From the Courts
January 8, 2021
THE FIRST BREACH of quarantine trial has ended with the discharge of the defendant, and a reminder that in order to prosecute for breaching an Order o...
From the Courts
January 8, 2021
Two Layou men have been discharged for multiple armed robberies because of case files not being fully prepared six months after the charges were laid....
From the Courts
January 5, 2021
Although a woman decided that she didn’t want to continue with the charge against a former lover who maliciously wounded her, she was too late in expr...
From the Courts
January 5, 2021
A farmer who stole two ewe goats on Christmas Eve, allegedly in a drunken state, will have to compensate his fellow villager for the theft in the New ...
From the Courts
January 5, 2021
A trio on charges of possession of 45 pounds of Marijuana will return to court next Monday. Ralph LaBorde, a 52-year-old farmer of Troumaca, Augustine...
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December 23, 2020
For their armed robberies of several individuals in different establishments, as well as the gratuitous shooting of a victim; one young man must serve...
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December 18, 2020
The lawyer for a woman who allegedly broke quarantine to attend a political rally is attempting to poke holes in the prosecution’s case by pointing ou...
From the Courts
December 15, 2020
by Katherine Renton Shadene Farrell, a mother of two, in admitting that she harboured two very dangerous prisoners, also noted that her relationship w...
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December 11, 2020
Mitchell Israel, accused of shooting his wife to death on the grounds of their son’s school, has been found to have a case to respond to at the High C...
From the Courts
December 11, 2020
A young man sobbed as he was given a second chance last week Thursday, after the man whom he robbed some years ago asked the court to be lenient in se...
From the Courts
December 11, 2020
A 28-year-old vendor is facing serious charges of possession of a homemade firearm, shotgun ammunition, along with marijuana possession. Mickel Laidlo...
From the Courts
December 8, 2020
“IF I COULD HAVE bring him back I would, but I can’t. And I’m sorry.” These were the words of a 28-year-old man as he faced possible prison time for s...
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December 8, 2020
Although having been diagnosed with Cannabis Use Disorder with psychotic symptoms, an Ottley Hall resident continued to smoke about 30 spliffs per wee...
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December 4, 2020
On December 1, police arrested and charged Jaron DeRoche, a 28-year-old businessman of Frenches with wounding, damage to property, unlawful possession...
From the Courts
December 4, 2020
The driver of a vehicle that was transporting 33 pounds of illegal cannabis in the North Leeward area was ordered to pay a $9900 fine this Tuesday, or...
From the Courts
December 1, 2020
Two females have been charged in a matter in which another woman was beaten with a piece of steel and her wig and a pair of slippers stolen. Esha Char...
From the Courts
December 1, 2020
Two young men charged in relation to the recent burglary of the First St Vincent bank have been allowed bail in the sum of $25,000. Jason Williams, a ...
From the Courts
December 1, 2020
Police have arrested and charged Noel Bynoe/McDonald, a 51-year-old Mechanic of Stubbs with three counts of deception. Investigations revealed that th...
From the Courts
December 1, 2020
Police have arrested and charged Ken-I Young, a 37-year-old bus conductor of Layou with the offences of Assault Bodily Harm and Theft on November 25, ...
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December 1, 2020
A St Lucian working in St Vincent who somehow managed to fly here in September without a negative PCR test, decided to break his supervised quarantine...
From the Courts
December 1, 2020
A Clare Valley youth will spend the next 18 months in jail after breaking into the shop of a 56-year-old man, stealing his money, and using a hammer t...
From the Courts
November 24, 2020
A North Union woman who allegedly attended a political rally during the time she was supposed to be in quarantine, will go through a trial next week t...
From the Courts
November 24, 2020
Two young men are remanded in prison this week, charged with burglary of the First St Vincent Bank, from which they allegedly stole $37,000 after smas...
From the Courts
November 24, 2020
A 27-year-old mother who stole debit cards on the same day that she was employed as a housekeeper, was caught in her deception later using one of thes...
From the Courts
November 20, 2020
After stealing $4000 and other items in a bag belonging to a vendor, a 29-year-old is headed to prison for 12 months which is in addition to another 1...
From the Courts
November 20, 2020
Seven young men will no longer be tried on varying counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and indecent assault of a girl under the age of 13. At the be...
From the Courts
November 17, 2020
Police have arrested and charged Junior Bibby, a 25-year-old farmer of Redemption Sharpes with the offences of possession of an illegal firearm and am...
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November 10, 2020
This Friday the court will continue examining the evidence concerning whether one man repeatedly punched another until he blacked out, and caused him ...
From the Courts
November 10, 2020
A male resident of Vermont charged with assaulting a female of the same area, has avoided a criminal charge after the woman, whose eye was visibly bru...
From the Courts
November 7, 2020
A BUSINESSMAN who acted as a mule for 37 rounds of bullets, dodged an immediate jail sentence this week, and was fined $7,500. Oscar King, who was cha...
From the Courts
November 7, 2020
A 29-year-old man has acquired a criminal record after slapping his child’s mother in the face. Reginald Gurley of Murray’s Village changed his plea...
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November 7, 2020
A prisoner on remand for a wounding charge was granted bail the day before general elections after the prosecution presented no further objection to h...
From the Courts
November 3, 2020
by Katherine Renton Prisoners undergoing any sentence of imprisonment cannot register to vote, according to the Representation of the People Act (RPA)...
From the Courts
October 30, 2020
After multiple chances given to her by the courts over the years, a 45-year-old woman prone to theft ran out of luck this week, and was sentenced to j...
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October 23, 2020
ZAKEEM BESS, 25, a fisherman of Paget Farm, Bequia had his attempted murder charge upgraded to murder this week, after the man he is accused of shooti...
From the Courts
October 16, 2020
A Layou farmer travelling with an illegal 12-gauge firearm and ammunition in his vehicle, who claimed to possess it to deter thieves from stealing his...
From the Courts
October 16, 2020
A man who threw himself into the sea in order to dodge the police after they ambushed him, has been incarcerated for possession and trafficking of coc...
From the Courts
October 13, 2020
A WOUNDED ‘BEAVER’ from Redemption Sharpes/ Clifton, Union Island, has been charged with having over £25,500, EC$2,400 and US$81 in his possession, re...
From the Courts
October 13, 2020
A COUPLE OF Buddy Gutter, Lowmans Leeward were last week acquitted by a jury, who declared them not guilty of arson and wounding with intent of their ...
From the Courts
October 13, 2020
CIRCUMSTANCES are grim for a 24-year-old of Union Island, as he has been charged with the offences of armed robbery and unlawful discharge of a firear...
From the Courts
October 9, 2020
A man who used a cutlass to chop the vehicle of his wife’s boyfriend, when his wife and boyfriend were inside of it, has been ordered to pay for the d...
From the Courts
October 9, 2020
A man who hopped onto a minibus and travelled into town one day after his quarantine started, then booked himself into another hotel without revealing...
From the Courts
October 9, 2020
One day before the end of her mandatory five-day quarantine at an approved facility, a 54-year-old woman who travelled from New York decided to bail. ...
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