From the Courts
September 9, 2016
A case in which a Vincentian and a Trinidadian are accused of having collaborated to smuggle cocaine into Bequia in 12 five-gallon buckets of paint co...
From the Courts
September 6, 2016
Two outspoken lawyers here have strongly argued that a nine-month long drug case, involving a national of Trinidad and Tobago and a Vincentian man, be...
From the Courts
September 2, 2016
After having being shot in the leg during an attempted burglary on May 14, 2016, Kelroy Richards was found guilty of criminal trespass on Tuesday at t...
From the Courts
August 30, 2016
Proprietor of Nice Radio (96.7 FM) Douglas âDougieâ DeFreitas pleaded not guilty yesterday to 10 additional charges that on December 10, 2015, he ...
From the Courts
August 26, 2016
A suitcase with 2.4 kilograms of cocaine, estimated to be worth £100,000 by the United Kingdomâs National Crime Agency (NCA), has landed a Union Is...
From the Courts
August 23, 2016
A 20-year-old Edinboro resident will spend the next three months at Her Majestyâs prison after pleading guilty to wounding his father.{{more}} When ...
From the Courts
August 23, 2016
A well-known character around Kingstown was yesterday fined $150 for striking an equally well-known character Vincent âBlakeyâ Cuffy.{{more}} Roha...
From the Courts
August 16, 2016
A chef employed at an Asian restaurant here was yesterday fined $200 for hitting his co-worker with a wet towel.{{more}} Cane Garden resident Chunla W...
From the Courts
August 16, 2016
Prominent lawyer Jomo Thomas is calling on magistrates to do a means test before imposing a fine on someone found guilty of an offence. He said if an ...
From the Courts
August 12, 2016
Derek Minors, the manager of Greaves Supermarket Pembroke, was on Wednesday fined $500, after he pleaded guilty to possession of 352 grams of cannabis...
From the Courts
August 12, 2016
The police in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) are exerting their efforts in the wrong direction. So says attorney Grant Connell, who made his opin...
From the Courts
August 9, 2016
Veteran lawyer Bayliss Frederick has replaced Kay Bacchus-Baptiste as counsel to political activist Luzette King in a matter King has before the court...
From the Courts
August 5, 2016
A Union Island man and two Prospect residents were on Wednesday charged with possession of cocaine and conspiracy to commit drug trafficking.{{more}} ...
From the Courts
July 29, 2016
The prosecution should be commended for limiting to three months, Paul âI-Maddâ Scrubbâs wait before he returns to court to answer charges of ut...
From the Courts
July 26, 2016
Old Montrose resident Devon âChiefmanâ Charles is expected to appear at the Serious Offences Court today, charged with the Thursday July 23, 2015 ...
From the Courts
July 26, 2016
A Block 2000 man was yesterday fined $700, after he was found with three rocks of cocaine.{{more}} When he appeared before the Serious Offences Court,...
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...
News
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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
