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From the Courts

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Work as usual: Court continues despite 20 minute power outage
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September 13, 2013
Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias did not let a brief power outage, at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, stop her from executing her du...
Rockies resident gets year  in jail for breaking, entering
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Rockies resident gets year in jail for breaking, entering
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September 13, 2013
Rockies resident Levi Roberts was on Tuesday sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for breaking and entering the offices of the Unity Labour Party (U...
Man claims he was hit by ghost
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Man claims he was hit by ghost
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September 13, 2013
Rose Place resident, Jasman “Crab” Charles claims he received several lashes to his head from an unknown source, earlier this week, at the Kingsto...
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Accused claims he had marijuana for medical use
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September 13, 2013
Fairhall resident Sean Browne was on Wednesday ordered to pay a fine of $800, after pleading guilty to possessing marijuana, which he claimed he had f...
Lucian man sentenced to two years for gun, ammo possession
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Lucian man sentenced to two years for gun, ammo possession
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September 13, 2013
A St Lucian man has been sentenced to two years in jail on gun and ammunition charges.{{more}} Melvin George appeared at the Serious Offences Court on...
Barrouallie resident pleads not guilty to cannabis possession
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Barrouallie resident pleads not guilty to cannabis possession
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September 13, 2013
Frederick Miller had already pleaded guilty to a drug charge when he changed his mind and told the court that the drug did not belong to him and that ...
Gun found between legs  of suspect while in custody
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Gun found between legs of suspect while in custody
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September 13, 2013
A 19-year-old man of Edinboro said in court that he only had a gun on him because his life was at risk. Devin Guy was sentenced to two years in jail f...
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Biabou resident gets four years for wounding ex-lover
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September 6, 2013
Biabou resident Duane Franklyn will spend the next four years in jail for wounding his ex-lover, Rhonda Delicia, 41.{{more}} Magistrate Rechanne Brown...
Calder man jailed for money laundering
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Calder man jailed for money laundering
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September 6, 2013
Calder resident Nixon Morgan has been sentenced to two years in jail, following conviction on money laundering charges.{{more}} According to a press r...
Lucian man pleads guilty to gun, ammo charges; awaits sentencing
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Lucian man pleads guilty to gun, ammo charges; awaits sentencing
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September 3, 2013
A St Lucian man will be sentenced on September 10 after pleading guilty to gun-related charges.{{more}} Melvin George appeared at the Serious Offences...
Hospital thief gets  year in prison
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Hospital thief gets year in prison
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August 30, 2013
The man who broke into the physiotherapy laboratory at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) and stole a number of items, told the court he did it ...
Postal worker on $12,000 bail
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Postal worker on $12,000 bail
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August 30, 2013
An employee of the SVG Postal Corporation, who police allege was caught on the job with 10 pounds of marijuana, is out on $12,000 bail.{{more}} Callia...
Love-struck Trini ordered out of SVG
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Love-struck Trini ordered out of SVG
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August 30, 2013
A love-struck Trinidadian man was sent back to his homeland earlier this week, after he pleaded guilty to failing to leave the state on the date he wa...
Young woman fined for assaulting man, 74
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Young woman fined for assaulting man, 74
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August 23, 2013
A Golden Vale resident was earlier this week found guilty of assaulting her ex-lover.{{more}} Michelle Walker, a 34-year-old woman, has been ordered t...
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Murray’s Village man nabbed with counterfeit currency
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August 20, 2013
Murray’s Village resident Zeno Lee will re-appear at the Serious Offences Court on November 15 on charges of possession of counterfeit currency.{{mo...
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Mason arrested for unlawfully, maliciously wounding labourer
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August 20, 2013
Stinson Ince, a 30-year-old mason of Rose Bank, was arrested and charged last Sunday with unlawfully and maliciously wounding St Mark Daniel, a 33-yea...
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Iphone lands Lowmans Hill man in trouble
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August 20, 2013
Junior Providence, a 38-year-old labourer of Lowmans Hill, was arrested and charged on Sunday with dishonestly assisting with the disposal of an iphon...
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Chateau man arrested, charged with possession of 50 grammes of cannabis
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August 20, 2013
Last Sunday, Beno Lett, a 33-year-old labourer of Chateaubelair, was arrested and charged with having in his possession 50 grammes of cannabis with in...
Prisoner’s charge downgraded to manslaughter
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Prisoner’s charge downgraded to manslaughter
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August 20, 2013
Instead of having to face a jury at the High Court on a charge of murder, Reuben Robinson will now answer to a charge of manslaughter.{{more}} Robinso...
Nine months in jail for resisting arrest, receiving stolen goods
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Nine months in jail for resisting arrest, receiving stolen goods
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August 20, 2013
A man who was shot in his leg by a police officer during a scuffle, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in jail.{{more}} Kingstown resident Alvan R...
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Prisoners appear in court charged with murder and wounding
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August 20, 2013
There was standing room only at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, with several prisoners appearing on charges of murder, wounding, assault...
Layou men charged with murder of fellow resident
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Layou men charged with murder of fellow resident
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August 20, 2013
Two Layou residents are now on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison, charged with the murder of fellow Layou resident Steve “Brother” Douglas, 46.{{mo...
Fairhall woman out on $15,000 bail
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Fairhall woman out on $15,000 bail
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August 20, 2013
Rhonda Ashton will return to the Serious Offences Court on December 16 for trial.{{more}} Ashton, of Fairhall, was charged with unlawfully and malicio...
