Crime

Police arrest 2nd suspect in East Ruimveldt murder probe

Police investigators on Monday midday arrested another man in connection with the murder of East Ruimveldt resident, Paul Rodney. Police Assistant Commissioner, Clifton Hicken, confirmed the arrest to News Source and said it was based on intelligence gathering.  The arrest took place in the South Ruimveldt. Last week, the Police arrested the main suspect in […]

Guyana signs cooperation deal with EU to tackle maritime trafficking

(GINA)  Guyana has joined 26 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the European Union’s (EU) Seaport Cooperation Programme (SEACOP), aimed at training and equipping inter-agency units to identify search and interdict all forms of maritime trafficking. Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan signed […]

Security sector to receive $29.1 Billion in budgetary allocations focusing on recruitment and better equipment

In light of an escalation in some types of crime, the Government has proposed $29.1B for the security sector in the 2017 Budget and this will complement efforts to increase recruitment of police officers by some 20% as it seeks to strengthen its crime prevention and reduction strategy. This announcement was made by Finance Minister, […]

Wanted Bulletin issued for suspected mastermind of Corentyne carpenter’s murder

With four persons already facing murder charges for the brutal murder of Corentyne carpenter Fayez Narinedat, the Guyana Police Force is now going after the suspected mastermind. The Police Force on Wednesday afternoon officially issued a wanted bulletin for 27-year-old, New York based Guyanese, Marcus Brian Bisram. The bulletin states that he is wanted for […]