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From the Courts

Duo charged with drug trafficking, attempting to export
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Duo charged with drug trafficking, attempting to export
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November 18, 2014
Harmony Hall residents, Michael Cozier, a 30-year-old planning officer and Michelle Davis, a 45-year-old office attendant were granted bail yesterday ...
Edinboro man pleads not  guilty to gun, ammo possession;  granted $40,000 bail
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Edinboro man pleads not guilty to gun, ammo possession; granted $40,000 bail
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November 18, 2014
An Edinboro man has been granted $40,000 bail after pleading not guilty to possession of two guns and a quantity of ammunition.{{more}} Hilton Hazelwo...
John to be sentenced for  shooting death of vendor
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John to be sentenced for shooting death of vendor
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November 18, 2014
Layou resident, Raphael “Butterbread” John will be sentenced for causing the death of Ashley “Seymour” Warren, pending a social inquiry report...
Man found guilty of wounding, but not of use of firearm
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Man found guilty of wounding, but not of use of firearm
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November 14, 2014
An Ottley Hall man has been found guilty of wounding his stepfather, but not guilty of the offences related to the use of the firearm involved in the ...
Michael Jackson gets two years in jail for ammo possession
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Michael Jackson gets two years in jail for ammo possession
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November 11, 2014
Old Montrose resident Michael Jackson will spend the next two years in jail after being found guilty of possession of 115 rounds of .9 mm ammunition.{...
Teen sentenced to three years in prison for gun, ammo possession
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Teen sentenced to three years in prison for gun, ammo possession
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November 11, 2014
Kemar Franklyn wiped tears from his eyes after learning he will spend the next three years in prison for possessing a gun and ammunition without a lic...
Hunter changes plea to ‘not guilty’
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Hunter changes plea to ‘not guilty’
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November 11, 2014
The Peruvian Vale woman who had pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining over $26,000 from a resident of Canouan has changed her plea to not guilty.{{m...
Student charged with causing grievious bodily harm to classmate
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Student charged with causing grievious bodily harm to classmate
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November 7, 2014
The student who is alleged to have partially blinded his classmate, after punching her repeatedly in the eye, has been placed on a dusk to dawn curfew...
‘Mello’ gets one month in jail for criminal assault
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‘Mello’ gets one month in jail for criminal assault
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November 7, 2014
Well known Paul’s Avenue resident Michael “Mello” Walrond was on Tuesday, November 4, sentenced to one month in prison after being convicted of ...
Vincentian woman to be sentenced in Canada for theft of over $900,000
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Vincentian woman to be sentenced in Canada for theft of over $900,000
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November 7, 2014
Fri, Nov 7, 2014 The former finance director of a charity providing housing and support for developmentally handicapped adults stole Cdn $900,000 from...
Man chops ex-girlfriend, her mother in vicious cutlass attack
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Man chops ex-girlfriend, her mother in vicious cutlass attack
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November 7, 2014
Mt Greenan resident Javonne Samuel has been remanded in custody after being charged with the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend.{{more}} The 24-yea...
Rockies resident fined $2,000 for severing fellow villager’s finger
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Rockies resident fined $2,000 for severing fellow villager’s finger
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November 7, 2014
Rockies resident Rillan Gurley was ordered to pay compensation of $2,000 for severing the finger of a man who, he said, refused to pay him for a job h...
New Registrar of the High Court appointed
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New Registrar of the High Court appointed
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November 7, 2014
The High Court has welcomed a new registrar — Andrea Young-Lewis — former registrar of the Commerce and Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).{{more...
Police officer pleads not guilty to cellphone theft
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Police officer pleads not guilty to cellphone theft
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October 31, 2014
Police officer Elron Lewis has pleaded not guilty to stealing another police officer’s cellular phone.{{more}} The 25-year-old officer, who has foun...
Former Government worker repays stolen money
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Former Government worker repays stolen money
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October 31, 2014
Former government employee Stacia Aberdeen last Tuesday repaid $7,570, which she had stolen from the Inland Revenue Department.{{more}} Aberdeen, a re...
