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From the Courts

From the Courts
Inmates graduate from OAS rehab programme
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July 9, 2004
Three persons have so far graduated from the OAS-sponsored rehabilitation programme for prison inmates, which began on January 19 Gayron Jackson of Ge...
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Airport official arrested for wounding
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July 9, 2004
Air Traffic Control supervisor, Londrina Edwards of Belair was propelled before the No. 1 Kingstown Magistrate Court early Wednesday morning, days aft...
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Four discharged of foreigners’ murders
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July 9, 2004
The failure by the French investigating authorities to hand over vital information to the local Ministry of Legal Affairs has led to the discharge of ...
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10 years for sex with girl eleven
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July 2, 2004
Deidrick De Bique of Troumaca was sentenced to ten years in prison Tuesday when a nine-member jury found him guilty of having unlawful sexual intercou...
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Judgement reserved – Charles, O’Garro in suspense
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July 2, 2004
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has reserved its judgement in an appeal case brought by lawyers for death-row inmates, Ken Charles and Leonard O...
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‘Moussa’ jailed for ganja
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July 2, 2004
New Montrose resident, Kyron ‘Moussa’ Joseph was sentenced to eighteen months in prison on Wednesday when the Serious Offences Court found him gui...
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Speculator on ganja charge
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July 2, 2004
A Rose Hall speculator was charged for possessing sixteen pounds of marijuana last Saturday. Carmen Murray was arrested at Gibson Corner during a stop...
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Sion Hill man fined for cocaine
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July 2, 2004
Arthur Lewis of Sion Hill was on Monday fined $750 when the Serious Offences Court found him guilty of cocaine possession. Police told the court that ...
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Cousins charged in carnival violence
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July 2, 2004
At least one national here will not be attending this year’s carnival celebrations, unless he breaches a court order. On Monday, the Serious Offence...
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Pompey jailed for gun, ammunition
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July 2, 2004
Two weeks after he was acquitted of a murder charge, twenty-nine year old Joshua Pompey of New Grounds was imprisoned for the same gun he used in the ...
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Appeal Court dismisses Griffith’s appeal
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June 25, 2004
The six month prison sentence imposed on thirty-two-year-old Desron Griffith of New Grounds for possession of 50 pounds of marijuana in February will ...
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Lauders man gets reduced sentence
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June 25, 2004
A Lauders man who was convicted last year for wounding his brother-in-law with intent was given a shorter sentence by the Appeal Court this week. Lenn...
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‘Bully’ gets appeal turned down
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June 25, 2004
Eckron ‘Bully’ Jacobs of Peruvian Vale had his appeal against conviction turned down Tuesday afternoon when the Court of Appeal failed to find fav...
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British citizen loses appeal
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June 25, 2004
British citizen, Jamaican national Wendell Lee, 43, will have to serve the 30 months sentence imposed by the Serious Offences Court.{{more}} Lee, a fo...
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Risto Benjie freed by Appeal Court
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June 25, 2004
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal sitting in St. Vincent freed Jamaican national Michael ‘Risto Benjie’ Benjamin from prison when it upheld hi...
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Jamaican singer abused?
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June 25, 2004
Jamaican reggae singer “Risto Benji,” who was imprisoned for cocaine possession here last November, is alleging brutality and a violation of his r...
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Sion Hill man wanted for deception
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June 18, 2004
Local police are searching for a young man from Sion Hill for questioning. Twenty-five year-old Alister Smith is wanted by the Criminal Investigations...
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Man jailed for manslaughter
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June 18, 2004
James Francois of Petit Bordel was on Tuesday sentenced to eight years when he pleaded guilty to manslaughter before the High Court. Francois was init...
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Judge “fed up” with brutal killings
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June 18, 2004
A resident High Court Judge has expressed disgust with the senseless murders in this country. Justice Frederick Bruce-Lyle voiced his views on Tuesday...
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Prosecutor denies defence’s accusation
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June 18, 2004
Serious Crimes Court prosecutor Sergeant Adolphus Delpesche has denied allegations made by lawyer Arthur Williams that local Coast Guard officers acte...
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Driver guilty of manslaughter
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June 18, 2004
Twenty-two year-old Kamara George of Lowmans Hill pleaded guilty to manslaughter when he appeared before the High Court on Monday charged with causing...
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Man acquitted of Christmas Eve killing
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June 18, 2004
Joshua Pompey, who was accused of the Christmas Eve shooting death of Wayde Durrant, was acquitted last Friday. His acquittal came after Justice Frede...
