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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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...