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July 4, 2008
A week after Terrence Matthews and his common law wife Clotilda Hooper were released on $45,000 bail on gun and ammunition charges, another man has be...
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July 4, 2008
John Raymond, Sabrina Phillips, Orlando Spencer and Aaron Francois were all committed to stand trial in the High Court after the Preliminary Inquiry i...
Bail for 166 lbs of weed
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July 4, 2008
One Pauls Avenue man is out on $55,000 bail, while his co-accused is on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison until October 24. Twenty-five year-old Orman ...
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June 27, 2008
A man who escaped police custody and was on the run for three days appeared at the Serious Offences Court on Monday on two criminal charges. Labourer ...
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June 27, 2008
Kenworth Lockhart’s love for his four-year-old child runs deep, so deep that he ended up on the wrong side of the law. Lockhart, 41, a farmer, of Ro...
‘Wizzy’ Bramble pleads guilty
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June 27, 2008
On July 3, Fitz-Allan “Wizzy” Bramble will know his fate when he is to be sentenced on three criminal charges at the High Court. Bramble pleaded g...
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June 27, 2008
Kentish Campbell, a man that caused great humiliation and suffering, will be locked away for the next fifteen years. The 26-year-old farmer of Evesham...
Two years for weed
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June 27, 2008
Police seized over 14 pounds of cannabis on June 18, 2008, and as a result one man is now behind bars serving a two-year sentence.{{more}} Chief Magis...
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June 27, 2008
Chief Magistrate Sonya Young made it clear that she had enough of Lawyer Arthur Williams at the Serious Offences Court on Monday, and stated: “Enoug...
Lucians await fate
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June 27, 2008
Today Friday wilL see two St Lucian nationals being sentenced on eight counts of forgery at the Serious Offences Court. George Joseph, 36, and Nicky I...
2 remanded for $1.2 million worth of weed
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June 27, 2008
Following a major drug bust of over 2002 pounds of marijuana by local police last week, two men are now on remand at her Majesty’s Prison awaiting t...
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June 20, 2008
A Petit Bordel man is now out on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a gun possession charge at the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday.{{more}}...
Judge orders retrial in Police murder case
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June 20, 2008
The prosecution will have another shot at proving Police Constable 324 Erickson Harris guilty at the next sitting of the Criminal Assizes, as a 12 mem...
Rapist gets 22 years
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June 20, 2008
Her Majesty’s Prison will be home for Clifton Rodney for the next seven years. Rodney, who pleaded guilty to two counts of rape, one count of woundi...
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June 13, 2008
A fifteen year-old girl from Murray’s Village has been released on $20,000 bail on a malicious wounding charge.{{more}} The teen appeared at the Kin...
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June 13, 2008
Friday 13 has traditionally been associated with bad luck, but today, Dudley Rodney will be hoping that the tables will turn in his favour.{{more}} Ro...
Police double-murder case continues
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June 13, 2008
As the trial into the double murders of Vonley Llewellyn and Jennine Gill continues at the High Court, a fierce battle between the defence and prosecu...
Rapist to learn of his fate today
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June 13, 2008
Clifton Rodney, of New Prospect, will know his fate today when he is to be sentenced on two counts of rape, grievous bodily harm and wounding.{{more}}...
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June 6, 2008
As a measure of precaution from a gang, 16-year-old Gareth Baker equipped himself with a knife on Sunday, June 1st, before venturing to Kingstown.{{mo...
Blackout sparks prisoner outburst
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June 6, 2008
All hell nearly broke loose at the Serious Offences Court on Monday morning during the short power outage in Kingstown.{{more}} In the middle of a Pre...
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June 6, 2008
A main witness to a triple murder case has been charged with perjury.{{more}} The prosecution in the matter concerning murder accused Rodney Roberts a...
Duo to stand trial for murder
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June 6, 2008
After a tiring Preliminary Inquiry that nearly lasted a month, murder accused Rodney Roberts and Jason Henry were committed to stand trial in the High...
Arrested for murder
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June 6, 2008
Agiea Nigel Hazelwood, a labourer of Layou was arrested and charged in connection with the May 21 murder of Rayford Browne, 26, of Carierre.{{more}} T...
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June 6, 2008
Director of Public Prosecutions Colin Williams thinks that Fitz-Allen “Wizzy” Bramble is much safer at Her Majesty’s Prison.{{more}} Williams’...
Manager charged with deception
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June 6, 2008
Deputy Manager of the Housing and Land Development Corporation, Sandra John has been charged with deception.{{more}} The 46-year-old Redemption Sharpe...
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June 6, 2008
Tuesday June 3, 2008 signaled the official start to the Criminal Assizes at the High Court in Kingstown. A total of 55 cases are down for hearing incl...
Police murder trial commences
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June 6, 2008
One of the most highly anticipated cases of the Criminal Assizes got underway on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at the High Court in Kingstown.{{more}} Accuse...
Family faces gun & ammo charges
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June 6, 2008
A 68-year-woman along with six other persons was brought before the Serious Offences Court on gun and ammunition possession charges.{{more}} Ermine Th...
Teen on manslaughter charge
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May 30, 2008
While one 17-year-old sits at Her Majesty’s Prison awaiting the Preliminary Inquiry into his murder charge, another will be awaiting trial in the Hi...
Vincy fugitive caught
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May 30, 2008
Jeremy Riley, who had been reported by Searchlight on May 9 to have absconded the jurisdiction while out of jail on bail, was nabbed in Martinique ear...
Charged with murder
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May 30, 2008
Kamara Richards, a 24-year-old labourer, of Old Montrose, was arrested and charged with the murder of Shaun “Meagie” Williams on May 17, 2008.{{mo...
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May 30, 2008
Everyone deserves a second chance in life, and that’s exactly what Dwayne Jacobs got. {{more}} Jacobs, 18, of Ottley Hall, was released on a burglar...
‘Tombstone’ in court again
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May 30, 2008
Last year he vowed not to return to court. He even said that he wanted to change his ways and that prison wasn’t for him. But last week Thursday saw...
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May 23, 2008
A week after a teenager was brought before the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on a double rape charge, another teen was charged with rape on Monday th...
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May 23, 2008
Pig Farmer Hezekiah Fraser has seven days to find $1500 or he risks going to prison for the next 15 months.{{more}} Fraser, 20, of Kingstown, pleaded ...
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May 23, 2008
Very few cases come before the law courts in St Vincent and the Grenadines where a woman is charged with wounding a man.{{more}} On Monday at the King...
Pirate given 3 years
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May 23, 2008
Lawson Pierre will not have to worry about his picture being taken by the media for the next three years, as he would be safely protected behind the w...
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May 23, 2008
A Guyanese national was on Monday deported to her native land by Senior Magistrate Donald Brown after she appeared before him at the Kingstown Magistr...
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May 16, 2008
He may be illiterate, but Andy Providence knew how to plead not guilty to having 5.5 pounds(2497 grams) of cannabis and guilty to having 166 grams of ...
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May 16, 2008
St Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded its 12th homicide for the year. Dead is 30-year-old Jason Charles, of Redemption Sharpes, who met his death...
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May 16, 2008
Alex Archibald, a 19-year-old man from Yambou, was on Tuesday brought before the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on two counts of rape. He was released...