Police arrest  Diamond resident two years after death of 72-year-old man
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Police arrest Diamond resident two years after death of 72-year-old man
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August 20, 2013
Two years after the murder of Grafton Hutchinson, police have made an arrest in the case.{{more}} Travis Williams, 25, a resident of Diamond, was brou...
Former Miss Heritage to answer charges of assault on Friday
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Former Miss Heritage to answer charges of assault on Friday
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August 13, 2013
Former Miss Heritage Jonique Chance will return to the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Friday, to answer charges of assault.{{more}} The matter was ...
Policeman to sue State, fellow officers
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Policeman to sue State, fellow officers
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August 9, 2013
A lawsuit might be on the horizon against the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines and two police officers charged with shooting Corporal Milfo...
Prosecution withdraws charges against Immigration officer
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Prosecution withdraws charges against Immigration officer
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August 9, 2013
The 24 charges brought against Immigration officer Curlyn John were withdrawn Tuesday at the Serious Offences Court, by the prosecution,{{more}} follo...
Chief Magistrate to rule on no-case submission in ‘friendly fire’ case
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Chief Magistrate to rule on no-case submission in ‘friendly fire’ case
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August 9, 2013
Police officers, Sergeant Julius Morgan and Constable Orlando Collins will now have to wait until September 6 to learn their fate.{{more}} Chief Magis...
Man charged in connection with brother’s murder
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Man charged in connection with brother’s murder
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August 9, 2013
South Rivers farmer Ulan Horne has been arrested and charged with the murder of his brother Adrian Dublin, 28.{{more}} The 38-year-old farmer appeared...
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Prison count stands at 458 as Criminal Assizes end
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August 2, 2013
At the close of the High Court’s Criminal Assizes on Tuesday, the total prison population now stands at 458, two less than what was recorded at the ...
British man, C’Park woman nabbed at E.T. Joshua Airport with 1,235 grams of cocaine
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British man, C’Park woman nabbed at E.T. Joshua Airport with 1,235 grams of cocaine
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August 2, 2013
British national Nathan Smith is currently on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison on drug possession charges.{{more}} Smith, appeared at the Serious Offe...
Mother of three fined $6,000 for six pounds of marijuana
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Mother of three fined $6,000 for six pounds of marijuana
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July 23, 2013
Metheline Alexander, a 38-year-old mother of three, was last Wednesday fined $6,000 at the Serious Offences Court, after she pleaded guilty to possess...
Single mom fined $300 for marijuana possession
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Single mom fined $300 for marijuana possession
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July 19, 2013
A single mother of four was on Monday, at the Serious Offences Court, fined $300 after she pleaded guilty to marijuana possession.{{more}} Sharon Brow...
Chief Magistrate  suspends sentence of  clueless Bagga thief
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Chief Magistrate suspends sentence of clueless Bagga thief
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July 19, 2013
Barrouallie resident Deron Morgan told Chief Magistrate Sonya Young that he does not know why he stole a man’s stereo set when he broke into his hou...
Woman ordered to pay $6,000 after pleading guilty to cannabis possession
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Woman ordered to pay $6,000 after pleading guilty to cannabis possession
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July 19, 2013
Metheline Alexander, a 38-year-old mother of three, was on Wednesday fined $6,000 at the Serious Offences Court, after she pleaded guilty to possessio...
Teenager placed on curfew, year’s  community service for giving child ganja
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Teenager placed on curfew, year’s community service for giving child ganja
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July 19, 2013
A teenager has been ordered to perform community service for giving a two-year-old child a marijuana cigarette to smoke and for publishing, on Faceboo...
Senator Frederick to appear at Mesopotamia court July 31
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Senator Frederick to appear at Mesopotamia court July 31
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July 16, 2013
Senator Vynnette Frederick will appear before magistrate Ricky Burnett at the Mesopotamia Magistrate’s Court on July 31, when a date will be set for...
Man fined $400 for assaulting police officer
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Man fined $400 for assaulting police officer
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July 12, 2013
Ashwin Lewis said he assaulted a police officer and used indecent language because he was drunk.{{more}} “Your honour, I was intoxicated at the time...
Sharpes man blames intoxication for  unlawfully, maliciously wounding van driver
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Sharpes man blames intoxication for unlawfully, maliciously wounding van driver
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July 12, 2013
Redemption Sharpes resident Troy John told the court that he was under the influence of alcohol when he used a glass bottle to injure a man.{{more}} J...
I didn’t run from police; I walked out – Rose Hall man
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I didn’t run from police; I walked out – Rose Hall man
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July 12, 2013
The theme of most of the men who appeared at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday was: “I was intoxicated”.Vaughnley Hills was one of those men...
Three men, one woman charged  for GECCU  burglary
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Three men, one woman charged for GECCU burglary
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July 12, 2013
Three men and one woman have been remanded in police custody, as investigations into the June 21 burglary of the Georgetown branch of the General Empl...
Chauncey man awaits fate on triple murder conviction
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Chauncey man awaits fate on triple murder conviction
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July 2, 2013
Chauncey resident Andre Charles will soon learn his fate, after being convicted of a triple homicide that took place in 2007.{{more}} On June 27, Char...
Sharpes duo sentenced to 10 years for robbery
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Sharpes duo sentenced to 10 years for robbery
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July 2, 2013
For robbing a man of his wallet and its contents, two residents of Redemption Sharpes were sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Criminal Assizes of ...
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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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