From the Courts
June 5, 2020
An Owia resident who made a gun to protect himself after being stabbed has been given a chance, and will not go to jail for an offence that usually wa...
From the Courts
June 5, 2020
A final adjournment has been given in the case of Louie Cupid, a prison officer who is charged with aiding murder accused Veron Primus’ escape from ja...
From the Courts
May 29, 2020
A 27-year-old Owia resident will be sentenced next Tuesday, June 2, after admitting to possession of a homemade firearm and 12-gauge bullets. Lenrick ...
From the Courts
May 29, 2020
A former customs broker who had pleaded guilty to stealing over $60,000 from C K Greaves & Co Ltd. this week changed his plea to not guilty after secu...
From the Courts
May 29, 2020
A Barrouallie man accused of burglarizing a shop while being in possession of a homemade shotgun has been sent for an evaluation at the Mental Health ...
From the Courts
May 19, 2020
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the preliminary inquiry looking into the evidence against accused Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Israel, charged with the murd...
From the Courts
May 15, 2020
The victim in an alleged robbery came to court this week to withdraw her evidence against the young accused because, she said, “everybody deserves a s...
From the Courts
May 15, 2020
A 62-year-old man with a long criminal record related to dishonesty has been advised to retire after coming before the court this week for stealing sh...
From the Courts
May 15, 2020
A young man on a robbery charge has been freed from his legal worries after he was discharged Monday, May 11, exactly one year after the date of the a...
From the Courts
May 8, 2020
Unwanted visits to his female friend’s home have caused a 48-year-old man who claimed he gave her everything of his “heart” and intended to marry her,...
From the Courts
May 5, 2020
A Jamaican who was charged last year for trying to export 30 pounds of cannabis through the airport was found guilty last week, and sent back to priso...
From the Courts
April 30, 2020
A man who tried to get married a second time without going through the trouble of divorcing his first wife has been fined and must commit to walking t...
From the Courts
April 24, 2020
A 17-year-old who stole from his father, with whom he had a dysfunctional relationship, was given a second chance in court this week. Khajique Sutton ...
From the Courts
April 24, 2020
Two men who kicked and stomped a Sion Hill man to the extent that they put him in the hospital for seven days were both hit with compensation and fine...
From the Courts
April 24, 2020
Eight cabbages stolen from a landowner in Barrouallie will be returned after they were recovered by the police in good condition. However, defendant, ...
From the Courts
April 21, 2020
They overtook everything in their way, determined to find out whose vehicle was the fastest, but the reckless act, caught on video, has cost these thr...
From the Courts
April 17, 2020
Of the 486 prisoners being housed at the prison facilities in St Vincent and the Grenadines, 254 or 52.26 per cent are repeat offenders, and 112 are b...
From the Courts
April 17, 2020
A 42-year-old tattoo artist who had no previous criminal record, and shocked his community when he was charged and convicted of attempted murder, has ...
From the Courts
April 17, 2020
Despite suspended physical visits amidst COVID-19, prison authorities are exploring the option of conducting visits via social media platforms, in an ...
From the Courts
April 17, 2020
The prisons are being “bombarded” with contraband coming over the walls from members of the public and ex-convicts. “At the prisons we are still being...
From the Courts
April 9, 2020
A 51-year-old has been sent to jail after being caught around the compound of the Belle Correctional Facility carrying marijuana and tobacco in a bag ...
From the Courts
April 9, 2020
A 53-year-old man who smashed a teenager’s bike to pieces because he was provoked, has been ordered to repay the cost of the bike. Defendant Austin M...
From the Courts
April 7, 2020
NEW MONTROSE resident Paul Williams, whose body was fished out of the waters of the Kingstown Harbour in November 2014, died by misadventure. This is ...
From the Courts
April 7, 2020
A REDEMPTION Sharpes man who smashed the phone of a woman who recently broke up with him has been advised by the magistrate to ‘move on’ from the rela...
From the Courts
April 7, 2020
Due in part to security concerns raised by the alleged victim, a 34-year old has been remanded in custody after being charged with possession of an un...
