Last Updated on Monday, 10 July 2017, 22:11 by Denis Chabrol More than 180 of the just over 1,000 prisoners, who have been dislocated by a fire at the Georgetown Prison, were Monday sent to other prisons, Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels said. Samuels said 188 inmates, including those sent on their own recognisance by magistrates, were removed from the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 7:21 by Denis Chabrol Fire fighters were Monday afternoon preparing to break open an armoury to recover guns and ammunition as well as comb the debris of the Georgetown Prison for possibly human remains, At the same time, efforts were being made to relocate many of the more than 1,000 prisoners from a ...

Last Updated on Monday, 10 July 2017, 8:59 by Denis Chabrol A murder accused, who attempted to flee during the fire that destroyed the Georgetown Prison, was recaptured  in the vicinity of the maximum security prison, a police spokesman said Monday. Guyana Police Force spokesman, Superintendent, Jairam Ramlakhan told Demerara Waves Online News that 20-year old Shawn Collins of 6 ...

Last Updated on Monday, 10 July 2017, 1:46 by Denis Chabrol Five prisoners were up to early Monday morning still at large, after distracting prison wardens by setting the overcrowded Georgetown Prison ablaze , authorities said. “The fire actually served as a distraction which resulted in the prison break. This is still to be confirmed,” Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels ...