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New Adelphi man facing murder charge
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January 6, 2017
Dennis James, a New Adelphi man who some persons have said is mentally ill, was charged on December 29 with the murder of Vidana McKenzie-Williams. Th...
Security guard on murder charge
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January 6, 2017
Anthony Simon, a 24-year-old security guard of Georgetown, was arrested and charged on December 21 with a murder that left three siblings parentless. ...
Woman who stabbed son out on bail
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January 6, 2017
A Lowmans Leeward woman who spent the entire New Year’s weekend behind bars for allegedly stabbing her son on December 27, 2016, has been released on ...
Ottley Hall man pleads guilty to ammo possession
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January 6, 2017
An Ottley Hall man has been jailed for two years, after being found with a bullet in his pocket on New Year’s Day. Calvert Buntin’s arrest came two da...
Old Montrose man out on $2,000 bail
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December 30, 2016
An Old Montrose man was granted bail after being charged with stealing two bottles of Hennessy and a soft drink from Massy Stores on Christmas Eve. Wh...
Mother pleads guilty to stabbing son
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December 30, 2016
A Lowmans Leeward woman will begin the New Year behind bars after the court ordered that she be remanded in custody for stabbing her son on Tuesday. W...
Magistrate warns teen to stay away from victim
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December 30, 2016
Bail has been granted to a teen charged with stabbing her child’s father after the Crown failed to update the court on whether the virtual complaina...
Bequia man fined $4,000 for cannabis possession
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December 20, 2016
A Bequia man has been fined $4,000 for having over 3,000 grams of cannabis in his possession.{{more}} Zacchaeus Cumberbatch and Janella Hutchins both ...
Woman charged with murder of ‘Crab’
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December 20, 2016
Rose Place resident 36-year-old Ava Charles has been charged with the Monday, December 12 murder of Josmond Charles/Huskinson, alias Crab.{{more}} Cha...
14 witnesses to testify in Williams  murder case
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December 16, 2016
Fourteen witnesses are set to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry into a matter in which Pamela Williams was bludgeoned to death on November 14, 2016 a...
Fitz-Hughes man granted $5,500 bail
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December 16, 2016
A Fitz-hughes man was yesterday offered bail in the sum of $5,500, after he was charged with both assault and wounding. When Uroy Edwards appeared bef...
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...