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Ali says there must be changes in Cuba to ensure democracy President Irfaan Ali yesterday agreed that there must be changes in Cuba to ensure democracy following United States (US) President Donald Trump’s announcement at the Shield of Americas meeting of sweeping economic and diplomatic moves in Latin America among which will be potential shifts in Washington’s relations with Havana. The article Ali says there must be changes in Cuba to ensure democracy appeared first on Stabroek News.
Apology On the 31st of December 2025, this newspaper published a letter by Mr. K Juman-Yassin S.C., and on the 1st of January 2026, further published an article entitled “Juman-Yassin raises spectre that gov’t-orchestrated plot ousted Cummings-Edwards as Chancellor”, which contained statements from which unfair and damaging inferences to the reputation of Mr. The article Apology appeared first on Stabroek News.
Edgar Heyligar passes away The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced the passing yesterday of the Authority’s first Commissioner-General, Edgar E. Heyligar. In a statement, the GRA said that Heyligar served the Authority as Com-missioner -General from 2000 to 2003. The article Edgar Heyligar passes away appeared first on Stabroek News.
Gov’t willing to recruit overseas workers for mining sector – Ali -to address labour shortage President Irfaan Ali says he is pleased with the support and cooperation given by the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) for the government’s reform of the mining sector and promised to help address the labour issues currently facing the sector. The article Gov’t willing to recruit overseas workers for mining sector – Ali appeared first on Stabroek News.
Local banks working to be ready for national payment platform – Ganga All local banks here are currently working on completing the national payment platform to ensure a glitch-free rollout when the 24-hour inter-linked banking service is ready in a few months, Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr Gobind Ganga says. The article Local banks working to be ready for national payment platform – Ganga appeared first on Stabroek News.
Forgotten learners Months after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, administrators and students at several special-needs institutions remain in a desperate battle for survival, grappling with a sluggish recovery that threatens to derail the education of the nation’s most vulnerable learners. One St Elizabeth-based early childhood institution has remained shuttered since the passage of the devastating storm, whose name the World Meteorological Organization last week struck from its list, while another institution in St Ann has phased its opening.
Defence demands witness’s evidence struck from record in murder case against cops Defence attorney Hugh Wildman has urged the court to exclude the testimony of a key prosecution witness in the trial of six policemen charged in connection with the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew, arguing that the evidence was “tainted and unlawfully obtained”. Wildman told the court that the evidence of the female eyewitness should be “totally” struck from the record because she participated in a meeting with the prosecutor and another witness shortly before she took the witness stand.
Bridging the gap: one sign at a time The Jamaica Libraries and Information Network (JAMLIN), an arm of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), has launched a Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) training initiative aimed at strengthening accessibility and inclusion across Jamaica’s library network. The programme, titled ‘Bridging the Gap: One Sign at a Time’, was officially launched on March 2 during a ceremony held at The University of the West Indies, Mona campus.
‘Not my North Star’, says 2026 top journalist Senior Gleaner journalist Kimone Francis says being named the 2025 Journalist of the Year is a prestigious honour, but is not her “North Star”. “Knowing that a story helped a family find justice or brought resources to a neglected community provides a level of fulfilment that a title cannot replicate,” Francis said yesterday. Her award is among 20 the RJRGLEANER Communications Group took home during the Press Association of Jamaica’s (PAJ) annual national awards ceremony held in St Andrew on Saturday.
Welfare fund established to assist journalists in need Seeing colleague journalists struggle quietly with medical challenges and other personal crises is what moved veteran practitioner Janet Silvera to propose a welfare fund for Jamaican journalists. Silvera, who is also an entrepreneur, will make the first contribution of $1 million to the Journalism Welfare Fund from the proceeds of the Jill Stewart Mobay City Run she founded. “Over the years, I have watched too many colleagues struggle quietly when illness or personal crises strike,” she told The Gleaner yesterday.