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Murder convict Royden “Smallie” Williams and three gunmen who helped free him from the Mazaruni Prison are believed to be still in Guyana, more than one day after the shootout, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said Saturday. “Certainly they are still in Guyana and still in the general area  of the event so that is for sure,” he told a ...

The boat and its captain suspected to have been involved in transporting gunmen who launched a daring daylight assault on the Mazaruni Prison and facilitated the escape of murder convict, Royden “Smallie” Williams, have been held, police said. “A boat suspected to have been used in helping the convict to escape has since been recovered by the Joint Services and ...

The Guyana Police Force on Saturday offered a GY$10 million reward for information that can lead to the capture of convicted murderer Royden “Smallie” Williams. Persons with any information can contact the Police on telephone numbers: 22-56940, 225-8196, 2252317, 227-1149 or the nearest Police Station. “All information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality,” police said. Police Force spokesman Mark ...

The United States and Guyana on Friday night said their security cooperation was on a firm footing in going after fugitives from justice in each other’s jurisdiction and fighting narco-trafficking. Outgoing American Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch remarked that security was a constant effort that has led to a number of people being  sent back to face the justice system. ...

ExxonMobil and its co-venturers could lose at least US$350 million monthly in revenues if the Court of Appeal does not later this month suspend High Court orders that require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce insurance and unlimited financial guarantees and the companies fails to secure them, senior ExxonMobil officials said Friday. “If we can’t meet the requirements of ...

Convicted mass murderer Mark Royden Durant also known as Royden Williams, and “Smallie’ escaped while being escorted back from a visit, with the aid of heavily armed accomplices in a speedboat at Mazaruni Prison around 2:30 PM Friday, the Home Affairs Ministry said. The escort party was fired upon with AK-47 automatic rifles from the boat alongside the Mazaruni River ...

The region-wide leak of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics examination paper 2 originated at an examination centre in Jamaica before that exam on Wednesday, but an amended version of that exam would go ahead,  Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr Wayne Wesley said Friday. “The security measures, which CXC has put in place, has led to ...

A Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) early Friday morning crashed into the fence of the Guyana Police Force’s Special Branch headquarters on Camp Street, Georgetown but no one was injured seriously, police said. Police confirmed that three persons were in the vehicle did not sustain life-threatening injuries. A breathalyzer test was expected to be taken after the driver received medical attention. ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Thursday said they have a right comment on court decisions, in the wake of a stinging condemnation by the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL). Hours after that association criticised Mr Nandlall for commenting on Magistrate Leeron Daly’s dismissal of a misconduct in public office case against then Finance Minister ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday  welcomed the receipt of  a bigger offer for the state-owned Marriott-branded hotel in Kingston, Georgetown. In the second round of bidding, the first one having been scrapped because of the low offers, American businessman, Ramy El-Batrawi and  founder of the investment group X, LLC increased his bid by US$25 million, taking it to US$90 ...