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Trial underway for Vincentian duo charged with murder in the UK
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Trial underway for Vincentian duo charged with murder in the UK
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September 15, 2023
A court in the United Kingdom (UK) has heard that a used condom containing the semen of Xyaire Howard and DNA material from Chelsea Grant was found in...
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Social media personality jailed for wounding Calder resident
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Social media personality jailed for wounding Calder resident
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September 15, 2023
A social media personality who drunkenly stabbed a man about his body was sentenced to prison after he stated that he had no recollection of the incid...
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Woman accused of burning child granted bail
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Woman accused of burning child granted bail
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September 15, 2023
The woman who is accused of burning a 12-year-old girl between her legs and buttocks with an electric iron was granted bail when she appeared at Serio...
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Green Hill resident fined over $15,000 for cannabis
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Green Hill resident fined over $15,000 for cannabis
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September 8, 2023
A resident of Green Hill has been fined over $15,000 for having cannabis in his possession despite having a license that allows him to have significan...
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Construction worker ordered to  compensate farmer for stolen oranges
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Construction worker ordered to compensate farmer for stolen oranges
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September 8, 2023
A construction worker has been spared a jail sentence and ordered to compensate a farmer $1000 for oranges he stole from him. Kimroy Peters, 20 of Sou...
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Fisherman charged with manslaughter
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September 8, 2023
Joel Ashton, a 53-year-old fisherman of Calliaqua has been charged with manslaughter. Ashton is accused of causing the death of Cameron Alexander by s...
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Youth requests  counselling after  being jailed for  cellphone theft
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Youth requests counselling after being jailed for cellphone theft
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September 8, 2023
A youth who requested counselling sessions from the court to help him stay out of trouble, has been sentenced to prison for five months for stealing a...
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Burglar found in gutter receives concurrent prison sentences
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September 8, 2023
An Old Montrose man who was found lying in a gutter near an eye clinic where he had committed burglary and damage to property, has received concurrent...
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Youth jailed for stealing from sleeping man
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Youth jailed for stealing from sleeping man
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September 5, 2023
A resident of Ottley Hall was imprisoned on Monday after he pleaded guilty to stealing EC$200 from a sanitation worker while he was asleep. On Septemb...
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First time offender jailed for  illegal possession of ammunition
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First time offender jailed for illegal possession of ammunition
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September 1, 2023
Family and friends of a Layou man sobbed in disbelief outside the court on Wednesday after the first time offender was jailed for being in possession ...
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Repeat offender jailed for cell phone theft
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Repeat offender jailed for cell phone theft
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September 1, 2023
An eleven-time offender who claimed that police officers threatened to kill him after he was arrested for stealing a woman’s phone has been sentenced ...
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Mckie’s Hill man fined for cocaine possession, says he sells to support mother
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Mckie’s Hill man fined for cocaine possession, says he sells to support mother
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August 29, 2023
A Mckie’s Hill man who said he sells cocaine to assist his mother with the bills has been fined for being in possession of the drug after police found...
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New Montrose man fined for possession of cocaine with intent to supply
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New Montrose man fined for possession of cocaine with intent to supply
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August 29, 2023
A New Montrose man who was found in possession of cocaine during a police search was fined $636 for the offence. Dimron McDonald, a self-employed 33-y...
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Lawyer decries ‘waste of time’ charge for possession of ‘mouldy ganja’
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Lawyer decries ‘waste of time’ charge for possession of ‘mouldy ganja’
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August 25, 2023
A lawyer has called his client’s charge a waste of time after a carpenter was brought to court for being in possession of mouldy ganja that even “rats...
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Teen vagrant held for allegedly attacking woman
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Teen vagrant held for allegedly attacking woman
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August 25, 2023
A half-naked and visibly upset teenage vagrant who frequents Paul’s Avenue was held by police for allegedly assaulting a woman in Kingstown. The incid...
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Rillan Hill man gets $300 fine for striking teen with cutlass
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Rillan Hill man gets $300 fine for striking teen with cutlass
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August 23, 2023
A laborer of Rillan Hill was brought before the court to answer to the charge of assaulting a Layou teen. Calroy Lavia, age 22, was charged with strik...
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Stoney Ground resident fined $1400 for wounding brother
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Stoney Ground resident fined $1400 for wounding brother
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August 22, 2023
A Stoney Ground resident who cried while being sentenced has been fined $1400 for chopping his brother on the head, and on both hands and feet during ...
