Guyana News

Police to hold courses on use of force Two policemen implicated in the torture of three prisoners, including a 15-year-old whose genitals were set on fire, are expected to be charged today.

The United States has revoked the non-immigrant visa of Office of the President Press and Publicity Officer Kwame McCoy as of Monday amid allegations of child solicitation that have been levelled against him.

Gizmos & Gadgets yesterday maintained that the enterprise has consistently operated a well run, successful  business  which has adhered to all its  tax and financial obligations.

Three former New Opportunity Corps (NOC) counsellors, who were charged in June 2005 with raping an inmate, were freed at the Essequibo Assizes yesterday afternoon after the case was dismissed.

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Christine King released a statement yesterday accusing the Chairman, Bishop Juan Edghill and others at the Commission of scheming to terminate her services prior to the non-renewal of her contract last month.

The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) yesterday issued a call for President Bharrat Jagdeo to set up an independent panel to investigate what has led to reported incidents of torture committed by police, including the recent brutalisation of a teen boy while in custody.

The contract for a shelter for homeless persons across the country at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice was signed on Monday.

…after seven days in custody Seven days after he was detained as police probed the murder of retired Region Three Vice-Chairman, Ramenauth Bisram, 20-year-old Nouravie ‘Navin’ Wilfred was released without charge late yesterday.

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has put in place fertilizer assistance for farmers as part of a $400M package.

Striking sugar workers are contemplating resuming work on Friday, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand said yesterday even as they continue to wait on the start of the arbitration process.

Three men accused of beating a taxi driver and hijacking his car were granted $200,000 bail each yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, which heard complaints by their lawyers that police brutalised the men while they were in custody.

By Alva Solomon Five persons yesterday afternoon robbed the Gizmos and Gadgets AutoZone and electronic store on Regent Road, carting off mobile phones and electronic devices and leaving staff members traumatized.

A customer service representative and a procurement clerk of Guyana Power and Light Inc.

A three-year-old girl was up to press time in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being struck down on the Mon Repos Public Road by a vehicle belonging to the Guyana Prison Service.

By Alva Solomon Tests conducted on samples taken from residents of the North West District have linked a bacterial infection that contaminates water with the recent outbreak of a gastro-like illness that is blamed for several deaths.

The Ministry of Human Services will start distributing pension books for 2010 from November 16.

The decomposing body found at Hauraruni along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Monday has been identified as that of 23-year-old taxi driver Gavin Washington.

A 39-year-old man died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday after being struck down by a vehicle while crossing the Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara public road on Sunday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican Bob McDonnell  rolled to victory over a Democrat in the governor’s race in  Virginia yesterday in the first of three key votes that  provided an early test of U.S.

SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuelan  soldiers blocked the main border crossing with Colombia yesterday after President Hugo Chavez’s government said  paramilitaries were behind the killing of two soldiers.