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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...
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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...
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“Bring the Minister” – Rioting Prisoners want Ramjattan
Prisoners currently engaged in a prison riot that has seen the death of some 17 other prisoners are requesting the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Lawyer charged in connection with road death
Attorney-at-Law Keisha Chase was Thursday arraigned on a charge of causing death by dangerous driving and she was granted GYD$250,000...
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16 prisoners dead, five others injured in violent Georgetown Prison unrest
The death toll in Thursday’s violent unrest at the Georgetown Prison has risen to 16, even as authorities said calm...
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