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From the Courts

Man who chopped his nine-year-old nephew to death diagnosed with mental illness, spared jail time
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Man who chopped his nine-year-old nephew to death diagnosed with mental illness, spared jail time
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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...
Primus came home smelling ‘renk’ of blood – Witness
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Primus came home smelling ‘renk’ of blood – Witness
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July 22, 2022
On the night that real estate agent Sharleen Greaves was murdered, Veron Primus returned to his home late, smelling “renk” of blood, and with a bloody...
Whatsapp screenshot evidence not authentic – Expert
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Whatsapp screenshot evidence not authentic – Expert
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July 22, 2022
Some cropped screenshots of WhatsApp conversations that murder accused Veron Primus submitted as evidence were flagged by the police digital forensics...
Fifteen years jail time for man who shot, paralysed auxiliary cop
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Fifteen years jail time for man who shot, paralysed auxiliary cop
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July 19, 2022
For his split second decision to shoot and ultimately paralyze an auxiliary officer who had asked him not to smoke, Tyson Spencer will spend a total o...
Unlicensed driver who struck, killed corn vendor to pay family
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Unlicensed driver who struck, killed corn vendor to pay family
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July 12, 2022
A young mechanic with no driver’s license was revealed to have taken his boss’ vehicle without consent before he accidentally struck and killed a road...
Charges against retired laboratory technician dropped
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Charges against retired laboratory technician dropped
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July 8, 2022
THE CHARGES of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl over the age of 13 but not yet 15 which had been brought against a retired man of New Montrose ...
Man to spend 16 years behind bars after threatening woman with a knife to do sexual acts
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Man to spend 16 years behind bars after threatening woman with a knife to do sexual acts
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July 8, 2022
A MAN who led a woman into a forested area so that he could threaten her at knife point to do several sexual acts over a period of hours, will spend 1...
Farmer of Glen granted bail on firearms related charges
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Farmer of Glen granted bail on firearms related charges
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July 8, 2022
A 27YEAR old farmer of Glen was granted bail in the sum of $16,000 when he appeared in the Serious Offences Court (SOC) on July 5 on firearms possessi...
Robbery accused denied bail
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Robbery accused denied bail
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July 1, 2022
A 20-year-old unemployed man of Pauls Avenue who appeared in the Serious Offenses Court on June 20 charged with two counts of robbery, was denied bail...
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Builder to appear in court to answer to assault charge
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July 1, 2022
A 43 year old builder of Cane Hall is due to appear in the magistrate’s court to answer to a charge of assault. The police said in a release that they...
Redemption Sharpes resident back behind bars months after release
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Redemption Sharpes resident back behind bars months after release
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June 24, 2022
A repeat offender who was released from prison earlier this year asked not to be sent back to prison citing a budding relationship and a pending churc...
Man to spend 20 years in prison after shooting female farmer
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Man to spend 20 years in prison after shooting female farmer
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June 24, 2022
A man who shot a female farmer in the leg with a shotgun causing a wound that has yet to heal, will spend nearly 20 years in prison for wounding with ...
Single father thanks God for Father’s Day gift of freedom
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Single father thanks God for Father’s Day gift of freedom
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June 21, 2022
A SINGLE FATHER of a four-year-old child is thanking God after the court did not imprison him for leaving the minor unattended. “…You have to try to g...
Thief nabbed after he answers call on stolen cell
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Thief nabbed after he answers call on stolen cell
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June 14, 2022
A 20-year-old was discovered as the thief of the cellular phone of his 61-year-old friend after he answered a call to the stolen device. By his theft ...
Alleged back stabber granted bail
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Alleged back stabber granted bail
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June 14, 2022
A 42 year old man charged with stabbing a 27-year-old in the back, has been granted bail in the sum of $6,000. Devin Soso of Port Elizabeth/United Sta...
Bull cattle stolen from 61-year-old, mason accused
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Bull cattle stolen from 61-year-old, mason accused
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June 14, 2022
A 26 year old mason of Yambou will return to court on June 17 in Biabou in connection with an allegation of animal theft. The police said in a report ...
