From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
March 8, 2016
Questelles resident Ricardo Samuel yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges he faces in relation to a fire that was set at the ULP South Leeward consti...
From the Courts
February 23, 2016
Despite warnings and the publication in SEARCHLIGHT of the number of persons caught trying to smuggle illegal drugs through the Grenadines wharf, peop...
From the Courts
February 12, 2016
A resident of Questelles has been charged in connection with a fire that broke out last week at the constituency office of Unity Labour Party (ULP) ca...
From the Courts
February 2, 2016
A preliminary inquiry into an armed robbery that occurred at Rockies last year is scheduled to begin next week.{{more}} Nikita Roberts will appear bef...
From the Courts
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 ...
From the Courts
February 2, 2016
Over the weekend the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force performed a hat-trick in making three consecuti...
From the Courts
January 29, 2016
An officer of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) is scheduled to appear before the Serious Offences Court on March 1, after ...
From the Courts
January 29, 2016
Lawyer Grant Connell stood firm in disagreement on Wednesday, when he told the Serious Offences Court that his Trinidadian clients did not deserve the...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
January 22, 2016
When Denzil âScammieâ Sam was sentenced to six years in prison last Tuesday at the Serious Offences Court, he made his displeasure clear. âYou c...
From the Courts
January 22, 2016
Political activist Luzette King is expected to appear before the Kingstown Magistrateâs Court on February 12, 2016. King, who should have appeared i...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
January 12, 2016
The man apprehended for the shooting of Dexter Rodney at Rose Place last year says the gun he is being accused of using is not his. Ottley Hall reside...
From the Courts
January 8, 2016
A teenager was sentenced to five years in prison after he handed over a firearm and ammunition to police and told them he wants to go to jail. Clinton...
From the Courts
December 29, 2015
âIt was a good day for law enforcement and the rule of law.â This statement was made by Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Colin Williams at th...
From the Courts
December 22, 2015
St Lucian national Javy Christopher was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to having 400 pounds of marijuana in hi...
From the Courts
December 22, 2015
A male student at one of the medical schools operating here was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $12,000, after he pleaded not guilty to a charge ...
From the Courts
December 11, 2015
Wanted man Denzil Sam, also known âScammie,â armed with a firearm and seven rounds of ammunition was caught by the police on Thursday, December 3,...
From the Courts
November 27, 2015
Police constable 425 Sedan Searles has been cleared of unlawfully shooting a man who had said he was in handcuffs when Searles shot him in his leg. "I...
From the Courts
November 17, 2015
A preliminary inquiry has begun into the road traffic incident that resulted in the death of Edgar Cruickshank last December.{{more}} Antwone âQuinc...
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November 13, 2015
Three residents of Fancy were charged on Wednesday with causing the death of seven fellow villagers in a tragic accident at Rock Gutter, on January 12...
From the Courts
November 10, 2015
The preliminary inquiry into charges brought against Union Island residents Benjamin Harvey and Vincent Dember began at the Serious Offences Court yes...
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November 10, 2015
Arnos Vale residents Don Noel, Alwyn Cadore and Kaison Matheson will spend the next week in suspense after their matter was adjourned at the Serious O...
From the Courts
November 10, 2015
Junior Gomez, a 26-year-old farmer of Trinidad and Tobago and 41-year-old Gabrielle Hutchins, a chef of Bequia, appeared before the Kingstown Magistra...
From the Courts
October 30, 2015
Convicted murderer Sheldon âDutchâ Bain has been freed of two murder charges here.{{more}} On October 22, 2015, at the High Courtâs Criminal Ass...
From the Courts
October 30, 2015
Lowmans Leeward resident Roderick Alexander will be sentenced on November 30 for causing the death of David âDaveâ Williams, 35, cart operator of ...
From the Courts
October 30, 2015
Joyce Bobb will spend her Christmas holidays a free woman. Unfortunately, she will have to visit her common-law husband in jail.{{more}} The Richland ...
From the Courts
October 30, 2015
For the second time in two years, Collin âCocoaâ David has been cleared of a charge of murder. The most recent instance came on Thursday, October ...
From the Courts
October 23, 2015
Ottley Hall resident Lara Carter walked away from the Serious Offences Court a free man on Tuesday, after the prosecution withdrew firearm related cha...
From the Courts
October 23, 2015
A 24-year-old Ottley Hall resident is now in custody, having been charged with the murder of New Montrose resident, Dexter Weekes. Junior Nash appeare...
From the Courts
October 23, 2015
A charge of death by reckless driving has been laid against Fountain resident Richard Bardoo, following the death of nine-year-old Cunjah Browne, who ...
From the Courts
October 16, 2015
Thirty persons have testified in the Coronerâs Inquest into the road traffic incident at Rock Gutter that claimed the lives of seven young persons i...
From the Courts
October 6, 2015
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was granted bail today when he appeared in the District âCâ Magistratesâ Court in Barbados, charged with criminal damage and a...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
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...
From the Courts
September 15, 2015
Yet another prominent Vincentian has been found guilty of driving an unlicensed vehicle. Ben Exeter, the New Democratic Partyâs (NDP) candidate for ...
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December 19, 2025
PRIME MINISTER of St Vincent and the Grenadines (VG), Dr. Godwin Friday, has encouraged youth to participate in the festivities. Dr. Friday was the fe...
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December 19, 2025
MEMBERS of the Traffic department won the Police Carolling Contest for the third consecutive year on Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Central Police ...
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December 19, 2025
WHENYOU DONATE blood, you not only help to save a life, you are given a full medical check-up that is beneficial. Nurse Rachael Greaves, who draws blo...
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December 19, 2025
VICE PRESIDENT OF the National Society for Persons with Disabilities (NSPD),Terrance Davis has expressed gratitude for all the donations that the orga...
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December 19, 2025
MINISTER OF FAMILY, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, Occupational Safety and Labour Laverne Gibson-Velox, is urging people to report cases o...
