From the Courts
January 9, 2018
Six grams of Cannabis and three grams of cocaine in the possession of a former Mustique worker has resulted in a fine of $700. Allan Gibson, a 40-year...
From the Courts
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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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-workerâs money. ...
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January 5, 2018
Sentencing for Colin âCocoaâ David will take place at the High Court, despite his lawyer bristling at what he believes to be an injustice, saying,...
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December 29, 2017
âTwas not the season to be jolly for one Campden Park resident, who flew into a rage on Christmas Day, wounding another Campden Park resident. Silbe...
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December 29, 2017
Magistrate Bertie Pompey is wondering what has been attracting a wave of persons from neighbouring islands to enter the country illegally. As he presi...
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December 29, 2017
Shocked at the tendency towards violence demonstrated on two separate occasions and for seemingly little reason, the magistrate sentenced one man to a...
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December 29, 2017
Two witnesses into the trial of a man allegedly found with illegal ammunition in his suitcase at the Argyle International Airport(AIA), and the procee...
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December 22, 2017
Magistrate Rickie Burnett last week dismissed a case in which a policeman had responded to an attempted burglary call using the light of his cellular ...
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December 22, 2017
Two 23-year-old farmers have been accused of reaping crops they didnât sow, when they were charged with breaking and entering and burglary last Frid...
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December 19, 2017
A 16-year-old boy from a village in North Windward walked away from the Georgetown Magistrateâs Court on Tuesday, December 12, counting his lucky st...
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December 15, 2017
A salesman, found in possession of $3,000 worth of counterfeit bills in his bedroom, has been found guilty and now faces a fine of $6,000. David Legai...
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December 15, 2017
It was a quite a dramatic moment at the Georgetown Magistrateâs Court earlier this week, when a man was made to apologize to his father. On December...
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December 15, 2017
Without explanation, the prosecution has withdrawn the case against the man who had been charged with damaging a washbasin at the Argyle International...
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December 15, 2017
Kay Bacchus-Baptiste has called for the dismissal of the case in which one of her clients is charged in relation to statements made on radio the day f...
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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...
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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 ...
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December 12, 2017
A labourer of Campden Park has been charged with property damage and burglary of the appliance store âSinger,â which took place on November 28. Gl...
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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...
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December 8, 2017
Convicted drug man Anthony âIpaâ Edwards will have to wait until next month to know his sentence. On Wednesday at the High Court in Kingstown, Edw...
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December 5, 2017
A charge of wounding, allegedly inflicted in the wee hours of the morning in the victimâs home, was laid against a 21-year-old yesterday at the Seri...
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December 1, 2017
The fates of three St Lucians charged with theft, conspiracy, money laundering and possession of 125 ATM cards with intent to use in theft, will hang ...
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December 1, 2017
The court has a duty to protect society where persons have expressed fear for their life. So said prosecutor Shamrock Pierre, while objecting to bail ...
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December 1, 2017
A Vincentian-Canadian, who was denied bail at the Serious Offences Court last week for theft and deception charges, was granted bail at the High Court...
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November 24, 2017
A burglar who went to school with magistrate Rickie Burnett says he is not ashamed to appear before his former classmate. âYou need to feel ashamed ...
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November 24, 2017
A Barbadian and a Vincentian, who have been in prison in Barbados since October 20, 2011, will find out in three weeksâ time, what sentence they hav...
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November 24, 2017
Two men charged with possession of 2,500 grams of cocaine were granted bail on Monday. Keith Warren and Bevan Boyea, both of Byera, but Warren being f...
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November 24, 2017
Abused or not, a 24-year-old man felt the full brunt of the law for his possession of 92g of cocaine. Atiba Jacobs of Lowmans Windward, appearing befo...
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November 24, 2017
The man who drank hand sanitizer at the Serious Offences Court on November 7 has been sent to the Mental Health Centre for evaluation. Having spent 10...
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November 24, 2017
Two alleged cellphone robbers, who appeared in court this Monday, face at most, the possibility of jail time and at least, a long examination by the c...
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November 21, 2017
Two Bequia residents appeared before the Serious Offences Court yesterday to answer three charges related to cocaine with a street value of approximat...
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November 21, 2017
Criminals tend to up their game at Christmas, so the court has to do likewise. So said magistrate Rickie Burnett yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrat...
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November 21, 2017
For a second time, bail has been denied to the young man charged with robbing a tourist from the cruise ship Brittania. Jervany Baptiste has been char...
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November 17, 2017
After spending one week in prison on remand, Shakel Chance, who pleaded guilty to the offence of theft, has been ordered to pay $386.75, the value of ...
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November 17, 2017
Joseph Dasilva of Indian Bay now has until December 21, 2017 to pay Anthony Browne $1,700 for a damaged windshield, or he will spend 12 months in pris...
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November 17, 2017
A hiccup in the process of a trial about a homemade firearm resulted in a furious prosecutor and a mitigated sentence at the Serious Offences Court. R...
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November 17, 2017
A South Rivers man who allegedly threatened to shoot a magistrate has been granted bail of $1,500. The original source of Wade âBatâ Grantâs dis...
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November 17, 2017
Jervany Baptiste of Rose Place will reappear at the Serious Offences Court next Monday, November 20, for a bail review. The 22-year-old man is charged...
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November 14, 2017
âAt no time do I sell or smoke cocaine or crack. I only sell hotdogs and sometimes burgers,â were the words of Jomo Brudy, who was found guilty of...
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November 10, 2017
A man who unintentionally punctured the tyre of a vehicle has been ordered to pay compensation to the vehicle owner. Junior Danzil, who appeared befor...
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November 10, 2017
The home of a man who was recently cleared of a charge of firearm possession, and who is now a key witness in a murder case, was shot up on Saturday n...
News
December 19, 2025
PRIME MINISTER of St Vincent and the Grenadines (VG), Dr. Godwin Friday, has encouraged youth to participate in the festivities. Dr. Friday was the fe...
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December 19, 2025
MEMBERS of the Traffic department won the Police Carolling Contest for the third consecutive year on Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Central Police ...
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December 19, 2025
WHENYOU DONATE blood, you not only help to save a life, you are given a full medical check-up that is beneficial. Nurse Rachael Greaves, who draws blo...
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December 19, 2025
VICE PRESIDENT OF the National Society for Persons with Disabilities (NSPD),Terrance Davis has expressed gratitude for all the donations that the orga...
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December 19, 2025
MINISTER OF FAMILY, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, Occupational Safety and Labour Laverne Gibson-Velox, is urging people to report cases o...
