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From the Courts

Five men accused of murder maintain their innocence as PI continues
From the Courts
Five men accused of murder maintain their innocence as PI continues
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March 10, 2017
A Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the shooting and chopping murder of Kamau Jones will continue on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Bridon Joseph, Courtney Jos...
Man remanded in custody for pointing firearm at his mother
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Man remanded in custody for pointing firearm at his mother
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March 7, 2017
A Redemption Sharpes woman is now in a state of fear after her son allegedly pointed a gun at her over the weekend. Brian Samuel, also of Redemption S...
Prisoner charged with attacking inmate
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Prisoner charged with attacking inmate
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March 7, 2017
Another charge has been laid against a Belmont man who is currently remanded at Her Majesty’s Prison. Jelani John, although facing a charge for assa...
$1,500 fine for one pound of weed
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$1,500 fine for one pound of weed
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March 7, 2017
An Arnos Vale man was fined EC$1,500 yesterday after being found with a pound of cannabis. When he appeared before the Serious Offences Court, Aleyson...
Dorsetshire Hill resident gets four-year jail sentence
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Dorsetshire Hill resident gets four-year jail sentence
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March 7, 2017
Dorsetshire Hill resident Shane Davis will spend the next four years in jail. The sentence was handed down last Friday by Chief Magistrate Rechanne Br...
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Chief Magistrate reprimands drug use, promotes tourism
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March 3, 2017
When visitors come to St Vincent and the Grenadines, they should enjoy our sun, sea, sand, and coconut water, not narcotics. This was the advice given...
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Three more charges laid against Arnos Vale resident
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March 3, 2017
Three more charges have been laid against Carlos Lewis, an Arnos Vale man who on Monday received a five-year prison sentence for possession of an unli...
Arnos Vale man gets 5 years for gun, bullets
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Arnos Vale man gets 5 years for gun, bullets
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March 3, 2017
A five-year prison sentence was handed down to Arnos Vale resident Carlos Lewis last Monday, February 27, after he was found guilty of having a firear...
New Montrose man on wrong side of law again
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New Montrose man on wrong side of law again
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February 28, 2017
New Montrose man Kirth Stapleton has been granted bail in the sum of EC$30,000 after he had another run-in with the law. Yesterday at the Serious Offe...
PI into Randy Lawrence  death to begin on June 1
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PI into Randy Lawrence death to begin on June 1
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February 28, 2017
The next court date for public relations consultant and freelance journalist Junior Jarvis is June 1, 2017 – the date on which a Preliminary Inquiry...
Attempted murder charge dismissed against Questelles man
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Attempted murder charge dismissed against Questelles man
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February 28, 2017
The attempted murder charge laid against Questelles resident Moah Williams was withdrawn last Thursday when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the matt...
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Byera woman jailed for six months for cannabis possession
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February 21, 2017
“Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.” This saying came to mind yesterday at the Serious Offences Court when Byera resident Rosa...
Five-year sentence handed down to Edinboro resident
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Five-year sentence handed down to Edinboro resident
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February 21, 2017
A five-year prison sentence has been handed down to an Edinboro man who was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. Yesterday ...
Man accused of  robbery turns himself in
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Man accused of robbery turns himself in
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February 21, 2017
An Edinboro man was yesterday granted bail in the sum of EC$5,000, after being charged with robbing a man more than $1,000 in local and US currency an...
Two months added to Owia man’s jail term
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Two months added to Owia man’s jail term
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February 10, 2017
Two months have been added to the 10-month sentence Owia resident Carlos Baptiste received earlier this year. On January 16, 2017, Baptiste was found ...
Jailed farmer cleared of shooting charge
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Jailed farmer cleared of shooting charge
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February 10, 2017
Barry Antoine, a farmer from Buccament/Layou, no longer has to worry about accusations that he attempted to shoot Penniston resident Jack Barber. Alth...
Popular tour operator charged with assault, intent to commit wounding
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Popular tour operator charged with assault, intent to commit wounding
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February 10, 2017
Popular tour operator Munroe “Daddy” Peters of Daddy’s Tours is back in the news again, but this time, not for something as glamorous as being a...
Two men relieved of murder charges
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Two men relieved of murder charges
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February 7, 2017
The Director of Public Prosecutions discontinued murder charges against Kelwyn Gloster and Paul Nicholls last Thursday, January 26. Gloster and Nichol...
Another  suspect charged in armed  robbery
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Another suspect charged in armed robbery
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February 7, 2017
A resident of Glen, who now joins two teenage boys in being charged in connection with a daring daylight robbery in Kingstown on January 30, was reman...
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Magistrate fines man $2,100 for cocaine possession
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February 3, 2017
A 21-year-old man was on Wednesday fined EC$2,100 after he pleaded guilty to having 13 grams of cocaine in his possession. Jovanie Pierre was formally...
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Teenaged boys charged with armed robbery
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February 3, 2017
Two 15-year-old boys were brought before the Serious Offences Court yesterday, in relation to a daring daylight robbery that occurred on Monday. The t...
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Bail granted to man reportedly found with illegal firearm
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January 31, 2017
A 23-year-old Victoria Village man was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $11,000, after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm. When he app...
Arnos Vale resident found with illegal firearm, ammunition
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Arnos Vale resident found with illegal firearm, ammunition
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January 31, 2017
An Arnos Vale resident was last Friday remanded in police custody, after he was allegedly found with an illegal firearm and ammunition. Carlos Lewis, ...
Minivan conductor jailed on drug charge
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Minivan conductor jailed on drug charge
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January 31, 2017
A minivan conductor from the South Leeward constituency received a seven-month prison sentence yesterday for having three pounds of cannabis in his po...
