Crime
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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Private Sector Commission, Police Commissioner differ on monitoring released prisoners
The Private Sector Commission (PSC). The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Wednesday urged authorities to monitor the expected large number...
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Eight prison escapees at large- Prisons Director
Nine prisoners were up to Tuesday afternoon believed to have escaped from the Georgetown Prison at the time of Sunday...
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Updated: Minibus driver shot dead; passenger robbed of bag containing GYD$1,000
A minibus driver from Suddie, Essequibo Coast, was Tuesday shot dead at Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara after a robber...
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Updated: One arrested for several guns found in barrel at City wharf
Four handguns were Tuesday afternoon found in a barrel at the Guyana National Shipping Corporation (GNSC) wharf, Georgetown, and already...
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Commission of Inquiry to probe if police neglected or failed to investigate plot to kill Granger
Retired Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Slowe taking the oath of office as the Commissioner to probe allegations of a plot...
Read moreDetailsPrison population being reduced; prisoners unaccounted for
Soldiers guarding the wall behind which most of the 1,000 inmates from the Georgetown Prison have been relocated temporarily. More...
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