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A prisoner, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison, was recaptured on Friday afternoon.  Kavin Singh fled on Thursday moments before he was due to appear in a virtual courtroom. Director of Prisons, Nicklon Elliot confirmed that Singh was recaptured in the cane fields at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, at around 3:50 pm by a Joint Services team. He is ...

A prisoner, who is a trustee at the Mazaruni Prison, Saturday afternoon escaped from that penal facility. He has been identified as 29-year-old Christopher Punch of Lot 28 El Dorado Village, West Coast Berbice. Punch was serving a nine-year jail term for simple larceny and attempted larceny. The Guyana Police Force says he escaped from the Mazaruni Prison while attending ...

A former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier early Sunday morning escaped from the Lusignan Prison, police said. The escapee has been identified as 24-year-old John Lambert of 158 North Haslington, East Coast Demerara. He was serving a four-year sentence for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. Police said Lambert scaled the eastern fence of ‘holding bay 3’ at ...