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From the Courts

Lowmans man pleads guilty to cannabis possession
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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 ...
Villa resident jailed for 15 months on ammo possession
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Villa resident jailed for 15 months on ammo possession
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November 18, 2016
Murder accused Recardo McFee was handed a 15-month jail sentence on Wednesday, after he pleaded guilty to having 30 rounds of ammunition in his posses...
Union Island man caught trying to smuggle weed into police station
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Union Island man caught trying to smuggle weed into police station
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November 18, 2016
A Union Island man was fined $100 on Monday, after he was caught trying to smuggle weed into the Union Island Police Station by way of a fish lunch.{{...
Man arrested after trying to slip prisoner  ‘high leaf’ at Court
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Man arrested after trying to slip prisoner ‘high leaf’ at Court
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November 18, 2016
Police officers apprehended a man on Wednesday, after he tried to slip an item to a prisoner at the Serious Offences Court. Keon Scott, who had given ...
Fugitive turns himself in, jailed for 12 months
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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...
Men charged in Campden Park robberies denied bail
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Men charged in Campden Park robberies denied bail
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November 11, 2016
Nigel Byron and Yusufa De Riggs will remain in police custody for at least another seven days.{{more}} The two men were apprehended and charged last w...
Murder accused opts to represent himself in court
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Murder accused opts to represent himself in court
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November 11, 2016
Murder accused Veron Primus has opted to represent himself when he reappears before the Serious Offences Court for a Preliminary Inquiry into the murd...
PI on Stubbs man accused of robbing villager set for February
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PI on Stubbs man accused of robbing villager set for February
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November 8, 2016
The date for a preliminary inquiry (PI) has been set in a matter in which a 21-year-old Edinboro man is accused of robbing a Stubbs resident of in exc...
Prison Officer to answer charge of smuggling cellphone into prison
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Prison Officer to answer charge of smuggling cellphone into prison
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November 4, 2016
A prison officer, who has served for nine years at Her Majesty’s Prison, has been charged with smuggling or attempting to smuggle a cellular phone i...
Two men charged with Campden Park robberies
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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...
Elderly man charged over alleged wounding incident in Greiggs
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Elderly man charged over alleged wounding incident in Greiggs
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November 1, 2016
A 63-YEAR-OLD Greiggs man was yesterday remanded in police custody after he allegedly grievously wounded a fellow villager with a piece of lumber.{{mo...
Vincentian-born Antigua cop returns to Antigua from SVG under guard
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Vincentian-born Antigua cop returns to Antigua from SVG under guard
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November 1, 2016
A VINCENTIAN policeman serving in the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB) who fled to St Vincent after being accused of child sex molest...
Scrubb free to travel back to US, but to return for January 26, 2017 court date
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Scrubb free to travel back to US, but to return for January 26, 2017 court date
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November 1, 2016
PAUL ‘IMADD’ SCRUBB’s travel doc- uments were returned to him yester- day, after he had been barred from returning to the United States in July....
St Lucian man remanded on two charges of illegal entry
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St Lucian man remanded on two charges of illegal entry
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October 28, 2016
A St Lucian man will spend the remainder of the year in a Vincentian prison after he allegedly entered the state illegally.{{more}} When Edmed Meund a...
Charges against college student dismissed
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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...
Man claims bird dropped ganja seed in yard, plant grew
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Man claims bird dropped ganja seed in yard, plant grew
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October 28, 2016
A Cane Hall resident was on Monday fined $1,150, after he claimed that he cultivated marijuana in order to make wine, tea and sometimes, juice.{{more}...
Bitter-sweet day in Serious Offences Court for South Rivers resident
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Bitter-sweet day in Serious Offences Court for South Rivers resident
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October 28, 2016
Tears welled up in the eyes of South Rivers man Duran Gerald on Monday at the Serious Offences Court when he received the bitter-sweet news that five ...
Teens end up in court because of ongoing feud
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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...
Layou farmer jailed for 5 years on gun, ammo possession
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Layou farmer jailed for 5 years on gun, ammo possession
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October 21, 2016
With the recent rise in gun related crimes, the Serious Offences Court has been handing down stiff penalties to individuals found guilty of firearm of...
Edinboro man on firearm charge
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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...
Tardy police work  further delays case against St Lucians
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Tardy police work further delays case against St Lucians
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October 18, 2016
Two St Lucian nationals who have been in police custody since January, will spend another month behind bars because police officers failed to present ...
Former CBA chair lucky not to be taking seat in prison
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Former CBA chair lucky not to be taking seat in prison
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October 18, 2016
Former Chair of the Carnival Bands Associa­tion (CBA) Hugh Ragguette was last Thursday fined EC$2,000 and given two nine-month suspended sentences af...
Campden Park man charged for illegal possession of ammo
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Campden Park man charged for illegal possession of ammo
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October 14, 2016
A Campden Park man is expected to appear before the Serious Offences Court today to answer to three charges of illegal possession of ammunition after ...
Layou resident to know fate on gun charges next week
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Layou resident to know fate on gun charges next week
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October 14, 2016
Layou resident Barry Antoine will know his fate next week in relation to a gun charge. Antoine was charged that on June 16 at Layou, he had in his pos...
Duo charged  with attempted murder in Rockies
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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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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 ...
Glen resident pleads not guilty to gun, ammunition charges
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Glen resident pleads not guilty to gun, ammunition charges
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October 11, 2016
A resident of Glen was granted bail in the sum of $13,000 after he pleaded not guilty to gun and ammunition charges yesterday.{{more}} Keon Scott face...
Two of four charges against  elderly woman withdrawn
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Two of four charges against elderly woman withdrawn
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October 7, 2016
Two of four charges have been withdrawn from a 71-year-old resident of Rose Place, who was arrested during a police operation three months ago. Theres...
Diamond woman ordered to pay $650 for ganja possession
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Diamond woman ordered to pay $650 for ganja possession
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October 4, 2016
A resident of Diamond has been fined $650 after police officers found cannabis on her kitchen counter.{{more}} Yesterday at the Serious Offences Court...
Drug trial for Canadian duo begins today
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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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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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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...
Rock Gutter PI to resume on October 10
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Rock Gutter PI to resume on October 10
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September 30, 2016
Four students have already taken the stand as a Preliminary Inquiry into the Rock Gutter incident began at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday, Sept...
Student gets slap on wrist for drugs at school
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Student gets slap on wrist for drugs at school
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September 27, 2016
A fourth form student of a secondary school on the outskirts of Kingstown left the Serious Offences Court yesterday with a slap on the wrist, after he...
DPP appeals ruling in favour of cop
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DPP appeals ruling in favour of cop
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September 27, 2016
The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) last Friday filed an appeal in the matter in which Police Constable Orthwel ‘OB’ John was ...
Peniston fraud accused hit with 17 more charges
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Peniston fraud accused hit with 17 more charges
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September 27, 2016
The crown has brought 17 additional charges against Tedroy McCree, a Peniston man alleged to have scammed persons through false promises of employment...
Bacchus-Baptiste never asked me to recuse myself – Magistrate Pompey
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Bacchus-Baptiste never asked me to recuse myself – Magistrate Pompey
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September 27, 2016
Magistrate at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court Bertie Pompey is adamant that he was not intimidated by lawyer Kay Bacchus-Baptiste into recusing him...
Teens charged with possession of controlled substance
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Teens charged with possession of controlled substance
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September 23, 2016
Two teenagers pleaded not guilty at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday to having in their possession a controlled substance. Tafari Greaves, 18, ...
Ottley Hall man jailed for illegal gun
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Ottley Hall man jailed for illegal gun
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September 23, 2016
Chaos erupted outside the Serious Offences Court yesterday morning after an Ottley Hall man was sent to prison for the illegal possession of a firearm...
Magistrate Browne recuses herself from Nice Radio boss’s case
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Magistrate Browne recuses herself from Nice Radio boss’s case
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September 16, 2016
Another Magistrate has made the decision to recuse themselves from hearing a case which involves proprietor of Nice Radio Douglas ‘Dougie’ DeFreit...
Stoney Ground resident pleads guilty to stealing friend’s phone
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Stoney Ground resident pleads guilty to stealing friend’s phone
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September 16, 2016
Stoney Ground resident Geovanni Williams barely escaped being sent to prison when he appeared at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court in Paul’s Avenue...
Sandy Bay resident pleads guilty to marijuana charge
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Sandy Bay resident pleads guilty to marijuana charge
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September 13, 2016
Sandy Bay resident Lloyd Nanton-Ballantyne was given the option to pay $5,000 or spend the next six months in jail, after he pleaded guilty to having ...
Magistrate ups bail condition for drug suspects
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Magistrate ups bail condition for drug suspects
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September 9, 2016
The bail of three men who were charged, early last month, with possession of cocaine and conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, was significantly rais...
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SVG to participate in Africa/CARICOM Climate Summit
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SVG to participate in Africa/CARICOM Climate Summit
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August 5, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), through the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will take part in the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in September...
Eight Cuban Tourism experts to help SVG’s tourism development
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Eight Cuban Tourism experts to help SVG’s tourism development
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August 5, 2025
A group of eight experts arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) on July 31, 2025, to assist the government in further development of this coun...
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PAHO collaborates in helping eliminate Cervical Cancer in SVG
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August 5, 2025
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), in collaboration with this country’s Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) concluded a...
East St George hopeful predicts NDP victory in North Windward
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East St George hopeful predicts NDP victory in North Windward
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August 5, 2025
New Democratic Party candidate for the East St George Constituency in the upcoming general elections, Lavern Gibson-Velox, is predicting that her coun...
We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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July 31, 2025
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday, said despite the several negative issues that have been revealed about the Citiz...

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