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Insufficient evidence leads to acquittal of murder accused
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Insufficient evidence leads to acquittal of murder accused
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August 22, 2023
A fruit vendor who had been charged with the murder of Purlinea ‘Sunshine’ Greaves of Dorsetshire Hill was freed last week due to insufficient evidenc...
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Spring Village man claims ‘misunderstanding’ after guilty plea for trespassing and peeping
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Spring Village man claims ‘misunderstanding’ after guilty plea for trespassing and peeping
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August 22, 2023
A Spring Village man who was bonded for six months for trespassing on his neighbour’s property and peeping through her window has described the matter...
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Youngster jailed for 16 years for robbery, abduction and rape
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Youngster jailed for 16 years for robbery, abduction and rape
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August 18, 2023
A Paul’s Avenue youth will spend the next 16 years of his life behind bars for abducting and raping a woman and leaving her to walk naked through the ...
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Possession of imitation firearm earns teenager a criminal conviction
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Possession of imitation firearm earns teenager a criminal conviction
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August 15, 2023
The explanation “that is just a bird gun me does hunt with” did not save 19-year-old New Montrose resident Ethan Duncan from a criminal conviction. Du...
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Bequia man jailed for gun, ammunition possession
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Bequia man jailed for gun, ammunition possession
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August 14, 2023
Tiquiado Williams, a 26-year-old unemployed resident of Bequia, will spend the next two years and three months in jail for charges related to firearm ...
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Mayreau labourer charged with burglary
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Mayreau labourer charged with burglary
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August 11, 2023
Matthias Grant, a 40-year-old labourer of Mayreau, was arrested and charged with burglary on August 5, 2023. Grant is accused of stealing one black an...
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Evesham man to appear at Mespo Magistrate’s Court on theft charge
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Evesham man to appear at Mespo Magistrate’s Court on theft charge
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August 11, 2023
A 34-year-old man is to appear at the Mesopotamia Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of theft. Marlon Garraway, a bus conductor of Evesham is accus...
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51-year-old charged with wounding vendor on her face
From the Courts, News
51-year-old charged with wounding vendor on her face
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August 11, 2023
Mark Shallow, a 51-year-old labourer of Kingstown was on August 5, 2023 arrested and charged with two counts of wounding. Shallow is accused of unlawf...
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Unemployed woman charged with theft
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Unemployed woman charged with theft
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August 11, 2023
Shekelia Gibson, a 27-year-old unemployed woman of Redemption Sharpes has been arrested and charged with theft. A release from the police said that Gi...
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Bus Conductor accused of theft of $8000
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Bus Conductor accused of theft of $8000
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August 8, 2023
A 31-year-old bus conductor has been arrested and charged with the theft of $8000 in cash. Keshano Craigg, a resident of Diamond is accused of stealin...
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Clare Valley labourer charged with  Damage to Property and Theft
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Clare Valley labourer charged with Damage to Property and Theft
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August 8, 2023
A 35-year-old labourer was arrested and charged on July 31 with Damage to Property and Theft. According to a release from the police, Jason Williams, ...
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Edinboro shopkeeper shot by masked man
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Edinboro shopkeeper shot by masked man
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August 8, 2023
An investigation has been launched into the shooting of a 35-year-old shopkeeper of Edinboro. A release from the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines P...
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Unemployed man charged with gun and ammo theft
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Unemployed man charged with gun and ammo theft
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August 8, 2023
An unemployed man of Bequia has been charged with theft of a firearm and ammunition. Tiquaido Williams, 26 was arrested and charged on August 1 with t...
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Murder convicts dominate the prison population
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Murder convicts dominate the prison population
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August 4, 2023
Persons who have been incarcerated for murder continue to make up the largest slice of the population at His Majesty’s Prisons. There are a total of 1...
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Man jailed for rape gets new sentence for assault and burglary
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Man jailed for rape gets new sentence for assault and burglary
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July 28, 2023
A man who broke into his cousin’s home late at night while she was asleep with her five year old daughter was jailed for eight years and six months. S...
