Author: Leroy Smith
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Attorney arrested, detained by SOCU sues for false imprisonment
Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke who was arrested and detained by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) on October 28, for advising her client to exercise his constitutional ... -
Agri. Minister delivers breeding bull to Reg. 5 cattle farmers
Cattle farmers from Belladrum in Region Five (Mahaica Berbice) will now benefit from improved genetic material after receiving a breeding bull to boost their stock. Agriculture ... -
Man, 32, jailed for nine years for raping underage girl
A 32-year-old man, was on Tuesday, handed a nine-year jail sentence for raping a girl under the age of 16. Instead of going through a trial, ... -
Gov’t to assist rice farmers affected by inclement weather
The Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has promised to assist rice farmers in Region Three (Essequibo Islands -West Demerara), who have been unable to harvest their ... -
Five men found guilty of 2016 murder of Berbice carpenter
The trial of five men over the 2016 murder of a Berbice carpenter ended on Friday with all of them being found guilty by the jury ... -
Kitty man slapped with 30-year jail sentence for killing vendor
Timothy McKenzie, the man who was convicted last month of manslaughter over the stabbing death of a vendor, with whom he was once friends, has been ... -
Man jailed for 17 years for raping underage girl
Gavin Assanah, who was found unanimously guilty on two counts of child rape last month, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison by Justice Simone ... -
Ex-cop handed life sentence for brutally stabbing reputed wife to death
Despite his desperate pleas to High Court Judge Sandil Kissoon for leniency and mercy, 38-year-old Jermaine Bristol, the ex-Policeman who admitted to brutally stabbing his reputed ... -
Man must serve at least 18 years in jail for raping 3-Y-O
Thirty-three-year-old Troy Chapman, who was sentenced to life in prison for raping a three-year-old child, must serve at least 18 years before being eligible for parole. ... -
Trial of man accused of killing ex-girlfriend aborted
The trial of a man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend has been aborted after it was discovered that a witness in the matter was related to one ...
