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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 ...
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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...
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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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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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July 1, 2005
Abijah Wilson who now resides in Union Island where he works was asked to pay $3600 for traffic offenses he committed between 2004 and 2005.{{more}} W...
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July 1, 2005
Rexron Williams, a Jamaican citizen was found guilty of attempted theft and for damaging a section of a glass door, property of the Government of St. ...
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July 1, 2005
Anthony Lavia of Redemption Sharpes was asked to pay $750 forthwith or spend eight weeks in prison for having in his possession 190 grams of cannabis ...
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July 1, 2005
Lennox Conliffe of Belmont will spend the next four months at Her Majesty's Prisons, after he pleaded guilty to wounding Pierre Horne, well-known in t...
Tour guide charged in Gardens murder
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July 1, 2005
A Tour Guide of New Montrose has been arrested and charged for the murder of a fellow Tour Guide. On Wednesday, June 29, St.Clair "Bakes" Badnock a 45...
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June 24, 2005
Unless something dramatic turned up, yesterday, hearing in the Allwill Franklyn trial is expected to continue at the High Court today. Franklyn, a Dic...
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June 17, 2005
Steveon Taylor must be a happy man. Whatever dark clouds were hovering over his head were blown away the morning of Tuesday June 7, at the start of th...
Montrose man gets 12 years
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June 17, 2005
Carlos Deshong, a young man of New Montrose, Kingstown, is now serving a 12-year jail sentence handed down on him on Tuesday, June 7. However since he...
Constitutional Motion withdrawn
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June 17, 2005
A constitutional Motion brought by Elwardo Lynch against the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Police on April 26, was withdrawn on June 10. Th...
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June 17, 2005
Challis Roberts of Kingstown Park was asked to pay $150 forthwith or spend one month in prison for having in his possession one rock of cocaine with i...
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June 17, 2005
“The law says one year and that is what you will get. This is the maximum penalty.” Those were the words uttered by Senior Magistrate Carl Joseph,...
Three men on murder charge
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June 17, 2005
KINGSTON – Jamaican police said Tuesday they had charged three people, including a teenager, with the murder of a United States tourist whose body w...
Murder accused makes double appearance
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June 17, 2005
Murder accused Selwyn Foye, a chauffeur of Carierre in the Marriaqua Valley may find himself making several court appearances soon. Foye who was charg...
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June 17, 2005
Kenneth Samuel and Mwatta Wynne were colleagues in the same storeroom where they worked. Just after lunch at Arnos Vale on April 22, 2004, they were j...
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June 10, 2005
The trial of two men on a murder charge has spawned a series of legal twists. At first, Ken Charles and Leonard ‘Toco’ O’Garro were jointly arra...
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June 10, 2005
A former clerk with a Security company could spend three years in jail if she fails to pay back $11, 735.35 by December 20, this year. Justice Bruce-L...
Astaphan finds Stalky’s comments astonishing
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June 10, 2005
The head of the legal team retained by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, in a case where NDP talk show host E.G. Lynch is the defendant, has said he...
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June 3, 2005
Lennox Sutherland, a truck driver of North Union, is claiming compensation from Asbert Castello, who employed him as a driver, but never paid him. The...
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June 3, 2005
Tessan Damian Manners, a 33-year-old Electrician of St. Kitts/Nevis will have to spend the next nine months behind bars, after he pleaded guilty to ha...
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May 27, 2005
If there is anyone who should be grateful to Senior Magistrate Carl Joseph it is Cornelius Scott. Scott was given a fine to pay instead of serving a f...
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May 20, 2005
The good deed of a public-spirited citizen has been given credit by an officer of the Royal SVG Police Force. The Kingstown Magistrate's Court was tol...
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May 20, 2005
Aska Charles, a 24-year-old Georgetown man will really be counting his days after being slammed with stiff penalties by Senior Magistrate Carl Joseph ...
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May 20, 2005
A young man of Vermont has received a three-month sentence for robbing 70-year-old retired Vibert Williams of the same address of his public assistanc...
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May 20, 2005
Commar Sheen, a 21-year-old, better known as 'Crampey' of Layou, has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after he appeared at the Magistrate's C...
Father and son on kidnapping charges
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May 20, 2005
A father and son, last Tuesday morning reappeared at the Serious Crime Court last Tuesday morning on abduction charges related to an incident on April...
Wayne keen on getting results from police
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May 20, 2005
Popular singer Wayne Keane has been haunted during the past three years over the loss of his son Lomando 'Tiba' Bynoe. Tiba, a resident of Paul's Aven...
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May 6, 2005
By Michael Johnson A 39-year-old former employee of the St. Vincent Motors was found guilty of stealing two drums of oil. The incident reportedly occu...
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May 6, 2005
By Michael Johnson With a charge of arson already hanging over his head, 38-year-old Mt. Pleasant farmer, Carlos Webb has found himself in more hot wa...