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From the Courts

Chief Magistrate Churaman calls it a day
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Chief Magistrate Churaman calls it a day
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September 28, 2007
She only came to these shores for a vacation; who knew that 10 years and numerous magisterial decisions later that former Chief Magistrate Simone Chur...
Mother, three daughters facing ammunition possession charge
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Mother, three daughters facing ammunition possession charge
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September 21, 2007
A mother and her three daughters are set to answer a charge of ammunition possession today at the Serious Offences Court.{{more}} On Wednesday, when t...
Two men on robbery charge
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Two men on robbery charge
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September 21, 2007
Two young men are now sitting at Her Majesty’s Prison waiting on a date to answer two robbery charges at the High Court.{{more}} Jamarie Quashie, 24...
‘Cribbit’ to spend three years in jail
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‘Cribbit’ to spend three years in jail
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September 21, 2007
For the next three years, Jamal "Cribbit" Finch's address will be Her Majesty's Prisons, instead of Upper Middle Street. Finch was convicted on Friday...
‘Breadwinner’ gets three years for gun
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‘Breadwinner’ gets three years for gun
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September 14, 2007
Romano Durham, a 19-year-old labourer of Edinboro has placed his mother in an uncomfortable position. The soul breadwinner in his home, he was on Tues...
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Allen in a fishy situation
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September 7, 2007
Ansil Allen, a fisherman of Clifton, Union Island, will have to dig up $1000 or spend nine months in prison, after pleading guilty to having in his po...
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Fisherman to fork out $1450 for stolen jewelry
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September 7, 2007
Henry Stone, a fisherman of Bequia, was given 6 months to pay a sum of $1450 or spend 6 months in prison, after pleading guilty to stealing a quantity...
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Browne: “Weed isn’t going to get you anywhere except jail’
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September 7, 2007
“You look tough and rugged. You mashing up your health and your life. Weed is not going to get you anywhere except jail.”{{more}} These were the w...
Stock taking: Two years for stealing five goats, two sheep
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Stock taking: Two years for stealing five goats, two sheep
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September 7, 2007
29-year-old Keron Mayers and 20-year-old Jamal Roberts will spend the next two years behind bars, after they were found guilty of stealing five ram go...
Magistrate Browne: You are a modern day Robin Hood
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Magistrate Browne: You are a modern day Robin Hood
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September 7, 2007
“You are one of the Modern Day Robin Hoods who goes around stealing from the rich to give the poor. When you buy presents for ladies you have to hav...
Bajan nabbed at E.T. Joshua with cocaine, over EC$10,000
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Bajan nabbed at E.T. Joshua with cocaine, over EC$10,000
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September 7, 2007
Barbadian Cori Branch should count himself lucky for not having to face a prison sentence, after pleading guilty to importing and having in his posses...
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Farmer pleads guilty to cocaine possession
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August 31, 2007
Within the next 14 days, Lement Wilson, a 40-year-old farmer of Vermont, will have to come up with $250 or spend six months in prison for having in hi...
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John on $3500 bail
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August 31, 2007
Vanessa John, a vendor of Vermont, will have to appear before the Serious Offences Court on November 11, after pleading not guilty to having one rock ...
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Construction worker to pay $350 or six months in prison
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August 31, 2007
Marlo Wilkinson, a construction worker of Campden Park, was ordered to pay a fine of $350 in one month or spend 6 months in prison.{{more}} On Monday,...
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Labourer charged with possesion of gun, ammo
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August 31, 2007
Romano Durham, a labourer of Edinboro, will have to appear at the Serious Offences Court to answer a gun charge.{{more}} According to reports, on Satu...
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Two years for stealing ‘Vitality’ pills
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August 31, 2007
Sebastian John, a 37-year-old man of Ottley Hall, will have to spend the next two years in prison, after pleading guilty to burglary and attempted bur...
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Bequia man goes on rampage with cops
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August 31, 2007
Otis Ragguette, an electrician of Bequia, will have to come up with $600 within the next seven days or spend nine months in prison, after pleading gui...
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Two youths to pay for drugs
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August 24, 2007
Devorn Charles a 20-year-old trimmer of Paul’s Avenue and Nyanga Sam, 22 years of the same address are expected to pay sums of $1500 and $750 respec...
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Father’s bid to help children goes wrong
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August 24, 2007
Reginald DeBique, a 44-year-old construction worker will have to pay $2,500 within the next two months or spend 15 months in prison.{{more}} On Monday...
Port Elizabeth man on manslaughter charge
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Port Elizabeth man on manslaughter charge
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August 24, 2007
Angus Penniston, a 29-year-old mason of Port Elizabeth, Bequia has been charged with manslaughter in the death of 50-year-old Vinnie Baptiste of Sandy...
Teen mom guilty of possessing gun and ammunition
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Teen mom guilty of possessing gun and ammunition
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August 17, 2007
Even though her age and having a young child were mitigating factors, they were not enough to save 17-year-old Solandra Horne of Fair Hall from being ...
Mother of six gets three years
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Mother of six gets three years
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August 17, 2007
Not even the fact that she is the mother of six children was enough to save Kashorn John of Campden Park from going to jail for three years for having...
Park Hill burglar to spend 2 years in jail
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Park Hill burglar to spend 2 years in jail
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August 17, 2007
Melvin Samuel, a 30-year-old labourer of Park Hill will have to spend the next two years behind bars after pleading guilty to three charges of burglar...
