Articles published on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery next month, a government spokesman said today, adding that the cancerous cells had not spread.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The sudden death in November of rapper Heavy D was due to a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis, the Los Angeles Coroner’s office said today.
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz, – U.S. authorities took possession of an additional high-tech surveillance drone today to overfly the rugged Arizona borderlands to look for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants crossing from Mexico.
The international team of the Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) to the Jamaica elections received their training today in preparation for deployment throughout the country in view of the December 29, 2011, general elections, a statement from the organization said today.
The Commonwealth Observer Group in its final report on the November 28, 2011 general and regional elections gave the polls a passing grade but recommended the reconstitution of the Guyana Elections Commission, the setting up of an independent body to monitor the media and strengthening of laws regarding campaign financing.
A month has passed since the National Elections and people are already asking whether B.J.
DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka, looking to square the three-match series 1-1, were in complete command after 14 wickets tumbled on the second day of the second test against South Africa at Kingsmead today.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Syrians in Homs rallied today against President Bashar al-Assad, emboldened by Arab peace monitors’ first tour of the flashpoint city, after the army withdrew some tanks following battles that killed 34 people in 24 hours.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Jamaica’s youngest-ever prime minister is battling to keep the ruling party in power on Thursday in a closely contested general election in one of the world’s most indebted countries.
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers continued their stumbling start to a new era with a 100-91 road loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday as the visitors matched their poorest opening to a campaign for nine years.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin said today that mass protests against his 12-year rule were being stoked by a hollow collection of leaderless opposition groups who wanted to sow chaos in Russia.
(Jamaica Observer) Bishop Herro Blair has warned that Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller’s pledge to review the buggery law if her party is elected to office on Thursday could lead to the legalisation of same-sex marriages in Jamaica.
(Barbados Nation) This island’s first offshore medical school, the American University of Barbados (AUB), opens on January 20 in Wildey, St Michael.
With the seeming loss of credibility of the Kimberley Certification Scheme nine years after its coming into being, there is less confidence in the market that diamonds are ‘clean’ but a former head of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) believes Guyana still has strong mechanisms for trading in the gem.
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Since November, dengue has claimed six lives, de Ware Tijd learns from an unnamed top health official.
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Suriname’s credit rating could be upgraded soon if all payments owed to foreign creditors are made and a smooth transition can be made to a ‘soft landing’ of the economy when external conditions are less favorable.
(de Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Four days after the official start of the fireworks season 11 victims have been reported.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia paceman Peter Siddle deflated a nation of a billion people when he bowled Sachin Tendulkar for 73 in the last over, but India’s fluent batting helped the tourists seize control of the first test today.
(Trinidad Express) A 23-year-old female employee of Playdium Games Centre and Restaurant in San Fernando was stabbed to death yesterday while returning to work from her lunch break.
Although the recall legislation prevents Members of Parlia-ment from permanently crossing the floor, the onus will be on the opposition in the 10th Parliament to ensure that its members do not vote against their respective parties.
Veteran politician Moses Nagamootoo, now with the Alliance for Change (AFC) believes that his party should be given the speakership of the National Assembly even if it has to secure some votes from the governing People’s Progressive Party/Civic.
Several children from Bush Lot to Ithaca, West Berbice were treated to goodies when the Aditya Kids Trust Fund Foundation (AKTFF) held its annual Christmas parade two Sundays ago.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter from Public Relations Officer Vishnu Persaud of Gecom titled ‘Gecom followed the law in the case of the recounts requested in Districts 3 and 4 by the PPP/C‘ (SN, December 24).
When she married David Granger, Sandra Chan-A-Sue knew she was going to be a military wife which meant her husband would be away from home a lot of the time.
The celebration of Christmas in Kort-beraad, East Bank Berbice might be considered by some to be a bit old-fashioned; there is not much exchanging of presents and there is no extravagant spending on decorations or fancy items.
Dear Editor, Residents of Richmond Hill are opposing a move by New York City zoning officials to downzone the area making it difficult to expand one’s home or build large homes.
The Oldendorff Bauxite Company helped to make over 400 children happy for the Christmas season when they treated them to lunch, goodies and presents at a fun day in New Amsterdam on Tuesday.
