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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...
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...
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...
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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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...
Court shows leniency to young man
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March 24, 2016
A mother was brought to tears on Monday after her son was shown mercy at the Serious Offences Court.{{more}} The 20-year-old college dropout was broug...
St Lucian man to learn fate today
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March 18, 2016
A national of St Lucia is expected to be sentenced at the Serious Offences Court today after he pleaded guilty last Tuesday to having guns and ammunit...
Sheldon Bain sentenced to 80 years in prison
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March 18, 2016
Sheldon Bain, popularly known as “Dutch,” has been sentenced to 80 years in prison in Grenada.{{more}} After spending 11 years in St Vincent and t...
Police officers testify against colleague
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March 8, 2016
Police officers were placed in an uncomfortable position yesterday, as they gave evidence against fellow officer constable Mayon Spring at the Serious...
Bequia duo remanded on drug, gun charges
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February 2, 2016
Two Bequia residents yesterday pleaded not guilty to gun, ammunition and drug charges at the Serious Offences Court. Dexter Stowe and McArthur Leache ...
Exeter to answer charges on April 4
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January 26, 2016
Benjamin Exeter, the New Democratic Party (NDP) politician who has been slapped with four charges in relation to an incident on December 29, 2015, wil...
Court dismisses case against Venezuelan
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January 15, 2016
A Venezuelan who overstayed his time here had his case dismissed by the court last Monday. According to information given in court, Isietro Torres Mar...