Victoria village man charged for allegedly striking mason with pipe
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Victoria village man charged for allegedly striking mason with pipe
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June 14, 2022
A 34 year old self-employed man of Victoria Village was granted bail when he appeared in court on June, 6 to answer to a charge of grievous bodily har...
HIV positive man apologizes after raping 9-year-old girl
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HIV positive man apologizes after raping 9-year-old girl
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June 10, 2022
AN HIV POSITIVE man who had sexual intercourse with, and twice indecently assaulted a nine year old girl will be incarcerated for 23 years. Cassel Lav...
Colonarie man faces murder charge, as victim succumbs to his injuries
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Colonarie man faces murder charge, as victim succumbs to his injuries
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June 10, 2022
A CHARGE HAS been upgraded to murder after a Troumaca man who had been in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH), s...
Drugs, lighters and cellphones found in juice boxes nabbed on Grieggs man
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Drugs, lighters and cellphones found in juice boxes nabbed on Grieggs man
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June 3, 2022
Drugs, lighters, cellphones and other items in fruit juice boxes suspected to be destined for the prison were nabbed in the possession of a man from G...
Bequia fisherman charged  following incident in Canouan
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Bequia fisherman charged following incident in Canouan
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June 3, 2022
In the wake of an incident at the Fisheries Complex in Canouan that left one fisherman nursing injuries, another fisherman has been slapped with charg...
Prisoner escapes Covid isolation room using bedsheet (+video)
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Prisoner escapes Covid isolation room using bedsheet (+video)
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June 3, 2022
An inmate who escaped a COVID-19 induced isolation by using a bedsheet to scale the building from the window of his room, told the court that he was f...
Man fined $1000 after being charged with drug possession with intent to supply
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Man fined $1000 after being charged with drug possession with intent to supply
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June 3, 2022
A 34 year old labourer of Greiggs was fined $1000 when he appeared in the Serious Offences Court (SOC), on May 27 on a drug charge. According to a pol...
Man pleads not guilty to stealing items valued $2,220
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Man pleads not guilty to stealing items valued $2,220
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June 3, 2022
A young labourer of Diamond accused of stealing a quantity of items valued at EC$2,220 pleaded not guilty when he appeared in the Mesopotamia Magistra...
Vendor pleads not guilty after having been charged with assault
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Vendor pleads not guilty after having been charged with assault
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June 3, 2022
A 28-year-old vendor of Arnos Vale pleaded not guilty when he appeared on Monday, May 30 in the Kingstown Magistrates Court having been charged with a...
Hotel worker charged with theft to return to court today
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Hotel worker charged with theft to return to court today
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May 27, 2022
TODAY, MAY 27, a hotel worker alleged to have stolen money from an employee of the office of the Ambassador of India will appear at the Mesopotamia Ma...
Sandy Bay woman to be tried on charges of stealing $200,000
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Sandy Bay woman to be tried on charges of stealing $200,000
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May 27, 2022
A SANDY Bay woman will be tried on charges that she stole over $200,000 of Government funds. At the age of 32 years, domestic worker Fiziela Clarke st...
Young man spared a week in jail despite behaviour towards his mother
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Young man spared a week in jail despite behaviour towards his mother
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May 27, 2022
A 21-YEAR-old man who argued with his 52-yearold mother and hit his older sister over items belonging to his deceased father, narrowly escaped a week ...
Manslaughter charge upgraded to murder for 24-year-old
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Manslaughter charge upgraded to murder for 24-year-old
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May 27, 2022
A CHARGE of manslaughter has been upgraded to murder for one of the accused in a Diamond killing that took place earlier this year. Tearon James and L...
Penniston resident denies knowledge of shotgun bullets
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Penniston resident denies knowledge of shotgun bullets
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May 27, 2022
A man who resides at Penniston has allegedly been nabbed with two illegal rounds of shotgun bullets. Stilson Harold Jr was charged that on Wednesday, ...
Woman guilty of stealing from a member of the Indian delegation
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Woman guilty of stealing from a member of the Indian delegation
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May 24, 2022
A NOW FORMER hotel worker cried as she contemplated the possibility of going to prison for her theft of money from one of the foreign officials co-ord...
