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Understanding the Law

Understanding the Law
Universal Children’s Day
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November 30, 2007
Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20th by a number of countries including St. Vincent and the Grenadines while International Childr...
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Purpose of sentencing
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November 23, 2007
Last week we looked at certain aspects of sentencing in the Court and coming out from these we saw the affinity to certain classical principles of sen...
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Sentencing policy of the court
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November 16, 2007
During the sitting of the Court of Appeal in December, 2004, the Chief Justice, Sir Dennis Byron, voiced his concerns about the widespread inconsisten...
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Firearms and Ammunition Pt-2
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November 9, 2007
Last week we looked at the types of licence and permit under the 1995 Firearms Act. This week we look at other information that should be useful to pe...
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Firearm and Ammunition laws
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November 2, 2007
Possession of illegal firearms has become more prevalent in our communities. You only need to visit the Serious Offences Court or open the weekend new...
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The Court of Appeal
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October 26, 2007
On October 15th, the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean States came to our jurisdiction on its third and final visit for the year 2007. It had a...
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A challenge to the Ottley Hall Inquiry
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October 19, 2007
In my effort to bring to you some Privy Council judgments we would look at No. 38 of 2005, Richard Joachim and Glenford Stewart v The Attorney General...
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Sexual predators
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October 12, 2007
I have written on sexual offences before, but the recent ranking of countries according to the rate of sexual offences has prompted me to revisit the ...
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Lawyers’ fees
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October 5, 2007
The issue of fees charged by lawyers has always been a sore spot between lawyers and clients, and has often been the subject of humour by members of t...
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New law term and lawyers
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September 28, 2007
On September, 20th 2007, the member States and territory of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court commenced the new law term for the year 2007-2008. In ...
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Math for living
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September 21, 2007
We have heard from persons in our society from time to time: “I am not good at Math,” “My family cannot do Math” and “I am afraid of numbers...
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Pratt v Morgan Pt: 2
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September 14, 2007
Two weeks ago, we looked at Pratt v Morgan, a Privy Council decision, No. 10 of 1993, which established the precedent that no one should be held on de...
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Mathematics woes
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September 7, 2007
I will take a break from the law to make a contribution to the discussion of the Mathematics problems in SVG. Mind you, the problem is not just Mathem...
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Pratt v Morgan
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August 31, 2007
In the English speaking Caribbean territories, Privy Council jurisdiction, no prisoner can be kept on death row for more than five years, otherwise â€...
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Toussaint Vs the Attorney General: Pt2
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August 24, 2007
Last week the recent Privy Council judgment in the case of Toussaint v the Attorney General was examined and as promised we shall continue with the sa...
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Toussaint vs The Attorney General
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August 17, 2007
On July 16, 2007 the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in appeal No.28 of 2006 delivered the judgment in the case of Randolph Truem...
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Juvenile delinquency
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July 6, 2007
Recently, there has been the incidence of violence involving children in the school environment. Still more troubling are the news of weapons and drug...
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The long list and crimes
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June 29, 2007
The 2007, June Assize’s list shows that almost every type of crime is committed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This means that almost every law ...
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June Assizes
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June 22, 2007
The Assizes opened on June 5, 2007, but even though it commenced on the first Tuesday of the month, as is the practice, it is no ordinary Assizes. Wha...
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Privy Council Decision 3
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June 15, 2007
Last week we discussed the grounds raised in Court of Appeal No 10 of 2006 between Bernard Coard and others and the Attorney General of Grenada and th...
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Privy Council decision
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June 8, 2007
Last week we started our examination of the Privy Council’s decision in Appeal case No. 10 of 2006 between Bernard Coard and others and the Attorney...
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Privy Council allowed appeal
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June 1, 2007
Twenty-three years after the tragic events of October, 1983 in which Maurice Bishop, Prime Minister of Grenada and others were murdered, thirteen pers...
Understanding the Law
Miranda Warning/Rights
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May 25, 2007
A FEW WEEKS AGO we looked at PACE and in particular Section 76 which governs confessions. We also looked at Code C which provides the procedure for de...
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Reparations pt 2
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May 18, 2007
Currently, there are heated discussions on the above topic and there are both proponents as well as opponents for the same. There are persons who feel...
