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From the Courts

Convicted murderer to know his fate
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Convicted murderer to know his fate
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June 22, 2007
It was described as a “sick” murder. Now the man, David Roberts, 27, of Murray’s Village who was charged for the Friday, May 13, 2005 murder of ...
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Cedars man gets eight years for wounding
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June 15, 2007
“You showed no mercy, you launched a most savage attack on this woman.” These were the words uttered by Justice Gertel Thom on Tuesday at the High...
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Fisherman fined $150 for cannabis possession
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June 15, 2007
It’s either $150 or spend seven days at her Majesty’s Prison. That was the choice given to Noel Charles by Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman at the...
Acting DPP’s appeal for two assizes bears fruit
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Acting DPP’s appeal for two assizes bears fruit
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June 15, 2007
A letter written to the Chief Justice Brian Alleyne by Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Colin Williams requesting that the criminal assizes be h...
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Five witnesses called in contractor murder case
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June 15, 2007
When the Criminal Assizes continued on Wednesday at the High Court in Kingstown, it was Edson Maloney’s turn to answer charges brought against him.{...
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Stern warning from Justice Bruce-Lyle
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June 8, 2007
08.June.07 The June 5th assizes started off with stern words from Justice Fredrick Bruce- Lyle: “We’re about to embark on a very serious two month...
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120 cases set for June assizes
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June 8, 2007
08.June.07 The June Assizes opened at the High Court in Kingstown on Tuesday with an unprecedented list of 120 cases slated to come before High Court ...
Guyanese caught with Vincentian passport
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Guyanese caught with Vincentian passport
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June 8, 2007
08.June.07 Gerald Whittington, a 34 year old Guyanese was sentenced to two and half year’s imprisonment after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday at the ...
Leacock shoots son over dog
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Leacock shoots son over dog
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June 8, 2007
08.June.07 Two weeks ago this nation was thrown into a state of shock when a father shot his two daughters, killing one and injuring the other before ...
Justice Department to appeal dismissal of indictment against Carriles
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Justice Department to appeal dismissal of indictment against Carriles
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June 8, 2007
08.June.07 On the heels of the extradition proceedings requested against Trinidadian and Guyanese nationals by the United States, and with accusations...
‘Cribbit’ shot again!
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‘Cribbit’ shot again!
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June 8, 2007
Details surrounding another shooting incident in Kingstown in which a young man was injured are still sketchy. On Monday evening gunshots erupted in t...
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Browne: We need to get rid of the drug culture
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June 1, 2007
At least one person in the legal profession is sounding his voice on the drug culture and its impact on this country. On Monday at the Magistrate’s ...
Lucian man charged with cannabis possession
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Lucian man charged with cannabis possession
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June 1, 2007
A St Lucian citizen will on June 14 know his fate when he appears at the Serious Offences Court to answer drug possession charges. {{more}} Moses Char...
Family left to mourn as man commits suicide
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Family left to mourn as man commits suicide
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June 1, 2007
He read his Bible, lay down with his girlfriend a while, got up, went for a walk, ended up in a nearby plantain field, drank a poisonous substance and...
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Layou man gets three and half years for wounding
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May 25, 2007
Andrew Badnock, 27, labourer of Layou, is now three days into his three-and-a-half year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a wounding charge on ...
‘Bondo’ caught in Grenada
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‘Bondo’ caught in Grenada
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May 25, 2007
Police authorities in Grenada have turned over a man into local police custody after he had been on the run from police since 2006 on a murder charge....
QC Sylvester’s career hangs in the balance
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QC Sylvester’s career hangs in the balance
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May 25, 2007
Othneil Sylvester QC is expected to learn next Tuesday May 29th if he will be suspended or struck off the roll of OECS Barristers and Solicitors.{{mor...
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Lawyer complains to the Attorney General about magistrate
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May 25, 2007
The office of the Attorney General has no power to discipline a magistrate. This was Attorney General Judith Jones Morgan’s response when she was in...
My version of the Esther Rawlins affair
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My version of the Esther Rawlins affair
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May 25, 2007
25.MAY.07 I am asking that my version of the ESTHER RAWLINS affair be published to counteract a one sided interview that was given to the girl Esther ...
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Biabou man sentenced to four years imprisonment for ammo possession
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May 18, 2007
Jerome Fernandez, 27, an auto repairman of Biabou was sentenced to four and a half years imprisonment last Friday at the Serious Offences Court after ...
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Labourer gets three years for imitation firearm
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May 18, 2007
Desmond Browne, a 30 year-old labourer of Largo Heights has a new residence for the next three years. Browne was sentenced to three years in prison by...
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Mother of five fined for cannabis possession
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May 18, 2007
Asline Thomas, mother of five, has until June 29 to pay a fine of $750 for cannabis possession. The Diamond resident appeared on Monday at the Serious...
