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December 8, 2006
Clifton Davy, 26, of Georgetown quickly escaped painting himself in a corner at the Serious Crimes Court on Monday. The young painter did not waste th...
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December 8, 2006
Police have tracked down a cell phone caller who made a bomb threat to a Kingstown School on November 1 which caused mass panic. Last Thursday, Novemb...
Foye accuses jury of  conspiracy
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December 8, 2006
“There was some conspiracy within the jury.” These were the words being uttered by convicted murderer Selwyn “Kashie” Foye as he was being led...
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December 1, 2006
Mckelley White’s instructions were to stay in his house between the hours of 9 pm and 5 pm as part of his bail bond, but this did not register in th...
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December 1, 2006
St Lucian Kevon Isidore was lucky to get off with just a fine at the Serious Offences Court after he was caught with 19 grams of cannabis on November ...
Sick of men beating women
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December 1, 2006
Making himself abundantly clear to everyone seated at the Magistrate Court on Tuesday, outgoing Acting Senior Magistrate Donald Browne did not hold ba...
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December 1, 2006
“Do you want to become a jailbird? Stop stealing and get out of people’s property.” These were the stern words by Acting Senior Magistrate Donal...
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November 24, 2006
All Peter Chandler could do after he heard that he was going to prison for 18 months was place his head in his hands. Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman...
‘I smoke to ease stress’
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November 24, 2006
“Your honour I does only smoke cocaine to ease the stress,” this was the testimony labourer Noel Bushay gave in his defence at the Serious Offence...
Carelessness caused case to be thrown out
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November 24, 2006
The case against 25-year old Eversly Ralph of Sion Hill who was charged with the misuse of drugs was thrown out because prosecutors could not find the...
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November 17, 2006
It was never Michael Antoine's intention to sell marijuana, but only to smoke it, he said. Antoine was charged on Monday for having 31 grams of cannab...
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November 17, 2006
After languishing in prison for over ten months, awaiting the results of a drug test from the Barbados Forensic Sciences Centre, 56 year-old Jamaican ...
Peniston man missing
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November 17, 2006
A Peniston man has been dealt a double blow within a matter of hours. It was last week Tuesday that Ronnel Kirby got a dreadful telephone call informi...
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November 17, 2006
A hung jury forced a re-trial for murder accused Jamal Dyer of Chateaubelair. He is charged with the October 4, 2004 murder of Raphael “Scooby’ Tr...
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November 17, 2006
Just a couple hours after a ruling by the Court of Appeal that he be extradited to the United States of America on cocaine charges, Vincentian nationa...
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November 10, 2006
November 17 will be a date that will be filled with mixed emotions for Vico Ollivierre. The Sion Hill resident is to be sentenced for causing the deat...
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November 10, 2006
Brian Tittle will know his fate on November 17 when he is to be sentenced for a manslaughter charge. Tittle, 43, a mason of South Union, appeared at t...
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November 10, 2006
It does not matter if you are in a heated argument with a woman, you never let your emotions get the best of you and hit her. This was a lesson learnt...
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November 3, 2006
There is one popular saying that goes “a hungry man is an angry man” and that statement proved itself to be true as one man nearly caused a ruckus...
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November 3, 2006
The tight space and cramped conditions of the Serious offences and Magistrate’s Court have been eased. Both have more elbow room now that the Seriou...
Boyea, Flour Mill case postponed
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November 3, 2006
The case between the Eastern Caribbean Flour Mills Limited and two of its former employees has been postponed again. When the case resumed Monday the ...
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October 20, 2006
It is often said that conflict between persons can always be settled in a civilized manner no matter the gravity of the offence. And on Wednesday a si...
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October 20, 2006
Members of Rapid Response Unit (RRU) are working tirelessly to make sure that illegal drugs are swept off the streets of St Vincent and the Grenadines...
Gibson handed 5-year sentence
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October 20, 2006
Just A week after being brought to the Serious Crimes Court for the murder of Lakita Duke, Ali Gibson found himself in familiar territory at the hands...
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October 20, 2006
When the sedition charge against Orden Graham came up for hearing Monday it was postponed because the Acting Director of Public Prosecution Colin Will...
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October 13, 2006
Adriana James was reduced to tears after she was sentenced to pay $400 in one week for marijuana possession or spend three weeks behind bars. James, a...
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October 13, 2006
A simple adjournment discussion generated some heat in the Serious Offences Court in the ammunition case involving businessman and promoter Theophilus...
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October 6, 2006
An Italian chef was on Monday nabbed at the E T Joshua Airport for having four grams of cannabis in his possession. Tiziano Mita, 27, chef, had to pay...
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October 6, 2006
Tuesday October 3, marked the official start of the October Criminal Assizes at the High Court in capital Kingstown and a total of forty-two cases are...
Narco head apologises for pile up
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October 6, 2006
The top drug cop has apologized to the court for the recent hitches caused to the administration of justice by the delays of test results of drug samp...
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September 22, 2006
Judges, barristers, and police officers all gathered at the Catholic Church last Monday morning for an Ecumenical service to officially kick of the st...
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September 22, 2006
Five Grenadians are on remand at Her Majesty's Prison facing cocaine and marijuana charges while a Vincentian has been released on bail. {{more}} Bene...
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September 22, 2006
Jamar George, 23, labourer of Campden Park was fined $100 to be paid forthwith or spend 48 hours at her Majesty's Prison for having seven grams of can...
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September 15, 2006
Kurt Williams will know his fate on December 14, 2006 on charges of cultivating three plants of cannabis at Cane Garden. Williams, a labourer of Sion ...
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September 15, 2006
Businessman and promoter Theophilus "Benjie" Cottle was released on $10,000 bail Monday. Cottle was jointly charged with wife, Janice, for having 31 r...