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From the Courts

Vincentian sentenced to seven years for rape, dismissed from Royal Navy
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Vincentian sentenced to seven years for rape, dismissed from Royal Navy
Christina 
October 24, 2022
A Vincentian national, who was an engineer in the Royal Navy, has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of raping a male colleague. A thre...
Man who bit his ex-girlfriend’s ear jailed for five years
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Man who bit his ex-girlfriend’s ear jailed for five years
Webmaster 
October 18, 2022
A Mckies Hill man who bit his ex-girlfriend’s ear during an attack has been sentenced to five years in jail. Alex Cupid, 25 pleaded guilty to two char...
First time offender who stole from his employer handed $3,000 one year bond
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First time offender who stole from his employer handed $3,000 one year bond
Webmaster 
October 18, 2022
A MAN who is a first time offender, allowed his sticky fingers to result in him being charged with stealing goods from his previous work place. Lesroy...
Man who breached no contact order with ex-girlfriend remanded
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Man who breached no contact order with ex-girlfriend remanded
Webmaster 
October 14, 2022
A man who is feared to be showing signs of escalating his actions towards his ex-girlfriend is being kept in prison until his trials later this month....
Woman on multiple charges of fraud, granted $20,000 bail
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Woman on multiple charges of fraud, granted $20,000 bail
Webmaster 
October 14, 2022
A 33 year old alleged fraudster, charged with multiple counts of making and using a false instrument was granted bail when she appeared in court. On T...
Man who stole from his employer placed on bond, ordered to pay compensation
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Man who stole from his employer placed on bond, ordered to pay compensation
Webmaster 
October 14, 2022
A 44-year-old man fell back into old habits which he had given up for more than a decade and found himself facing a court this week for stealing from ...
Man receives jail sentences for September crime spree
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Man receives jail sentences for September crime spree
Webmaster 
October 11, 2022
FOR THE month of September a Belvedere resident who was busy engaging in a number of break-ins has been sentenced to serve a total of 23 months in jai...
Teenager appears in court in school uniform to answer firearm and ammunition charges
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Teenager appears in court in school uniform to answer firearm and ammunition charges
Webmaster 
October 11, 2022
A TEENAGER from New Montrose charged for firearms and ammunition possession was granted bail when he appeared in court last week. Joel ‘JoJo’ Williams...
Ex-boyfriend bonded, receives suspended sentence and must pay compensation
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Ex-boyfriend bonded, receives suspended sentence and must pay compensation
Webmaster 
October 7, 2022
A RESIDENT of Villa who was found guilty of trespassing onto his ex-girlfriend’s property and damaging her window has received a suspended sentence an...
Two Vincentians charged with murder of pensioner in the UK
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Two Vincentians charged with murder of pensioner in the UK
Webmaster 
October 4, 2022
TWO VINCENTIANS are jointly charged by a Court in the United Kingdom (UK) with the murder of a 71-year-old woman. Chelsea Grant and Xyaire Howard, res...
Man lands in hospital after allegedly being wounded by teenager
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Man lands in hospital after allegedly being wounded by teenager
Webmaster 
October 4, 2022
A TEENAGER HAS been charged for an alleged wounding incident that left a 33-year-old man recovering in the hospital for six days. Farmer, Lee-Ronjay S...
Elderly Vermont man on assault, firearm, ammunition charges
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Elderly Vermont man on assault, firearm, ammunition charges
Webmaster 
October 4, 2022
An elderly farmer of Vermont was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 when he appeared in the Serious Offences Court last Tuesday, September 27 to answe...
Police officer suspended after being charged with burglary and assault (+Video)
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Police officer suspended after being charged with burglary and assault (+Video)
Webmaster 
October 4, 2022
A POLICE officer on aggravated burglary, assault charges has been suspended from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF). Accord...
Four men charged with handling 54 lbs of stolen mutton
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Four men charged with handling 54 lbs of stolen mutton
Webmaster 
October 4, 2022
FOUR MEN WHO are alleged to have unlawfully obtained 54 lbs of mutton appeared in the Kingstown Magistrates Court yesterday, Monday, October 3 to answ...
