Daily Archive: Thursday, June 5, 2014

Articles published on Thursday, June 5, 2014

New traffic arrangement on railway embankment

The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that with effect from Monday June 09, 2014, between 0700h and 0900h on Monday to Friday, motor vehicles will only be permitted to travel west along the Railway Embankment (towards Georgetown), between Beterverwagting, ECD, and Sheriff Street, Georgetown.

Kwame Bhagwandin
before the attack

Family of injured inmate pickets NA Prison

Following the May 23rd fracas at the New Amsterdam Prison which resulted in four inmates being burnt and chopped by a gang of fellow inmates, the family of one of the injured, Kwame Bhagwandin yesterday picketed the penal institution demanding a thorough investigation into the incident.

East Ruimveldt Secondary reaches final

East Ruimveldt Secondary overcame defending female champions Tutorial Secondary 1-0 to seal a berth in the Georgetown final when the Guyana Sports Development Foundation (GSDF) Pepsi/Scotia Bank tourney continued on Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground.

Umrao leads Lower Corentyne to final

A fine batting performance from Lower Corentyne Under-17 wicket-keeper batsman Rajesh Umrao saw his team scoring a 36-run defeat of West Berbice in their semi-final of the 2014 Republic Bank Under-17 Inter-Zone 50-Over cricket competition in Berbice to reach the final of the competition.

William Warren Smith

Guyana can develop modern agriculture sector

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President Dr William Warren Smith said the bank views agriculture as vital to the prosperity of the region and countries like Guyana with large rural populations can develop a modern agriculture sector, creating jobs and reducing their food import bill.

Islam named captain for ODIs

Bridgetown, Barbados – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member Bangladesh A team with Naeem Islam as captain for the two limited-overs series in the West Indies.

New Canadian law to make buying sex a crime

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Prostitutes in Canada will generally be allowed to sell their services, but for the first time it will be a crime to buy sex from them under a government bill introduced yesterday to replace legislation the Supreme Court struck down in December.

Spurs seek revenge against Heat

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs will be looking to avenge last year’s agonizing loss to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals when the two teams return for a best-of-seven showdown that Hall of Famer Jerry West compares to an all-out brawl.