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The Guyana Police Force on Friday night announced the capture of prison escapee, Desmond James. The wanted man was nabbed just after 11:00pm in the Canal #1 area in an abandoned house. He reportedly had a knife and pieces of clothes in his possession. The arrest was made by ranks of D’ Division following a […]
Three persons died on Friday night following yet another tragic accident along the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The Police Public Relations Department confirmed the number of fatalities. The accident occurred just around 8 o’ clock in the Kairuni area along the highway, when the motorcar, that the persons were in, slammed into a parked truck that […]
Five men, including two bank employees and two policemen, were today slapped with a slew of attempted robbery and gun and ammunition possession charges in the July 4th attempted robbery at Republic Bank, on Water Street. The men, Jamal Haynes, Keron Saunders, Gladston George, Anfernee Blackman and Shawn Grimmond made their way into the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court […]
Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud has reported that investigators have found no reason to cast doubt on the information that was provided by abducted 22-year-old Matthew Shivtahal about him being taken hostage by the prison escapees. The young man was abducted by four inmates of the Georgetown Prison just after they busted out on Sunday. After […]
The Ministry of Public Security this afternoon revealed that two more prisoners who were believed to have escaped during the fire at the Camp Street prison, have since been accounted for and therefore it is now only six prisoners who are on the run. The six prisoners who remain on the run have been identified […]
A Guyhoc Park man was on Wednesday placed on $150,000 Bail after he was charged with stabbing another man during a confrontation with the intent to murder him, Market vendor and footballer, Kurt Joseph made his first appearance in court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to answer to the charge of attempted murder. The charge […]
The Guyana Police Force today issued wanted bulletins for escaped prisoners Desmond James, Cornelius Thomas and Cobena Stephens aka OJ. The three make up the group of eight escapees from the Georgetown Prison. The Police Force is asking that anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Desmond James, Cornelius Thomas and Cobena Stephens aka […]
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said that Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan should consider calls for his resignation following Sunday’s fire and jailbreak at the Camp Street Prison. During a press conference at his office, Jagdeo heaped accusations of incompetence on Minister Ramjattan and went a step further to suggest that President David Granger […]
In the aftermath of Sunday’s fire and prison break at the Georgetown Prison, retired Director of Prisons Dale Erskine has expressed concern over the “tragedy” which he believes will be very disruptive for the state, families, citizenry, prisoners, law and order, safety and security and the economy. In a statement on his Facebook page, the former Prison Director said […]
Ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF)’s Major Crimes Unit on Tuesday found two handguns in a barrel that had been shipped to Guyana. The police were notified after authorities at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) became suspicious when the unclaimed barrel was left on the wharf without being claimed for several months. Crime […]
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