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From the Courts
Men plead not guilty to murdering policeman
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October 7, 2005
A lengthy trial seems in the making for four men facing a murder charge. Justice Frederick Bruce-Lyle has adjourned the trial to later in the Assizes....
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Youth must find $300 soon or spend time in prison
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October 7, 2005
Kevin Butler was given a maximum of three weeks to come up with $300 or spend six weeks behind bars. He was also bonded to keep the peace for two year...
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Longer wait for murder accused
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October 7, 2005
Leonard 'Toco' O'Garro of Barrouallie will have to wait until November 21 for the next stage of his trial. However, there will have to be another Judg...
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Bacchus pleads for Foye
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October 7, 2005
The name Selwyn 'Kashie' Foye seems to be popular in some judicial circles. He faces the serious charge of murder, which Director of Public Prosecutio...
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Lawyer can’t explain why client is missing
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October 7, 2005
A bench warrant has been issued for a man wanted for attempted murder. His name is Othniel Bowens, the second of three persons charged with the offenc...
Questelles woman on drug charge in Barbados
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Questelles woman on drug charge in Barbados
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September 30, 2005
Esther Shepherd, a 23-year-old Vincentian hairdresser was nabbed at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados last Saturday with 55 1/2 pou...
Emery Robertson admitted to Bar
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Emery Robertson admitted to Bar
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September 23, 2005
Last Wednesday witnessed an historic event at the High Court in Kingstown when Emery Robertson Jr. received his call to the bar of St. Vincent and the...
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South Rivers woman to pay $125 for theft
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September 23, 2005
Ashakka Gerald of South Rivers was fined $125 forthwith or spend one month at her Majesty's Prison. This was the fine handed down by Senior Magistrate...
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Marksman: My dentures were knocked out
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September 23, 2005
Lawrence Greaves, a labourer of Richmond Hill, narrowly escaped a jail sentence for unlawfully and maliciously wounding. He was however, fined $1500 b...
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Vincentian woman a Judge
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September 23, 2005
A Vincentian woman has been appointed to the position of Acting Judge for the jurisdiction of St. Kitts/Nevis, assigned to Nevis and Montserrat. She i...
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Cocaine costs man 3 months
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September 23, 2005
Seven grams of cocaine, cost 22-year-old, Sigmon Phillips of Arnos Vale three months behind bars. Senior Magistrate Carl Joseph, handed him the penalt...
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Labourer fined for ganja
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September 16, 2005
Obsborne Yearwood, a labourer of Calder, was handed a $50 fine for two bombs of cannabis, $25 for damage to property and a two-year bond or $1000 and ...
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Cougar put in cage for eight months
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September 9, 2005
Clayton ‘Cougar’ Caine of Glen last Tuesday received an eight month sentence for burglary when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman...
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Sayers must pay $3000 for ganja
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September 9, 2005
Richard Sayers, a 22-year-old mechanic of Owia, was fined $3,000 to be paid by November 30, failing which he can face a five month prison sentence. Th...
Man stabbed to death by common-law wife
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Man stabbed to death by common-law wife
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September 9, 2005
A Peruvian Vale family is still mourning the death of one of their loved ones who met an untimely death recently. Yesterday, Steve Roland Job was laid...
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Masked man creates havoc in Mesopotamia
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September 9, 2005
A robbery spree here has police worried after reports of a masked gunman on the loose in the Mesopotamia Valley. The spate of robberies reportedly occ...
Fisherman found not guilty of gun charges
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Fisherman found not guilty of gun charges
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September 9, 2005
Glenroy ‘Noonax’ Edwards, a fisherman of Petit Bordel, was found not guilty on charges of possessing an unlicensed firearm and for assault on a po...
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Man fined for assault
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September 2, 2005
Vanberg Young of Calder Ridge, last Thursday appeared before Magistrate Carl Joseph after he was charged August 19, for assaulting Police Officer Rodn...
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School shirt thief caught
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September 2, 2005
Thirty two-year-old Donette Glasgow, an unemployed woman of Kingstown was given a two month sentence suspended for one year to keep the peace or go to...
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Horne gets a chance in court
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September 2, 2005
Stewart Horne, a 25-year-old farmer of Georgetown was on August 26, reprimanded and discharged after he appeared last Monday at the Magistrate Court b...
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Dieton’s threats not welcomed by cops
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September 2, 2005
Dieton Welcome, a 29-year-old businessman of Richmond Hill, was given a three month sentence suspended for one year and made to pay $200 for the use o...
Bajan, Vincy caught with drugs
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Bajan, Vincy caught with drugs
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September 2, 2005
Possession of cannabis has cost Otis Dorset, a 26-year-old electrician of Mt. Grenan, $6,000 and the prospect of one year in jail. He was given three ...
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Ganja farmer fined
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August 26, 2005
Stafford George, a farmer of Chateaubelair, has been ordered to pay the court $2,000 or face four months in jail after he pleaded guilty to two charge...
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South African jailed until he can find guard
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August 26, 2005
Simon Putuka, a South African national, was apprehended at Arnos Vale on August 10, for entering the state without a passport. Putuka appeared before ...
