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Rilland Hill man remanded for Shappeard’s murder
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Rilland Hill man remanded for Shappeard’s murder
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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...
Businessman fined $5,000 for ammo possession
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Businessman fined $5,000 for ammo possession
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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...
British couple tell about ordeal at hands of robbers
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British couple tell about ordeal at hands of robbers
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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...
Three more officers take stand in Exeter case
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Three more officers take stand in Exeter case
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June 7, 2016
Three more police officers have given evidence in what is being called a “highly political case” involving politician Ben Exeter and New Democrati...
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Man pleads guilty to cannabis possession, fined $5,700
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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 ...
Browne-Matthias encourages young man to smoke less
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Browne-Matthias encourages young man to smoke less
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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...
Lawyer upset that teen client is missing school
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Lawyer upset that teen client is missing school
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June 7, 2016
The fact that his teenage client has already missed five days of school is of concern to defence lawyer Israel Bruce. “Shabazaah GunMunro-George, wh...
Magistrate sentences man to five years for gun, ammo possession
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Magistrate sentences man to five years for gun, ammo possession
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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,...
Rillan Hill resident charged with Twenty Hill murder
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Rillan Hill resident charged with Twenty Hill murder
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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...
Stubbs man sentenced to five years for firearm
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Stubbs man sentenced to five years for firearm
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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...
Cashwiz manager claims he found 10 rounds of ammo at shooting range
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Cashwiz manager claims he found 10 rounds of ammo at shooting range
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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...
Trio charged with attacking, robbing British couple
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Trio charged with attacking, robbing British couple
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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...
Suspect caught in possession of cannabis, face mask
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Suspect caught in possession of cannabis, face mask
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May 31, 2016
The Serious Offences Court hears many drug possession cases on a weekly basis, but what made Keron King’s case different was the fact that apart fro...
‘I don’t want any time in prison’ – accused
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‘I don’t want any time in prison’ – accused
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May 27, 2016
“Is weed, is my own. I could pay for it,” said Clenford Mars when police constable 707 Haywood discovered 72 grams of cannabis in his possession a...
Duo fined $250 each for drug possession
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Duo fined $250 each for drug possession
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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...
Man fined $475 for cannabis possession
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Man fined $475 for cannabis possession
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May 24, 2016
Eldon Browne’s 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...
Case of police officer shooting civilian begins
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Case of police officer shooting civilian begins
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May 24, 2016
The case in which a police officer Orlando Browne has been charged with shooting Kevin Neil in his upper thigh began yesterday at the Serious Offences...
Bajan fined $25,000 for 9,363 grams of cannabis
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Bajan fined $25,000 for 9,363 grams of cannabis
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May 20, 2016
Barbadian national Gregory Dottin was sentenced to one year imprisonment and fined $25,000 forthwith after being found at the E.T Joshua Airport with ...
Fancy man jailed for five years on gun, ammo charges
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Fancy man jailed for five years on gun, ammo charges
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May 13, 2016
In light of the recent wave of gun related crimes that has plagued St Vincent and the Grenadines, Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias, on Wednes...
Election Petitions trial set for May 27
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Election Petitions trial set for May 27
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May 13, 2016
May 27, 2016, has been set as the trial date to hear the election petitions filed by the New Democratic Party (NDP).{{more}} Lawyer for the petitioner...
Man caught with gun registered to Grenadian
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Man caught with gun registered to Grenadian
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May 10, 2016
A man caught in Kingstown with a firearm registered in Grenada to a Grenadian resident was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) for his own safeke...
Teen charged with cop’s murder
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Teen charged with cop’s murder
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May 10, 2016
Teenager Maverick Joseph, was, on Friday, May 6, charged with the murder of Police Constable 602 Giovanni Charles.{{more}} The 18-year-old, who is a r...
Ottley Hall man slapped with three charges of illegal ammo possession
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Ottley Hall man slapped with three charges of illegal ammo possession
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May 6, 2016
An Ottley Hall man was on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of $28,000, after he pleaded not guilty to three counts of illegal possession of ammunitio...
Vermont man caught with cutlass at MCMH, fined $400
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Vermont man caught with cutlass at MCMH, fined $400
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May 6, 2016
A Vermont man was on Tuesday fined $400 after being found with a cutlass at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) last Saturday, April 30.{{more}} ...
Man pleads not guilty to gun, ammo possession
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Man pleads not guilty to gun, ammo possession
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May 6, 2016
Everest Bynoe of Belmont is expected to reappear before the Serious Offences Court on May 11, after pleading not guilty to possession of an illegal fi...