Judge rules two men will not be tried a third time for murder
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Judge rules two men will not be tried a third time for murder
Webmaster 
September 30, 2022
HIS OWN views “notwithstanding” High Court judge, Brian Cottle last week ruled that the prosecution of two men accused of the shooting death of Redemp...
Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years
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Man who killed his girlfriend after wrongfully believing she gave him HIV jailed for 21 years
Webmaster 
September 30, 2022
A MAN who believed that a woman gave him HIV/ AIDS but continued a sexual relationship with her before strangling and repeatedly stabbing her, will se...
Dorsetshire Hill man gets his second sentence in five years on gun and ammo charges
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Dorsetshire Hill man gets his second sentence in five years on gun and ammo charges
Webmaster 
September 30, 2022
A MAN from Dorsetshire Hill who was sentenced to three years imprisonment in 2018 on charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition and recen...
Man who stabbed another man to death after bar fight, will spend 6 years in prison
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Man who stabbed another man to death after bar fight, will spend 6 years in prison
Webmaster 
September 30, 2022
A MAN who stabbed another man to death after being provoked into a bar fight, will spend six years and eight months in prison for manslaughter. Thirty...
Court adjourns sentencing for murderer Veron Primus
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Court adjourns sentencing for murderer Veron Primus
Webmaster 
September 27, 2022
The court has had to adjourn the sentencing of murder convict, Veron Primus to November 7, with “very little hope” that the matter will be further alo...
Armed robbery suspects load up on more charges
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Armed robbery suspects load up on more charges
Webmaster 
September 27, 2022
Two young men and a young woman continue to rack up criminal charges and have been remanded for another week as police continue investigations. Michae...
Villa resident remanded on charges of trespassing on his ex’s property
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Villa resident remanded on charges of trespassing on his ex’s property
Webmaster 
September 27, 2022
A MAN FROM Villa who admitted to trespassing on the property of his ex- girlfriend has been bonded and also remanded for one week as the court decides...
Man to serve 16 year prison sentence for killing his father
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Man to serve 16 year prison sentence for killing his father
Webmaster 
September 27, 2022
A YOUNG MAN who hit his father over the head multiple times with a hoe, killing him, and then dragged and buried his body in a field, will spend a tot...
Brothers jailed for attempting to break into woman’s apartment
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Brothers jailed for attempting to break into woman’s apartment
Webmaster 
September 23, 2022
TWO BROTHERS WHO attempted to break into a woman’s apartment, supposedly because her ex-boyfriend asked them to, have been imprisoned for one year and...
Dangerous driver to learn his fate next month
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Dangerous driver to learn his fate next month
Webmaster 
September 23, 2022
A YOUNG MAN who has admitted to driving dangerously and without a permit when he caused the death of another, will know his fate next month. Azeilo “N...
Trio remanded on armed robbery charges
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Trio remanded on armed robbery charges
Webmaster 
September 16, 2022
TWO TEENS and a 23-year-old who are on armed robbery charges have been remanded for a just over week while police try to track down the firearm allege...
Young man who claims he feared for his life jailed for possession of illegal firearm
From the Courts
Young man who claims he feared for his life jailed for possession of illegal firearm
Webmaster 
September 9, 2022
One of four occupants of a vehicle in which an illegal revolver was found admitted to possession of the firearm, and was yesterday, September 8 senten...
Bagga man facing robbery and assault charges
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Bagga man facing robbery and assault charges
Webmaster 
September 9, 2022
A RESIDENT of Barrouallie/ Glen is facing charges of robbery of medical marijuana, and assault with intent to cause bodily harm. Twenty-five-year-old ...
Lawyer saves the day for man who stole pigtail from supermarket
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Lawyer saves the day for man who stole pigtail from supermarket
Webmaster 
September 9, 2022
An elderly man who stole five bags of pigtail from Coreas Distribution Limited was lucky to avoid jail time yesterday, September 8. Elias Lawrence of ...
Feud between  villages results in chopping incident
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Feud between villages results in chopping incident
Webmaster 
September 6, 2022
The latest casualty of feuding groups in Greiggs and Lowmans Windward is a 69-year-old father who was chopped about his body because he shielded his s...
Man accused of attempted murder of his ex, granted $30,000 bail
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Man accused of attempted murder of his ex, granted $30,000 bail
Webmaster 
September 6, 2022
A man accused of the attempted murder of his ex-common law wife has been allowed bail with the condition that he have no contact with the alleged vict...
