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Duo charged with possession of 10 kilos of cocaine
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December 16, 2016
Junior “Southie” Gomez, a Trinidadian farmer and Gabrielle “Goofy” Hutchins, a chef from Bequia, are expected to appear at the next sitting of...
Veron Primus PI begins
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December 9, 2016
The Preliminary Inquiry into the matter in which Veron Primus is charged with the murder of real estate agent Sharleen Greaves began yesterday at the ...
Foolish action lands brother behind bars
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November 25, 2016
Michael Scott, the brother of Keyon Scott, was last Thursday sentenced to eight months in prison, after he tried to slip items to his brother at the S...
Bequia man slapped with seven charges
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November 25, 2016
A Bequia resident, who has alleged that on two occasions he was beaten by the police, was on Wednesday slapped with seven charges at the Serious Offen...
Teens charged with stealing gun
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November 18, 2016
Two teenagers have been charged with stealing a firearm belonging to former parliamentary representative for North Leeward Jerrol Thompson. Kishroy Du...
Lowmans man pleads guilty to cannabis possession
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November 18, 2016
A resident of Lowmans Leeward was fined $3,500, after he pleaded guilty to having 1,996 grams of cannabis in his possession.{{more}} When he appeared ...
Fugitive turns himself in, jailed for 12 months
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November 18, 2016
Keon Scott has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after escaping police custody last Friday. The Glen resident turned himself in on Tuesday and was...
Two men charged with Campden Park robberies
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November 4, 2016
Two men have been charged in relation to a shooting which resulted in one security officer being shot in the stomach on Tuesday.{{more}} Yusufa DeRigg...
Charges against college student dismissed
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October 28, 2016
A 17-year-old student at the Division of Technical and Vocational Education of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) gave a heav...
Teens end up in court because of ongoing feud
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October 28, 2016
AN ONGOING FEUD at Redemption Sharpes has resulted in three young men appearing before the court. The dispute caught the attention of police last Frid...
Edinboro man on firearm charge
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October 18, 2016
An Edinboro man was yesterday remanded in custody after it was revealed that his firearm charge was part of another charge which is currently before t...
Duo charged  with attempted murder in Rockies
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October 14, 2016
Two men have been charged in relation to a shooting incident that took place near the community centre at Rockies on September 29.{{more}} Castian Sta...
Owia man out on $3,000 bail for ammo possession
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October 11, 2016
An Owia man will reappear before the Serious Offences Court one week from today to answer charges of illegal possession of ammunition.{{more}} Carlos ...
Drug trial for Canadian duo begins today
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October 4, 2016
A trial is scheduled to begin today for a case in which two Canadian residents were apprehended in January this year during a cocaine bust at the ET J...
Herbalist fined $300 for cultivating cannabis
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October 4, 2016
A self-proclaimed herbal medicine-maker was fined yesterday at the Serious Offences Court after he pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis in his yard....
Ragguette pleads guilty to four counts of fraud
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October 4, 2016
Chair of the Carnival Bands Association (CBA) Hugh Ragguette will return to the Serious Offences Court on October 13, 2016 to learn his fate, after he...