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Gun charges against  elderly woman dismissed
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May 9, 2017
A 72-year-old resident of Rose Place, who faced firearm, ammunition and drug charges could now return her life to a state of normalcy. On Friday, Apri...
Lawyer requests ballistics expert in gun case
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April 28, 2017
Defence lawyer Grant Connell says he has penned a letter to the Commissioner of Police, requesting that a ballistics expert from the police force be s...
Tattoo artist charged with attempted murder
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April 21, 2017
A local tattoo artist has been remanded in custody, after he was charged with shooting a resident of Rose Place last week. When Joseph ‘South’ Bai...
Six months in jail for traffic offences
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April 13, 2017
Keyon Allen, a Biabou man who had plans of travelling to Canada to take up a job, would instead spend the next six months behind bars. When he was bro...
Baby murder case adjourned
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April 13, 2017
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias has given the Crown until April 19 to get its house in order, so that a Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into last y...
Green Hill man freed of murder charge
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April 7, 2017
A Green Hill man, who was charged with the October 20, 2014 murder of fellow villager Aninka ‘Ninka’ Stowe, was on Monday freed of the charge at t...
Bequia man hauled  before court again
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April 7, 2017
A Bequia man, who has alleged police harassment and beatings on numerous occasions, is expected to appear before the Bequia Magistrate’s Court today...
Gun case goes on despite irregularities
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April 7, 2017
The gun case involving Lowmans Hill couple Randy Shallow and Friekesha Douglas will continue on April 24, 2017, after Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne...
Campden Park murder accused to return to court
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April 4, 2017
Coswell Simmons, a 25-year-old Campden Park resident, will remain in police custody for the next four months, while investigations into the murder of ...
Vincentian jailed in Grenada
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March 31, 2017
Vincentian national Raphael Robertson was sentenced to six months in a Grenadian prison, which would be followed by deportation. Reports are that Robe...
St Lucian men charged with having 121 ATM cards
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March 31, 2017
Two St Lucian nationals who were persons of interest in a matter involving fraudulent activities at Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) here have been ch...
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March 28, 2017
A 20-year-old who works at a business place in Kingstown is counting his blessings after a drug charge against him was withdrawn yesterday. Members of...
Prisoner threatens to kill ‘in style’
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March 28, 2017
When Dennis Richardson was denied bail yesterday at the Serious Offences Court, he made his displeasure clear with a series of outbursts that included...
St Lucian to face more charges
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March 28, 2017
More charges are to be laid against St Lucian national Jammy Jameson Harry, who currently faces nine counts of theft. Yesterday at the Serious Offence...
Catholic Bishop pleads not guilty to assault
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March 28, 2017
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Barbados, Bishop Jason Gordon, was last Friday granted $3,000 bail, after pleading not guilty to assaulting J...
Hillocks freed of firearm charges
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March 28, 2017
Monty Hillocks, a 36-year-old chauffeur of Belmont, yesterday walked freem from the Serious Offences Court when firearm charges against him were disco...
PI into teen’s murder charge adjourned
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March 28, 2017
The case file pertaining to the murder of Pamela Williams is making its way to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions after being stuck at ...
Victoria Village resident jailed for gun, ammo
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March 21, 2017
The dreams of a steel bender from Victoria Village to become a police officer were thrown out the window yesterday, when he was sentenced to five year...
Grenadian man remanded for drugs
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March 17, 2017
A Grenadian man was on Monday remanded into police custody for an additional two weeks, after he pleaded not guilty to having 174 pounds of cannabis i...
16-year-old youth charged for gun, ammo
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March 17, 2017
A social inquiry report on a 16-year-old Vermont youth is on the way after he pleaded guilty to a gun and ammunition charge. Prosecutor Elgin Richards...