Daily Archive: Saturday, November 13, 2010

Articles published on Saturday, November 13, 2010

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with supporters after she released from house arrest in Yangon November 13, 2010.  REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi freed

YANGON, (Reuters) – Military-ruled Myanmar freed  Nobel Peace Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi today after her  latest period of house arrest expired, giving the country a  powerful pro-democracy voice just days after a widely  criticised election.

PNCR-1G MP Winston Murray

Murray on respirator

-suffered brain haemorrhaging PNCR-1G MP Winston Murray was at press time still unconscious following cerebral hemorrhaging and remained on a respirator in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

Fire fighters ensuring that the flames were out Thursday afternoon.

Mandela landfill fire put out

-closed section back in operation Now that the fire at the Mandela landfill has been extinguished, plans are being made to reopen a section to accommodate more garbage until the scheduled opening of the Haags Bosch facility next year.

Tobago Hill being monitored by health teams

-TB reports under close watch In response to concerns about multiple reports of tuberculosis (TB) in the North West District community of Tobago Hill in the Mabaruma Sub-Region, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has said that teams had already been sent in to investigate the public health status of the community.

STEALING HOME! Jevina Straker (right) comes up behind Letitia Myles to take the girls under-18 400m event yesterday (Orlando Charles photo).

District 10 run out winners

-Straker steals 400m win from Letitia Myles The official results were yet to come in up to press time last night but unofficially District 10 are the winners of the National Schools, Track and Field Championships which climaxed late last night at the National Stadium at Providence.

WPO laments upsurge in maternal deaths

– but also notes thousands of success stories The Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) says it is extremely distressed at  the recent upsurge in cases of maternal deaths which appear to have been the result of negligence by medical personnel but the body also noted that there are thousands and thousands of success stories by those who have received treatment at these institutions.

Mahendra Persaud

Persaud leads national rifle shooting c/ships

—captures Valladares Trophy Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud yesterday picked up from where he left off at this year’s Commonwealth Games by winning the first two stages of the Queensway-sponsored Guyana National Rifle Shooting Association Fullbore national championships at Timehri Rifle Ranges.

A scene from one of the plays.

Namaste set for cultural centre tonight

The stage of the National Cultural Centre will see the unfolding of comedic performances tonight through which actors and actresses will portray the sacrifices of the Indians in colonial times as written in three plays by Guyanese award-wining playwright Sheik Sadeek.

Food and drink festival slated for month end

A big food and beverage festival is planned for November 27 and according to the organizer, Global Friendships Foundation, the festival will give Guyanese an opportunity to sample some of the best cuisine and beverages from Guyana and neighbouring countries.

IDB funding for Caribbean sustainable energy

The preparation of the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) got a push start last month when  US$400,000 in grant funding was made available after CARICOM and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) formalized the Technical Cooperation Agreement.

AND 1 player Larry Williams, A.K.A. ‘The Bone Collector’ prepares to execute his famous crossover on Tyrone Hamid last night at the Burnham Basketball Court. (Orlando Charles photo)

Wildfire unveils All-Star uniforms and team

– AND 1 players amaze in warm-up game Promoters of the current All-Star Basketball Weekend, which began yesterday unveiled the uniforms that will be worn by Guyana’s All-Star players and disclosed  the members of Wildfire’s Guyana “All-Star team who  will clash with the AND 1 Streetball team tomorrow night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Smith sets up formidable South Africa score

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Graeme’s Smith’s 22nd test century  set South Africa on their way to a formidable 311 for three at  the close of the first day of the first test against Pakistan at  the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

Digicel’s Shonett Moore, left,  and Lusignan Golf Club’s Brian Hackett, display the sponsorship cheque. At right is Patrick Prashad.

2010 Digicel Golf Classic starts today

Telecommunications giant, Digicel, in collaboration with the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) on Wednesday launched the 2010 Digicel Golf Classic which will be held today at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara.

T&T PM disturbed over spy agency

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday stated that in her capacity of chairman of the National Security Council (NSC), she was never informed of the secret operations of the Security Intelligence Agency (SIA), a unit which spied on law-abiding citizens.