From the Courts
April 3, 2020
A 15-year-old has been charged for last week’s murder of a Campden Park resident and he will go before the Family Court for the preliminary inquiry su...
From the Courts
April 3, 2020
A three-year-old and an eight-year-old witnessed their father, a former policeman, stab their mother 17 times in her face and neck, before trying in v...
From the Courts
March 31, 2020
A LOWMAN’S Leeward resident has been charged with the 2018 robbery and wounding of another. Dwayne Jacobs, 29, was brought before Chief Magistrate Rec...
From the Courts
March 31, 2020
A Brighton man who was accused of threatening to discharge a firearm at a young woman had the charge against him withdrawn yesterday, after the compla...
From the Courts
March 27, 2020
THREE MEN found on a yacht in 2019 with 644 lbs of Marijuana were convicted on Tuesday and given jail sentences based on their level of involvement in...
From the Courts
March 27, 2020
THREE MEN AND one woman were charged yesterday after allegedly being found in possession of 24 pounds of Marijuana after an operation was carried out ...
From the Courts
March 27, 2020
AFTER SPENDING two weeks in prison, Kentish Jack, the 27-year-old man who burnt his 14-yearold brother’s clothes and trophies has been bonded for one ...
From the Courts
March 27, 2020
A DECISION to strike a 52-year-old man in the head after being called derogatory names, means that the 19-year-old attacker must spend six years in ja...
From the Courts
March 24, 2020
AYOUNG COUPLE sentenced for the theft of a drill from a store in Kingstown has been given a second chance following testimonials from Marion House abo...
From the Courts
March 24, 2020
A LABOURER OF Gorse will appear before the Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of stealing coconuts from a Park Hill farmer. Police arrested and cha...
From the Courts
March 20, 2020
A MOTHER HAS been sentenced to six years, eight months prison time for the death of her three-year old, who a post mortem revealed died from blunt for...
From the Courts
March 20, 2020
A 24-YEAR-OLD Redemption Sharpes’ resident has been charged with last weekend’s murder of another Redemption Sharpes’ resident who was shot in the hea...
From the Courts
March 20, 2020
A 20-YEAR-old has been charged with killing his grandfather, and assaulting his relatives, causing them actual bodily harm. Jareth Jamalo John was sai...
From the Courts
March 13, 2020
A LAYOU/Mckie’s Hill resident charged with abducting and wounding a woman, as well as the assault and bodily harm of a man, has been allowed bail on c...
From the Courts
March 13, 2020
‘PIKACHU’ OF Stubbs has been caught in the crime of burglary and theft of a Texaco gas head, telling the court that this is the second time he has sto...
From the Courts
March 10, 2020
A 27-YEAR-OLD who, in a rage at his 14-year-old brother, burnt clothes and medals belonging to the teen, has been remanded in prison for two weeks. “I...
From the Courts
March 3, 2020
A 27-year-old from Redemption Sharpes has admitted to using fire to damage the belongings of his 14-year-old brother. The accused, who was legally unr...
From the Courts
March 3, 2020
A man who was captured on video footage viciously beating his former girlfriend in Kingstown, must spend 18 months in jail for his actions. On Decembe...
News
December 16, 2025
THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) was a central partner in a major joint anti-narcotics operatio...
News
December 16, 2025
A JETBLUE AIRWAYS pilot said he narrowly avoided a “midair collision” with a U.S. military aircraft that entered his flight path while the JetBlue pla...
News
December 16, 2025
WHAT IS PROBABLY the first philosophical book written by a Vincentian was recently released and is now available to the public. “Living in Wisdom- an ...
From the Courts, News
December 16, 2025
A COLONAIRE MAN will be spending the rest of the Christmas season behind bars after he was remanded for breaking into the home of a Peruvian Vale resi...
From the Courts, News
December 12, 2025
A ROCKIESWOMAN, who apologised to the police for stealing a dozen eggs and less than a pound of onions from Coreas Supermarket, was given a suspended ...
