Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Articles published on Tuesday, May 11, 2010

UN representative Odessa Primus (lying on the ground) performs with actor/dancer Kijana Lewis yesterday, during a dramatic piece to mark the launch of local activities to observe Global Week of Action against Gun Violence.

YWCA says over 150,000 illegal guns in city

-local arms race blamed for ‘significant increase’ in violence There are at least 150,000 persons in possession of illegal guns in Georgetown, General Secretary of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Glynis Beaton said yesterday, while pointing out that the local “arms race” has created levels of armed violence at epidemic proportions.

Guyana to defend rights record at UN

-UK, Sweden pose questions on phantom squad Guyana is today slated to defend its human rights record before the United Nations in Geneva and it faces a barrage of questions on issues such as the phantom squad, torture, capital punishment, violence against women and gay and lesbian rights.

Doctors lost expensive equipment

Several medical practitioners who ran operated private practices at the hospital were badly affected by yesterday’s blaze as they lost expensive and state-of-the-art modern equipment as well as, in some cases, all their patients’ records.

Undisputed Champs: The Albouystown-Charlestown team display their championship trophy after Sunday night’s game. (Orlando Charles photo)

Albouystown-Charlestown are Super Ward Champs

By Floyd Christie The Albouystown-Charles-town basketball team delivered a clinical trouncing of Central Mackenzie Sunday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to sweep the best of three finals of the Mackeson National Super Ward competition.

Must win!

—-Hosts West Indies must win their crucial match against Australia today if they are to have a chance of advancing to the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup T20 tournament BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – For the second time in three days, West Indies face a must-win game to stay in the hunt for the World Twenty20 Championship.

England send Black Caps packing

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – England knocked New Zealand out of the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday with a three-wicket triumph, taking their third victory of the Super Eights and installing themselves as one of the favourites to win the title.

Pakistan show Proteas the door

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal spun his way to four wickets as Pakistan held on to their hopes of a semi-final place in the World Twenty20 Championship by completing an 11-run victory over South Africa yesterday.

Steven Embrack slams ton

Steven Embrack became the latest batsman to score a century when the  2009 New Building Society Second Division limited overs cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board continued recently with several matches.

Pacquiao should agree to Olympic-style testing

-says WADA MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao should remove  the chief stumbling block to a highly anticipated bout with  Floyd Mayweather by agreeing to Olympic-style drug testing, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief John Fahey said yesterday.

Five die in fire

– relatives claim campaign connection (Trinidad Express) – Five people, including two children, died in a fire at the home of a known United National Congress (UNC) activist, which police and fire officials believe was deliberately set.