From the Courts
July 26, 2016
Five Vermont men have been remanded in custody, after being charged with the murder of Union Island resident Kamau Jones.{{more}} Yesterday, Bridon Jo...
From the Courts
July 22, 2016
Radio personality Colin Graham was, on Wednesday, fined $600, after pleading guilty to three of the five charges initially brought against him in Marc...
From the Courts
July 19, 2016
Yesterday at the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court, three former employees of the St Vincent Brewery Limited pleaded guilty to the charge of theft.{{more...
From the Courts
July 19, 2016
A New Montrose resident was yesterday fined $1,100 for using indecent and threatening language towards the supervisor of elections Sylvia Findlay. Whe...
From the Courts
July 15, 2016
âWhy did you resort to using a weapon on, as the Bible says, âthe weaker sexâ?â{{more}} This question was asked by magistrate Bertie Pompey wh...
From the Courts
July 15, 2016
Less than one week after Ari Shaw and three other young men were found guilty of fighting in a public place on JâOuvert morning, attorney Grant Conn...
From the Courts
July 12, 2016
"Officer, I was feeling bad and I smell the Alcolado and put it in my pocket and forget it.â This was Casmore Fraserâs explanation for shoplifting...
From the Courts
July 12, 2016
When his client appeared before the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court yesterday, lawyer Jomo Thomas pleaded with magistrate Bertie Pompey to sternly warn...
From the Courts
July 12, 2016
Jemark âParch Nutsâ Jackson is again before the courts and this time has been charged with attempted murder and robbery. The young man, who is wel...
From the Courts
July 1, 2016
It may seem that possession of an unlicensed firearm is the trend among some young men in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).{{more}} Last month, Car...
From the Courts
June 28, 2016
A man of Asian descent was yesterday charged with assault at the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court.{{more}} Cane Garden resident Chunla Wu was charged th...
From the Courts
June 24, 2016
The âTake the Illegal Firearm off the Streetsâ (TIFOS) initiative by the police seems to be paying off, as a number of persons have appeared in co...
From the Courts
June 24, 2016
A South Rivers man who alleges that he was severely beaten by police officers in his hometown on Saturday, June 18, will re-appear in court on Wednesd...
From the Courts
June 24, 2016
A man who was found guilty at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday became annoyed when he was photographed by a journalist and issued threats to th...
From the Courts
June 24, 2016
For the second time in two days, magistrate Bertie Pompey has recused himself from a matter which was before him at the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court...
From the Courts
June 24, 2016
A deportation order was made for two Sri Lankan natives, following their appearance before the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court this week.{{more}} Jeeva...
From the Courts
June 21, 2016
Proprietor of Nice Radio (96.7 FM) Douglas âDougieâ DeFreitas is expected to appear in court today to answer charges relating to statements he mad...
From the Courts
June 21, 2016
The matter in which Everisse Bynoe of Sandy Bay was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition was again brought before the Serio...
From the Courts
June 21, 2016
Waynard Mapp, who had been charged with attempted murder, walked free from the Serious Offences Court last week, when the virtual complainant, Ralston...
From the Courts
June 21, 2016
The Serious Offences Court in Kingstown has, for some time now, been dealing with several matters concerning the possession of unlicensed firearms and...
From the Courts
June 21, 2016
Vincentian Desrey Veronia Stowe has to come up with BDS$50,000, or she will spend the next three years behind bars in Barbados at Her Majestyâs Pris...
From the Courts
June 17, 2016
At their last court appearance on June 7, Ulrick Hanson, Jordan Forde and Joe Lewis were remanded in custody by chief magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matth...
From the Courts
June 14, 2016
The Serious Offences Court was shaken up by an offensive odour yesterday. Jason Lawrence, who was in court to answer a charge of possession of cannabi...
From the Courts
June 14, 2016
âI was going to throw it outside,â was not a sufficient explanation for the 193 grams of cannabis found in Yvonne Kingâs possession.{{more}} On ...
From the Courts
June 14, 2016
Bronson George, who is charged with causing the death of Karl Roberts by dangerous driving, was granted bail yesterday at the Serious Offences Court.{...
From the Courts
June 14, 2016
Moah Williams, who was charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of an unlicensed Smith and Wesson firearm and five rounds of ammunition appe...
From the Courts
June 10, 2016
Bronson George has been charged with causing the death of Karl Roberts by dangerous driving.{{more}} Roberts died last week from injuries sustained on...
From the Courts
June 10, 2016
Schemel Dunbar has been charged with the murder of James Shappeard.{{more}} Dunbar, 28, a resident of Rilland Hill, appeared before the Serious Offenc...
From the Courts
June 10, 2016
On Tuesday, at the Serious Offences Court, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias fined Andrew French $5,000 for possession of 10 rounds of unlicen...
From the Courts
June 10, 2016
What was intended to be a relaxing experience in the Tobago Cays for a British couple took a turn for the worse when two masked men entered their boat...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
Three more police officers have given evidence in what is being called a âhighly political caseâ involving politician Ben Exeter and New Democrati...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
Yesterday at the Serious Offences Court, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias seemed surprised that Calvyn Robertson was brave enough to have in ...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
After fining Desmond Richard $400 to be paid forthwith, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias encouraged the young man to smoke less.{{more}} Brow...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
The fact that his teenage client has already missed five days of school is of concern to defence lawyer Israel Bruce. âShabazaah GunMunro-George, wh...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
A man who said he kept a gun because his life had been threatened was sentenced to five years in jail yesterday.{{more}} Carl Thomas was found guilty,...
From the Courts
June 7, 2016
Schemel Dunbar is expected to appear at the Serious Offences Court today to answer a charge of murder.{{more}} The 28-year-old Rilland Hill resident h...
From the Courts
June 3, 2016
A Stubbs man was on Tuesday sentenced to five years in prison, after he was found with a firearm the day before.{{more}} Junior Richards, 23, was arre...
From the Courts
June 3, 2016
A businessman, charged with unlawful possession of 10 rounds of ammunition, claims he found the bullets at the shooting range. At the Serious Offences...
From the Courts
May 31, 2016
Three men remain in custody after being arrested in connection with an incident that took place in the Tobago Cays on May 25. Joe Lewis, Ulrick Patter...
From the Courts
May 31, 2016
The Serious Offences Court hears many drug possession cases on a weekly basis, but what made Keron Kingâs case different was the fact that apart fro...
From the Courts
May 27, 2016
âIs weed, is my own. I could pay for it,â said Clenford Mars when police constable 707 Haywood discovered 72 grams of cannabis in his possession a...
From the Courts
May 27, 2016
When David Browne of Chateaubelair and Marcelus Baptiste of Sandy Bay appeared before the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Rechan...
From the Courts
May 24, 2016
Eldon Browneâs claim that the cannabis he had in his possession was for a friend did not help him escape liability.{{more}} On May 20, Browne was ar...
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