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From the Courts

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Woman, 73, acquitted of sex charge
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October 29, 2004
A seventy-three year old woman and a 49-year-old man of Coulls Hill have been acquitted of an unlawful sexual intercourse charge. Elfreda Williams and...
Lawyer proposes law scholarship for prosecutor
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Lawyer proposes law scholarship for prosecutor
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October 29, 2004
A call has been made for Serious Offences Court prosecutor, Sergeant Adolphus Delpesche, to be granted a scholarship to pursue law studies. Former Dis...
Teenager charged with armed robbery
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Teenager charged with armed robbery
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October 29, 2004
Nineteen-year-old Sonnel Caine of Dauphine was on Tuesday arrested and charged in Saturday’s robbery which left Dauphine businessman Godrick Nichols...
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Trafficker fined for ganja
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October 29, 2004
Rose Hall resident Carmen Murray was fined $12,000 for marijuana Tuesday. Murray, a trafficker, appeared before the Serious Offences Court and pleaded...
Three charged in Walvaroo murder
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Three charged in Walvaroo murder
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October 29, 2004
One week after thirty-five year old Casper Caine was gunned-down near his Walvarroo home, police have arrested and charged three persons for murder. S...
‘Terrorist’ gets 6 more years
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‘Terrorist’ gets 6 more years
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October 29, 2004
A labourer of Hadley’s Village got his two year jail term extended last Friday when the High Court imposed another sentence on him. Lennox Phillips,...
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Grenadians, Vincy held for robbery
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October 15, 2004
Police on Tuesday arrested and charged three men for the Sunday evening robbery of the Richardson Motors gas station at Arnos Vale. The three, Grenadi...
Venezuelan shot, 35 lbs cocaine seized
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Venezuelan shot, 35 lbs cocaine seized
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October 15, 2004
Six Venezuelan nationals arrested here in the waters off Pigeon Island near Bequia Friday evening will not be seeing their homeland for at least a few...
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Local terrorist jailed
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October 15, 2004
“The sentences which should be imposed should reflect the fact that you terrorised the community”. Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman made the comme...
Jamal Dyer gets PI date
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Jamal Dyer gets PI date
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October 15, 2004
Jamal Dyer, (at left) a 21-year-old mechanic of Chateaubelair, returns to court January 27 for preliminary investigations into a murder charge. {{more...
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Man jailed for molesting infants
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October 8, 2004
Thirty-six-year-old Kelbert Sandy of Lowmans Hill was sentenced to three years on three counts of indecent assault. Sandy was accused of indecently as...
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Child molester awaits sentence
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October 8, 2004
Accused child molester Gosnel Antoine, 49, of South Windward will know his fate next week Thursday. Antoine pleaded guilty to having unlawful sexual i...
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Woman survives, attacker commits suicide
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October 8, 2004
Last Thursday 30 September, Milton DaSouza a machete wielding middle-aged man chopped his girlfriend leaving her for dead and then drank the deadly we...
Eight murder cases for October Assizes
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Eight murder cases for October Assizes
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October 8, 2004
Eight cases of murder are among the fifty cases listed for the October sitting of the criminal assizes which began on Tuesday before the High Court. O...
Brewster gets another sentence
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Brewster gets another sentence
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October 8, 2004
Twenty year old Dexter Brewster of Kingstown received another prison sentence when he pleaded guilty to robbery on Tuesday. Brewster was accused of ro...
Man charged for Browne murder
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Man charged for Browne murder
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October 8, 2004
For the second time in 2004, murder has reared its ugly head in the small village of Carriere. Dead is Percy Browne, a butcher, farmer and family man....
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Patricide in South Union
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October 1, 2004
Less than three hours after the court placed him on a bond for assaulting and wounding his son, a 65-year-old man of South Union was killed by his cut...
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Anthony causes concern to court
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October 1, 2004
The spate of robberies allegedly carried out in Paul’s Avenue by a notorious law-breaker is causing much concern to the court. Court Prosecutor, Ins...
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Villa man fined for ganja
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October 1, 2004
Thirty-four-year-old Andy Carberry of Villa was on Tuesday fined $30,000 when he pleaded guilty to possessing 35 pounds of marijuana with intent to su...
Vincy, Trini on drug charges
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Vincy, Trini on drug charges
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October 1, 2004
Vincentian national Alex Lawrence and Trinidadian Nigel Arneaud (25) were last week arrested and charged with drug possession. Lawrence, who lived at ...
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Glenside man freed of incest charges
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September 24, 2004
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal this week freed two men convicted of sex crimes. The court on Monday delivered a judgement quashing David Jobe's...
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Charles, O’Garro judgment still at large
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September 24, 2004
The public, anxiously awaiting a judgment from the Court of Appeal, will have to wait a while longer. The public had anticipated that the judgment on ...
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Dunbar appeal dismissed
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September 24, 2004
The Philmore Dunbar appeal against conviction and sentence in the murder of a double amputee, retired nurse Marjorie Ince of Vermont, was among some 5...
