A 38-year-old man who admitted to stealing a $95 hose and selling it for $7, has been placed on a bond to keep the peace for six months. Ricardo Anderson Callendar, 38, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to stealing the hose belonging to Christopher Lynch, sometime between December 22 and 26. It was on […]
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Magistrate Douglas Frederick today lamented the fact that there was nowhere other than prison he could send a troubled 16-year-old boy in need of an intervention. He made the remark moments before remanding Rommell Omar Sirgeo Prentice to HMP Dodds, despite the accused teenager pleading not guilty to entering the dwelling house of his mother […]
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“You should know better!” With those words, Magistrate Douglas Frederick today chastised a known criminal for taking matters into his own hands after he used a sword to slap a man who he believed had stolen from him. Fortunately for Michael Fernando Bullen, he was granted $2,000 bail and will be able to ring in […]
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Ato Makennan Simmons should consider himself lucky to have his freedom for the New Year. The 31-year-old landscaper of Tudor Bridge Main Road, St Michael, found himself in hot water when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today on five charges. Simmons was not required to plead to having cannabis in his possession; […]
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The local judiciary received a further boost on Tuesday, when two new Court of Appeal Judges, Francis Belle and Jefferson Cumberbatch, were sworn in. They took the oath of office before acting Governor General Kenneth Hewitt, family members, Attorney General Dale Marshall, Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson, and other witnesses. The planned appointment of Belle […]
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Caught with a small quantity of cannabis, Terry Ricardo Jemmott was told that he is partly responsible for the country’s rising drug and gun problem. Magistrate Douglas Frederick gave him a stern reprimand after he pleaded guilty in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court to three drug charges today. The unemployed 22-year-old man, of 1st Avenue […]
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After someone stole his bag, Richard McNeil Cheltenham decided to steal a bag belonging to someone else. Unfortunately for him that decision landed him in HMP Dodds for four months. The 54-year-old unemployed man of no fixed place of abode, admitted to stealing a handbag and a cellphone, total value $133, belonging to ParkeNapier Mapp […]
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An unauthorized performance by Bajan artiste Timothy Rugrat St Pierre on a counter at popular fast food restaurant Chefette, on the last day of 2019, has landed him in prison for a week. In remanding St Pierre to HMP Dodds until January 10, Magistrate Douglas Frederick said a strong message had to be sent that […]
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For hitting his ex-girlfriend and injuring her hand Quincy Orlando John will have to compensate her. However, he will find out exactly how much he has to pay in a week when the complainant is expected to address the court on the extent of her injuries. When John, a 39-year-old shopkeeper of Kings Gap, Haggatt […]
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When a man whom he knew accused him of stealing drugs, Peter John Jordan got so irate that he picked up two rocks and struck him. His actions landed him in the dock of the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today, where he admitted to unlawfully and maliciously wounding Venice White on December 27, 2019. The […]
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A coconut vendor who tried to outrun police while carrying a pocketful of illegal drugs will have to complete 100 hours of community service. That was the decision of Magistrate Douglas Frederick after Shaquille Aidan Wilkinson, 23, of Hannahs Valley, Christ Church, pleaded guilty in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court to having cannabis in his […]
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Two neighbours charged with assaulting each other have been ordered to keep their distance. Additionally, both Lisa Sasha Joseph and Corey Rawdon Massiah will have to report to police stations once a week as part of their bail conditions. Joseph, a 26-year-old nail technician of Howell’s Cross Road, Ivy, St Michael, appeared in the District […]
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The quantity of cannabis which a St Michael man was held with was so little that Magistrate Douglas Frederick reprimanded and discharged him on two drug charges. Aidan Wendell Wilkinson, a 45-year-old mason of Pinder Gap, Howells Cross Road, St Michael, breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the dock of the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ […]
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Two unbelievable stories presented by known thief Terry Corey Alexander Waldron in his defence, were not enough to prevent him from being imprisoned. The 39-year-old unemployed man of Lot 75 Parish Land, Christ Church will spend the next 12 months behind bars after he admitted to two offences today. Waldron pleaded guilty to loitering on […]
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A St Michael man was today granted bail after denying that he told a woman he would “blow off her face”. When he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Nathaniel Lerone Gooding, a 39-year-old labourer of Lower Deacons Road, pleaded not guilty to using the threatening words, “I would barely blow off your face, […]
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He might have managed to put food on the table for the Yuletide season, but admitted thief Damien Omar Carter lost a lot more in the process. The 34-year-old was not only fired by his employer after he was caught, but he will now have to complete 150 hours of community service after admitting to […]
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A man was today cautioned by Magistrate Douglas Frederick not to burn his bridges. The advice was offered to Rico Akeem Skeete, 29, of Shepton Lane, Pinelands, St Michael, who pleaded guilty to unlawfully having cannabis in his possession. Skeete told the court he had fallen out with his mother and after living on the […]
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The National Organisation of Women (NOW) has taken the Barbados’ judiciary to task for what it deems to be double standards in sentencing policy. Following a public outcry on social media in response to a man who assaulted his child’s mother receiving what has been perceived as a mild sentence when compared to the sentenced […]
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Another women’s advocacy group has rebuked a magistrate’s handling of a domestic violence case. Soroptomist International of Barbados said last Friday’s ruling by Magistrate Douglas Frederick was “discouraging and déjà vu”, noting that it has previously expressed grave concern with comments the judicial official made in the media almost a year ago. Magistrate Frederick ordered […]
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Damien Antonio Greaves almost lost his freedom and his surety almost had to forfeit $3,000 when he eventually turned up to court today after absconding for over a year. The 33-year-old of Checker Hall, St Lucy, had been charged with telling police constable Cornelia Daniel, “I don’t give a f… about the f…ing police”, as […]
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