Guyana Police Force denies torture allegations

The Guyana Police Force is denying the torture allegations against it, by the man accused of killing Police Corporal, Romaine Cleto. The police in a statement denied that Shaka Chase, who was charged with the murder, was assaulted or tortured, while in police custody, into admitting that he had committed the crime as is being alleged by relatives. According More...

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By NCN News On Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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Tour guides receive training in First Aid

A section of the participants at the First Aid Training at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC) The Guyana Tourism Authority has recently completed a two day training for tour guides, which concludes More...

By NCN News On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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GTI undergoes competency based training

The Government Technical Institute (GTI) has solicited the help of Jamaican consultants in the area of competency, based education and training among lecturers. Chief Technical Officer of Dun, Pierre, Barnett and More...

By NCN News On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Seven persons seriously injured in a collision between two cars near Conversation Tree

A secondary school student, who was due to write CXC exams on Monday, is among seven persons seriously injured in a collision between two cars near Conversation Tree, Sunday night. Seventeen year old Roshanna Smith More...

By NCN News On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Twenty-six year old Shaka Chase is remanded, after being charged with the murder of police corporal Romaine Cleto

Twenty-six year old Shaka chase of 169 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, has been remanded, after he appeared before chief magistrate Priya Beharry, charged with the murder of police corporal Romaine Cleto. Chase was More...

By NCN News On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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New North West ferry under consideration– Minister Benn

Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn addressing residents of White Water, Region One during which he announced that a new ferry is under consideration for the North West Residents of North West, Region One will More...

By NCN News On Monday, May 20th, 2013
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Man feared dead, 10 rescued as boat capsizes in Essequibo River

One man is feared drowned and ten others have been rescued, after the vessel they were traveling in capsized at sea. Twenty-four year old Fred Crème of Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast is missing and feared dead. A More...

By NCN News On Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Guyana is examining Venezuela’s proposal to set up a PetroCaribe economic zone

Guyana is examining a proposal by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, to set up a PetroCaribe Economic Zone (PEZ). This was proposed at the recently concluded ministerial meeting of PetroCaribe and the summit More...

By NCN News On Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Bosai says it will be scaling down its bauxite operation so that power can be distributed to the Linden community

The management of Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. (Bosai) says it will be scaling down its bauxite operation so that the power can be distributed to be utilised by the Linden community. The Ministry of Natural More...

By NCN News On Sunday, May 19th, 2013
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Guyana will resume supplying rice and paddy to Venezuela under a new agreement

Venezuela has formally agreed to resume buying rice and paddy from Guyana. As such millers are asked to pay farmers the same price for paddy. The new rice agreement was signed in Caracas last week, when agriculture More...