Searchlight Logo
special_image

    • News
      • Front Page
      • News
      • Breaking News
      • Press Release
      • Features
      • Special Features
      • From the Courts
      • Sports
      • Regional / World
    • Opinions
      • Editorial
      • Our Readers’ Opinions
      • Bassy – Love Vine
      • Dr. Fraser- Point of View
      • R. Rose – Eye of the Needle
      • On Target
      • Dr Jozelle Miller
      • The World Around Us
      • Random Thoughts
    • Advice
      • Kitchen Corner
      • What’s on Fleek this week
      • Health Wise
      • Physician’s Weekly
      • Business Buzz
      • Hey Rosie!
      • Prime the pump
    • ePaper
    • Obituaries
      • In Memoriam / Acknowledgement
      • Tribute
    • Contact Us
      • Advertise With Us
      • Letters To The Editor
      • General Contact Information
      • Contact our Webmaster
    • About Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Interactive Media Ltd
      • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
    • Subscribe
    • News
      • Front Page
      • News
      • Breaking News
      • Press Release
      • Features
      • Special Features
      • From the Courts
      • Sports
      • Regional / World
    • Opinions
      • Editorial
      • Our Readers’ Opinions
      • Bassy – Love Vine
      • Dr. Fraser- Point of View
      • R. Rose – Eye of the Needle
      • On Target
      • Dr Jozelle Miller
      • The World Around Us
      • Random Thoughts
    • Advice
      • Kitchen Corner
      • What’s on Fleek this week
      • Health Wise
      • Physician’s Weekly
      • Business Buzz
      • Hey Rosie!
      • Prime the pump
    • ePaper
    • Obituaries
      • In Memoriam / Acknowledgement
      • Tribute
    • Contact Us
      • Advertise With Us
      • Letters To The Editor
      • General Contact Information
      • Contact our Webmaster
    • About Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Interactive Media Ltd
      • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
    • Subscribe

From the Courts

Suspect still faces wounding charge, even after death of victim – DPP
From the Courts
Suspect still faces wounding charge, even after death of victim – DPP
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
Although Lawrence Alexander is dead, Rudolph Andrews, the man accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm on him, will still have to stand trial for al...
Journalist threatened yet again outside of court
From the Courts
Journalist threatened yet again outside of court
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
An incident outside the Serious Offences Court, in which a journalist was threatened for taking a photo of a quantity of marijuana, has been reported ...
Former CLICO trio to stand trial for 20 counts of theft
From the Courts
Former CLICO trio to stand trial for 20 counts of theft
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
Three former employees of Sun General Insurance Inc, charged with stealing $87,682.65 from the company between February 2015 and October 26, 2016, are...
Teen slapped with second robbery charge
From the Courts
Teen slapped with second robbery charge
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
At 16 years of age, Veron Davy is already a familiar face at the Serious Offences Court. Davy appeared in court on Monday, September 4, charged that o...
Woman nabbed with drug in juice box
From the Courts
Woman nabbed with drug in juice box
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
Gailene Browne, a mother of four, may have given juice manufacturers an idea for a lucrative beverage. Browne was on Friday, September 1, nabbed with ...
Journalist’s PI continues today
From the Courts
Journalist’s PI continues today
searchlight 
September 15, 2017
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into six offences, including murder, allegedly committed by journalist Junior Jarvis continues today at the Serious Offen...
South Rivers man gets maximum sentence for trespassing
From the Courts
South Rivers man gets maximum sentence for trespassing
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
The farmers of South Rivers will now be able to have some peace and enjoy the fruits of their labour. This is the view of prosecutor at the Georgetown...
Man charged with gun possession removed from court after outburst
From the Courts
Man charged with gun possession removed from court after outburst
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
Redemption Sharpes resident Mwata Henry made his feelings known at the Serious Offences Court last week with an outburst that saw him being removed fr...
Veron Primus to stand trial at High Court for murder
From the Courts
Veron Primus to stand trial at High Court for murder
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
Murder accused Veron Primus has described as unfair, the decision by Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias to send his matter to the High Court to...
Ex-con busted on gun charges
From the Courts
Ex-con busted on gun charges
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
Even though he has been granted bail, Devon Ashton is back in a familiar place – Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP), charged with illegal possession of a ...
Man charged with attempting to kill his sister, granted bail
From the Courts
Man charged with attempting to kill his sister, granted bail
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
A man accused of attempting to murder his sister, was last Friday given bail in the sum of EC$30,000. Cassian Pereira appeared before Chief Magistrate...
Yambou resident imprisoned for two weeks for cocaine
From the Courts
Yambou resident imprisoned for two weeks for cocaine
searchlight 
September 12, 2017
A man who said that he found cocaine on the ground at Biabou was last week jailed for two weeks, after being asked if he was a “scavenger”. Nixon ...
