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Man, girlfriend charged with attempted murder
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November 10, 2017
A couple was charged with attempted murder and arson at the Serious Offences Court yesterday and granted bail. Calvert Charles, 54 and his girlfriend ...
Farmer fined $5,000 for drug possession
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November 7, 2017
A 31-year-old farmer has been given until December 15 to pay a fine of $5,000, failing which he will spend 12 months in prison. Last Thursday, Oshacko...
Calder resident jailed for bullets
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November 7, 2017
A 23-year-old, who was caught with a handful of live ammunition, has received four months in prison. Alec Campbell appeared before the Serious Offence...
Ex-cop in beef case must  answer charge
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November 7, 2017
The no case submission made by Granville DeFreitas, who is charged with having in his possession 62.5 pounds of beef, reasonably suspected of being st...
Liquor thief  sentenced to nine months in prison
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November 3, 2017
A man who broke into one liquor establishment on Bequia and attempted to break into another has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Calvert Farre...
Man charged with intent to supply given bail
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October 31, 2017
A hefty bail has been allocated to a man charged with the intent to supply cannabis. Keown Culzac appeared before the Calliaqua District Court, charge...
Court orders man to stay away from woman
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October 31, 2017
Marvin Pierre has been ordered by magistrate Zoila Browne to have no contact with the complainant in a matter before the court. Pierre appeared before...
Diamond resident granted $2,000 bail
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October 31, 2017
A man from the village of Diamond has been given bail for three charges, including the assault of a police officer. Atiba Franklin appeared before the...
Duo facing firearm, ammunition charges
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October 31, 2017
Two residents of Diamond have been arrested on ammunition and firearm charges. Amanda Williams and Eton Timm were arrested at Diamond on October 29 an...
Female duo jailed for theft, deception
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October 26, 2017
Two former employees of Sun General Insurance (SGI) have been jailed for theft executed with a level of deceit rarely seen before, against their forme...
No bail for men charged with attempted murder
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October 26, 2017
Two more men have been charged with the attempted murder of Jawanza ‘Sanga’ Fraser, but unlike Jomorni ‘Small Man’ Tash, who was charged last ...
Man pleads guilty to ammo charges, gets one year
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October 20, 2017
A 21-year-old man will spend a year in prison for possession of ammunition, contrary to the Firearms Act. On October 15, Romarion Bynoe and Gailene Si...
Woman jailed for  cocaine possession
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October 20, 2017
A woman is to be incarcerated for cocaine possession after she ultimately pleaded guilty to all charges at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday. Jole...
Alcohol lands man on wrong side of law
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October 20, 2017
A drunken altercation has resulted in one man being ordered to pay compensation for wounding. Keith Lewis was charged with wounding, after his actions...
Man faces another  firearm charge
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October 20, 2017
For the second time this year, Collin “Cocoa” David appeared before the Serious Offences Court to answer firearm offences. David appeared in court...
Teen’s charge upgraded to murder
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October 17, 2017
A nineteen-year-old is now facing a charge of murder, upgraded from a charge of attempted murder, of an Edinboro man. Asbert Rodney was arrested and c...
Magistrate denies accused burglar bail
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October 17, 2017
Kirk Williams, a person of interest in a burglary case involving Leon Samuel, who was killed by police on October 10, has been charged at the Serious ...
Jarvis case heads to High Court
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October 13, 2017
Junior Jarvis will appear before judge and jury to answer the charge of murder of banker Randy Lawrence, and five other charges. Yesterday at the Seri...
37-year-old man jailed for cocaine possession
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October 13, 2017
A 37-year-old man who yesterday pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine got jail time for his actions. Dwight Weekes pleaded guilty to possession of 1...
Man charged for forging lottery ticket
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September 29, 2017
A man appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday, charged with falsifying a scratch card of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA). Desbo...
Students, man arrested on burglary charges
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September 26, 2017
One man and two secondary school students appeared yesterday before the Serious Offences Court on a charge of burglary of items worth over $600. Carde...
Stubbs man out on $15,000 bail
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September 22, 2017
Kimanie Joe, a 29-year-old labourer of Stubbs, is currently on bail for gun and ammunition charges. Last Saturday, September 16, Joe was arrested and ...
Journalist threatened yet again outside of court
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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 ...
Teen slapped with second robbery charge
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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
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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
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September 15, 2017
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into six offences, including murder, allegedly committed by journalist Junior Jarvis continues today at the Serious Offen...