NEWS
Bandits cover Laventille granny's face before taking $300
Police are searching for two bandits who invaded an 81-year-old Laventille woman’s home, covered her face with a pillow, and then robbed her of $300. The victim was asleep at her home on Pashley Street around 1.15 am on November 2, when she heard a noise in the living room. She went to check and was confronted by two men, one of whom had a gun and who pointed it at her. The men demanded, "just hand over the money and doh make any noise eh!” They took her back to her bedroom, forced her lie on the bed and then covered her face with a pillow. The bandits stole her handbag with $300 in it. The men then walked out of the house and escaped. Read more here
POLITICS
Emotions run high in SYG senate debate
Emotions ran high in the Senate on December 2, during debate on the Home Invasion (Self-Defence and Defence of Property) Bill, 2025. His voice filled with emotion and his legs shaking, government senator Brian Baig recounted his experience as a victim of a home invasion, before calling on the Senate to pass the bill in the name of a murdered relative who also died during a home invasion. Speaking about his experience, Baig said it robbed him and his family of not only valuables, but also of their peace of mind. He said it has had a permanent effect on his psyche. “To this day I wake every day at 3 am, the hour before the incident took place, because I think that man in still in my house.” Read more here
BUSINESS
Methanex says future of T&T operations hinges on gas supply, Venezuela link
The Methanex Corporation’s future in Trinidad and Tobago hinges on securing adequate gas supplies, with expansion plans closely linked to potential cross-border development in Venezuela, its president and chief executive officer Rich Sumner has said. Sumner made the comment as Methanex recently hosted its Investor Day. He said that while Methanex is seeing stable or improving gas supply conditions in regions such as Chile and Egypt, T&T continues to face uncertainty. Sumner said that, similar to Methanex’s assets in New Zealand, the offshore gas fields in T&T are “all mature and at end of life.” Read more here
REGIONAL
Gov’t aims to incorporate 5,000 persons with disabilities into local workforce
PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced an ambitious goal of the government to incorporate some 5,000 persons with disabilities into the local workforce. The President made this announcement during his feature address at the Guyana Tourism Authority’s Awards and Gala 2025 on Tuesday evening. “We want 5,000 with disabilities to be incorporated into the workforce, and we are going to make it happen,” the Head of State said. Throughout the years, the government has remained steadfast in its commitment to improving the lives of Guyanese across any background. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill
An impending crisis over conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli army is threatening to undermine Israel's government and split the country. Public opinion on the issue has shifted dramatically in Israel after two years of war, and this is now perhaps the most explosive political risk facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers are currently considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious study, established when the State of Israel was declared in 1948. That exemption was ruled illegal by Israel's High Court of Justice almost 20 years ago. Temporary arrangements to continue it were formally ended by the court last year, forcing the government to begin drafting the community. Read more here
3rd December 2025