Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Articles published on Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Rapper Heavy D is dead at 44

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rapper Heavy D, who rose to  fame during the 1990s and scored hit singles such as “Now That  We Found Love”, died on Tuesday after collapsing outside his  Beverly Hills home.

Tendulkar reaches milestone to boost India

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Sachin Tendulkar became  the first batsman to pass 15,000 test runs as the hosts moved  within 124 runs of victory against West Indies despite losing  both openers on the third day of the first test in front of a  sparse crowd today.

Boxer Frazier, Ali’s greatest foe, dies

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Joe Frazier, the relentless  slugger who became the heavyweight champion of the world and  earned boxing immortality with three epic battles against  Muhammad Ali, died yesterday at age 67, his personal manager  said.

Yvonne Hinds

Prime Minister’s daughter- in-law seeks asylum in US

Elizabeth Hinds, the daughter-in-law of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, has requested asylum in the United States and is seeking to regain her three-year-old son after a court granted custody to his father—a custody battle that prompted the PM’s wife last evening to threaten legal action against any attempt to distort the case or discredit her family.

The English Contingent of the Golden Jaguars squad pictured exiting the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Sunday evening. The front three (left to right) are: Ricky Shakes, Shawn “Bubly” Beveney and Alani Mounter. The back three (left to right) are: Chris Bourne, Leon Cort and Carl Cort.

Jaguars win can put Guyana on the map – coach

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is continuing its frenetic “Wear Yellow” campaign, encouraging locals to flaunt this colour as the Golden Jaguars embark on their quest to top Group B when they face Trinidad and Tobago, on Friday at the Guyana National Stadium.

Inconsistency

Dear Editor, Last year, Mr Jagdeo sounded quite statesman-like when he appealed to Buxtonians to forget occurrences of the past, so that the nation of Guyana could go forward with peace and compromise, but within a short while after that plea, Mr Jagdeo went to Babu John, Port Mourant and called on listeners to remember and to tell their young ones about the ills that the PNC government had done.

Guyana Elections Commission Corner

Gecom gazettes lists of candidates for the political parties contesting the 2011 General and Regional Elections The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has published in the Official Gazette the lists of candidates which were submitted by (i) A Partner for National Unity (APNU), (ii)Alliance For Change (AFC), (iii) People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), and (iv) The United Force (TUF), to contest the 2011 General and Regional Elections. Also

Francis ‘Chico’ Chichester (left) of the RCMTC&SF presents the Banks DIH Trophy to Leonie Wade, aunt of Colin Elcock, for The Message’s emphatic win in the feature B class event.

The Message gets through at Alness race

The Message, ridden by Yap Drepaul of The Colin Elcock stable, returned to competition with a win on Sunday in the feature B class event when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports and Banks DIH the Champion of Champions horse race meet at Alness, Corentyne.

Leon Johnson

Unimpressive cricket leaves Guyana, region in a spin

The 36th edition of the premier West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) limited overs tournament, now branded the Clive Lloyd/Regional Super 50 Cup, concluded last week here in Guyana, with Chris Gayle’s Jamaican side, winning their eighth regional title, while simultaneously securing the prestigious domestic double for 2011.

Lurid details emerge in Penn State case, 2 charged

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (Reuters) – Two former Penn State officials were charged yesterday with covering up alleged sexual assaults of young boys by a former coach, as authorities widely criticized the university for allowing the abuse to continue unchecked for more than a decade.

Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study

LONDON (Reuters) – Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how serious or long term a psychotic patient’s illness may become and help doctors make more accurate decisions about how best to treat them, researchers said on Monday.

The things we vote for

There are now less than three weeks left until polling day and there are signs of a belated national focus on a general elections campaign that took its own sweet time to generate a meaningful level of public interest.