this weekend despite his order temporarily banning the removal of people from the United States under an 18th-century law.

Kwame McCoy, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday met with a delegation from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) to discuss Guyana’s policies related to telecommunications and information technology.

Police Commissioners T20 Officers arrested President’s Guard by 48 runs when the 2025 edition of the Police Commissioner Cup T20 Championship commenced yesterday at the Eve Leary ground.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump released material related to the 1963 assassination of former President John F.

Dear Editor, As I travelled to Moruca on March 14, 2024, I was shocked by the conditions at the Charity stelling.

(Reuters) – Leaders from across the Caribbean are seeking clarity after a draft of a U.S.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – New Zealand’s powerful powerplay performances with both ball and bat comfortably dispatched Pakistan in the second T20I in Dunedin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule yesterday with a soft splashdown off Florida’s coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing BA.N

-as it relates to Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas The 15th Annual CCJ International Law Moot is scheduled to be held at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, from March 20 to 21 and could shed light on Guyana’s Local Content Policy and how it meshes or conflicts with the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas The Opening Ceremony will take place on Thursday, March 20, from 9.00 to 9.30 am.

Dear Editor, Guyana, the petrostate is like a honey pot attracting good worker bees, but undesirables like wasps.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed the 2025 Election will be held on April 28.

Team RUBIS has kickstarted the National Coordination Coalition Inc. (NCC)’s Football Academy project with a $2,000,000 donation aimed at equipping at-risk and marginalized youth with essential life skills through the power of sport.

(Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the U.S. military from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order barring transgender people from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and would-be service members challenging the measure goes forward.

Dear Editor, I write in full support of the critical issue of ensuring that long-serving and experienced junior ranks from constable to the rank of sergeant within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are not overlooked for promotion.

(Reuters) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday threatened to impose additional sanctions on Venezuela if the country doesn’t accept its citizens who are repatriated from the United States.

Sir Clive Lloyd, the legendary Guyanese cricketer and celebrated former Captain of the West Indies, has joined One Communications as an ambassador for the new brand.

Dear Editor,  In this period,  when two of the world’s major religions are observing significant religious practices – Lent and Ramadan – it is unfathomable that a deadly strike in the middle of the night by one country against another has taken place resulting in massive deaths and injuries to innocent and helpless civilians.   

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A Colombian Senate committee rejected yesterday a labour reform promoted by President Gustavo Petro, marking the latest setback to the leftist leader’s efforts to pass economic and social legislation he promised to enact during his campaign.

(Reuters) – Prosecutors in the United States have charged powerful Haitian gang leader Johnson Andre, known as Izo, with taking a U.S.

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture, is like a tree without roots” – Marcus  Garvey On the weekend of the First and Second of March, the Dr.

Dear Editor, When oh when will the editor announce the position of letters editor for his organ?

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s government yesterday unveiled a long-promised plan to exempt individuals earning up to 5,000 reais ($881.27) per month from income tax, with the revenue gap set to be covered by new levies on high earners and profits and dividends sent abroad.

By Laura Tyson, Lenny Mendonca BERKELEY – In his inaugural address this January, Donald Trump framed immigration to the United States as a national security threat, proclaiming, “I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.”

(Reuters) – A federal judge yesterday blocked billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from taking any more steps to shut down the U.S.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana First Swiss Chair of International Human Rights Law, Geneva Graduate Institute.

With unprecedented social challenges worldwide, the need for skilled and passionate social workers has never been greater.

The Ministry of Education has confirmed the outbreak of a “rash” at the Mon Repos Primary school, and has stated that the Ministry of Health is investigating the matter.