Prisoner recaptured; five still on the run
RECAPTURED: Desmond James One of the six prisoners, who escaped from the Georgetown Prison, was recaptured Friday, police said. Commander...
Govt should share responsibility for prison riots, Private Sector Commission hints
Representatives of the Private Sector Commission and other stakeholders met with Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan, Police Commissioner Seelall...
Updated: Linden-Soesdyke Highway accident leaves three dead, two hospitalised
Three persons were killed and one other was critically injured early Friday night when the car they were travelling in...
Former Republic Bank employee jailed for attempted bank robbery, related offences; policeman, others remanded
Jamal Haynes Five men, including one policeman and two employees of Republic Bank, were Friday arraigned in connection with the...
Prisoners attempt to burn Lusignan jail to protest flooded conditions
The flooded walled Lusignan pasture where prisoners, who were removed from the Camp Street jail, are being held. Prisoners held...
New governance structure for Guyana’s prison system adopted
The Mazaruni Prison The Guyana Prison Service is about to adopt a new governance structure that has been recommended by...
Prisoners being “sanitized” of weapons, other prohibited items; inmate who attempted to escape from Lusignan shot
Left to Right: Police Commissioner, Seelall Persaud; Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan and Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels. Also...
Guyana hopes to invest more cash in youth empowerment from scrapped sugar subsidy, oil revenues- Ramjattan
Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan addressing a University of Guyana-organised Turkeyen-Tain Talks on Youth Crime and Violence Guyana hopes to...
More prisoners removed from Lusignan; non-custodial penalties for marijuana possession to be fast-tracked
Mazaruni Prison being extended; Lusignan conditions being improved Public Security Minister, Khemraj Ramjattan addressing a University of Guyana-organised Turkeyen-Tain Talks...
Prisoner at Lusignan detention facility chopped; Jagdeo vows no political support for escapees
Prisoner: Cobena Stephens A prisoner at the Lusignan Prison holding facility was chopped by another inmate, even as authorities continued...
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