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Reparations
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May 11, 2007
I was so busy bringing PACE to you that I was unable to join in the discussion of the abolition of the slave trade as two hundred years of its aboliti...
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Save our children
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May 4, 2007
THE CALL WAS made last month to focus on the issue of child abuse and its prevention. Abuse could be physical as well as sexual and could have a psych...
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Criminal practices
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April 27, 2007
The police in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are taught to use the Judges’ Rules as a guide when collecting and presenting evidence in criminal ma...
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PACE Pt-5
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April 20, 2007
Last week we looked at Code C which is the Code of Practice permitted by section 66 and 67 of PACE. It was noted that this code of practice is associa...
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PACE part 4
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April 13, 2007
Last week, we looked at the abolition of PACE in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. We also looked at provisions for confessions in section 76 of PACE. T...
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Abolition of PACE
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April 5, 2007
The recent amendment of the Evidence Act would effectively abolish PACE. The amendment was passed on the 22nd February, 2007 in the House of Assembly....
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What is PACE? Pt-2
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March 30, 2007
Last week, a short synopsis of PACE, the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, was given. The use of the Act in the case of Thompson v the Queen was also ...
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What is PACE?
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March 23, 2007
A few weeks ago, few persons had heard about PACE although it has been around and in our Criminal Court for quite some time. However, with the decisio...
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Forty years old
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March 8, 2007
Birthdays are momentous occasions and it is with this in mind that we celebrate our justice system. The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Courts (ECSC) celebr...
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Protection of employment act Pt:2
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March 2, 2007
Last week we looked at the above named act and in particular termination for good cause, disciplinary actions and terms and conditions of employment. ...
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Protection of employment
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February 23, 2007
Many families today are dependent on income from employment in regular jobs. Many individuals start off in the job market at about the age of eighteen...
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Prevention is better than cure
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February 16, 2007
In last week’s article we looked at two of the more serious crimes in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and we ended with the hope of reform for the of...
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Burglary and robbery
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February 9, 2007
Again we have had a spate of burglaries. I can empathize with these persons because I myself have been a victim of two burglaries one in 2004 and anot...
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Beyond the law
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February 2, 2007
In every civilized society laws have played an important role in regulating life. What would life be without laws? Perhaps it would be “brutish and ...
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The sub judice rule/ contempt
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January 19, 2007
Black's Law Dictionary gives the pronunciation for sub judice as sab joo di see and suub yoo di kay. It is the Latin for "under a judge". Sub judice c...
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The two sides of the Death Penalty
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January 12, 2007
The penalty for murder in Iraq, as in many other countries, is death and the former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein, who was found guilty of sending ...
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New Year Resolutions
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January 5, 2007
It is that time of the year when we all make some resolutions as to how we are going to change or improve our quality of life for the new year. Are th...
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Gruesome murder in season of good cheer
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December 22, 2006
What a way to prepare for Christmas! Some of us are still reeling from that astounding blow dealt on a woman and a human being. We are all saddened an...
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Traffic Tickets-3
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December 15, 2006
Police officers in the Traffic Department got into action last week Tuesday December 5, 2006 and for the past week the buzz phrase in town was “the ...
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British businessman- help those who lead
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British businessman- help those who lead
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July 4, 2025
British hedge fund manager, Ian Wace is asking that people understand the burden of leadership, especially in times of disaster. Wace, who is credited...
“Not us!” Group on visit to UK and Europe on Reparations is not from Caricom Reparations Commission, Chair says
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“Not us!” Group on visit to UK and Europe on Reparations is not from Caricom Reparations Commission, Chair says
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July 4, 2025
The Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles who is Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, has distanced his tea...
Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
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Police officers seen on video assautling man placed on administrative leave
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July 2, 2025
The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has disclosed that the two police officers who were seen on video physically assaulting ...
Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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Police need assistance identifying John Doe with ‘Family’, ‘Stay Alive’ tattoos
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July 1, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased male (John Doe) who was found in...
PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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PM hails the fruits of the ‘Education Revolution’
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July 1, 2025
The education revolution introduced by the Ralph Gonsalves-led administration following the win of his Unity Labour Party (ULP), in the 2001 general e...

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