Sir Dennis, Justice Redhead lauded
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Sir Dennis, Justice Redhead lauded
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September 24, 2004
Acting Chief Justice, Vincentian national Adrian Saunders has lauded former Chief Justice Sir Dennis Byron and retired Justice Albert Redhead's contri...
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No crime in infant’s death
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September 17, 2004
Police have disclosed that no one was criminally liable for the death of a South Rivers infant earlier this month. At a sitting of the Serious Offence...
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Man fined $5,000 for gun and ammo
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September 17, 2004
Thirty-five year old Nicholas Stanley, 35, of Old Montrose has until September 30 to pay fines amounting to $4,500 for possessing a firearm and $500 f...
Teenager charged in Lowmans murder
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Teenager charged in Lowmans murder
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September 17, 2004
Investigators have made an arrest in the recent Lowman’s Hill murder. Last week police arrested and charged seventeen year old Lowmans Hill mason Ra...
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Murders unsolved
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September 10, 2004
Local investigators have little to boast about this year relating to their success in solving murders. Last year detectives from the Major Crime Unit ...
From the Courts
50 cases for October assizes
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September 10, 2004
Some fifty cases have been proposed for the October sitting of the criminal assizes. Director of Public Prosecutions (Ag) Colin Williams told Searchli...
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Dominican convicted for illegal drug possession
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September 10, 2004
Dominican national Rawlin Rolle was on Wednesday imprisoned for possessing a narcotic substance with intent to supply. Rolle was convicted by the Seri...
Youngster jailed for wounding Cop
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Youngster jailed for wounding Cop
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September 3, 2004
Twenty-year old Terrance Robinson of Penniston was on Tuesday sentenced to nine months in prison when he appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate’s ...
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CID head calls for training
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September 3, 2004
Head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Superintendent Ernest James has made a call for investigators to be exposed to more training and ...
Policeman acquitted of assault
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Policeman acquitted of assault
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September 3, 2004
A member of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force was reinstated last month, more than one month after he had been acquitted of a crim...
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Mother sent to prison for breaking house
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August 27, 2004
A young mother of two was imprisoned Monday after she claimed she trespassed in a Gibson Corner residence “to provide” for her children. Shereka P...
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Man jailed for pelting stones and bottle
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August 27, 2004
A Campden Park man was slapped with two three-month sentences Monday when he appeared before the No. 1 Kingstown Magistrate Court. Oscar Samuel pleade...
From the Courts
Youth cuffed by father in court
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August 27, 2004
“That offence is as serious as having the real thing. Being in possession of an imitation firearm is just as serious, in the view of the law, as hav...
From the Courts
Nigerian visitor charged for Ganja
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August 20, 2004
A Nigerian national, Guyanese citizen Caesar Carlos Chukwuemeka, was arrested here for marijuana possession last week. The Narcotics Division arrested...
From the Courts
Draft Bill causing reactions
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August 20, 2004
A Civil Society Organizations Bill, to go before the House of Assembly, is causing some reactions here. The Bill, dated 8 July, 2004, aimed at providi...
From the Courts
Justice denied!
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August 20, 2004
No one will be prosecuted for the February 11, 2002 murder of three French nationals and a Belgian. After more than two years of investigations, and a...
Regional broadcast for new Law Term
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Regional broadcast for new Law Term
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August 20, 2004
Persons throughout the Caribbean will get an opportunity to view the opening ceremony of the new Law Term. The opening ceremony, scheduled for Septemb...
From the Courts
Woman jailed for wounding
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August 13, 2004
Venice Welcome of Ottley Hall was sentenced to three months in prison after she pleaded guilty to a wounding charge earlier this week. Welcome, a cart...
From the Courts
Police officer assaulted
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August 13, 2004
A twenty-six year old resident of Questelles is expected to return to the No.1 Kingstown Magistrate Court, today, Friday, to be sentenced for criminal...
Hackshaw asks for different Magistrate
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Hackshaw asks for different Magistrate
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August 13, 2004
Queens Drive resident Eric Hackshaw doesn’t want his court hearing to be presided over by Senior Magistrate Carl Joseph, a former politician who con...
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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We will still pursue CBI says Opposition Leader Dr Friday
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July 31, 2025
LEADER OFTHE OPPOSITION New Democratic Party (NDP), Dr Godwin Friday, said despite the several negative issues that have been revealed about the Citiz...
Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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Post-Beryl income support to continue into August – PM
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT has dispersed almost EC$30 million since January 2025 in assistance to households in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. This, according ...
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Designs completed for East St George Secondary School
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July 31, 2025
THE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS are completed, paving the way for actual work to begin on the construction of a secondary school in the constituency of East S...
New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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New initiative being introduced to ease transportation woes for vulnerable citizens
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July 31, 2025
THE GOVERNMENT IS soon to introduce a transportation initiative to ease the transportation woes of people needing dialysis treatment, as well as the e...
Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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Five recipients of Teachers Credit Union scholarship urged to be role models
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July 31, 2025
THE TEACHERS Cooperative Credit Union (TCCU) has added five students to the list of 31 who receive scholarship support through their secondary and ter...

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