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From the Courts

Bajan men get nine years for drug offences
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Bajan men get nine years for drug offences
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July 2, 2013
Four Barbadian men were on Friday, June 28, sentenced to nine years imprisonment on drug related charges.{{more}} High Court Judge Frederick Bruce-Lyl...
Teachers’ lawyers argue that their fundamental rights were denied
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Teachers’ lawyers argue that their fundamental rights were denied
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June 28, 2013
High Court judge, Gertel Thom has reserved her ruling on an application made by lawyers for the State to have a claim made by lawyers for three teache...
One officer walks free in police shooting case
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One officer walks free in police shooting case
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June 28, 2013
One of the three police officers who had been charged in connection with the shooting of another police officer, walked free from the Serious Offences...
Seven Trinidadians jailed for 12 years
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Seven Trinidadians jailed for 12 years
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June 28, 2013
Seven nationals of Trinidad and Tobago were on Wednesday sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on drug related charges.{{more}} The men: Kierston Mieres,...
Gun possession lands Diamond woman in jail
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Gun possession lands Diamond woman in jail
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June 28, 2013
Diamond resident Fiona Jack Chewitt used both hands to wipe tears from her eyes, after she was sentenced to nine months imprisonment on a gun possessi...
Brothers charged with attempted murder of bus conductor
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Brothers charged with attempted murder of bus conductor
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June 25, 2013
Brothers Kevin “Nose” Chance and Javis Chance, residents of Campden Park, have been charged with the attempted murder of bus conductor Omarr Provi...
Long Wall resident facing another murder charge
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Long Wall resident facing another murder charge
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June 25, 2013
Seven months after he was freed of a murder charge, Long Wall resident Collin David is facing another murder charge.{{more}} This time, David is on re...
Former IRD employee returns to court in November
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Former IRD employee returns to court in November
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June 21, 2013
A former employee of the Inland Revenue Department will return to court in November to answer 50 charges that have been laid against her.{{more}} Stac...
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Attorney calls for amendment of Jury Act, following mistrial
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June 18, 2013
One lawyer here is making a call for legislation that will amend the Jury Act and have potential jurors go through a pre-trial jury selection by way o...
Mis-trial declared in Foster murder case
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Mis-trial declared in Foster murder case
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June 18, 2013
After nearly two weeks of testimony and cross-examination, a mistrial has been declared in the trial of Odinga “Boomsa” Foster, who has been charg...
Man held with drugs at airport
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Man held with drugs at airport
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June 14, 2013
St Maarten national Gordon Paynes is to return to the Serious Offences Court on September 18, on drug possession charges.{{more}} Paynes appeared in c...
Testimony of witness disputed in murder case
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Testimony of witness disputed in murder case
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June 14, 2013
One witness in the murder trial of Agassi Fraser has disputed the evidence of star witness, Marlon Brando Lockhart, that murder accused Odinga “Boom...
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Grenadian remanded on ammo possession
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June 11, 2013
Grenadian Tevin Bernard will return to court on June 12 for sentencing on ammunition possession charges.{{more}} Bernard appeared before the Serious O...
Greiggs man gets 25 years for murder
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Greiggs man gets 25 years for murder
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June 11, 2013
Greiggs resident Aubrey Wilson, was on Friday, June 7, sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the murder of his former lover.{{more}} In addition, he ...
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Bajans face life imprisonment, if convicted on drug charges
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June 7, 2013
Four Barbadian men face a possibility of life imprisonment on multiple drug charges when they return to the High Court for sentencing on June 28.{{mor...
Star witness testifies in Agassi Fraser murder case
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Star witness testifies in Agassi Fraser murder case
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June 7, 2013
Prominent attorney Kay Bacchus Browne says it was star prosecution witness Marlon Brando Lockhart who murdered Agassi Fraser.{{more}} She is of the vi...
Fifty-five-year-old man fined $150 for stealing rum from Super J
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Fifty-five-year-old man fined $150 for stealing rum from Super J
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June 4, 2013
Norman Nanton says he made a mistake when he picked up two quarts of Sunset strong rum and walked past the cashier at Super J supermarket in Arnos Val...
Rockies man placed on remand for  murder of Jahjust
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Rockies man placed on remand for murder of Jahjust
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June 4, 2013
A 21-year-old Rockies resident was yesterday remanded in custody for the murder of Devon Jahjust Steele.{{more}} Jomorni Tash will re-appear at the Se...
Officer claims that he didn’t hear anything before he was shot
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Officer claims that he didn’t hear anything before he was shot
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June 4, 2013
Gunshot victim Corporal 351 Milford Edwards testifed that when he was shot during a police operation at Rose Place last year, he thought he was going ...
Another government employee charged with conspiracy to steal
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Another government employee charged with conspiracy to steal
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June 4, 2013
In just over one month, a second employee of the Ministry of Agriculture has been charged with conspiracy to steal. This time, it was Colonarie reside...
Medical doctor faces 10 charges in Magistrate’s Court
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Medical doctor faces 10 charges in Magistrate’s Court
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June 4, 2013
Three witnesses gave evidence yesterday, and three more are expected to take the stand on September 3, in a case in which physician Dr Junior Ackie is...