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Van driver charged $1200 for cannabis possession
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May 18, 2007
Visibly in pain from a foot injury and carrying a pair of crotches to provide support, Kenneth Barzie sat and listened as Chief Magistrate Churaman fi...
Lawyer’s alleged ‘secret lover’ found not guilty
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Lawyer’s alleged ‘secret lover’ found not guilty
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May 18, 2007
A young lady who claims that she had a secret affair with a lawyer since 2002, is asserting that a charge of burglary against her by the lawyer was bo...
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Bomb scare case dismissed
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May 11, 2007
This country’s first ever bomb scare case has been dismissed. On Friday May 4, 2007 Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Colin Williams decided n...
Oswald Thomas docks into prison
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Oswald Thomas docks into prison
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May 11, 2007
Instead of being surrounded by clear blue waters and living in a gigantic cruise liner, Oswald Thomas will now be surrounded by barb wire walls and pr...
Father charged with incest
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Father charged with incest
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May 11, 2007
A man who has been charged with incest was granted bail in the sum of $7000 on Wednesday by The Family Court.{{more}} Forty-four year old Dorsethsire ...
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Student charged with making prank call
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May 4, 2007
September 28, 2006 would be remembered by students and staff of the Bishop College Kingstown as the day when they had to evacuate the school because o...
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Tannis gets five years for wounding charge
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May 4, 2007
DAYS AFTER A spate of shootings that took place around the country, Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman is sending a strong message to persons that are h...
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Drug fight: ‘Dem throw cocaine fo we scramble’
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May 4, 2007
A DARING SCRAMBLE for some cocaine, which resulted in a man being injured, has landed a Kingstown labourer behind bars for the next six weeks. Joe Bob...
Two remanded for unlawful, malicious wounding
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Two remanded for unlawful, malicious wounding
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April 27, 2007
Two youngsters, Ashroy John 22, labourer and Sylvanus Williams, 24, both of Barrouallie were dragged before the Serious Crimes Court on Monday and rem...
Accused double murder case adjourned to June 11
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Accused double murder case adjourned to June 11
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April 27, 2007
Double murder accused Erickson Harris has to wait until June 11 for the Preliminary Inquiry into his matter to get underway. The case, which was slate...
‘Kong’ caged: Medical College burglar gets 10 years in prison
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‘Kong’ caged: Medical College burglar gets 10 years in prison
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April 27, 2007
The man who has carved an ugly scar on this country's tourism industry was sent to prison for 10 years on Wednesday at the Serious Offences Court. Rap...
Butcher: ‘Too many guns on the street’
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Butcher: ‘Too many guns on the street’
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April 27, 2007
Prosecutor at the Serious Offences Court, Station Sergeant Nigel Butcher has expressed his concern about the alarming number of firearms on the street...
Edwards charged with “Proper Dappa’s” murder
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Edwards charged with “Proper Dappa’s” murder
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April 27, 2007
Police have made a breakthrough by nabbing a suspect in the murder of Jason “Proper Dappa” Burgin of Lowmans Leeward.{{more}} Earl Cauldric “Her...
Couple charged with death of their 14 month old child
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Couple charged with death of their 14 month old child
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April 27, 2007
Roxanne John Miguel’s tears flowed freely as Magistrate Simone Churaman read the charge to her of causing the death of her 14-month-old baby daughte...
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Teenager to pay $350 or spend a month in jail
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April 20, 2007
A 19-year-old labourer of Frenches has one month to come up with $350 or he will go to prison for two weeks. Sheldon Walker pleaded guilty at the Seri...
McCloud sent back to prison
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McCloud sent back to prison
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April 20, 2007
Just a few days after being released from this country’s male penitentiary, Leroy McCloud is back behind prison walls. McCloud pleaded guilty at the...
Birthday boy gets 14 days for indecent language
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Birthday boy gets 14 days for indecent language
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April 20, 2007
There were so many expletives used at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday that one may have thought it was a Hip-Hop song playing on the radio.{{mor...
Bajan, St. Lucian arrested for cannabis possession
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Bajan, St. Lucian arrested for cannabis possession
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April 20, 2007
A non-national has again entered our shores illegally and committed a criminal offence. On Monday, Barbadian national, Laron Randolph was fined $200 f...
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Police intercept drugs thrown over Prison wall
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April 13, 2007
The Prison Department has once again curtailed the flow of drugs entering the Prison compound. On Wednesday, Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Linu...
German youth charged $100 for a stick of cannabis
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German youth charged $100 for a stick of cannabis
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April 13, 2007
A 19 year-old German national was fined $100 at the Serious Offences Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to possession of one bomb of cannabis on A...
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Rogers charged $5,000 for gun, ammo possession
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April 13, 2007
Under the 2005 Firearms Amendment Act, any magistrate has the power to sentence a defendant up to seven years if found guilty of gun and ammunition po...
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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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