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Sunglasses thief jailed for a month
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January 31, 2020
A man who claimed that he stole a pair of sunglasses from Beauty Culture to hide his injuries after being hit by a car, will spend the next month in j...
Jury rules death by  misadventure of Bequia man
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January 31, 2020
After a coroner’s inquest into the 2014 death of Bequia resident Colville Ollivierre concluded last Friday, January 24, a jury determined that his was...
Man granted bail after allegedly beating woman
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January 7, 2020
After being on remand for two weeks while the woman he allegedly beat about the body remained in the hospital with a fractured skull, the 35-year-old ...
Man jailed for shooting ex-girlfriend in leg
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December 23, 2019
From this week, an Ottley Hall resident must spend 12 years 10 months and two weeks in prison for shooting his ex-girlfriend multiple times in her leg...
Bail denied for man  accused of beating vendor
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December 23, 2019
A 35-year-old was remanded in custody yesterday because a woman he allegedly beat about the body last weekend continues to be warded at the Intensive ...
Thief jailed while goat and sheep return home
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December 17, 2019
Thanks to the vigilance of Corporal 403 Nigel John, two sheep and one goat will be returning to their Central Leeward homes for Christmas after they w...
Man to stand trial for murder of woman
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December 13, 2019
Accused Desron Roberts has been committed to stand trial at the High Court on the charge that he did, on the eve of Independence, in 2018, murder a 30...
Two jailed for rape of teen girl
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December 13, 2019
Yesterday, two men were sentenced to spend 20 and 14 years respectively in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl repeatedly, buggering and indecently a...
Cocaine game with X-box lands youth $53,300 fine
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December 10, 2019
A 22-year-old who played the wrong game when he decided to conceal cocaine in his X-box console, as well as more cocaine and cannabis elsewhere in his...
No bail for youth charged in Canouan shooting
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December 3, 2019
A 23-year-old charged for a recent robbery and shooting in Canouan was refused bail yesterday as the condition of the victim is worsening. Prosecutor ...
Teen jailed for six years on robbery charge
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December 3, 2019
History is repeating itself for 19-year-old Raheem DaSilva, who was taken away by the state when he was a child, and now he is being taken away again,...