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Three-year jail term for gun and ammunition
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March 23, 2018
The keen eye of one police officer, which picked out a suspicious man and a suspicious bulge, has resulted in a conviction for an illegal gun and ammu...
Vermont man on $6,000 bail
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March 23, 2018
A 41-year-old man, previously unknown to the court, has managed to rack up three charges and one conviction, all occurring in less than a month. Kiron...
Man breaks down in court
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March 23, 2018
Bernard Chance displayed mixed emotions in court on Tuesday, at one point crying while giving evidence and, in another instance, displaying behaviour ...
Largo Heights resident bonded for one year
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March 20, 2018
A security guard attached to the popular hair store Diamond Girl, told the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday that being sent to prison would no...
Magistrate peeved over absence of accused man
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March 20, 2018
It will be two weeks today since one Clayton Caine escaped the clutches of the police assigned with delivering him to court and the Chief Magistrate h...
Two jailed for robbing man at Indian Bay
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March 16, 2018
The persistence of one man after he was relieved of his diving equipment at Indian Bay ensured that those who stole from him were brought to justice. ...
Teen to do  four months  community service
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March 6, 2018
A third form student of a rural secondary school has been reprimanded by the court and ordered to perform community services. The Colonarie Magistrate...
Court grants bail to alleged scamming duo
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March 6, 2018
The two men alleged to have scammed funds from the Government’s ‘Poor Relief’ programme have been granted bail in the sum of $30,000 after havin...
Woman arrested, charged with abuse of minor
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March 2, 2018
A farmer of Lowmans Leeward was expected to appear at the Family Court yesterday, after being arrested and charged with abusing a child. Thotelyn Wils...
Farmer changes plea to not guilty
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March 2, 2018
A farmer who last week pleaded guilty to stealing two ewe goats has changed his plea to not guilty. When 68-year-old Carl Young re-appeared before the...
Breaking and entering duo to learn fate today
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February 27, 2018
One mother cried in court last week as her son faces the possibility of jail at 16 years old, saying, “It hurts my heart to know that my son would d...
Duo awaits trial for gun, conspirarcy charges
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February 23, 2018
Two 23-year-olds will await their trial for gun and conspiracy charges in prison. Bennisha ‘Ben’ Baptiste, a young woman of Ottley Hall, and Lara ...
Sharpes women get physical over man
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February 16, 2018
A love triangle, having become too heated, landed the two female participants in court. The male participant was also in court, but to provide support...
Campden Park man ordered to pay journalist $500
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February 16, 2018
A Campden Park man, charged with striking a journalist in the face with a plastic bag, has been ordered to pay him compensation of $500. Danroy Small ...
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...