Rockies man jailed for six years on firearm offence
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Rockies man jailed for six years on firearm offence
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May 24, 2022
A ROCKIES man found guilty of possession of a loaded firearm kept under his pillow has been sentenced to spend 75 months in prison. This would make Ac...
Former insurance agent accused of theft of clients’ money
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Former insurance agent accused of theft of clients’ money
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May 24, 2022
A FORMER WORKER of Massy United Insurance Ltd has been charged with stealing money from clients of the company. Ranold Iton, 36 years of Georgetown, a...
Park Hill mother freed on request of Mercy Committee
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Park Hill mother freed on request of Mercy Committee
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May 20, 2022
A YOUNG WOMAN who was recently jailed for a gun related offence, has been released from prison on account of a decision of the Prerogative of Mercy Co...
Father of two successfully defends himself in High Court
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Father of two successfully defends himself in High Court
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May 20, 2022
A FORMER security guard and father of two can now breathe a huge sigh of relief after representing himself and being acquitted at the High Court on ag...
Belair butcher charged with murder
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Belair butcher charged with murder
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May 20, 2022
A 24 YEAR old butcher of Belair was on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, arrested and charged with the murder of Jovarnie Gibson, a 24-year-old labourer of Wel...
Hot 97 wins defamation case, judge issues warning
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Hot 97 wins defamation case, judge issues warning
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May 20, 2022
A PASTOR HAS failed in his bid to receive compensation for what he alleged were defamatory comments made on Hot 97.1 FM. The claim made by Sigmund Wig...
Rose Place resident fined $8400 for 56 grams of cocaine
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Rose Place resident fined $8400 for 56 grams of cocaine
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May 20, 2022
FOR THE 56 GRAMS of cocaine hidden in his pants crotch, a Rose Place resident has been fined a total of $8400 to be split between July and October. It...
Bequia resident charged with lying under oath
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Bequia resident charged with lying under oath
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May 17, 2022
A female resident of Bequia will stand trial on a charge of lying to the court under oath. Jesgil Letteen, who resides in Hamilton is charged that she...
Two sex offenders to know their fate next month
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Two sex offenders to know their fate next month
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May 13, 2022
Two men will be sentenced in June on separate charges of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. On Friday, May 6 Cassel L...
Union Island resident ordered to pay $52,000 or face jail time
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Union Island resident ordered to pay $52,000 or face jail time
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May 13, 2022
The second Union Island resident to appear in court on cocaine charges in recent times must pay $52,000 in fines by the end of this year or face impri...
Woman posing with gun and its owner each sentenced to 38 months in prison
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Woman posing with gun and its owner each sentenced to 38 months in prison
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May 13, 2022
A woman from Park Hill who posed with a .380 pistol on Facebook, and her male friend who is said to be the owner of the unlicensed weapon, have each b...
Two more charges brought against  accused murderer
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Two more charges brought against accused murderer
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May 13, 2022
The police has brought two additional charges have been brought against Reynold Roberts, Roberts a 40-year-old manager of Harmony Hall, who was previo...
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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St. Joseph’s Convent T&T wins Inaugural UWI International Reparation Debate
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May 13, 2025
TRINIDAD ANDTOBAGO has clinched victory over Jamaica in the inaugural International Reparation Debate, hosted by the Centre for Reparations Research a...
District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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District Stairs spruces up Police Public Relations and Complaints Office
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May 13, 2025
DISTRICT STAIRS SVG Ltd., a company with operations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Canada, has demonstrated its commitment to corporate social ...
Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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Government launches GYVE programme targetting Youths
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May 13, 2025
A NEW PROGRAMME in which the government is targetting youth volunteerism across St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), was launched on Monday, May 12, 2...
Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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Man with 46 convictions to be sentenced for stealing from church
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May 13, 2025
A 45YEAR OLD man who has been convicted 46 times, is awaiting sentencing after he confessed to six more offences, including stealing a transformer and...
Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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Thousands on temporary electricity connections after expiration date
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May 13, 2025
MINISTER OFTRANSPORT and Works, Montgomery Daniel, has praised the “excellent work” being done by the Electrical Inspectorate Unit, but expressed conc...

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