Prison bell tolls for 19-year-old gunman
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Prison bell tolls for 19-year-old gunman
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August 17, 2007
Jariel Belle, a 19-year-old labourer of Cane Hall will have to spend the next six years behind bars after pleading guilty to having in his possession ...
Nurse charged for counterfeit
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Nurse charged for counterfeit
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August 17, 2007
Lystra Smart, a registered nurse from Georgetown has been charged with having in her possession counterfeit US$1,000. Smart appeared at the Serious Of...
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Baggy to pay EC$9,397 or spend 12 months in jail
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August 10, 2007
If Nathaniel “Baggy” Pitt is convicted of any criminal offence within the next two years, he faces a prison sentence of 27 months.{{more}} Pitt pl...
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Family members weep for Richards
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August 10, 2007
The cries that emanated from the mouths of family members of Dwayne Richards could not save him from going to prison for the next two and a half years...
Robertson pleads not guilty to gun, ammo charge
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Robertson pleads not guilty to gun, ammo charge
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August 10, 2007
Kenroy Robertson a businessman of Green Hill was remanded to her Majesty’s Prison after being charged with having in his possession one Bryco .38 se...
Bajan fugitive suspected of murdering Vincy
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Bajan fugitive suspected of murdering Vincy
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August 10, 2007
Five months after 22-year-old labourer, Sean Baptiste died from a single gunshot wound to the left side of his chest, police have finally nabbed the m...
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Man’s bid for Canada nearly lands him in jail
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August 3, 2007
After being deported from Canada in January this year, Verron Bowman’s mounting frustration at not being able to go back to Canada saw him trying to...
Butcher alarmed by the large number of firearm charges
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Butcher alarmed by the large number of firearm charges
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August 3, 2007
Prosecutor Station Sergeant Nigel Butcher has expressed his dismay at the spate of firearm offences plaguing St Vincent and the Grenadines. “It is l...
Blackette cleared of “Killa Loop’s” murder
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Blackette cleared of “Killa Loop’s” murder
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August 3, 2007
The investigation into the murder of Kenford “Killa Loop” Samuel continues. This time, the police are in search of a different suspect.{{more}} Ia...
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Bequia man gets 10 years for manslaughter
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July 27, 2007
A 21 year-old fisherman of Paget Farm Bequia was on July 18 sentenced to 10 years behind bars for manslaughter.{{more}} Kemon Cozier pleaded guilty to...
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Murderer of 77-year-old woman awaits his fate
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July 27, 2007
David Roberts will have to wait until the next sitting of the Criminal Assizes in September before he knows his fate.{{more}} Roberts was convicted on...
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McFee gets four years for wounding
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July 27, 2007
Ricardo McFee is now into the fourth day of his four-year prison sentence on a charge of wounding with intent. McFee was convicted for shooting Steffo...
Churaman hands down her longest sentence
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Churaman hands down her longest sentence
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July 27, 2007
Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman created some personal history last week when she handed down her longest prison sentence since she has been on the be...
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Police officer charged with vehicle violations
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July 20, 2007
A police officer of Georgetown has been arrested and charged with four counts of motor vehicle violations.{{more}} Keith Andrews of Mount Bentick, 26,...
Richardson charge reduced
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Richardson charge reduced
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July 20, 2007
Instead of answering a murder charge, Flavia Richardson will now be tried at the High Court on a count of manslaughter.{{more}} Richardson, had been c...
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Forest search leads to marijuana
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July 20, 2007
A man who was sentenced to two and a half years in prison last Wednesday for marijuana possession must now be really upset that American Natalie Gomez...
Walvaroo man charged with arson
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Walvaroo man charged with arson
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July 20, 2007
Moments after appearing at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday, Dillon Lewis posed for the cameras and pumped his fists in the air after Chief Magis...
Labourer gets eight for manslaughter
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Labourer gets eight for manslaughter
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July 20, 2007
A young man who said he did not want to waste the court’s time and had been in prison too long awaiting his trial, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on...
Primus called to the Bar
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Primus called to the Bar
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July 20, 2007
Hudson Fitzgerald Primus is the most recent person to be admitted to the local Bar. Primus was admitted to practice law here on Monday by High Court J...
Three years for ammo, gun possession
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Three years for ammo, gun possession
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July 6, 2007
Pleading guilty to a gun possession charge, David Williams now has a new home for the next three years.{{more}} Williams, 50, of Cane Grove was arrest...
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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Vincentian UWI Professor gives SVG an “A” for educational advancement
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July 4, 2025
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a high grade for the strides made in education during its term in office, but is concer...
Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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Four for Miss SVG grace Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch competition
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July 4, 2025
Four contestants who will be competing in the Miss SVG show later this year, made an appearance at the Junior Calypso and Soca Monarch Competition on ...
SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as  Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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SVG appoints Mikhail Charles as Legal Advisor at UK High Commission
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July 4, 2025
Vincentian lawyer, Mikhail Charles, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor for St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) at its High Commission in the Un...
Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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Five entrepreneurs to make business pitch in Men’s Empowerment Project
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July 4, 2025
The Centre for Enterprise Development Inc, (CED) has announced its upcoming Business Pitch Competition, where five dynamic entrepreneurs will compete ...
Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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Island Journeys: Rebuilding home and hope after Hurricane Beryl, Uriel Thomas’ Story
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July 4, 2025
When Hurricane Beryl tore into Union Island in 2024, it didn’t just flatten homes it upended lives, reshaped communities, and served as another harsh ...

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