Crime

Psychiatric patient arrested over threat to President’s life

A Golden Grove man who is a known psychiatric patient was last evening arrested in connection with threats that he made against the life of the President while participating in yesterday’s protests along the East Coast of Demerara. In a statement this afternoon, the Guyana Police Force announced the arrest of 35-year-old Marvin Richmond. The […]

Guyana and Brazil ink agreement for security cooperation

Guyana and Brazil will be stepping up cooperation to fight transnational organized crimes. Earlier this week, the two countries signed an agreement for Inter-institutional cooperation. Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Guyana. In addition to providing for increased cooperation to combat transnational organized crime, it […]

Andrew Morgan remanded to jail over cocaine find

Eccles resident Andrew Morgan was this morning charged and remanded to jail over the alleged possession of more than seven pounds of cocaine. Morgan appeared at the Diamond Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to the cocaine trafficking charge. The Prosecutor’s case is that he was found with a large quantity of cocaine for the […]

Murder fugitive arrested moments before his wedding

A fugitive who was on the run for the past 20 years and was wanted for the murder of his wife, was arrested on Saturday afternoon just before he got the chance to say I do to a new wife. 51-year-old Jerome Fernandes was nabbed on  Saturday afternoon after Police investigators received a tip-off about […]