Court summons surety, as man misses court date
From the Courts
Court summons surety, as man misses court date
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
The person who signed the EC$50,000 bail bond for Gershon Calvin Cole-Woods will appear in court today, Friday, September 8, to explain certain things...
Will ‘Cocoa’ David beat latest charge?
From the Courts
Will ‘Cocoa’ David beat latest charge?
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
Colin ‘Cocoa’ David, who is charged with the illegal possession of a firearm, will return to court on Tuesday, September 19 to answer his charges....
From the Courts
Chief Magistrate complains about shoddy police work
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
Officers attached to the processing department of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) better get their act together, or else...
Man  found with face  mask,  suspicious  items, charged
From the Courts
Man found with face mask, suspicious items, charged
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
A man who was found with a face mask and other suspicious paraphernalia returns to court next Tuesday September 12. Ulrick Hanson appeared at the Seri...
Trio remanded on  marijuana possession, trafficking charges
From the Courts
Trio remanded on marijuana possession, trafficking charges
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
Two men who expected to leave the Serious Offences Court as free men on Wednesday and another, who thought he would be fined, were instead remanded to...
Georgetown man told to drink ‘legal tea’ to relax
From the Courts
Georgetown man told to drink ‘legal tea’ to relax
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Brown-Matthias seems to be somewhat of a tea connoisseur, as on Monday, she gave examples of teas that a man charged with ma...
Men charged with having tools of theft in their possession
From the Courts
Men charged with having tools of theft in their possession
searchlight 
September 8, 2017
A man who on Wednesday asked for a phone call to call his “mommy,” will have to explain to the court why he had certain implements in his possessi...
Man jailed for stealing 12 flats of eggs
From the Courts
Man jailed for stealing 12 flats of eggs
searchlight 
September 5, 2017
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias did not tread on eggshells while reprimanding egg thief Camilo Wilson yesterday. “Lift your standards man;...
Trio arrested on drug charges
From the Courts
Trio arrested on drug charges
searchlight 
September 5, 2017
Three men will return to court tomorrow, Wednesday, in relation to the seizure of 272 pounds of marijuana. Yesterday, September 4, David Hepburn of Si...
Youth jailed for wounding Peace Corps volunteer
From the Courts
Youth jailed for wounding Peace Corps volunteer
searchlight 
September 1, 2017
A young man of Diamond has been sentenced to three months in prison for unlawfully and maliciously wounding a Peace Corps volunteer. On Wednesday, Aug...
Man goes missing while on bail
From the Courts
Man goes missing while on bail
searchlight 
September 1, 2017
Police are carrying out investigations into the disappearance of Belair resident Gershon Calvin Cole-Woods. Sergeant Rochelle Smith of the Police Publ...
Burglar of Code Red’s van  jailed for 18 months
From the Courts
Burglar of Code Red’s van jailed for 18 months
searchlight 
August 29, 2017
One month after a burglar was given seven days to return the stolen goods he took, he was sent to jail for 18 months for the offence. Jeffrey Gordon, ...
Love triangle members advised to resolve their conflicts
From the Courts
Love triangle members advised to resolve their conflicts
searchlight 
August 29, 2017
A 37-year-old man, a 45-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man, who appear to be in a love triangle, have been advised to resolve their conflicts before...
Rockies man jailed for six years on gun, ammo charges
From the Courts
Rockies man jailed for six years on gun, ammo charges
searchlight 
August 25, 2017
Akeem Ferdinand will, for the next six years, be a resident at Her Majesty’s Prison, after he was sentenced for two firearm related charges. Ferdina...
Three prisoners charged with attempted murder of another inmate
From the Courts
Three prisoners charged with attempted murder of another inmate
searchlight 
August 25, 2017
Three prisoners have been charged with attempted murder. On Tuesday, the three men, Dennis Richardson, Ian Gould and Jamalo Dunbar were jointly charge...
Labourer gets five years for gun, ammo possession
From the Courts
Labourer gets five years for gun, ammo possession
searchlight 
August 25, 2017
“This is not the Wild Wild West, we cannot allow everybody to have firearms.” This was magistrate Bertie Pompey’s warning to Kimron Thomas at th...
Mason charged $5,000 for cannabis cultivation
From the Courts
Mason charged $5,000 for cannabis cultivation
searchlight 
August 18, 2017
A mason of Vermont could see himself spending the next four months behind bars. Wesley Simon, on Monday, was charged that on August 13, 2017 in the Ve...
From the Courts
Witchcraft will not help with your case – Chief Magistrate
searchlight 
August 15, 2017
The Chief Magistrate has warned that witchcraft will not help defendants with their cases. On Tuesday, at the Serious Offences Court, Rechanne Browne-...
