GPS offering $300k reward to recapture Lusignan Prison escapee

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) is offering a $300,000 reward for any information leading to the apprehension of convicted prisoner Jose Awad, who escaped from Lusignan Prison on May 14, 2024.
Awad’s last known address has been given as Redlock Lima Sand, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

The Prison Service in a release stated that Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot has confirmed that a reward of $300,000 is being offered for any information that can lead to the recapture of Awad.
It was reported that the prisoner escaped while performing labour duties in the compound of the Cecil Kilkenny Training School. At the time, he was unsupervised.
Awad was serving a two-year jail term for break and enter and simple larceny. The Prison Service has said the man was left unsupervised for a short period when he made good his escape. Several search teams were sent to different areas to recapture the inmate, but they were all unsuccessful.
Days after his escape, Awad was spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, but he has still managed to evade apprehension. A supervising officer who was on duty at the time of the escape has since been placed under close arrest to facilitate the investigation. Additionally, Awad’s wife and mother-in-law were arrested during the probe, but were subsequently released.
Anyone with information leading to Awad’s recapture is urged to contact the nearest police station; the Officer-in-Charge of the Lusignan Prison, at 604-7305; or the Director of Prisons, at 613-6616.