Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Okemo Todd suffered years of abuse at the hands of her reputed husband and early yesterday morning was brutally stabbed to death during a heated argument.

Police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old man whose burnt remains were found moments after he returned home in a suspected drunken state.

An afternoon of fun for a group of boys ended in tragedy yesterday when one of them drowned in a “backwash lagoon” at the Guyana Water Incorporated’s (GWI) Central Ruimveldt Iron Removal treatment plant.

– US report Bribes and coercion see Guyana’s dons continuing to operate with impunity despite some strides made by local law agencies in investigating drug crimes, the 2010 US State Department Inter-national Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) has found.

This woman escaped serious injury yesterday after an out-of-control taxi pinned her against this bridge at Prospect, East Bank Demerara.

Drumming led the way during the Phagwah celebrations at the Indian Cultural Centre.

This group of Alexander Village residents seen here in this Tarick Pertab photo certainly had fun during their Phagwah celebrations yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe With a string of repellent performances designed to drive away an already wary cricket public and amidst persistent ramblings between the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players’ Association, the West Indies team arrived in Guyana yesterday smarting from their humiliating Twenty20 defeat against opponents Zimbabwe on Sunday.

Guyanese Dr Suresh Narine has been awarded a Cdn$1.25M Ontario Research Chair in Green Chemistry and Engineering from his alumnus Trent University in Ontario, Canada.

A fireman was killed on the spot last evening when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pedal cyclist on the Grove Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

– had been cleared in Polar beer scam probe report The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) recently terminated the employment of six high-level officials who were cleared in the Polar beer scam report, but had been sent on leave to facilitate an investigation.

Motorists travelling along the Eccles Public Road had a scare yesterday afternoon when the container on this truck started to slip off.

As  the 210 budget debates wound down last Monday evening, Opposition Leader Robert Corbin called on the government to pay heed to the advice of the parliamentary opposition, as he identified this as one of the keys to accelerated progress in the country.

PNCR Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray last Thursday reprimanded Agri-culture Minister Robert Persaud for not allowing the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to maintain its own accounting records, thus breaking the law.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – As expected, captain Chris Gayle has returned to strengthen the West Indies side for the first two One-Day Internationals but there is still no room for batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan and all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.

The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, a branch of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, will formally launch its in-company Executive Master of Business Adminis-tration (EMBA) programme in Guyana tomorrow.

– students sent home Officials at the Port Kaituma Secondary School were forced to send home the children who use the dormitory facility because of a lack of food.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Standings after the seventh and final round of the WICB Regional first-class competition yesterday: Tabulate under: Teams; M=Matches; W=Wins;

The man who was placed on bail after he was arrested on the allegation of the rape of two young girls in Port Kaituma has been re-arrested and was flown to Georgetown yesterday.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – A half-century from wicketkeeper Lyndon James guided Windward Islands to first innings points over Guyana as their final round WICB regional first class match ambled to a tame draw yesterday.

James Street, Albouystown came alive yesterday morning as residents celebrated Phagwah.

By Marlon Munroe Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director attached to Guyana’s Lady Jaguars Mark Rodrigues admitted yesterday that he was pleased with the team’s prospects but was cognizant that more is expected from the team before their first match on Friday against St.

PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar powders President Bharrat Jagdeo during Phagwah celebrations at the Indian Cultural Centre.

-Oscar Shew Memorial TT competition Former Caribbean U-15 boys singles champion Nigel Bryan and national player Chelsea Edghill were adjudged the most outstanding racquet wielders when the Oscar Shew Memorial two-day table tennis tournament ended at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday.

The selectors of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) yesterday named 26 under-15 players for practice sessions that commence today and ends Thursday  at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) ground.

What El Nino? Water was used galore as these residents of John Street, Campbellville celebrated Phagwah yesterday.

Dear Editor, Thank you for keeping the situation in Haiti in the public eye with your February 25 Guyana Review article, ‘When will Haiti’s travails end?’ 

(BBC) President Dmitry Medvedev has called on Russian Olympic officials to resign, following the nation’s worst ever performance in the winter games.

Water fun! This group in Albouystown yesterday used lots of water to celebrate Phagwah.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Floods and mudslides killed at least 13 people in Haiti over the weekend, raising fears about the vulnerability of survivors of the Jan.

(BBC) The threat of mass withdrawals from the Indian Premier League seems to have been allayed after organisers gave new commitments over security.

Dear Editor, It is with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing of Aubrey Alexander, an energetic gentleman with a warm, winsome smile.

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Looters raided more stores in this ravaged city yesterday as thousands of Chilean troops struggled to restore order after a huge earthquake and tsunamis killed more than 700 people.

Dear Editor, On Friday, February 26, I entered the Citizens Bank and joined a long line, resigned to be there for a long time because there were only two tellers.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl is striving for more consistency from his players and believes the recently completed tour of India was a solid starting point to preparations for next year’s World Cup. 

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned yesterday relations with its ally the United States would be damaged if a US congressional panel votes this week to label a World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces as genocide.

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday the United States stood ready to help Argentina and Britain resolve new tensions over the disputed Falkland Islands, which sparked a war between the two countries in 1982.

Dear Editor, Your February 28 news article, ‘Sash Sawh relative thinks Roger Khan has answers on murder,’ probably took many readers by complete surprise given that many had literally forgotten the most prominent of all the unsolved murders during the Jagdeo presidency: the Sawh murders.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of civilians are feared to have died in a surge of fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the turbulent Darfur region, a UN source told Reuters yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Paceman Brett Lee, who retired  from test cricket last week, said he hoped to spearhead Australia’s attack at the World Twenty20 tournament to be staged in the Caribbean from April 30.  

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court yesterday accused Venezuela’s left-wing government of helping Basque ETA rebels and Colombian FARC guerrillas plot possible attacks on Spanish soil against targets including Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.

By Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA Introduction With local elections around the corner, I dedicate this essay to all of us who want to come together to make our nation a better place for everyone and especially our children.

PARIS (Reuters) – Russia will consider imposing “smart” sanctions against Iran if diplomatic efforts fail to persuade Tehran to relent over its nuclear programme, President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Former Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos leads the race to succeed President Alvaro Uribe in a May election after a court barred the US ally from seeking re-election, a poll said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The decentralization of various services to rural areas in Guyana was done in order for citizens to access the same service offered in an urban area, so as to avoid persons having to travel to the city.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England included five uncapped  players in their provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20 to be staged in the Caribbean from April 30 this year, announced  yesterday.

Will the arraignment last week of four male adults from Enmore Village on the East Coast − on charges of “carnally knowing” a nine-year-old girl − have any effect on the administration’s human security and public safety policies?

DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad has accepted a UN proposal to extend the mandate of its peacekeeping force in the West African country until May 15, the UN Secretary General’s special representative said yesterday.

Barbados economy will improve – IMF The International Monetary Fund says economic activity in Barbados will improve as the global economy gradually expands, but the recovery’s timing remains uncertain.

Naomi Wolf is a political activist and social critic whose most recent book is Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries.

Dear Editor, The following quote is taken from an article reporting on an interview with Minister Sash Sawh’s brother-in-law (Sunday Stabroek, February 28): “Questions have been raised about the possibility of Khan’s phantom group being involved in the killing.

Michael Hussey has another chance to regain the number-one batting position in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship when Australia goes head to head with New Zealand in the five-ODI series in Napier tomorrow.  Hussey had briefly claimed the top spot from India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a successful series against Pakistan in which he scored 220 runs.