More charges laid against former police officer
From the Courts
More charges laid against former police officer
searchlight 
August 15, 2017
Elron Lewis may very well have counted his chickens before they were hatched. Last Tuesday, shortly after prosecutors withdrew 25 charges of deception...
Courts branch  supervisor charged  with theft  of $15,000
From the Courts
Courts branch supervisor charged with theft of $15,000
searchlight 
August 11, 2017
A former branch supervisor of furniture and appliance store Courts was on Wednesday charged with theft of over $15,000. On Wednesday, Afranka Hackshaw...
Union Island man wants justice for slain father
From the Courts
Union Island man wants justice for slain father
searchlight 
August 11, 2017
Jason Alexander wants justice for his slain father. Jason’s father, Lawrence Alexander, 72, died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Milton Cato...
Armed robbers make off with cash from Lotto Booth
From the Courts
Armed robbers make off with cash from Lotto Booth
searchlight 
August 11, 2017
At around 8 p.m. last Saturday, August 5, two masked gunmen made off with a sum of cash belonging to LB’s Lotto Booth. According to reports, a femal...
Murder accused to stand trial at High Court
From the Courts
Murder accused to stand trial at High Court
searchlight 
August 11, 2017
“I am innocent of this crime, I did not kill nobody. Evidence is being fabricated against me.” These are the words from Danneke Billingy, as the p...
Campden Park man  remanded on grevious bodily harm charge
From the Courts
Campden Park man remanded on grevious bodily harm charge
searchlight 
August 4, 2017
A Campden Park man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with causing grevious bodily harm to another. Rudolph Andrews appeared before Mag...
Magistrate gives teen a chance to do good
From the Courts
Magistrate gives teen a chance to do good
searchlight 
July 28, 2017
Magistrate Rickie Burnett has placed a 16-year-old Fancy resident on a one-year bond in an attempt to keep him out of trouble. Mocasa Bowman was charg...
Case against Jarvis put back to September 12
From the Courts
Case against Jarvis put back to September 12
searchlight 
July 28, 2017
Murder accused Junior Jarvis will return to court on September 12, 2017. Jarvis, 44, is charged that on February 14, 2017, at Arnos Vale, he did with ...
Police officer granted bail, worried about safety
From the Courts
Police officer granted bail, worried about safety
searchlight 
July 28, 2017
Now that bail has been granted in the sum of EC$130,000 to a police officer accused of stealing from the SVG Postal Corporation, an issue of security ...
Man ordered to pay $350 to elderly neighbour
From the Courts
Man ordered to pay $350 to elderly neighbour
searchlight 
July 25, 2017
A Langley Park man says he was confused when he pushed an elderly man, causing him to bruise his elbow. Yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Cou...
Diamonds farmer fined $3,000 for wounding shopkeeper
From the Courts
Diamonds farmer fined $3,000 for wounding shopkeeper
searchlight 
July 25, 2017
A farmer of Diamonds has been given until October to pay $3,000 for wounding a shopkeeper. Aumpa Andrews, a 36-year-old farmer of Diamonds, appeared b...
Rum thief fined $300
From the Courts
Rum thief fined $300
searchlight 
July 25, 2017
Allison Edeavour was yesterday ordered to pay EC$300 by the court after he was caught stealing two 6 oz bottles of Sunset Very Strong Rum from Massy S...
Man nabbed with 105 lbs of marijuana
From the Courts
Man nabbed with 105 lbs of marijuana
searchlight 
July 25, 2017
A Rilland Hill man was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $60,000, after being charged with having 105 pounds of cannabis in his possession. Asordo ...
  • 1
  • …
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • …
  • 100
News
SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
News
SVG to launch Climate Initiative to build future resilience
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture, through the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU), will officially launch S...
ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
News
ERAO SVG calls upon St Vincent and the Grenadines to end LGBTQ+ discrimination
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
ERAO SVG said it has received information and observed that LGBTQ+ persons in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) experience various forms of violence...
SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
News
SVG to partner with US Medical Supply Foundation
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Two representatives from the Afya Foundation of the United States are in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on a fact-finding mission, assessing how ...
Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
News
Marginalised students, targets of School Improvement Project
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Greater focus needs to be given to improving the access of students with special needs in order to improve the education outcomes for this group of le...
There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
News
There is hope even as Sargassum problem grows says UN Official
Forrest 
July 15, 2025
Sargassum inundations are no longer occasional, with major events reported annually across the Caribbean, from the Mexican Caribbean and Central Ameri...

E-EDITION
ePaper
google_play
app_store
Subscribe Now
  • Interactive Media Ltd. • P.O. Box 152 • Kingstown • St. Vincent and the Grenadines • Phone: 784-456-1558 © Copyright Interactive Media Ltd.. All rights reserved.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok