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Five inmates who were housed at the Camp Street Prison have escaped and efforts are underway to ensure they are recaptured, Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has confirmed. During a late-night press conference with Heads of the security forces, Persaud said that among the five escapees is Royden Williams who was recently sentenced to death for […]
Chaos enveloped the Camp Street area on Sunday afternoon as a major fire engulfed the Georgetown prison during a jail break. Security officials are reporting that four prisoners are on the run. At least seven prison officers were rushed to the Georgetown Hospital with serious injuries including gunshot injuries. The escaped prisoners are believed to be […]
Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force have confirmed that they have arrested two of their own as the probe widens into last Tuesday’s failed robbery attempt at the Republic Bank Water Street branch. The two policemen, a rural constable and a regular rank, were arrested on Thursday as investigators retrieved surveillance camera footage from […]
A Guyanese man who was caught on CARICOM day with several packets of cocaine in his stomach at the Eugene Correia Airport at Ogle, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to the drug trafficking charge. The man, 35-year-old Eaison Le-Blanc appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly and entered plea of guilty to […]
The governing APNU+AFC coalition has announced its intention to give more attention to developing Guyana’s manufacturing and services industries and is pushing ahead with plans to expand and diversify the national economy. More resources are likely to be pumped into the development of the manufacturing and services industry. The government said it has decided to […]
(Sun Sentinel) Bullets from out of nowhere killed a man as he fished in a wildlife area Wednesday afternoon — and the source of the gunfire remains a mystery. The shooting may have been accidental, according to Palm Beach Sheriff’s investigators. But they would not say why they thought that. The sherif’f’s office also refused […]
The Caribbean Community is offering to use its good offices to mediate a peaceful solution to the on-going political and humanitarian crisis in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The offer was made on Thursday as CARICOM Leaders wrapped up their Heads of Government Meeting in Grenada. Chairman of the HOG Conference, Grenadian Prime Minister Dr. […]
CARICOM Leaders have wrapped up their Heads of Government Meeting in Grenada. At the meeting Guyana joined Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts Nevis and St Lucia in formally signing onto The Caribbean Arrest Treaty . The objective of this Treaty is to establish within the Caribbean Community a system of arrest and surrender of requested persons […]
A Linden resident will now spend several weeks behind bars until his case is called again. 27-year-old, Glen McHardy, was today remanded to prison even as he is ailing from a gunshot wound he sustained while being arrested. The man is facing marijuana possession charges, but his Attorney told the court that the charges are […]
The Ministry of Public Security has announced the formation of a task force to tackle the growing problem of noise nuisance across the country. In a statement the Ministry said that it will be working along with various stakeholders who have all recognised the right of citizens to live in an atmosphere of peace and […]
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