Daily Archive: Monday, August 29, 2011

Articles published on Monday, August 29, 2011

Gaddafi wife and three children in Algeria

ALGIERS, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s wife and three  of his children entered Algeria yesterday morning, Algeria’s  Foreign Ministry said, drawing criticism from Libya’s rebels who  said granting refuge to the family was an “act of aggression”.

Usain Bolt looks dejected after being disqualified for false starting in the final of the 100m at the World Championships yesterday. (IAAF website)

Jolt from a gun!

DAEGU, South Korea, (Reuters) – Yohan Blake ended  Usain Bolt’s three-year monopoly of short sprint titles yesterday when he won the world 100 metres final after the  defending champion was dramatically disqualified for a false  start.

Sebastian Vettel

Vettel savours seventh win of season

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, (Reuters) – World  champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix and   stretched his Formula One lead to 92 points in a Red Bull  one-two finish with Australian Mark Webber yesterday.

GNIC breezes past GYO

Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) yesterday defeated Gandhi Youth Organization (GYO) by eight-wickets in the opening second round match, of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Queensway Cup, knockout limited overs competition at the Everest Cricket Club, ground.

Stephan James finishes comfortably ahead of the field in the 200 metres final yesterday as he secured his spot on the IGG team. (Orlando Charles photo)

James and Myles dominate IGG trials

Two time gold medalist in the 1500 metres at the Carifta Games Jevina Straker suffered a heavy defeat yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary as the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) hosted its annual Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Trials.

Residents inspect fallen power lines in Hampton Bays, New York yesterday. Hurricane Irene battered New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Irene floods US northeast, Manhattan spared worst

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Irene swept through  Manhattan yesterday but reserved the worst of its fury for  towns and suburbs up and down the northeastern United States  where driving rain and flood tides inundated homes and cut  power to millions.

Julian Hunte

Hunte to meet with Jagdeo tomorrow

President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dr. Julian Hunte is expected to meet with Guyana’s president Bharrat Jagdeo at 2pm tomorrow over the government’s intervention into the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) impasse.

Whose history is valid?

Dear  Editor, When President Jagdeo encouraged the young people at the Impress event to investigate their history, he referred to a particular ugly time when the PNC government banned flour and other food items.

Last throes of Libya war focus on Sirte

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libyan rebel forces were  converging on Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte yesterday,  hoping to deliver the coup de grace of their revolution but  uncertain if the fallen strongman was holed up there.

Wayne Rooney

Rooney hat-trick as United hammer Arsenal 8-2

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United and Manchester  City left their tortured opponents and the Premier League in no  doubt they are the teams to beat this season after hugely  confident demolitions of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur yesterday.

False start rule draws ire after Bolt departs

DAEGU, South Korea, Aug 28 (Reuters) – A controversial false  start rule that sent world record holder Usain Bolt crashing out  of the world championships on Sunday drew immediate fire from  world 100 metres silver medallist Walter Dix.

Hamilton apologises for crash

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, (Reuters) – McLaren’s  Lewis Hamilton shouldered the blame and apologised to his  Formula One team after yet another accident in a crash-strewn  season ended his Belgian Grand Prix hopes yesterday.

Anna Hazare

India celebrates people’s victory as activist ends fast

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Sipping coconut water and  honey, a self-styled Gandhian anti-corruption reformer ended a  hunger strike on its 13th day yesterday, a protest that had  sparked huge rallies across the country, exposed a weak  government and ushered in a new middle-class political force.

Beyonce appears at MTV awards looking pregnant

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – R&B singer Beyonce let  pictures tell the story of a baby on the way for her and rapper  husband Jay-Z at the MTV Video Music Awards yesterday,  appearing before photographers and outlining a baby bump under  her long gown.

Paul Simon

Shilpa and Vybz

This week we asked the man and woman in the streets what they thought about Shilpa Shetty’s “performance” on Bollywood Night for Jamzone 2011, and Vybz Kartel’s walking off the plane on the way to Guyana and not showing up to perform here for the second time.

Who is Anna Hazare?

“We the people of India give ourselves a corruption-free India” These were the words of a supporter of the man who has won the hearts and minds of thousands of Indians and forced a nation to turn within to examine the corruption that became an intrinsic part of everyday life.