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Man fined $600 for cannabis possession
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February 13, 2018
Less than a week after one jailbird flew free, he nearly found himself behind bars again. Rico Anderson, 32 years of age, was brought before the Kings...
Party-goer’s weekend cut short by police
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February 13, 2018
One 32-year-old’s party weekend was cut short by the police, replaced with a trip to the court, and ended with him going back to work the next day. ...
Morgan family to learn fate on April 9
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February 9, 2018
A Pastor and his family, charged with burning a Prospect man with hot water, will have to wait until April 9 to see if their tears and story will have...
Magistrate reprimands, discharges pregnant woman
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February 9, 2018
Alone, pregnant and afraid, she used her boyfriend’s car to get home, and so the court decided to reprimand her. Osika Davy of Clare Valley was caug...
Duo charged with gun, ammo possession
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February 6, 2018
Two young men pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of illegal ammunition and one firearm, yesterday at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court. DeSh...
Mother slapped with two counts of abandonment
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January 30, 2018
The Mother of the four children recently entrapped in a burning house was slapped with two counts of abandonment yesterday. Twenty-eight-year-old New ...
Man caught with bullet at AIA escapes jail time
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January 19, 2018
Tears fell as the second man to be found at the Argyle International Airport (AIA) with illegal ammunition in a matter of weeks, just managed to dodge...
Vincentian duo  arrested in Barbados
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January 19, 2018
Vincentians Kenrick Kevin John and Keron Andre Walters have found themselves in trouble in neighbouring Barbados. John, 25 and Walters, 32, along with...
Prosecutor mitigates on defendant’s behalf
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January 19, 2018
The prosecutor at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court earlier this week mitigated on behalf of a defendant in a matter he had just prosecuted. Delroy ...
Toronto man charged for murder of Vincy woman
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January 16, 2018
After almost five months, police in Toronto have charged Nicholas Johnson, 24, of Toronto, with the murder of Vincentian Virgil Kamal Jack-Jordan. Joh...
Lucky con man escapes jail time
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January 12, 2018
Narrowly swerving to avoid a jail sentence, one lucky Layou man with a criminal record managed to walk out of court a free man on Wednesday, unlike hi...
Abusive husband escapes jail time
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January 5, 2018
What started as bickering between a husband and wife escalated into something far more serious than just words on the night of December 27. Michael Yo...
Man gets arrested twice for using foul language
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January 5, 2018
A hard of hearing individual got caught by a police officer not once, but twice, in the use of foul language at a popular eatery last Saturday. Amara ...
Software engineer let off with warning
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January 5, 2018
Smart, but not smart enough to avoid capture, a youngster from India found himself in front of the Serious Offences Court last Friday on charges of th...
Man ordered to pay $700 for stealing $200
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January 5, 2018
What goes around came back around in the form of a fine and a compensation order for a 20-year-old, who admitted to stealing his co-worker’s money. ...
Two young farmers charged with  burglary
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December 22, 2017
Two 23-year-old farmers have been accused of reaping crops they didn’t sow, when they were charged with breaking and entering and burglary last Frid...
Son told by magistrate to apologize to father
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December 15, 2017
It was a quite a dramatic moment at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court earlier this week, when a man was made to apologize to his father. On December...
Cattle thief sentenced to nine months
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December 12, 2017
Joey Browne will spend the next nine months behind bars for theft of a large bull. The 28-year-old farmer of Chapmans, who demonstrated unruly behavio...
Man charged for fake gun given second chance
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December 12, 2017
A dispute which started with money to buy chicken and ended with a threat at the end of a barrel of a fake gun, landed a Rosehall Resident before the ...
Man jumps into sea at Richmond to avoid capture
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December 12, 2017
One man and his cannabis took a dive into the perilous waters off Richmond Beach to evade the police last Friday, but reality eventually sank in at th...