Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Articles published on Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The vigil for Winston Murray

Vigil held for Murray

Members of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), the youth arm of the PNCR, this evening held a vigil outside of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for party member Winston Murray, who remains on a life support machine at the hospital.

Jayawardene reaches fifty before rain

GALLE,  (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene completed his  37th test fifty before rain washed out play on the third  afternoon of the first test to leave Sri Lanka on 165 for three  today in reply to West Indies’s 580 for nine declared.

No decision yet on Murray

No decision has yet been made on the fate of PNCR executive member Winston Murray who remains on a respirator in the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), his wife Marva said yesterday.

Chris Gayle smashes 333.

Chris Gayle triples up in Galle

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Lion-hearted opener Chris Gayle smashed several longstanding records en route to a career-best 333 but a clatter of wickets in the final session marred an outstanding West Indies performance on the second day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

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Guyana may bypass Panama leg of SA 10K classic in future

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce yesterday said that Guyana will be considering whether to send athletes to the Panama leg of the annual South American 10K classic following Sunday’s dilemma when  distance athlete Dennis Horatio inadvertently detoured from the unmarked route at the event.

We met our targets says Nash

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Brendon Nash has hailed West Indies batting in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka, and observed they stuck to their game plan.

India government mired in giant graft scandal

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – One of India’s biggest  corruption scandals in the Congress-led government’s six years  in power has damaged the prime minister’s image, strained ties  with a key coalition ally and disrupted the passage of reform  bills.

Textmas promotion is now working well

Dear Editor, Thank you for allowing us to respond to the letter ‘Promotion does not appear to be up and running’ published in your letter column of Wednesday, November 10, 2010, where Ayana Cort expresses her concerns about her ability to participate in the current GT&T ‘Textmas’ promotion.