Author: Leroy Smith
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“Big Foot” appeals 33-year jail sentence for killing South Rd. hotelier
Twenty-eight-year-old Bryan Leitch called “Big Foot”, the man who was convicted in 2018 for the unlawful killing of a hotel owner and sentenced to 33 years’ ... -
Sergeant Semple Succumbs
L-R Fawazz McRae and Policeman Jermaine Semple Five days after he was admitted to the Linden Hospital Complex for a single gunshot to the back of his ... -
Linden contractor remanded for shooting his Policeman cousin in the head
Four days after he shot his Policeman cousin in the head, a 27-year-old Lot 1231 Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden building contractor has been remanded to prison ... -
Moneychanger’s murder: One freed, co-accused leads defence
Kerwin Dos Santos, one of the two men on trial for the 2018 murder of Water Street, Georgetown moneychanger Sean Nurse, popularly known as “Fabulous”, has ... -
Model oil contracts released for upcoming bid for oil blocks
The government released two new model Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) or in simple terms oil contracts for the upcoming auction of 14 oil blocks. The new ... -
Ministry of Agriculture receives US $714,504 in equipment to support extension services
The Ministry of Agriculture today received equipment to the tune of US $714,504 to further strengthen extension services offered to farmers. The items were handed over ... -
Armed robbery convict shot in face, shoulder during suspected execution attempt
Jason Gonsalves who has been on the police radar for several years, narrowly survived an attempt on his life at around 18.30 hrs last Thursday, after ... -
$1.8B in contracts inked to develop Agriculture sector.
The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the signing of six contracts totaling some $1,793,905,190 to further develop the sector. The ministry’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit signed ... -
Fisherman remanded for stabbing reputed wife to death
One week after he stabbed his common-law wife to death, 27-year-old Ricardo Kattow, called “Otis”, who had attempted to take his life after the gruesome act, was ... -
Duo on trial for 2018 murder of Water St. moneychanger
Kerwin Dos Santos and George Hope– two Freeman Street, East La Penitence Georgetown men– are presently on trial at the High Court in Demerara for the ...
