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From the Courts

Coroner’s Inquest of Rock Gutter  incident adjourned until November 3
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Coroner’s Inquest of Rock Gutter incident adjourned until November 3
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October 16, 2015
Thirty persons have testified in the Coroner’s Inquest into the road traffic incident at Rock Gutter that claimed the lives of seven young persons i...
Juveniles hauled before courts
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Juveniles hauled before courts
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October 6, 2015
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was granted bail today when he appeared in the District “C” Magistrates’ Court in Barbados, charged with criminal damage and a...
91 matters set for hearing at Criminal Assizes
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91 matters set for hearing at Criminal Assizes
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September 25, 2015
A total of 91 matters are set for hearing during the September 2015 Criminal Assizes, at the High Court in Kingstown. Of that figure, the office of th...
Teen sentenced to three years for gun, ammo possession
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Teen sentenced to three years for gun, ammo possession
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September 22, 2015
Many persons who appear before the court on gun possession charges give the defence that they found the weapon and were about to hand it in. Garvin Pr...
Three charged in General Hardware Supplies burglary
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Three charged in General Hardware Supplies burglary
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September 22, 2015
Three men have been arrested and charged jointly with burglarizing a local hardware store and stealing its vault, cash and other items, with a total v...
Cordice to stand trial for murder of uncle
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Cordice to stand trial for murder of uncle
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September 22, 2015
Harold Cordice will be tried before a judge and jury at the High Court for the murder of his uncle, Grafton Cordice. Harold was committed on Friday, S...
Community College clerk charged with theft of over $44,000
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Community College clerk charged with theft of over $44,000
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September 22, 2015
A third person has been charged in connection with the theft of over EC$44,000 from the St Vincent Community College (SVGCC). Nicole Bailey, a 23-year...
Teenager pleads guilty to gun, ammunition charges
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Teenager pleads guilty to gun, ammunition charges
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September 18, 2015
A labourer of Union Island, will be sentenced today, Friday, at the Serious Offences Court, after pleading guilty to gun and ammunition possession cha...
Thomas charged for murder of Caine
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Thomas charged for murder of Caine
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September 18, 2015
A third man has been charged in connection with the murder of Alington Caine. Ekron Thomas, 32, an extension officer of Ashton, Union Island, appeared...
Two charged in SVGCC vault heist
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Two charged in SVGCC vault heist
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September 18, 2015
Kamorni Antoine, the man who last Sunday, returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from Barbados after police issued a wanted notice for him, h...
NDP candidate guilty of driving unlicensed vehicle
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NDP candidate guilty of driving unlicensed vehicle
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September 15, 2015
Yet another prominent Vincentian has been found guilty of driving an unlicensed vehicle. Ben Exeter, the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate for ...
Football coach nursing severe burns after attack
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Football coach nursing severe burns after attack
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September 15, 2015
Up to press time yesterday, former national football defender Wesley ‘Butu’ Charles was still nursing severe burns about his body at the Milton Ca...
John acquitted of gun possession charge
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John acquitted of gun possession charge
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September 15, 2015
Campden Park resident Tywon John walked away from the Serious Offences Court a free man last Friday, September 11, after a decision by the prosecution...
Charles sentenced to jail for drugs, firearm possession
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Charles sentenced to jail for drugs, firearm possession
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September 11, 2015
Karon Charles, 24, a resident of Richland Park, on Tuesday, September 8, was fined $650 and sentenced to one and a half years in prison after being fo...
‘I was set up’- Fisherman of the Year
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‘I was set up’- Fisherman of the Year
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September 11, 2015
Senior prosecutor Adolphus Delpesche said the police erred in their investigation in the case where a marijuana possession charge was brought against ...
Five to stand trial for approx 2,000 pounds of marijuana
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Five to stand trial for approx 2,000 pounds of marijuana
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September 8, 2015
Five Vincentian nationals, caught during a drug bust in North Leeward last year, when police confiscated approximately 2,000 pounds of marijuana, will...
Chinese national placed on bond for wounding
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Chinese national placed on bond for wounding
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September 4, 2015
Ming Ping He, a 21-year-old Chinese national who resides in St Vincent and the Grenadines, was on Tuesday, September 1, placed on a bond at the Kingst...
Guilty ‘Tombstone’ sent to High Court for sentencing
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Guilty ‘Tombstone’ sent to High Court for sentencing
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September 4, 2015
After nearly two weeks of trial, career con-artist Alister ‘Tomb­stone’ Smith has been found guilty on all 28 counts of deception. However, he wi...
Green Hill man  jailed for drugs
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Green Hill man jailed for drugs
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September 4, 2015
For the next 12 months, 22-year-old Green Hill resident Kyle Small will call prison his home. Small, who was charged on three separate counts of posse...
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Grenadian nabbed for drugs, illegal entry
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September 1, 2015
A Grenadian national will be sentenced on Thursday, September 3, after pleading guilty on two separate counts of possession of cannabis and entering t...
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Fish vendor placed on $1,500 bond for theft
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September 1, 2015
Amanda Mason has been told to stay out of trouble for the next year, if she wants to avoid going to prison for six months. The 21-year-old fish vendor...
Bequia man fined $4,800 for drug possession
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Bequia man fined $4,800 for drug possession
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September 1, 2015
A Bequia resident was fined $4,800 last week Tuesday at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court for having marijuana and cocaine in his possession. Police ...
Jacobs jailed for four months for stealing cognac
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Jacobs jailed for four months for stealing cognac
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September 1, 2015
A Lowman’s Hill resident will spend the next four months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing a bottle of Hennessy Cognac. Magistrate Carla Jam...
