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Woman was attacked with both words and a stone
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January 18, 2019
A 61-YEAR-old woman was attacked with both words and a stone last Friday, when she was called “Knock-ah-koo” and hit in the head with a concrete block...
Two men charged for stealing paint from ACE
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January 15, 2019
After gallons of paint were stolen from ACE Hardware last week, the police followed the trail to residents of Sion Hill and Vermont, who were charged ...
Man steals tools from car, jailed for six months
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January 11, 2019
A KINGSTOWN man started his year off on the wrong foot by being imprisoned for six months on Old Year’s Day. Alison Gibson was charged before the King...
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January 11, 2019
JUST OVER 20 per cent of the 472 prisoners housed at correctional facilities around the island are being housed there in relation to murder offences. ...
Hoopers sentenced for paralyzing Sweet-I
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December 28, 2018
SOME OF THE Hooper family were resentenced last Monday for offences committed on October 30, 2010, including paralyzing for life student Sweet-I Rober...
Teen jailed for raping pre-school age niece
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December 21, 2018
For twice raping his pre-school age niece, a 17-year-old has been sentenced to six years, five months behind bars. The Bequia resident had pleaded gui...
Death threats earns youth jail term
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December 18, 2018
To send a message to persons who threaten others with guns, two thirds of the maximum sentence of three months was handed down to a man who threatened...
Ex-cop fined for 60 pounds of stolen beef
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December 14, 2018
ALTHOUGH HE was found guilty of possession of over 60 pounds of beef reasonably suspected of being stolen, an ex-cop managed to graze past the possibi...
Man who abused girlfriend jailed for three years
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December 14, 2018
The man who had accused his girlfriend of having sexual intercourse with a Permanent Secretary has been jailed for three years. When the victim in a c...
Three young men charged with  attempted murder
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December 7, 2018
FOR THE attempted murder of a 16-year-old, two of three men will be kept in lockup until their preliminary inquiry, with the only one receiving bail b...
Locked up abroad
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December 4, 2018
‘Locked up abroad’ became a reality for a chef from Norway who was served two days in custody after being picked up in Bequia on Friday with 0.30g of ...
Man makes himself at home after breaking in
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November 23, 2018
After making himself at home underneath the bed of a 16-year-old, after breaking into her home under the cover of night, prison will be a Redemption S...
Two murder suspects face several charges
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November 20, 2018
Two of the murder suspects in last week’s killing of a Redemption Sharpes shopkeeper have been shackled by two separate criminal charges as investigat...
Drivers slapped with 40  tickets for loud music
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November 20, 2018
A total of 40 traffic tickets were issued last Saturday to drivers playing loud and amplified music in their motor vehicles, with some drivers receivi...