Daily Archive: Thursday, March 27, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio  today said he wants countries to have alternatives to Chinese infrastructure, adding that he wants to ensure the U.S.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio today said that it would be a very bad day for the Venezuelan regime if it attacked Guyana or ExxonMobil’s assets in the Atlantic and it will not end well for them.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) today announced that it is conducting joint maritime exercises with the United States Navy this week in this country’s waters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico 

(Trinidad Guardian) United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday called on Prime Minister Stuart Young to support moves against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro’s administration during a bilateral meeting in Kingston, Jamaica.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian farming billionaire Vadim Moshkovich was remanded in custody for two months by a Moscow court on Thursday after his detention on suspicion of large-scale fraud, the highest-profile arrest in years of a major businessman in Russia.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a new US$ 22-million Guyana One Health Project to strengthen health resilience in Guyana as well as focus on empowering the country to prevent, prepare for, and respond to health emergencies, while adopting a One Health approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health systems, a World Bank release announced yesterday.  

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday said that the Donald Trump administration was looking at the Cuba health programme globally only for what it believes are injustices and exploitation of workers most times by their own government.

-assistance must align with America’s interests `Foreign aid is an instrument of foreign policy, okay.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday commissioned the $447.8 million Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority sub-registry building in Suddie, Region Two.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has issued a bulletin for Yuri Garcia Dominguez in connection with his ongoing trial and the probe into what has been described as a massive Ponzi Scheme.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Cor-poration (GPHC) yesterday commissioned its new $210 million Boiler System/Steam Plant, a critical investment aimed at improving hospital operations, energy efficiency, and patient care.

Forty-two-year-old Dexroy Ogleton yesterday appeared before Justice Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Berbice Assizes where he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for the death of Jermaine Elias, called ‘Deportee’.

The lifeless body of Tauran McLennon was pulled out of the Kwakwani Waterfront,  Kwakwani, Upper Berbice around 5:53 pm yesterday.

Dear Editor: Allow me some space to extend to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his team a warm welcome to Guyana and to the CARICOM region in general.

GFA Pre-Season Championship Camptown thrashed Order and Discipline by a 4-0 scoreline when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Pre-Season League continued last evening at the Farnum ground, Subryanville.

– to battle USA, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico The Lady Jaguars will compete in Group A of the CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which is slated for May 29 – June 8th in Costa Rica following the official draw.

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to recent articles regarding the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Quality Companies based in the United States, officially launch-ed a subsidiary Qualco Guyana yesterday at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, offering its services to the oil and gas industry.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James tipped in the game-winning layup as time expired, giving the visiting Los Angeles Lakers a 120-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis yesterday.

Dear Editor, Let’s face facts. Might is ultimately right in our world.

At about 8.45 am yesterday, the lifeless body of Junan Gomes, a 40-year-old woman from Lot 306 Timehri, EBD, was discovered in Room #5 at the Sunflower Hotel/Restau-rant and Bar located on Cummings Street and South Road, Georgetown, by the hotel’s supervisor, Coleen Cush.

Dear Editor, I write to express my growing concern over the blatant disregard for traffic laws on our roadways, particularly by truck drivers and other motorists.

A man of Wismar, Linden has been arrested and is expected to face charges of child abuse and endangerment after recording a video of his one-year-old child hanging from a bedsheet tied to a tree in the yard.

Dear Editor, As a public communications analyst, I write to bring urgent attention to alarming reports of mismanagement and unlawful land acquisition within a Co-op Society on the Linden Soesdyke Highway.

Yesterday, customs officers of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and CANU officers, acting on information received, searched one incoming barrel from the United States of America (USA), which led to the discovery of several transparent parcels containing a quantity of foreign cannabis.

Dear Editor, The people of Kwakwani continue to face severe economic hardship following the closure of the bauxite company years ago.

By Neville J. Bissember On “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” earlier this month, former US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked what is the current state of US Foreign Policy.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie production.

Dear Editor, The upcoming National Elections will be a vote on whether or not democracy and fair elections are important.

Aubrey Calder, a 73-year-old  was found dead at approximately 10 am yesterday in his apartment at the John’s Guest House located at  Lot 100 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, the police said in a release.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday upheld a lower court’s temporary block on the Trump administration’s deportation of some Venezuelan immigrants under a little-used 18th century law.

