Authorities hunt for New Amsterdam Prison escapee
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September 23, 2026
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(Kaieteur News) – The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is working with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to apprehend a convicted prisoner who escaped from the New Amsterdam Prison on Monday.
The GPS on Tuesday reported that Budnarine Persaud escaped from legal custody at approximately 13:00hrs on 21st September, 2026.
Persaud, who was sentenced to 24 months in prison for simple larceny, was working at the New Administrative Building with three other inmates under the supervision of a prison officer when he escaped.
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