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Bequia woman must pay $8,000 to avoid prison
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August 26, 2005
Monique Roland, a 25-year-old Bequia native, has to pay another $8,000 by today, Friday, August 26, if she wants to avoid going to prison for one year...
URA presents books to prison
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URA presents books to prison
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August 26, 2005
The literacy programme at Her Majesty's Prison has received a boost from the United Returnees Association, URA with a donation of books, a computer an...
From the Courts
Two Grenadians deported
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August 12, 2005
The spate of bad weather in the Spice Isle Grenada may have forced some citizens to seek refuge away from their shores. But for some, their method of ...
From the Courts
Illegal immigrant put out
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August 12, 2005
Michael Brathwaithe, a man who gave his address as Barbados got a stern warning from Magistrate Carl Joseph last Tuesday. That was after he pleaded gu...
From the Courts
Police make arrests around St. Vincent
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August 12, 2005
Calvert Henry, a 24-year-old Peruvian Vale labourer was arrested and charged for having 49 grammes of cannabis at Yambou August 6, and Derrick Ryan a ...
From the Courts
Offenders on small charges
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August 5, 2005
Gideon O'Hara, a 36-year-old labourer of Sharpes in the North Leeward Town of Chateaubelair was taken before the court on an unusual offence. O'Hara w...
From the Courts
Males dominate 381 prison population
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August 5, 2005
The prison population in St. Vincent and the Grenadines stands at 381. Males dominate that figure with 372 men behind the walls. Magistrates sentenced...
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Hector taken up on money charge
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August 5, 2005
Lamont Hector, a 26 year old Paul's Avenue man was slated to appear in court last Tuesday charged with having EC$8,724 in his possession. He was held ...
Woman gets 5 years for manslaughter
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Woman gets 5 years for manslaughter
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August 5, 2005
Dianne Baptiste, a 26-year-old mother of two will have to be content with visits from her children for some time. She was sentenced to five years in p...
From the Courts
College thief sent to jail for 15 months
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July 29, 2005
A 15-month sentence was handed down on Tuesday to Cecil "Two Feet" McDonald by Senior Magistrate, Carl Joseph at the Kingstown Magistrate Court. McDon...
From the Courts
Father to pay for juvenile
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July 29, 2005
A 15-year-old resident of Lowmans Hill was placed on a one year bond last Friday July 22, when he re-appeared before the President of the Family court...
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Goat thief gets 1 year in jail
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July 29, 2005
Winfield Sam, a 21-year-old unemployed young man of Questelles will have to spend one year behind bars. He will also have to pay a fine of $200 by 28t...
Man gets 9 years for killing former Overland woman
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Man gets 9 years for killing former Overland woman
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July 29, 2005
THE TWO-BEDROOM HOUSE in which Noel Ricardo Spencer lived was like a time-bomb waiting to explode. There were two adults – Spencer and his common-la...
From the Courts
Accused make court appearances
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July 15, 2005
Michael Hector, a 37-year-old labourer faces two criminal offences after he was arrested and charged for entering the Liquor and Provision Shop, owned...
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Men charged for illegal drugs
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July 15, 2005
Cornelius Johnny a 50-year-old Rose Place Fisherman appeared at the Serious Crimes Court last Tuesday charged for having 79 rocks of cocaine with inte...
From the Courts
Man freed of murder charge
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July 8, 2005
Allwill Franklyn is getting used to his new found freedom as he was acquitted of murder late last month. The twelve-member jury returned with a not gu...
Murder trial drama continues
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Murder trial drama continues
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July 8, 2005
Five Rillan Hill men – Hilton Bennette, Maxwell Phillips, Martin Phillips, Kenford Samuel and Samantius Gould/Glasgow are expected to return to cou...
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Greggs men to serve 36 months
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July 1, 2005
Randem Maloney, 18, and Amin Glasgow, 19, both of Greggs were handed down sentences of 15 and 20 months respectively for having in their possession 37...
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Vincy/Bajan charged for counterfeit notes
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July 1, 2005
While the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has issued a warning to the OECS countries about the circulation of the EC $100 notes by unidentified...
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Five out of Ten  for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
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Five out of Ten for Sugar Mill Academy in CPEA
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June 27, 2025
In any school setting, a score of five out of ten would be considered below average but for the Sugar Mill Academy, who copped five out of the top ten...
Hard work pays off for Korey
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Hard work pays off for Korey
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June 27, 2025
(Korey Micah Lavia, Lowman’s Leeward Anglican School) While Kenroy has been away providing for his family as a seaman, his wife Venola, who works as a...
Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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Adrina places first for girls overall in CPEA
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(Adrina Ledger, Sugar Mill Academy ) Aspiring lawyer with a green thumb, Adrina Ledger, has emerged as the top girl in the country. She told SEARCHLIG...
Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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Make your weak subjects become strong and your strong subjects … Mason
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(Mason Rayshaud Williams, New Grounds Primary School) When Mason Rayshaud Williams, a student of the New Grounds Primary School, learnt about his resu...
Raffique scores  100  percent  in Science
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Raffique scores 100 percent in Science
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(Raffique Latchman, Sion Hill Government School ) Science and Mathematics lover, Raffique Latchman, can brag of being the only student in St Vincent a...

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