Dear Editor, I saw a video shared by a PPP activist that showed a senior Regional Official from Berbice, who is also a PPP organizer in Corentyne, having cause to threaten the 10-day workers with this message: “If you go to the Team Mohammed community meeting, you shall be fired.” 

Ravindra Dhuman, a 27-year-old unemployed resident of Lot 890 Grassfield, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on March 22nd 2025 by ranks of the Enmore Police Station and charged on Tuesday with the offence of burglary with intent.

Dear Editor, Rosalinda Rasul at the 2020 election fraud trial day after day being tormented in the witness box!

-after complainant requests no further action Satesh Madray, a 41-year-old contractor from Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested on March 23rd 2025 and charged yesterday with the offence of break-and-enter and larceny committed on the business place of Andre Marcus at Ogle, ECD, on March 23rd.

BOSTON,  (Reuters) – A court order blocking President Donald Trump’s freeze on trillions of dollars in government financial assistance will remain in place for now, a federal appeals court said yesteday.

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing me space, in your newspaper, to share my views on a very topical issue, that is, the two sides of social media influencers.

(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesteday refused to pause a judge’s ruling requiring the administration of President Donald Trump to reinstate more than 17,000 workers at six agencies who lost their jobs as part of Trump’s purge of the federal workforce.

Banks DIH’s Bartica branch has donated a water dispenser to the Region #7 Police Headquarters.

(Barbados Nation) A 13-year-old boy was shot in Silver Hill on Tuesday, March 25, after being caught in the crossfire of a violent altercation.

Dear Editor,      The news state that the children’s cash grant distribution will start on 12th May 2025.

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) Training Programme launched on Sunday in Region Six will see more than 200 persons participating over the next four months to support nurses and other medical professionals, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

(Reuters) – The U.S. federal judiciary yesterday launched a task force focused on ensuring the continued security and independence of the courts as Republican President Donald Trump and his allies ramp up their criticism of judges who block his agenda.

LA PAZ, March (Reuters) – Bolivian President Luis Arce declared a national emergency yesterday after torrential rains and severe floods left more than 50 dead and displaced more than 100,000 across the country.

Rock Futsal Championship  The captains of the opposing teams, Back Circle and Gold is Money, have stated their confidence in winning the Rock Futsal Championship, which is scheduled to wrap up on Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. 

Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi sits atop the standings in the National Women’s Chess Championships after four rounds at the David Rose Special School, Georgetown.

Guyana welcomes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Apart from relations with Caricom in relation to energy security, illegal immigration and criminal networks as defined by US U.S.

President Irfaan Ali, while speaking at the opening of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority building in Region #2 yesterday, disclosed that Guyana is making the case to stage matches in the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Former Director in the UN Political Department.

Twenty-two-year-old mechanic Shaun Innis appeared on Tuesday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court charged with simple larceny.

East Coast President’s Cup T20 Knockout Lusignan A, Better Hope and Lusignan recorded contrasting wins when the East Coast Demerara Cricket Association (ECDCA) sanctioned President’s Cup T20 Knockout Championship continued.

Guyanese of a certain age will remember the days when all textbooks, in every level of our school system, were published overseas.

– dismisses protests of clubs that challenged legitimacy World Athletics, the global governing body of the sport, has dismissed the protest of six clubs which challenged the legitimacy of the recently held Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) elections which resulted in Sheryl Hermonstine being elected to President.

(ESPN) No Sunil Narine, no problem for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

-urges regional investment in sports infrastructure (SportsMax) Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr Kishore Shallow has revealed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, generated a staggering US$1.66 billion in economic impact for the Caribbean region—an unprecedented return that he says underscores the economic power of sport and the urgent need for greater investment in infrastructure across the region.

Dear Editor, I am writing to bring attention to a significant development in Guyana’s healthcare landscape involving Hess Corporation, a major energy company with substantial interests in the country’s oil and gas sector.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Punjab Kings’ owners will feel the $3.17 million they splurged on Shreyas Iyer was money well spent after the 30-year-old demonstrated selfless leadership in Tuesday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) victory against 2022 champions Gujarat Titans.

(Field Level Media) Nikola Jokic racked up 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his return to the lineup, Michael Porter Jr.

WASHINGTON/PARIS,  (Reuters) –  President Donald Trump’s administration plans to end U.S.