Calder resident denied bail due to fear he would hamper investigations
From the Courts
Calder resident denied bail due to fear he would hamper investigations
Webmaster 
September 2, 2022
A 26-year-old resident of Calder who is facing firearm charges has been denied bail due to prosecution fears he would hamper investigations into other...
60-year-old man  accused of chopping fellow villager about his body with a cutlass
From the Courts
60-year-old man accused of chopping fellow villager about his body with a cutlass
Webmaster 
August 26, 2022
A 60-year-old Richland Park resident is alleged to have chopped another villager about the body with a cutlass. Austin Jack is indictably charged that...
Court hears man damaged cell phone over non-payment for drugs
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Court hears man damaged cell phone over non-payment for drugs
Webmaster 
August 26, 2022
A man charged with damage to property told the court this week that the person owed him two “grand” for drugs. On March 4, one Iswag cellular phone va...
Soca artiste bonded for six months and advised to behave himself
From the Courts
Soca artiste bonded for six months and advised to behave himself
Webmaster 
August 26, 2022
A soca artiste found himself before the court on Monday due to discord with another villager, and has been bonded so he could have better conduct. Aky...
Duo charged with burglary of Campden Park house
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Duo charged with burglary of Campden Park house
Webmaster 
August 16, 2022
A YOUNG DUO has been charged for allegedly breaking into a 55-year-old man’s house. Javill Williams, 24 years of Ottley Hall, and Kaysany Peters, 23 y...
From the Courts
Auxillary Police faces Taking of Conveyance charge
Webmaster 
August 5, 2022
Last Wednesday, police arrested and charged Jelani Chance, a 20-years-old Auxiliary Police Officer of Rillan Hill, with the offence of Taking of Conve...
From the Courts
South Union chauffeur on assault charge
Webmaster 
August 5, 2022
Police arrested and charged Kenny Badnock, a 36-years-old chauffeur of South Union, with the offence of Assault Bodily Harm, Wednesday. According to i...
Former policeman sentenced to three years in prison
From the Courts
Former policeman sentenced to three years in prison
Webmaster 
July 29, 2022
Former policeman Ettian Charles has been sentenced to spend three years in prison for possession of an illegal loaded firearm. Additionally, for six r...
Court of Appeal gives teens caught with imitation firearms reprieve
From the Courts
Court of Appeal gives teens caught with imitation firearms reprieve
Webmaster 
July 29, 2022
Six month prison sentences handed down to two teens caught in possession of imitation firearms have been set aside on appeal. In December 2019, at the...
Orphan given second chance after his burglary charge
From the Courts
Orphan given second chance after his burglary charge
Webmaster 
July 29, 2022
An 18-year-old who has been surviving without parents from a young age was given a second chance when he landed before the court on a burglary charge ...
Cinema robber’s sentence reduced by Court of Appeal
From the Courts
Cinema robber’s sentence reduced by Court of Appeal
Webmaster 
July 29, 2022
The 10-year prison sentence given to one of the robbers who targeted the Russell’s Cineplex in 2013 has been reduced by two years at the Court of Appe...
Student, charged with illegal firearm possession, granted bail
From the Courts
Student, charged with illegal firearm possession, granted bail
Webmaster 
July 26, 2022
A 17-YEAR-old student has been arrested and charged with possessing an illegal home-made firearm. Yesterday, July 25, Nain Thomas was brought to the K...
Man who chopped his nine-year-old nephew to death diagnosed with mental illness, spared jail time
From the Courts
Man who chopped his nine-year-old nephew to death diagnosed with mental illness, spared jail time
Webmaster 
July 22, 2022
AYOUNG man, who has now been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, heard what he thought was the audible voice of God when he chopped his nine-year-old nep...
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News
Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
News
Minors threaten the survival of Bagga Fish Fest – organisers
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
News
CARPHA zeroes in on Mental Health
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
From the Courts, News
Lodge Village mother faces two-year jail time for theft
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
From the Courts, News
Officer Charged in Traffic Violation Case
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
From the Courts, News
Park Hill farmer pleads guilty to handling stolen ginger
Webmaster 
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...

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