Tour guide released on sentence served, placed on $1,500 bond
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Tour guide released on sentence served, placed on $1,500 bond
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October 24, 2014
Tour guide St Clair Badenock did not have to serve any further jail time, after pleading guilty to assaulting and threatening to kill curator of the B...
Georgetown man complains of harassment by justice of peace
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Georgetown man complains of harassment by justice of peace
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October 24, 2014
A Georgetown resident is pleading for a man who is a justice of the peace to stop harassing him.{{more}} Verden Bailey visited SEARCHLIGHT earlier thi...
German man pleads guilty to entering SVG illegally
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German man pleads guilty to entering SVG illegally
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October 24, 2014
A German national will return to court today for sentencing on an immigration charge.{{more}} Thirty-one-year-old fisherman Kai Berg appeared at the K...
Man charged with murder after nine years on the run
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Man charged with murder after nine years on the run
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October 24, 2014
After nearly a decade on the run, Sandy Bay resident Steve “Jumbie” Browne was arrested and charged yesterday, with a murder he is alleged to have...
Suspect charged in Calder killing
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Suspect charged in Calder killing
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October 24, 2014
Calder resident, Hamilton McDonald has been charged for causing the death of fellow Calder resident, Desborne “Des” Yearwood, on October 20.{{more...
Sion Hill man to stand trial in High Court
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Sion Hill man to stand trial in High Court
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October 21, 2014
Sion Hill resident Romano Marshall will appear before a judge and jury at the next sitting of the High Court criminal assizes.{{more}} Following the c...
Co-workers held fund-raising activities to replace monies
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Co-workers held fund-raising activities to replace monies
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October 17, 2014
Following the discovery that $21,925 could not be accounted for from the Mediation Programme at the High Court, co-workers of former High Court regist...
Gibson-Marks volunteered  disbarment – Attorney
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Gibson-Marks volunteered disbarment – Attorney
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October 17, 2014
Even before Attorney General Judith Jones Morgan commenced proceedings to have former registrar of the High Court Tamara Gibson Marks disbarred, Marks...
Old Montrose teen sentenced to two months in jail for burglary
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Old Montrose teen sentenced to two months in jail for burglary
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October 14, 2014
A 17-year-old Old Montrose resident was sentenced to two months in jail on a charge of burglary, yesterday, at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court.{{mo...
Case against MoE, SJCK adjourned to December 11
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Case against MoE, SJCK adjourned to December 11
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October 14, 2014
The highly publicized matter, in which a parent has taken the Ministry of Education, the St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown (SJCK), senior education offi...
From the Courts
Elderly man found not guilty of having sexual intercourse with 10-year-old girl
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October 10, 2014
A nine-member jury earlier this week at the High Court unanimously returned a not guilty verdict in favour of an elderly man who had been charged with...
Farmer sentenced to three years  in prison for gun, ammo possession
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Farmer sentenced to three years in prison for gun, ammo possession
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October 10, 2014
For the next three years, Her Majesty’s Prison will be the place of residence of Iraul Murray.{{more}} Murray, 33, a farmer of Troumaca, was on Tues...
Former national footballer fined $16,500 on drug-related offences
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Former national footballer fined $16,500 on drug-related offences
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October 10, 2014
Former national footballer Maxwell Bennett on Tuesday pleaded guilty to two drug-related offences at the Serious Offences Court.{{more}} Bennett, 45, ...
Prosecution rests case between police officer, security guard
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Prosecution rests case between police officer, security guard
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October 10, 2014
The prosecution has closed its case in the matter where security officer Alvin Spencer stands accused of assaulting a police officer.{{more}} The case...
Gibson-Marks pleads guilty to theft, abuse of office
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Gibson-Marks pleads guilty to theft, abuse of office
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October 10, 2014
Former registrar of the High Court Tamara Gibson-Marks will return to court on Friday, October 17, when she will be sentenced on two of the three crim...
