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June 4, 2010
Luke Williams shook his head in disbelief all the way back to Her Majesty’s Prison after he learned his appeal against a murder conviction had been ...
Sylvester: Bill not high on the agenda
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May 28, 2010
President of the SVG Human Rights Association Nicole Sylvester is calling on the Attorney General to pass the OECS Bar Draft Legal Profession Bill.{{m...
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May 28, 2010
High Court Judge, Jennifer Remy finds that there is a disturbing trend developing among young people of only settling their differences through violen...
Greaves on the wrong side of the law again
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May 28, 2010
Matters have gone from bad to worse for Roger Greaves, the man who is commonly known as the “Bop-Bandit”.{{more}} Greaves, who is already serving ...
Auxillary Officer dies
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May 21, 2010
The Serious Officers Court has lost one of its law enforcement officers.{{more}} Auxillary constable Martin Adams, of Kingstown Park, died on Saturday...
Teen mom shoplifts her way to prison
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May 21, 2010
An 18-year-old mother of three has been sentenced to nine months in jail.{{more}} A teary-eyed Alvecia Browne, of Ottley Hall, appeared at the Serious...
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May 21, 2010
The May 2010 Criminal Assizes got underway on Monday, May 17, at the High Court with over 64 cases down for hearing as well as seven sentencing matter...
Trinidadian man sent packing
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May 21, 2010
After four years of living in this country illegally, Trinidadian national Sheldon Gilman was given his marching orders earlier this week.{{more}} Whe...
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May 14, 2010
Chief Magistrate Sonya Young is fed up of some police officers’ blatant disregard for the court’s time.{{more}} Young voiced her displeasure on Tu...
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May 14, 2010
Failure by the prosecution to lay the proper grounds as to why constable Charlene Bute’s statement should be admitted into evidence resulted in Chie...
Craigg sentenced to five-and-a-half years
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May 14, 2010
Shorn Carlon Craigg, the man who viciously assaulted his girlfriend causing her to be paralysed, was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment e...
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May 7, 2010
The admissibility of a witness statement from the police officer who transcribed the statements made by Elwardo “EG” Lynch is being questioned by ...
“Que Pasa” expected to testify in Lynch case
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May 7, 2010
Come Monday, May 10, Anthony “Que Pasa” Gellizeau is expected to testify in the court matter where Elwardo “EG” Lynch stands accused of making...
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April 30, 2010
After pleading guilty to three charges of deception and theft, young con artist, Kizzy Chandler, walked away from the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court o...
Keep it in your pants
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April 30, 2010
A Prospect man had a primary school girl running scared when he whipped out his penis in front of her in broad daylight.{{more}} Collin Geddis John wa...
Magistrate Young: Full transcript is important
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April 30, 2010
Kay Bacchus-Browne, the lawyer for popular radio talk show host, Elwardo “EG” Lynch, wants to know why there are omissions and gaps in the transcr...
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April 23, 2010
Shorn Robinson’s drunken stupor could have had him facing a more serious charge when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Donald Browne at the Kings...
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April 23, 2010
Her Majesty’s Prison will be Lishon Rodney’s home for the next 21 months.{{more}} That’s because Rodney, when he appeared before Chief Magistrat...
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April 23, 2010
Carlo “Bondo” Free has been sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to marijuana possession.{{more}} Free, a resident of Sion Hil...
What about the rum?
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April 23, 2010
Garfield Lavia knows the true meaning of the phrase “doing whatever it takes”. And with that it mind, when Lavia was given a job to sell some DVDs...
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April 23, 2010
Come may 4, Carlon Shorn Craigg will be sentenced for wounding his girlfriend.{{more}} Craigg, 30, of Gomea/Edinboro, has been on remand at her Majest...
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April 16, 2010
If Senior Magistrate Donald Browne had his way, cutlasses would be a thing of the past in St Vincent. “I wish they could ban cutlass from St Vincent...
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April 16, 2010
Shalon Williams went about trying to get money which he claimed was owed to him the wrong way.{{more}} Williams, a labourer of Campden Park, was sente...
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April 16, 2010
Rueden Williams remains adamant that he did not steal a cow from the Lowmans Bay area and walk with it to Old Montrose.{{more}} Williams, a labourer, ...
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April 16, 2010
A 30-year-old mason of Richland Park man was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to unlawfully and maliciously wounding Daniel Trimmingham o...
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April 16, 2010
Ronald Douglas will know his fate today, after pleading guilty to stealing over EC$5000 in various currencies including pounds sterling, US dollars an...
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April 9, 2010
A Glen resident has learnt a valuable lesson after being arrested on charges of possession of cocaine and two other charges.{{more}} Raymond Seaton ap...
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April 9, 2010
A student of a leading institution here was brought before the Serious Offences Court on charges of marijuana possession.{{more}} Seventeen-year-old E...
Brothers to stand  trial for murder
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April 9, 2010
The next time brothers Peter and Andrew Hazelwood appear before the court, it will be before a judge and jury at the High Court.{{more}} Chief Magistr...
Three years for burglary
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April 9, 2010
Ladies underwear, colognes and sneakers were just a few of the items Osbourne Jackson made off with after breaking and entering two homes in the Richl...
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April 1, 2010
Myron Velox believed that it was his roommate who had stolen his pair of slippers, so he struck him in the back of the head with a piece of board.{{mo...
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April 1, 2010
Three months after Jason “P2” Henry and Rodney “2B” Roberts were acquitted for the triple murders of Reuben Small, 22, of Lowmans, Javon “Jo...
Dominican gets six months for illegal entry
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March 26, 2010
A Dominican native was imprisoned after he entered the country illegally and lied about his purpose for being here. Joseph Lewis appeared at the Kings...
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March 26, 2010
Just a month after three members of the Local Constabulary were convicted of criminal charges, another policeman was hauled before the court last week...