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Sixteen prisoners have been confirmed dead and at least five others are nursing serious injuries following a midday fire which was started by inmates of the Georgetown Prison. The names of the dead and injured prisoners have not been released. The Prison Service intends to first inform their families before releasing the information to the […]
President David Granger has summoned a high level meeting with senior Police, Prison and Fire officials and other security officers as the death toll in the Camp Street prison fire continued to climb on Thursday afternoon. By 2:00pm on Thursday as investigators moved in to the jail house after the fire was extinguished, the bodies […]
Police and Prison officials are confirming that now that the fire in the Camp Street jail has been doused, multiple lifeless bodies of prisoners have been found. Just after 1:00pm, A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken confirmed the discovery of six dead bodies. He said investigators suspect there may be many more and searches are underway […]
One prisoner is dead and at least six other prisoners were badly burnt about their bodies during a fiery midday protest inside the Camp Street Jail in Georgetown. Just after 11 o’ clock on Thursday morning, firemen rushed down to the jailhouse as inmates set fires to mattresses and a section of the prison in […]
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan has dismissed the allegations by self-confessed drug lord, Barry Dataram that the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit is involved in the drug trade. In an interview, Mr. Ramjattan said he does not believe a single word coming from confessed cocaine trafficker and Dataram may simply be trying to save himself as […]
The Fire Service was called out on Wednesday evening to the Camp Street jail after prisoners set fire to a small section of the building. Quick action by the fire service contained the blaze. The prisoners were protesting a reported move by the prison authorities to put a hold on the system that allowed their […]
The Ministry of Tourism is rolling out a ‘Bed and Breakfast’ programme to help ordinary Guyanese upgrade their homes to host visitors entering Guyana for the 50th Anniversary celebrations. Persons who may have spare rooms in their homes that they could make available are being encouraged to enroll in the B&B programme. Through the programme, […]
Guyana has expressed a level of contentment with the latest proposals put forward by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to resolve the border controversy with its South American neighbor, Venezuela. Although, Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge would not go into detail about the proposals, he told the media on Wednesday that he is satisfied […]
Staff members of the Housing Department may not have been expecting the large number of people who have been converging at the Brickdam office to take advantage of the 50 on 50 Independence land discount offer. On Monday, Minister responsible for Housing, Valerie Patterson announced that the Department is offering a 50% discount on the balance […]
Brazil’s Minister of External Affairs, Mauro Vieira, has been conferred with Guyana’s second highest national award, The Order of Roraima. At a simple ceremony at the President’s Office, the Brazilian Minister received the award from President David Granger for his long and outstanding service to international diplomacy. President Granger in brief remarks, praised the Brazilian diplomat […]
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