Ken Thomas slapped with two criminal charges, granted $15,000 bail
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Ken Thomas slapped with two criminal charges, granted $15,000 bail
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October 7, 2014
Businessman Kenrick “Ken” Thomas is now on $15,000 bail, after being slapped with two criminal charges.{{more}} Thomas appeared at the Serious Off...
Bigger Biggs returns to court tomorrow to answer traffic charges
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Bigger Biggs returns to court tomorrow to answer traffic charges
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October 7, 2014
Business man Leon “Bigger Biggs” Samuel will return to court tomorrow, Wednesday to answer four traffic charges brought against him.{{more}} When ...
Elderly man accused of having sex with 10-year-old girl
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Elderly man accused of having sex with 10-year-old girl
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October 3, 2014
An elderly man is currently on trial at the High Court, facing two counts of having sex with a girl under the age of 13. The man has pleaded not guilt...
Man skips bail, brother ordered to pay $10,000
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Man skips bail, brother ordered to pay $10,000
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October 3, 2014
Clyde Peters’ failure to show up for his arraignment at the High Court earlier this week resulted in his brother Kenrick Peters having to come up wi...
Fate of convicted police officer still to be decided
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Fate of convicted police officer still to be decided
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October 3, 2014
Commissioner of Police Michael Charles says it is too early to pronounce on the fate of a police officer who was earlier this week convicted by the co...
Death of teen at J’Ouvert, result of misadventure
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Death of teen at J’Ouvert, result of misadventure
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October 3, 2014
A Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Camilla Trimmingham has determined that her death was as a result of misadventure.{{more}} On Tuesday, at the ...
Case begins with police, security guard who pulled gun on each other
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Case begins with police, security guard who pulled gun on each other
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October 3, 2014
The case involving a security officer and a police officer, who allegedly pulled guns on each other during an altercation, is set to begin today at th...
Teens to stand trial for tourist chopping
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Teens to stand trial for tourist chopping
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October 3, 2014
Two teenagers of Union Island, charged with the chopping of two tourists in Union Island, will go before a judge and jury at the current sitting of th...
No application before the court to seize Gellizeau’s property – lawyer
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No application before the court to seize Gellizeau’s property – lawyer
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October 3, 2014
Mikhail Charles, one of the lawyers for Antonio "Que Pasa” Gellizeau, has dispelled rumors that plans are afoot to take away Gellizeau’s property ...
‘Famo’ convicted on three criminal charges
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‘Famo’ convicted on three criminal charges
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September 30, 2014
Businessman and head of Premium Security, Adolphus “Famo” Adams was, on Friday, convicted on three criminal charges.{{more}} Temporary magistrate ...
100 matters to be tackled as Criminal Assizes commence
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100 matters to be tackled as Criminal Assizes commence
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September 30, 2014
The first sitting of the Criminal Assizes for the new law term will commence today, at the High Court in Kingstown.{{more}} The prosecution will have ...
29 grammes of gold stolen from exhibit room at CID
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29 grammes of gold stolen from exhibit room at CID
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September 30, 2014
Police Corporal Erickson Browne and retired police officer Raymond Stephenson were yesterday convicted in a case in which 29 grammes of gold was stole...
Prelim inquiry into Fanny Mountains death begins
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Prelim inquiry into Fanny Mountains death begins
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September 26, 2014
The preliminary inquiry into the death of 19-year-old Dillon John is underway at the Serious Offences Court, Kingstown.{{more}} John’s body was reco...
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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June 17, 2025
Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, saf...
Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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June 17, 2025
Collin Butler, a Vincentian storyteller and comedian, who resides in the Virgin Island, has launched a Children’s book, ‘Island Adventure: Caribbean T...
Police not tolerating  obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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Police not tolerating obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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June 17, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has issued a stern warning about non-tolerance of certain behaviours usually heightened ...
Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...

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