Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Rubio to discuss energy security, illegal migration in Caribbean trip WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S.

The US Embassy today issued a warning about the consequences of overstaying on a US visa.

COPENHAGEN,  (Reuters) – The United States is exerting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said today, ahead of an unsolicited visit by a high-profile U.S.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of the pope’s medical team said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Curtis Ward says the key reason for Marco Rubio’s visit to Jamaica this week has not been revealed, asserting that the trip is to make demands on CARICOM states.

(Trinidad Guardian) Housing Minister and Laventille East/Morvant MP Adrian Leonce is now in hot water, after admitting to registering a UK-based company using another person’s address in that country before terminating the company.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) responded to a fire at the ABC Chinese Restaurant, Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, at approximately 03:07 hrs this morning.

Amid mounting questions, the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) Director, Jacob Opadeyi on Sunday announcing the termination of its relationship with third-party services provider, ISDC.

Shaleza Ellis, the woman who was charged with the 2019 killing of Latoya Haywood, was yesterday sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by Justice Damone Young at the High Court in Demerara.

The Linden Mayor and Town Council says that the recent government decision to remove the toll on the Wismar-MacKenzie Bridge, effective August 1st, 2025 will  present an immediate and significant financial challenge for the Council.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC yesterday said that the  government had met with a number of persons whose proprietary interests are likely to be affected by the corridor earmarked for the Guyana Power & Light (GPL) transmission lines from the Gas to Shore Generating Facility and the new East Bank Demerara Highway (Diamond to Soesdyke).

Residents of Charity, Essequibo Coast staged a  protest on Saturday against the government, as they displayed support for businessman Azruddin Mohamed during what he described as a “meet and greet” in the village.

Sceada Swallay, the 18-year-old hairdresser who was involved in a motor car accident last Wednesday on the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road, West Coast Demerara (WCD), died as a result of a brain haemorrhage caused by blunt trauma to the head.

A 22-year-old barber was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with two counts of discharging a loaded firearm with intent.

Dear Editor, On the morning of Saturday, March 22, a devastating fire tore through Critchlow Labour College (CLC), leaving a significant portion of the building in ruins.

-do not reflect the values of 21st-century Guyana The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) has joined the growing chorus of voices calling for lawmakers here to urgently repeal Guyana’s anti-gay laws stating that they are outdated and do not reflect the values of today’s society.

Dear Editor, Thank you for an update of how the rise in cost of living is impacting lives of low income people (Mar 24).

The Guyana men’s national football team, the Golden Jaguars, stand on the brink of history as they prepare to face Guatemala tonight at 8:30 PM at the Estadio Cementos Progreso.

A controversy from 2020 roared back to life yesterday when  a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing was told that a Buju Banton concert from 2019 was paid for with lottery commission funds and not with PNCR money as had been claimed by then party official, Amna Ally.

Dear Editor, In Guyana, “The use of force by members of the Guyana Police Force” are excellent words to utter to start a conversation with or even better to initiate an argument.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education for the GUYSOL Women in Solar Apprenticeship Programme.

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter for the attention of President Irfaan Ali.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that about 6 pm on Sunday, police ranks on patrol duties received ‘certain information’ and as a result, the ranks went to Chanta Creek, located on the Soesdyke-Linden High-way, where contact was made with Adrian Dailey, a 34-year-old from Friend-ship, East Bank Demerara, who was the driver of minibus #BAG 4708.

The police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Shamiah Ryan also known as `Banker’ in relation to forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony.

Dear Editor As a re-migrant returning to Guyana after 20 years abroad, I have quickly realized that the country’s housing crisis remains a significant issue affecting both locals and returning citizens.

Dear Editor, As discussions continue surrounding Secretary Marco Rubio’s historical political stance on Cuba, it is imperative to assess how his approach could influence Guyana’s longstanding relationship with the island nation.

Twenty-two-year-old William Gulizar appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he was charged with armed robbery.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court judge said yesterday that Nazis were given more rights to contest their removal from the United States during World War Two than Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance’s press statement on March 17, 2025, in response to the Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) request for tax information made under the Access to Information Act, and Mr.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court turned away yesterday a bid by casino mogul Steve Wynn to roll back defamation protections established in its landmark 1964 ruling in the case New York Times v.

WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday issued an executive order declaring that any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela will pay a 25% tariff on trades with the U.S.,

With just 11 days to go before Guyana welcomes 16 nations for the largest 3×3 basketball event ever hosted in the English-speaking Caribbean, anticipation is at an all-time high.

AirBadminton made its official debut in St. Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday last, as the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), with support from Badminton Pan Am, hosted its first-ever AirBadminton tournament.

Indian Premier League (ESPNcricinfo) Ashutosh Sharma was going nowhere. He was on 20 off 20 balls.

(CPLT20) The schedule for the highly anticipated 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has been officially confirmed.

(CWI, ST. JOHN’S, Antigua) Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed the West Indies Women’s squad to compete in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2025, scheduled for 9 to 19 April in Lahore, Pakistan.

Dear Editor, Sunday, March 23, 2025, was no different from previous years, as the PPP/C gathered at the memorial site to honour the life and legacy of the late Dr.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Form-er chief magistrate Marcia Ayers-Caesar has emerged as the victor in an almost-eight-year legal battle between herself and the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (JLSC) over her “forced” resignation as a High Court judge in 2017.

Elite League Season VII The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Elite League Season 7 produced another night of intense action on Sunday at the National Training Centre, Providence, as Den Amstel FC and Ann’s Grove United FC battled to a dramatic 3-3 draw, while Western Tigers FC and Fruta Conquerors FC played to a goalless stalemate. 

The suspension by the state of the special mining permit to the Aranaputa Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is an unvarnished victory for the work done by the media and community activism. 

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday said that it has noted the remarks made by one of its members, Section Leader (SL) Neville Cumberbatch, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in a Facebook live presentation raising his concerns about the Minister of Home Affairs,  Robeson Benn’s ‘… interference in firefighting operation…’ The GFS said it wishes to clearly advise that the opinion and views of SL Cumberbatch do not represent the leadership of the GFS and its members.

One Guyana Basketball Premier League The One Guyana Basketball Premier League continued on Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, delivering three intense matchups that saw the Georgetown Masters, Jets, and Eagles secure commanding victories. 

By Gaston Browne SAINT JOHN’S – Last week, heads of state, ministers of finance and energy, investors, civil-society groups, and energy-industry leaders convened in Barbados for the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) Forum.