BREAKING NEWS: Approximately nine prisoners missing after jailbreak/fire
By Leroy Smith
The News Room has been able to confirm from multiple sources that approximately nine prisoners are recorded as missing, following the Camp Street jailbreak on Sunday which also saw the facility being set on fire.
The…
15 year old charged with murder of Corentyne taxi driver
The 15-year-old school drop out who was arrested for stabbing a Corentyne taxi driver has been remanded to prison when he appeared in the Whim Magistrates on Monday, July 10, 2017.
The 15-year-old was not required to plead to the charge…
Husband, Wife and daughter among six charged with trafficking marijuana
Six persons were jointly slapped with the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking when they appeared in the New Amsterdam Magistrates Court on Monday (July 10, 2017).
The six accused are 17-year-old Kathyann…
Wanted Bulletin out for four prison escapees
The Guyana Police Force has issued Wanted Bulletins for two prisoners who escaped custody on Sunday afternoon (July 09, 2017).
The two men; Stafrei Hopkenson Alexander of Laing Avenue, Georgetown and Sherwin Nero a/k Sherwin Moses c/d…
PRISON RIOT: One Prison Escapee recaptured, five at large
The joint services operation continues this morning (Monday, July 10, 2017) in an effort to recapture the escaped prisoners, the Department of Public Information said.
Members of the public are advised to take all necessary precautions…
Ramjattan: We will have to do some extraordinary things to accommodate prisoners
“Extraordinary things” will have to be done to accommodate prisoners following the fire which flattened the Camp Street prison, Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan said this evening.
“We have a big crisis on our hands,” Ramjattan…
Wanted Bulletin issued for two prison escapees
Uree Varswyke ak Malcolm Gordon and Mark Royden Durant aka Royden Williams C/D "Smallie" are wanted by the police in relation to Murder and Escape from Lawful Custody (Georgetown Prison).
Anyone with information that may lead to the…
Inmate on death row believed to be mastermind of prison unrest
ESCAPED: Royden Williams, on death row for Bartica massacre, believed to be mastermind of prison unrest
SECURITY forces are hunting Mark Royden Williams, called ‘Durant’ and ‘Smallie’ as they believe he was the mastermind of the unrest…
Granger: There are not going to be prisoners roaming about the city or countryside
President David Granger is assuring the public that prisoners who were evacuated from the Camp Street prison following unrest and a fire will not be a danger to society.
“Guyanese can be assured that there are not going to be prisoners…
Prison Warden succumbs to injuries
One Prison Warden has succumbed to injuries sustained during Sunday afternoon's prison riot.
The News Room has been reliably informed that Odinga Wikham died while receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital.…