President David Granger pardoned two female prisoners for Guyana’s 53rd Independence anniversary celebrations.
The women Bibi Parjohn and Unique Hope Presidential pardons take effect from Sunday May 26, according to a release from the Ministry of Public Security.
Both women served a portion of their prison sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison. Parjohn served time for larceny while Hope was imprisoned for forgery. 
According to the release, “it is expected that this expression of compassion and humanity by His Excellency will result in these prisoners reuniting with their families and leading good and useful lives here on.”
The women received their pardons by President Granger under Article 188 (2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.