Ganja farmer freed after six months in prison
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Ganja farmer freed after six months in prison
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January 31, 2017
After spending six months in prison, pending a trial date for illegal cultivation, Theophilus Jacobs was told he was “free to go” yesterday. The 3...
Farmer granted $50,000 bail for cannabis possession
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Farmer granted $50,000 bail for cannabis possession
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January 27, 2017
A hefty bail sum has been set for an Owia Farmer who was found with over 100 pounds of cannabis on Tuesday at the Duvale Mountains. When Leroy Nanton,...
Man claims he was in the wrong place at the wrong time
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Man claims he was in the wrong place at the wrong time
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January 27, 2017
An Owia farmer charged with the illegal cultivation of marijuana has been offered bail in the sum of EC$3,500, after he claimed that he was simply in ...
Accused murderer claims he was threatened by  senior prosecutor
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Accused murderer claims he was threatened by senior prosecutor
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January 27, 2017
Murder accused Veron Primus is finding out that defending one’s self in court is not the simplest of undertakings. He has been charged with the Nove...
Prison officer freed of charges
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Prison officer freed of charges
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January 27, 2017
Louis Cupid, a prison officer with nine years of service at Her Majesty’s Prison, is now free of charges brought before him last October. Cupid was ...
Lowmans Leeward couple to re-appear in court Feb 8
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Lowmans Leeward couple to re-appear in court Feb 8
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January 27, 2017
A Lowmans Leeward couple, who were arrested and charged following large seizure of guns and ammunition at their home last week, will appear before the...
PI into Dexter Rodney’s murder begins
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PI into Dexter Rodney’s murder begins
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January 27, 2017
The Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into a matter in which Denzil ‘Scammie’ Sam has been charged with the murder of Dexter ‘Captain’ Rodney began on ...
Man jailed for homemade firearm
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Man jailed for homemade firearm
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January 24, 2017
Commissioner of Police Renold Hadaway says that the discovery of Campden Park resident Kemron Spencer with a home-made firearm is not a one-off situat...
Rillan Hill man beats another murder charge
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Rillan Hill man beats another murder charge
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January 24, 2017
Schemel ‘Jacket’ Dunbar can be compared to Teflon; nothing seems to stick to the Rillan Hill man. On Monday, January 16, when Dunbar appeared at t...
Campden Park man found with illegal gun  sentenced to six years
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Campden Park man found with illegal gun sentenced to six years
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January 20, 2017
A 23-year-old Campden Park man is expected spend the next five years behind bars, after he pleaded guilty to having an illegal firearm in his possessi...
Police officer withholds important evidence
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Police officer withholds important evidence
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January 20, 2017
Lawyer Kay Bacchus-Baptiste has accused a police officer of being partisan, after he admitted to having omitted “salient” information from a witne...
Trinidadians with possible links to local criminals arrested
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Trinidadians with possible links to local criminals arrested
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January 20, 2017
Police have stopped two Trinidadians, who came to this country illegally, from possibly linking up with local criminal elements bent on doing crimes.O...
Campden Park duo remanded on gun, drug charges
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Campden Park duo remanded on gun, drug charges
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January 17, 2017
Two Campden Park residents are expected to appear at the Serious Offences Court today after being placed on remand for 24 hours. When Kenroy Spencer a...
Owia man jailed for illegal ammo possession
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Owia man jailed for illegal ammo possession
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January 17, 2017
A 10-month prison term was handed down to an Owia man yesterday, after he was found guilty of being in illegal possession of five rounds of 12-gauge a...
Drug abuser found guilty of cocaine possession
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Drug abuser found guilty of cocaine possession
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January 17, 2017
A self-proclaimed crack addict has landed himself a six-month prison sentence after he was found guilty of three drug possession charges. Yesterday at...
Glen resident receives extended prison sentence
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Glen resident receives extended prison sentence
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January 13, 2017
Keon Scott, a man who is currently serving a one-year prison sentence for escaping police custody, has received an additional four-and-a-half-year sen...
From the Courts
Teen appears before court for stealing bleaching cream
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January 10, 2017
A 16-year-old Kingstown Technical Institute (KTI) student was yesterday released without punishment after he stole one tube of bleaching cream to “lig...
From the Courts
Layou resident placed under bond after failed theft attempt
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January 10, 2017
A Layou man is now on a six-month bond after he attempted to steal a deadbolt lock from Ace Hardware in Kingstown yesterday.{{more}} Wayne Murray, 54,...
PI into real estate agent  murder continues next week
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PI into real estate agent murder continues next week
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January 10, 2017
The Preliminary Inquiry into a matter in which Veron Primus is charged with the murder of popular real estate agent Sharleen Greaves will continue nex...
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News
PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
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PM urges public servants to ‘Come back to Work’
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June 20, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has once again appealed to public servants who were deemed absent without leave, and dismissed from their positions...
Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
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Focus on capabilities over credentials, Director General of the OECS
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June 20, 2025
The education systems in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS, have come under criticism for its heavy focus on credentials rather than ...
Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
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Sandals and SVG Community College conclude pilot internship programme
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June 20, 2025
Sandals, St Vincent and the Grenadines has concluded a pilot internship programme in collaboration with the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community Co...
Magistrate orders young man to  enroll in Skills Training Programme
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Magistrate orders young man to enroll in Skills Training Programme
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June 20, 2025
A homeless young man, who aspires to be a makeup artist and nail technician was bonded and sent to Marion House to receive counselling for stealing a ...
Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
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Cane Garden mother steals content from purse
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June 20, 2025
A Cane Garden mother, who found a purse in Kingstown and handed it over to the police was given a suspended sentence for stealing the money inside. Ke...

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