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Court grants bail to siblings alleged to have caused victim’s leg to be broken
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Court grants bail to siblings alleged to have caused victim’s leg to be broken
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July 28, 2023
A brother and sister of Belair who are alleged to have inflicted injury to a Dauphine resident, were granted bail when they appeared in court on Wedne...
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Carpenter who caused death of Barrouallie man by reckless driving sent to prison
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Carpenter who caused death of Barrouallie man by reckless driving sent to prison
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July 25, 2023
A 57 year old carpenter was sentenced to one year and eight months imprisonment for causing the death of a pedestrian in 2019. David Williams, pleaded...
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Court releases man who spent more time on remand than his sentence
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Court releases man who spent more time on remand than his sentence
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July 25, 2023
A 32 year old man of Mahoe, Campden Park, who was facing a charge of manslaughter was released from custody this week when it was found that he had al...
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Teen arraigned in connection with shooting death of Golden Vale man
From the Courts
Teen arraigned in connection with shooting death of Golden Vale man
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July 21, 2023
A teenager who was recently wanted by police in connection with a series of criminal offences has been charged in connection with one of this country’...
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Hanif Forbes found not guilty of murder of O’Briens Valley man
From the Courts
Hanif Forbes found not guilty of murder of O’Briens Valley man
iammarikabaptiste@gmail.com 
July 21, 2023
Lawyer Ronald Marks, does not believe that his client Hanif Forbes, should have been charged in the first place after he was found not guilty this wee...
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New Magistrate upbraids his former colleagues
From the Courts
New Magistrate upbraids his former colleagues
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July 14, 2023
Magistrate and former police officer, John Ballah, has made it clear that when it comes to delivering justice, he will not be taking the side of polic...
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From the Courts
Union Island resident accused of chopping his fellow islander granted bail
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July 14, 2023
A resident of Union Island who is alleged to have chopped his fellow islander was granted bail in the sum of $5000 when he appeared at the Serious Off...
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Twenty year old found with gun during Junior Carnival sent to prison
From the Courts
Twenty year old found with gun during Junior Carnival sent to prison
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July 7, 2023
A youth from Mesopotamia who showed an “absolute lack of remorse” for having in his possession, a gun at Kingstown during the staging of Junior Carniv...
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Penniston youth jailed for possession of illegal gun and ammunition
From the Courts
Penniston youth jailed for possession of illegal gun and ammunition
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July 7, 2023
A 20 year old who father of two children was sentenced to one year and four months in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firear...
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Trial begins of man charged with shooting death of his nurse wife
From the Courts
Trial begins of man charged with shooting death of his nurse wife
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July 7, 2023
A husband is standing trial at the High Court for allegedly killing his wife, during a daylight shooting in Kingstown in 2020. Mitchell “Mitch” Israel...
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Man from Chateaubelair fined on marijuana charge
From the Courts
Man from Chateaubelair fined on marijuana charge
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July 7, 2023
A Chateaubelair man who told police “me get a two pound ah weed ya” was fined $1,530 after pleading guilty to the drug charge. Milran Browne,27, appea...
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SVG Alzheimer’s  Disease and  Dementia  Association wraps up  successful events
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SVG Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Association wraps up successful events
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November 28, 2023
The St Vincent and the Grenadines Alzheimer’s and Dementia Association (SVGADDA) concluded two successful events last Thursday, leaving a lasting impa...
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NDP will not stop programs like YES and home-care says Dr Friday
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NDP will not stop programs like YES and home-care says Dr Friday
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November 28, 2023
Suggestions that the New Democratic Party (NDP) will, if they take office, abandon several programs established by the Unity Labour Party (ULP) admini...
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NIS to host Pensioners  Appreciation & Health Day
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NIS to host Pensioners Appreciation & Health Day
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November 28, 2023
The National Insurance Services (NIS) will host a Pensioners Appreciation & Health Day on Friday December 1, at its office at Upper Bay Street from 8:...
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Education  Minister sings praises of UWI Global Campus St. Vincent
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Education Minister sings praises of UWI Global Campus St. Vincent
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November 28, 2023
Minister of Education Curtis King has high praises for the UWI Global Campus St Vincent. Speaking at the second annual Honour Roll and Recognition Cer...
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Stone crusher used at AIA site not operational
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Stone crusher used at AIA site not operational
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November 28, 2023
The stone crusher, which formed part of a fleet of heavy equipment which was used during the construction of the Argyle International Airport, is “not...
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