Latest update December 20th, 2024 2:50 AM
Latest News
- Brutus refutes claims of attempting to leave Guyana
- Man gets life imprisonment sentence for felonious wounding
- $52.5B in contracts awarded for constructon of 4-lane highway from Craig to Land-of-Canaan
- EPA shamefully omitted sections Exxon Permit to argue against unlimited parent company guarantee for oil spills- Dr. Adams
- Hicken appointed top cop
Guyana-born murder convict recaptured in Suriname hotel
Suriname prison authorities have recaptured a Guyana-born murder convict after he escaped.
Ramesh Persaud Mohes
According to the De Ware Tijd online newspaper, the escaped prisoner, Ramesh Persaud Mohes, 40, was arrested between Wednesday and Thursday night.
The report said that he was arrested at a hotel in Combé by a special unit of the Penitentiary Corps.
Mohes and Shailesh Orie, 39, managed to escape from the Santo Boma Central Criminal Court on Saturday morning. The two would have used a wooden beam to climb over the prison wall.
Orie was arrested Sunday afternoon by a mixed police unit in a residence in Charlesburg.
Mohes was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend in 2016.
Orie is in prison for robbery using violence.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
A question of timing and priorities
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The advent of significant oil discoveries has catapulted Guyana into the global spotlight.... more
Let the asylum seekers go: a first step for Venezuela to rebuild relations in the Americas
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News – The government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has steadfast support from many... more
Weekend Cartoon
