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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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
Kingstown resident begs to go to jail
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August 7, 2015
Kingstown resident Joel Garrick seemed in quite a hurry to be taken to prison after he was sentenced earlier this week. “I war go jail, I war go jai...
Man, 60, reprimanded,  discharged for drugs
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July 21, 2015
A 60-year-old man yesterday got off with a slap on the wrist after pleading guilty to possession of 700 grams of marijuana.{{more}} The Campden Park r...
Foster granted bail
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July 14, 2015
Close to a month after being acquitted of the charge of murder of his cousin, Odinga ‘Bumsa’ Foster is now out on bail on a kidnapping charge. On ...
Bing pleads guilty to traffic violations
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July 3, 2015
Although he has driven for many years, radio personality Dwight “Bing” Joseph never held a driver’s licence. As a result, he has been fined a to...
Foster acquitted of  murder of Agassi Fraser
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June 19, 2015
Green Hill resident Odinga 'Bumsa' Foster has been acquitted of the murder of Agassi Fraser. Following one month of testimony, the 12-member mixed jur...
Bagga woman fined $2,000 for weed in cereal box
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June 9, 2015
Barrouallie resident Diana Gordon had to immediately come up with $2,000 yesterday, after pleading guilty to possession of 841 grams of marijuana, wit...
Teen jailed for six months for car theft
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June 9, 2015
A sixteen year-old boy of Green Hill who stole a man’s car, was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail.{{more}} Daniel Porter begged magistrate C...
Fish king charged with marijuana possession
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June 5, 2015
After being the toast of the town just a week ago, the 2015 Fisherman of the year Ray Anthony Clarke has found himself on the wrong side of the law.{{...
Kessera Browne murder case off to High Court
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June 2, 2015
At the next practical sitting of the Criminal Assizes at the High Court, Kessera Browne’s name will be on the list to be tried for murder.{{more}} B...
Ken Thomas cleared of two more criminal charges
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May 15, 2015
Well-known businessman, Kenrick “Ken” Thomas has been cleared of two criminal charges brought against him last year. Following a decision by Crown...