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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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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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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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...
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...
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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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...
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...
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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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 ...
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...