Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Articles published on Wednesday, May 13, 2009

(From left to right) ATF official David T. Johnson, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and US Ambassador to Guyana John M. Jones at the signing of the MoU to grant Guyana access and use of the US's eTrace system (GINA photo)

Guyana signs on to gun trace pact

Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee condemned the current plague of gun crimes in the country and what he called a developing gun culture among criminals, as he inked an agreement with the United States yesterday to make the tracing of illegal firearms easier.

A vintage-looking Keon Joseph plays one of his  drives back down the ground during his belligerent 59 in the first trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday. (Orlando Charles photograph)

Foo, Joseph and Fraser steal first day spotlight

U-19 trial match National Under-19 players in all rounder Jonathan Foo and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser stole the spotlight at the end of the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary yesterday.

Nurses in historic summit

-problems, education under scrutiny A two-day Nursing Summit, organized by the Nursing Department of the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Guyana Nurses Associa-tion, commenced yesterday at the Ocean View Convention Centre.

Julian Hunte

Hunte surprised by Gayle’s comments

By Tony Cozier In LONDON Julian Hunte said last night he was taken aback by Chris Gayle’s stunning interview in the Guardian newspaper here yesterday in which, two days before the decisive second Test against England, the West Indies captain indicated that he did not enjoy Test cricket and would soon quit the post.

 Trevon Garraway

Lyght, Garraway, Squires guide DCC to victory over Merryboys

A pugnacious innings from opener Andrew Lyght Jnr, followed by controlled  bowling from off spinner Dennis Squires and national fast bowler Trevon Garraway, propelled national T20 champions Demerara Cricket Club to a seven-run victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s Merryboys in their opening match of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship Monday night.

Athena Gaskin (R) stands firm on the podium after receiving her gold medal while  to the left is second place finisher Bruna Barudao.

Athena Gaskin wins gold

…as Guyana finish third in Roraima Cup Judo Guyana’s lone gold medal won at the 2009 Roraima Cup International Judo Competition in Boa Vista, Brazil this past weekend came from the efforts of Athena Gaskin, the only female in the six-member squad.

Gertrude Edwards

Ithaca murder accused in court

Gladstone Williamson, the suspect in the murder of his former wife and the attempted murder of her daughter and niece appeared at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face three charges of murder and attempted murder and was remanded to prison.

Lists of Registrants for public scrutiny soon

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)  will be posting up Divisional/Sub-Divisional Lists of Registrants  at prominent  places in all electoral Divisions/Sub-Divisions and at GECOM Offices/Sub-Offices in the respective Registration/Electoral Divisions for public scrutiny, and a Claims and Objections (C&O) exercise will be conducted.

Pope comes under criticism in Israel

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – The Vatican had to play down  Pope Benedict’s teenage membership of the Hitler Youth yesterday as Israeli disappointment at a lack of emotion in his  remarks on the Holocaust dogged his tour of the Holy Land.

Mexico’s changing roles

Increasingly citizens and governments of Caricom states are becoming conscious of the states of  Latin America as players in the wider hemispheric arena in which we now recognize ourselves as  living.