Little island, long memory: Barbados and Jews - JNS.org Little island, long memory: Barbados and Jews JNS.org
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Woman, 77, dies after bee attack at Success, another injured Police in Regional Division # 4 ‘C’ are investigating an incident which occurred yesterday at about 7 am at Success, East Coast Demerara, that resulted in the death of Mohadai Sankar, 77, and left a 25-year-old female, also of Success, hospitalized. The article Woman, 77, dies after bee attack at Success, another injured appeared first on Stabroek News.
Gov’t denied Exxon request to explore closer to Venezuela – Bharrat -rejects claim that another force majeure granted Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat yesterday said that ExxonMobil had requested permission to explore in the north-western portion of the Stabroek Block, closer to Venezuela but the government, had denied the request, citing the ongoing border case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The article Gov’t denied Exxon request to explore closer to Venezuela – Bharrat appeared first on Stabroek News.
Completion of gas to energy plant further delayed -Brassington announces Government’s flagship Wales Gas to Energy project, which is intended to cut electricity costs by up to 50%, will not reach full operational capacity until mid-2027, project lead Winston Brassington has announced. The article Completion of gas to energy plant further delayed appeared first on Stabroek News.
Ten companies bid for cooking gas bottling plant Ten companies, including major regional and international energy suppliers, have submitted proposals to construct a cooking gas bottling plant at the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) site, aimed at meeting Guyana’s domestic demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The article Ten companies bid for cooking gas bottling plant appeared first on Stabroek News.
Police probing fatal injury to man at NA Psychiatric Hospital -suspect in custody The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ravindra Yudeshwar Bishram, 52, on Thursday night at the New Amsterdam Psychiatric Hospital and a patient is in custody. The article Police probing fatal injury to man at NA Psychiatric Hospital appeared first on Stabroek News.
‘Cuba not a threat to any country’ Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Tania López Larroque, had barely settled into Kingston when a new crisis erupted. Just weeks after her arrival on December 8 last year, United States President Donald Trump signed a January 29 executive order imposing an international fuel blockade on Cuba, threatening heavy sanctions against any country that supplies the island with oil. The consequences, she says, have been devastating.
Patterson agonising over Cuba crisis Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has expressed his “indescribable” personal torment over the deepening political and humanitarian crisis in Cuba – a crisis he says is made worse by the absence of the bold political courage once shown in the era of Michael Manley. Patterson was among 10 former Caribbean prime ministers who issued a joint statement as the situation in Cuba worsens, with the island reportedly starved of fuel. Speaking to ‘Beyond the Headlines’ host Dionne Jackson Miller on Radio Jamaica 94 FM on Friday, Patterson did not mince his words.
‘Baby blood dem a hunt’ The blood had dried stiff against the tiny waistband of the undergarment one would struggle to believe was all white, but at least two bullet holes were very much visible as a reminder of the onslaught. Ladonia Cunningham could not let it go. She wore it on her head as a stark and painful reminder of the manner in which her infant son, Jace ‘Zaza’ Pinnock, was slain.
Route design, not dancehall Two rural principals are pushing back against the Ministry of Education’s explanation for sluggish uptake in the Government’s rural school bus programme – and they say the main problem is route design, not dancehall. At a press conference last Tuesday, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz and Richard Troupe, director of safety and security in the Ministry of Education, acknowledged that student numbers are trailing expectations months after the programme’s launch at the start of the 2025-2026 academic year. Troupe suggested culture may be competing with caution.
Deferred no more Told as a teenager that studying law was beyond her family’s means, Kadeish Jarrett-Fletcher quietly set the dream aside. Nearly two decades later, the Court Administration Division executive has returned to that ambition and crossed the Bar with faith and firm resolve. Now an attorney-at-law, Jarrett-Fletcher offers a simple but powerful message to others struggling to hold on to deferred dreams: start.