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From the Courts

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...
Contractor found guilty of murder
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Contractor found guilty of murder
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July 6, 2007
Recent murder convict Edson Maloney has to wait a little while longer to know his fate.{{more}} Maloney, 29, a contractor of Richland Park, was convic...
Cummings case to be heard next week
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Cummings case to be heard next week
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July 6, 2007
Lawyers for Senator Daniel Cummings are pushing for the case against the outspoken opposition Senator to be struck out, accusing the prosecution of pl...
Jomo Thomas called to the Bar
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Jomo Thomas called to the Bar
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July 6, 2007
On Monday at the High Court in Kingstown, one of this country’s nation builders was admitted to the local bar to practice law by Justice Frederick B...
Rapists get 20 years
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Rapists get 20 years
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July 6, 2007
Two of four youngsters who carved an ugly scar on this country’s tourism sector will spend the next 20 years behind bars for rape. Junior Morgan, 19...
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Couple charged with cannabis possession
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June 29, 2007
Lawrence “Spanish” Gill, 52 of Paul’s Avenue is out on $2500 but his girlfriend was not so lucky.{{more}} Last week Tuesday at the Serious Offen...
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Arnos Vale mason shot and robbed
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June 29, 2007
Marvin Gill and Kenrick Glasgow, two labourers of Lowmans Leeward and Kelbourney respectively are on remand at her Majesty’s Prison for a robbery ch...
Public concerned about Carnival violence
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Public concerned about Carnival violence
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June 29, 2007
The shooting death of Odinga Collins last Saturday has brought into focus a trend that seems to be growing, and which seems to be breeding fear in per...
Teenager gets five years in remote control manslaughter case
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Teenager gets five years in remote control manslaughter case
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June 29, 2007
Moments after hearing one woman get sentenced to seven years for manslaughter, Alicia Akers was seen shedding tears before she even took the defendant...
Gilkes sentenced to 7 years for manslaughter
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Gilkes sentenced to 7 years for manslaughter
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June 29, 2007
By the time she finishes serving her prison sentence she would be 30 years old, but the memories of September 30, 2006 would live on.{{more}} Last Fri...
Delayed justice: Family worried that case may be thrown out
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Delayed justice: Family worried that case may be thrown out
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June 22, 2007
The family of murder victims Jenille Gill and Vonley “Twin” Llewellyn John believe that the preliminary hearing for the case in which police offic...
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally – ILO, UNICEF
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June 17, 2025
Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, saf...
Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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Vincentian storyteller/comedian launches Children’s Book
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June 17, 2025
Collin Butler, a Vincentian storyteller and comedian, who resides in the Virgin Island, has launched a Children’s book, ‘Island Adventure: Caribbean T...
Police not tolerating  obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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Police not tolerating obscene lyrics, indecent assault this carnival season
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June 17, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has issued a stern warning about non-tolerance of certain behaviours usually heightened ...
Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...

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