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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...
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Prison 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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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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Successful drug suppliers must register all drugs with Food and Drug Dept
Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Public Health on the Global Health Supply Chain Management, Cecil Jacks. The newly implemented...
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