Crime
Man wanted for stabbing death of girlfriend captured
Shivanand Roopnarine and his late girlfriend, Alicia Mc Pherson. Almost one year after a man stabbed his girlfriend to death...
Deputy Director of Prisons sent on leave; Camp Street head says “sorry”
Superintendent of Prisons Kevin Pilgrim Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan has revealed that effective immediately, the Deputy Director of...
6 more prisoners injured as unrest quelled; compensation for families being considered
Prisoners on Friday called for the Officer-in-Charge of the Georgetown Prison, Superintendent Kevin Pilgrim to be fired, saying that he must...
Calm restored at Georgetown Prison; negotiated settlement reached between govt, prisoners
Calm was restored at the Georgetown Prison late Friday morning as a delegation of prisoners met with two top government ministers...
BREAKING: Prisoners threaten to ignite gas cylinder, gasoline in standoff with security forces
The situation at the Georgetown Prison deteriorated Friday morning, with inmates threatening to light a cooking gas cylinder and a...
No Normalcy! Prisoners still rioting
A section of the already weakened Georgetown prison wall that was kicked out by inmates Friday morning. For a third...
Fresh unrest at Georgetown Prison
In the wake of the fiery death of 16 inmates of the Georgetown Prison, prisoners there Friday morning began fresh...
Ramjattan stands by CANU against Dataram’s drug trafficking allegations
President David Granger and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan. In the background is Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. Public...
Prison Riot: Everything was done to save prisoners – Director; panel to investigate circumstances
Officers holding back crowds that had gathered at the Prison Prison Officials have finally confirmed that some 16 persons...
Guyana promises US to extradite persons
Guyana has promised the United States (US) to facilitate the extradition of wanted persons, but so far the coalition-led administration...
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