12-month jail sentence for stealing from mini mart
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12-month jail sentence for stealing from mini mart
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September 1, 2015
Ottley Hall resident Camilo Wilson will spend the next 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing a quanity of items from Coreas Mini Mart.{{...
‘Tombstone’ back in court with 29 counts of deception
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‘Tombstone’ back in court with 29 counts of deception
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September 1, 2015
Three Sandy Bay residents have testified that notorious conman Alister ‘Tombstone’ Smith, who they claim posed as a Seventh Day Adventist pastor, ...
‘Tombstone’ charged with deceiving businessmen of almost $30,000
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‘Tombstone’ charged with deceiving businessmen of almost $30,000
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August 28, 2015
Eight witnesses have already testified in a matter in which career conman Alister ‘Tombstone’ Smith has been charged with 29 counts of deception. ...
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Man pleads not guilty to possession of firearm, weed
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August 25, 2015
Richland Park resident Karon Charles was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $25,000, after he pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm, ammunit...
Argyle man involved in car chase with police
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Argyle man involved in car chase with police
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August 25, 2015
Last Friday night, officers of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) were involved in a car chase and had to fire shots to get a driver to stop so that his ve...
Post office marijuana export case thrown out
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Post office marijuana export case thrown out
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August 25, 2015
Michelle Davis, a 45 year-old resident of Harmony Hall, who had been charged with attempting to export marijuana through the St Vincent and the Grenad...
Three Georgetown youths on bail for marijuana charges
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Three Georgetown youths on bail for marijuana charges
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August 25, 2015
Three Georgetown residents each had their bail set at $35,000 last Friday, after they pleaded not guilty to having in their possession 15,436 grams of...
Police mum on charge against Pastor Daniel
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Police mum on charge against Pastor Daniel
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August 25, 2015
Police remain tight-lipped as to why a charge of driving without a licence, which had been brought against pastor Errol Daniel was withdrawn at the Ma...
Magistrate describes teen’s actions as  irresponsible, ignorant
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Magistrate describes teen’s actions as irresponsible, ignorant
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August 18, 2015
The actions of an 18-year-old who drove a motor vehicle without a driver’s licence have been described as irresponsible and ignorant. 18-year-old Ni...
Man found not guilty on charge of assault
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Man found not guilty on charge of assault
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August 18, 2015
After four adjournments and the seizure of his travel documents, Michael Dabreo was found not guilty of an assault charge that had been brought agains...
Questelles resident slapped with $800 fine on four charges
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Questelles resident slapped with $800 fine on four charges
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August 18, 2015
Questelles resident Sonia Mascoll has one month to pay fines of $800 after she used indecent language on a police officer and refused to remove her ve...
Belmont resident fined $294 for avocado theft
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Belmont resident fined $294 for avocado theft
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August 14, 2015
It was only after Ranzo Lee realized that he was about to be arrested for stealing 147 avocados that he did what he should have done in the first plac...
Vermont teen jailed for three and a half years on gun, ammo charges
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Vermont teen jailed for three and a half years on gun, ammo charges
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August 14, 2015
A very powerful handgun is now off the streets and so too is Ricardo Williams. The 19-year-old Vermont resident was on Tuesday, at the Kingstown Magis...
Man gets two consecutive jail terms for stealing two tomatoes
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Man gets two consecutive jail terms for stealing two tomatoes
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August 14, 2015
Sheldon Hackett had a simple target to achieve – steer clear of the law for two years. That, however, proved impossible for the Montrose man and as ...
Businessman sues client for damage to rental
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Businessman sues client for damage to rental
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August 11, 2015
Ex-police officer George Fraser left the Kingstown Magistrate’s court content last Thursday, after successfully suing a client of his rental car bus...
Diamond resident charged with criminal trespassing
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Diamond resident charged with criminal trespassing
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August 11, 2015
A Diamond resident has been placed on $1,000 bond for trespassing. David “Indian” McDonald, 40, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass on...
Edinboro man pleads not guilty to burglary
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Edinboro man pleads not guilty to burglary
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August 11, 2015
An Edinboro resident will return to court this Friday to answer the charge of burglary with intent to commit the offence of theft. Dexter Richardson, ...
Teen fined $900 for possession of cannabis with intent to supply
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Teen fined $900 for possession of cannabis with intent to supply
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August 11, 2015
A teenager was fined $900 yesterday, after he pleaded guilty to possession of 505 grams of cannabis with intent to supply on Saturday, August 8. Accor...
Villa resident caught with 50 rounds of .38 ammo
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Villa resident caught with 50 rounds of .38 ammo
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August 7, 2015
Villa resident Elnathan Blake says he was in the process of handing over 50 rounds of .38 ammunition to the police when they raided his home.{{more}} ...
Cart man jailed for theft
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Cart man jailed for theft
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August 7, 2015
“This is a case where the defendant bit the hand that feeds him.” This remark was made by prosecutor at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court, police...
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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...
Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has dispersed almost EC$30 million since January 2025 in assistance to households in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. This, according ...
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Designs completed for East St George Secondary School
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July 31, 2025
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS are completed, paving the way for actual work to begin on the construction of a secondary school in the constituency of East S...
New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT IS soon to introduce a transportation initiative to ease the transportation woes of people needing dialysis treatment, as well as the e...
Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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July 31, 2025
THE TEACHERS Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU) has added five students to the list of 31 who receive scholarship support through their secondary and ter...

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