Crime
Search for guns at Georgetown prison site begins; prisoners’ relocation and release plan activated
Fire fighters about to search the debris at the smouldering site of the Georgetown Prison. Fire fighters were Monday afternoon...
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Murder accused Georgetown Prison inmate recaptured; five still at large
A murder accused, who attempted to flee during the fire that destroyed the Georgetown Prison, was recaptured in the vicinity...
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Bartica-Lusignan massacre convict, others escape from Georgetown Prison after distracting prison authorities
ESCAPEE: Mark Royden Durant also known as Royden Williams called "Smallie". DATE OF BIRTH: 1988/11/14 RACE: NEGRO LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:...
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Prison warden succumbs; nine other persons injured in Camp Street unrest; Georgetown hospital activates contingency plan
Rescued prisoners about to be taken away to another jail. A prison officer succumbed to a gunshot injury while receiving...
Read moreDetailsUpdate: Georgetown prison burnt; prisoners being shuttled away; shots ring out as night falls
As Sunday night falls, further chaos erupted at the Georgetown Prison and its environs, fire and prison officials have...
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14 kilos marijuana seized; seven arrested
More than 14 kilogrammes of marijuana were seized in Berbice and East Coast Demerara on Saturday and a total of...
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Guyana among several signatories to Caricom Arrest Warrant Treaty
The Caribbean Arrest Treaty was formally signed this afternoon by the leaders of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis,...
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Driver in deadly Lilendaal accident on bail
Tecona Welcome Twenty-seven year old Tecona Welcome of 39 Austin Street, Campbellville made another appearance in the Sparendaam Magistrate's Court...
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Noise nuisance task force formed
A Task Force to combat noise nuisance has been established to spearhead a crackdown on all forms of noise nuisance,...
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15-year old boy stabs taxi driver to death
Deonarine "Baba" Laljit A 15-year old schoolboy Wednesday afternoon allegedly stabbed to death a taxi driver to death because he...
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