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Gun cleaner turns thief
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March 8, 2007
Just over a month ago after being charged with having one rock of cocaine in his possession and being “planned” with a cutlass after offering to p...
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March 8, 2007
Osbourne Codougan, 24, of Sion Hill has until April 5, to come up with $900 or he will go to jail for six weeks. He pled guilty at the Serious Offence...
Three and half years for gun, ammo charge
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March 8, 2007
When Preben Lyttle stares into his future, three and a half years in prison for gun and ammunition possession stares back at him. The 21-year-old, Old...
Women keep paying men’s fines in court
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March 8, 2007
Chief Magistrate at the Serious Offences Court, Simone Churaman, has found it rather amusing that every time a young man is charged, a woman has to co...
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March 2, 2007
A Rillan Hill teenager is now behind bars for the next 24 months after being found guilty of having a Desert Eagle nine-millimeter pistol and 18 round...
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March 2, 2007
An argument with his ex-girlfriend over the cutting of their child’s hair, resulted in Mitchfield Simmons finding himself on the wrong side of the l...
Two men remanded on murder charge
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March 2, 2007
Two young men were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison on Monday after appearing at the Serious Offences Court on Monday to answer a murder charge. As ...
Accused burglars’ case goes to High Court
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February 23, 2007
Samuel Browne, an 18-year-old labourer of Mesopotamia and Basheba Browne, 26 of New Prospect are set to go to trial in the High Court as enough eviden...
Man breaks into Tony’s Original Pizza
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February 16, 2007
To satisfy his thirst Allison Gibson broke into Tony’s Original Pizza uptown and stole 13 Hairoun beers and 24 bottles of Guinness stout. The 27-yea...
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February 16, 2007
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is very much aware of the circumstances involving the seizure of US$103,000 by their counterparts at the Customs...
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February 16, 2007
This country has recorded its first sentencing of a convicted money launderer. Business operator of Paul’s Avenue, Ricardo Dopwell was sentenced to ...
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February 16, 2007
Prosecutor Station Sergeant Nigel Butcher was highly annoyed on Wednesday at the Serious Offences Court when the defense counsel Ronald Marks requeste...
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February 9, 2007
Cuthbert Lavia, 34, labourer of Owia would have to find $500 by March 2 or spend eight weeks in jail. Lavia pleaded guilty at the Serious Offences Cou...
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February 9, 2007
For attacking a man who made sexual advances to him, Roger Providence found himself before the court. On February 3, Special Services Unit (SSU) arres...
Teenage girls plead guilty to shoplifting
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February 9, 2007
Three young ladies who pled not guilty at the Serious Offences Court last week on a number of theft charges had a sudden change of heart on Tuesday at...
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February 2, 2007
On Tuesday at the Serious Offences Court, Stubbs resident Azziah Cyrus claimed that he uses marijuana as a cure for his ailments. This however did not...
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February 2, 2007
Pat “Pato” Williams, 34, mason of Diamond has until February 30 to pay a fine of $1300 if he wants to stay out of prison. Failure to pay this fine...
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February 2, 2007
Eighteen year-old labourer, Rashaan King of Redemption Sharpes was fined $250 on Monday at the Serious Offences Court for having 98 grams of cannabis ...
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February 2, 2007
Nicholas Browne dug himself into a deep hole after pleading guilty at the Serious Offences Court to having 13 grams of cannabis in his possession on J...
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February 2, 2007
At some point in one’s lifetime one may have heard people saying, “if you do not have, do without!” It seems as if this piece of advice did not ...
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February 2, 2007
Prosecutor at the Serious Offences Court, Station Sergeant Nigel Butcher was caught in a state of amazement when on Tuesday he witnessed one man being...
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February 2, 2007
One Secondary School student is out on bail while another man was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prisons on Monday at the Serious Offences Court after th...
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January 26, 2007
Michael Antoine had to fork up $250 at the Serious Offences Court on Monday to avoid going to jail for 21 days. Antoine, 34, of Lauders was charged fo...
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January 26, 2007
The time is swiftly approaching for Grenadian, Reyon Westfield, an Ital Vendor of Campden Park to come up with $10,000 if he does not want to go to pr...
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January 26, 2007
Christopher Samuel a 46 year old labourer of Barrouallie/Petit Bordel was fined $350 forthwith for possessing 162 grams of cannabis or in default he w...
Christmas drinks troubles
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January 26, 2007
When you hear someone is in possession of a quantity of expensive drinks, the first thing you might perhaps ask is “where is the party?” Geraldo J...
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January 26, 2007
Lemuel Williams a 32 year-old Sailor of Rose Hall was fined $1400 on Wednesday at the Serious Offences Court after pleading guilty to having 704 grams...
“No clear case against Bridgewater”
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January 26, 2007
“The state doesn’t have a clear case against Vibert Bridgewater in the case against Patrice Bascombe!” This sentiment was expressed by Vynette F...
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January 19, 2007
Desron Griffith, a 35-year-old Technician of New Grounds and Zadoc Davis, 26, a Bartender of Belair are out on $15,000 and $7,000 bail respectively af...
Antiguan fisherman gets three years
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January 19, 2007
One of two Antiguan nationals was on Monday sentenced to three years imprisonment on a number of charges heard at the Serious Offences Court on Monday...
Grenadian sea Captain  gets 58 months in prison
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January 19, 2007
There continues to be an inflow of illegal immigrants who come to these shores and break the laws. This week alone, two non-nationals were arrested an...
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January 12, 2007
It is quite normal that a man or woman would go through great lengths to make sure that his or her family is well fed and kept secure. James O’Brien...
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January 12, 2007
A simple errand for a friend cost Asique Caine three months of his freedom. Caine, 17, of Evesham pled guilty to having 1,743 grams (3.84 pounds) of c...
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January 12, 2007
From now until January next year, Raphael Brown Sergeant would have to be on his best behavior to avoid going to prison for six months. On Tuesday at ...
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January 12, 2007
Never in Lenroy King’s wildest dreams did he think that he would be spending the first nine months of 2007 locked behind bars. The 17 year-old Sharp...