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British High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn has given the Guyana Government thumbs up for both its immediate and long term responses to the deadly Camp Street Prison unrest. Quinn told reporters on Tuesday that he was pleased with the response of President David Granger and his Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan. He said he […]
By Gordon Moseley The Commission of Inquiry looking into the deadly prison unrest at the Camp Street, Georgetown prison went inside the jail house this afternoon as part of a site visit to give the Commissioners and the Attorneys a clearer view of the scene of the March riot that left 17 prisoners dead. Representatives from […]
Investigators from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission and the Police Force have travelled to the Region 8 mining district of Konawuk in the Mahdia Backdam to probe the death of a young miner. Dead is 19-year-old, Trenton Sebastian. He died after being completely covered with soil while digging a mining pit along with other […]
by Kurt Campbell The Commission of Inquiry into the deadly Camp Street Prison unrest continued to hear of ill-treatment of prisoners within the facility, this time from a crying inmate. The fourth prisoner to appear before the Commission was 39 – year – old Michael Lewis, who took the stand on Tuesday and recounted his […]
Three days before Guyanese head to the polls to elect councillors to the various Local Government organs around the country, the Leader of Team Benschop, political activist Mark Benschop, is confident that his group could pull off a landslide victory in the City of Georgetown. Team Benschop is only contesting in the Georgetown municipality. Appearing […]
Prominent Guyanese Canadian Attorney, Selwyn Pieters will be representing the interests of the Guyana Prison Service and the Guyana Police Force in the ongoing Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry. Mr. Pieters flew in to Guyana overnight and is expected to make his application to participate in the Commission’s work today. In his application to serve […]
Police investigators in A’ Division are probing the death of a 60-year-old farmer who was found murdered in his Hill Foot, Linden/Soesdyke Highway house on Monday. The man has been identified as Anthony Breedy. His body was found with multiple injuries to head. His hands and feet were tied and a piece of wood was […]
Well known Guyanese medical doctor and former Member of Parliament for the People’s National Congress, Dr. Max Hanoman is the new Chairman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. New board members for the hospital were sworn in today (Monday), at the facility’s Resource Centre. The members of the board are Col. Patrick West, Cleopatra Barkoye, […]
Although 29 murders have already been recorded for this year, the Guyana Police Force is reporting that there has been a 12% decrease in serious crimes for this year when compared to 2015. In its monthly crime report, the Police Force reported it continues to place emphasis on intelligence led policing, capacity building of the Criminal […]
Following concerns expressed by prisoner, Basil Morgan, that there is a fear of being victimised for appearing before the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry, Chairman of the Commission, Justice James Patterson made it clear that prisoners should have no fear in coming before the Commission. “Go and spread the word, they need not have any fear […]
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