Charges against  principal withdrawn  in Rock Gutter case
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Charges against principal withdrawn in Rock Gutter case
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May 6, 2016
Teary eyes, broken voices and sad faces; such was the scene of a tense Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the Rock Gutter incident at the Serious Offences ...
Pompey makes first court appearance as magistrate
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Pompey makes first court appearance as magistrate
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May 6, 2016
Former Deputy Commissioner of Police Bertie Pompey now sits as the new magistrate at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court. Pompey made his first court a...
Man fined $5,000 for possession of 2,188 grams of marijuana
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Man fined $5,000 for possession of 2,188 grams of marijuana
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April 29, 2016
Kimron Alves was Wednesday fined $5,000 after he was found with 2,188 grams of marijuana at the Grenadines wharf on Tuesday, April 26.{{more}} When Al...
Veron Primus slapped with  more charges
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Veron Primus slapped with more charges
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April 29, 2016
Murder accused Veron Primus has racked up five other charges. Primus appeared at the Serious Offences Court on Thursday, charged with one count of kid...
Lawyer says police breached her client’s rights
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Lawyer says police breached her client’s rights
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April 29, 2016
Michaela Ambrose, the lawyer for murder accused Veron Primus said on Tuesday, that her client’s rights were breached when detectives from the United...
Judge gives petitioners, respondents time to  come to agreement
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Judge gives petitioners, respondents time to come to agreement
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April 29, 2016
In order to save time and money the respondents and the petitioners can come to an agreement to take the case to the court of appeal.{{more}} Justice ...
Mannerly Petit Martinique man jailed for four years
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Mannerly Petit Martinique man jailed for four years
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April 29, 2016
Humble, forthright and mannerly were the words senior law practitioners used to describe accused Bradley McClean, a Petit Martinique man, who unfortun...
LIAT employee in custody in drug-related matter
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LIAT employee in custody in drug-related matter
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April 29, 2016
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The management of LIAT (1974) Ltd confirms that one of its employees is in police custody in Barbados, assisting law enforcem...
Men charged with illegal possession of gun, drugs
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Men charged with illegal possession of gun, drugs
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April 26, 2016
Yesterday, Station Sergeant Nolan Dallaway was all smiles at the Serious Offences Court, as a successful mobile patrol at Fancy last week Tuesday, Apr...
Petit Martinique man to know fate tomorrow
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Petit Martinique man to know fate tomorrow
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April 26, 2016
After being found with 118 pounds of marijuana last Thursday and remanded into custody on Friday, a Petit Martinique man was told yesterday that his s...
DPP loses appeal case against former senator
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DPP loses appeal case against former senator
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April 22, 2016
Former opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) Senator Vynette Frederick says that she is pleased that the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has upheld ...
Police Officer jailed for three years
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Police Officer jailed for three years
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April 22, 2016
POLICE CONSTABLE Mayon Spring was, on Friday, sentenced to three years in prison for illegally removing 25 rounds of ammunition from the Calliaqua Pol...
Questelles man charged with attempted murder
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Questelles man charged with attempted murder
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April 19, 2016
After telling Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias that he was not a troublemaker, even though he was found with a firearm, a strange twist of ev...
Murder case dismissed, due to lack of evidence
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Murder case dismissed, due to lack of evidence
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April 12, 2016
Three men from the Grenadine island of Union rushed from the Serious Offences Court yesterday, after a murder case against them was dismissed because ...
Guardsman officer charged with assault, resisting arrest
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Guardsman officer charged with assault, resisting arrest
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April 8, 2016
A security officer has been charged with assault and resisting arrest.{{more}} Bertron Providence, an employee of Guardsman (SVG) Ltd, appeared before...
Firearm Board revokes licence of accused
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Firearm Board revokes licence of accused
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April 8, 2016
The Firearms Licensing Board has revoked the licence of Jonathan Diego Francis to hold a firearm.{{more}} Francis was served with notice of the revoca...
Son attempts to stab mother
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Son attempts to stab mother
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April 8, 2016
A 22-year-old resident of Chauncey was on Wednesday sent to the Mental Health Centre (MHC) for observation, after he appeared before the Serious Offen...
Dickson charged with  possession of cannabis
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Dickson charged with possession of cannabis
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April 5, 2016
A Rilland Hill man in his early twenties left the defendant’s stand at the Serious Offences court with a smirk on his face, after being slapped on t...
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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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