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General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party and former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee wants the President to fire his Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan over the fiery riot in the Camp Street jail which resulted in the death of 17 inmates, who reportedly set the fire themselves as a protest. At his Monday […]
President David Granger has announced that his government intends to find and implement long-term solutions to the problems facing the Guyana Prison system. Yesterday, the president along with the Minister of public Security and the Minister of State visited the facilities at the Mazaruni prison. Mr. Granger said the problems facing the prison service must […]
Six of the Candidates seeking to represent citizens of the capital on the Georgetown City Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections, shared some of their plans and ideas as they faced off for the first Georgetown Debate at the Theatre Guild on Saturday evening. The event was organised by Attorney Nigel Hughes and his […]
The American, British and Canadian diplomats in Guyana and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) have come together in a united move to urge Guyanese to ensure they place a high premium on the upcoming local government elections, billed for March 18, 2016. At a joint press conference on Friday, officials of the PSC and the Western […]
Retired Judge, James Patterson, Human Rights Expert, Merle Mendonca and former Director of the Guyana Prison Service, Dale Erskine have been named to serve on the Commission of Inquiry into the unrest at the Georgetown, Camp Street prison which resulted in the fiery deaths of 17 inmates. Justice Patterson will serve as the Chairman of […]
With his voice almost gone and a tired and frustrated look on his face, the Officer in Charge of the Georgetown Prison, Superintendent Kelvin Pilgrim offered an apology for the unrest at the Camp Street jail over the past three days, which resulted in the deaths of 17 prisoners. At an afternoon press conference at […]
After a one hour meeting with a group of prisoners from the Camp Street jail, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Joe Harmon said they are confident that the prisoners will end their protests as the government works to address their concerns. The two ministers went down to the Camp Street […]
The Guyana Defence Force will wrap up its annual officers conference today at Base Camp Ayanganna. The meeting opened on Thursday with President David Granger telling senior and junior army officers that the GDF must always be at the ready to defend the motherland. He said more reservists must be deployed to all 10 regions […]
Guyana’s opposition, People’s Progressive Party heaped criticism on the government in wake of Thursday’s protest inside the Camp Street jail which resulted in the deaths of 16 prisoners. The prisoners died after setting fire to the capital offenses section of the jail. In a statement hours after the incident as the situation remained tense, the […]
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 […]
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