Get your house in order – High Court Judge
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Get your house in order – High Court Judge
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May 31, 2013
Murder convicts Che Bute and Azari Ash will have to wait a while longer to have their appeals heard, as a tribunal, on May 28, instructed lawyers for ...
Police ‘friendly fire’ case begins in court
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Police ‘friendly fire’ case begins in court
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May 31, 2013
Poor coordination by police when responding to a tip that a drug operation was taking place, could be why Corporal 351 Milford Edwards was shot by a f...
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Appellant walks – judge orders sentence varied to time served
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May 28, 2013
Kingstown resident Kamal Garraway showed little emotion when he won his appeal before the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal yesterday.{{more}} The app...
Man’s appeal in cocaine case denied
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Man’s appeal in cocaine case denied
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May 28, 2013
The appeal of a resident of north leeward against his conviction and sentence on cocaine charges was yesterday denied by a tribunal.{{more}} At the si...
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11-year-old alleges that she was raped when her mother was abroad
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May 24, 2013
An 11-year-old girl, on Wednesday told a nine-member jury that Cornelius “Can” Pierre raped her on two occasions, when her mother was abroad.{{mor...
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I stole because a woman worked obeah on me – Thief
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May 24, 2013
Junior Calvert Richards is adamant that someone performed obeah on him, causing him to steal two bottles of liquor.{{more}} Richards, however, would n...
Chief Magistrate‘s patience runs out with teenage girl
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Chief Magistrate‘s patience runs out with teenage girl
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May 24, 2013
Shakeila Gibson-Richards’ luck ran out with Chief Magistrate Sonya Young on Tuesday, when she was sentenced to three months in prison on a cocaine p...
Cellular phone thief placed on bond
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Cellular phone thief placed on bond
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May 17, 2013
Meshell Knoox, the woman who was caught red-handed after stealing a Blackberry cellular phone, was placed on bond on Wednesday.{{more}} Knoox, who was...
Phone thief gets feel of a hard Knoox life
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Phone thief gets feel of a hard Knoox life
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May 14, 2013
When Meshell Knoox decided to steal a Blackberry cellular phone last Saturday, she apparently did not think her plan through clearly.{{more}} She was ...
Arnos Vale teenager faces  two counts of  attempted murder
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Arnos Vale teenager faces two counts of attempted murder
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May 7, 2013
A teenager of Arnos Vale has been remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons at Fort Charlotte on two counts of attempted murder. Jolene Williams, 19, was no...
Former police officer charged for murder
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Former police officer charged for murder
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May 7, 2013
A former police officer was charged on Friday, in relation to the murder of Helen Fox of Lodge Village.{{more}} Lionel Hoyte of Lodge Village was rema...
‘Scarface’ back on wrong side of law
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‘Scarface’ back on wrong side of law
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May 3, 2013
Two weeks after being freed from Her Majesty’s Prison, Anthony “Scarface” Hamilton is back behind bars.{{more}} The Kingstown resident, who was ...
Application made to dismiss all charges against Frederick
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Application made to dismiss all charges against Frederick
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May 3, 2013
Magistrate Ricky Burnette will on July 11, at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court, rule on an application by defence attorneys for Senator Vynnette Fre...
Civil servant on theft charges
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Civil servant on theft charges
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May 3, 2013
A senior officer in the Ministry of Agriculture will return to court on September 3, to answer seven charges in relation to theft and conspiracy to st...
Client’s statement was taken under duress – Attorney
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Client’s statement was taken under duress – Attorney
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April 26, 2013
Shanique Hooper’s attorney Carlos James says a caution statement taken from his client was done under duress.{{more}} James, on Monday, stated his o...
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Witness: Officer offered me a deal
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April 19, 2013
The prosecution at the Serious Offences Court, on Tuesday prevented a can of worms from being opened, after one of their witnesses said a senior polic...
From the Courts
Lotto sales theft case begins at Kingstown court
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April 19, 2013
Two hundred and twenty-eight of the 251 charges of theft against Troumaca resident Shanique Hooper were withdrawn by the prosecution at the commenceme...
Man charged with threats to PM’s life walks free
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Man charged with threats to PM’s life walks free
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April 19, 2013
Anthony “Scarface” Hamilton says prison officers conspired against him in order to have him convicted of two charges that he says he knows nothing...
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Man caught with marijuana asks police officer to shoot him
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April 16, 2013
58-year-old year Franklyn Warner is of the view that he is too old to go to prison. He therefore told a police officer to place a gun in his mouth and...
Mother claims that her daughter wants her dead
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Mother claims that her daughter wants her dead
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April 16, 2013
The mother of a teenage girl who pleaded guilty to cocaine related charges last week, says her daughter wants her dead.{{more}} At the sentencing hear...
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Hercules P.I. nears end
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April 12, 2013
Five more witnesses were expected to take the stand in the Preliminary Inquiry into the murder of Ulric Hercules.{{more}} The matter, in which Junior ...
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Rillan Hill man fined $7,000 for 6,860 grams of cannabis
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April 12, 2013
Time is of the essence for one Rillan Hill man, as he has three months to come up with $7,000 or he risks going to prison for two years on drug posses...
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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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