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Coast Guard intercept large drug shipment
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June 11, 2004
Three Vincentians and two Dominicans were arrested when the local Coast Guard last Saturday intercepted a foreign boat with a 200HP engine at Richmond...
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Bus conductor fined for cannabis
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June 11, 2004
A bus conductor of Edinboro has until the end of June to finish paying a drug-fine imposed on him by the Serious Offences Court. Leroy Robert Antoine ...
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Gomea man on bond for drugs
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June 11, 2004
Forty-five-year-old St. Clair Williams of Gomea will have to stay out of trouble for the next six months if he is to avoid activating a bond imposed b...
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Police arrest EHSM student
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June 11, 2004
An 18-year-old third-form student of Emmanuel High School Mesopotamia (EHSM) was last Friday arrested and charged by Mesopotamia police for drug posse...
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Indian Bay man freed of cocaine charge
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June 11, 2004
Shadiq Shallow of Indian Bay walked out of the Serious Offences Court a free man on Tuesday after Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman upheld a no-case su...
From the Courts
Man gets five years for burglary
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June 4, 2004
A man who burglarised a Cane Garden residence has been imprisoned by the High Court. The court imposed a five-year sentence on Julian Lewis when he pl...
From the Courts
Woman and male accomplice jailed
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June 4, 2004
A woman and her male accomplice have been jailed for robbing a cashier at a store. Caswell Weekes of Richland Park and Valcina Ollivierre of Arnos Val...
From the Courts
Two Arnos Vale men on robbery charge
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June 4, 2004
Two men from the Arnos Vale area are expected to reappear before Chief Magistrate Simone Churaman on June 21 this year on a joint robbery charge. Bria...
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Four convicted for burglary
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June 4, 2004
Four men from Barrouallie were convicted for burglary on Tuesday as the June sitting of the criminal assizes got underway before the High Court. Leona...
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Lokeisha’s murder case adjourned
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June 4, 2004
The start of the Lokeisha Nanton Murder trial has been delayed. The case had been listed for the June sitting of the criminal assizes, but, during the...
From the Courts
Chief Magistrate commends Police
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May 28, 2004
The Narcotics Division of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force and court prosecutor, Sergeant Adolphus Delpesche have been commended ...
From the Courts
Man gets nine months for marijuana
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May 28, 2004
A man who was sentenced to six months for controlled drugs in April has been given an additional nine months on another drug charge. Patrick Nero, who...
From the Courts
Two Calliaqua men convicted for ganja
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May 28, 2004
Two men from Calliaqua were convicted for possessing 21,792 grammes (48 pounds) of marijuana with intent to supply when they appeared before the Serio...
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Union Island man on unlawful possession charge
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May 28, 2004
Desmond James of Union Island is expected to reappear before the Serious Crime Court on June 24, this year, to answer a charge of unlawful possession ...
From the Courts
No bomb hearing yet
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May 21, 2004
The preliminary inquiry into the planting of an explosive device in a businessman’s vehicle is yet to get off to a start. The inquiry, which was pre...
From the Courts
ASP Walker says thanks
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May 21, 2004
Retired Assistant Superintendent of Police, Vincent Walker has expressed deep gratitude to Almighty God, his wife and colleagues for guidance and prot...
From the Courts
3 for attempted murder trial
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May 21, 2004
The Serious OffenceSS Court last week committed a Vincentian labourer, an Indian cook and a Trinidadian technician to stand trial for allegedly attemp...
From the Courts
Five murder accused to know fate soon
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May 21, 2004
Five young men from the Rillan Hill and Chauncey areas will have to wait until June 7, to know whether they will be committed to stand trial for murde...
From the Courts
Top CID officers retire from force
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May 21, 2004
Scores of police officers and civilians gathered at the main office of the Criminal Investigations Department last Friday night to pay tribute to two ...
From the Courts
Man on gun charge
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May 14, 2004
Police have arrested and charged an elderly man with firearm and ammunition offences. Sixty-three year-old Clive Lewis, a truck driver of Calder, was ...
From the Courts
Guard facing charge
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May 14, 2004
A thirty-one year-old security guard of Bequia was hauled before the Serious Offences Court on mainland, St. Vincent on Monday to answer a charge of b...
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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Soca Monarch preliminaries at Victoria Park on Friday
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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Chevonne Stewart is ULP’s new candidate for Southern Grenadines
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease  and aesthetics
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Park to be upgraded for comfort, ease and aesthetics
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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Calypso tent action heats up in SVG
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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SVG leads Caribbean Tourism growth from US Market
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...

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