Strike it out!
A senior Trinidadian attorney today argued strongly for the removal of the mandatory death penalty from the statute books of Barbados, deeming it to be “unconstitutional”. Appearing before the...
View ArticleTwo men accused of assaulting their siblings
Two men, who are separately accused of assaulting their siblings, were granted bail when the appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court. Denver Victor, 33, of Jemmotts Lane, St Michael, is charged...
View ArticleDrug accused off to prison for 60 days
A 61-year-old man who told police, “I could smoke anything I feel like”, will call HMP Dodds home for the next 60 days. The sentence was imposed on Lenister Emmanuel Bynoe, of no fixed place of abode,...
View ArticleFake PUMAs
Two local businessman, accused of selling PUMA knock offs, are yet to know their fates. Yesterday, the case against the Director of Ouch boutique, Grenville Ricardo Delpeache, continued before...
View ArticleChange of heart
A woman in her late 20s, who lost her freedom last Tuesday, decided to throw in the towel today, pleading guilty to 2015 drug charges. Crystal Nadeen Grosvenor, of No 412, London Bourne, Towers, St...
View ArticleFarmer accused of stealing limes
A 36-year-old man, accused of praedial larceny, will be spending the weekend at Dodds Prison after he was unable to get a surety to post his bail. O’neal Sylvester Farmer, of No. 122 Midway Lane, Pine,...
View ArticleJockey accused of indecent assault
A 54-year-old jockey, accused of committing an indictable offence, will spend the next 28 days on remand. It is alleged that Ray Anderson Herbert, of no fixed place of abode, entered a woman’s home as...
View ArticleWaldron owns up to assault charge
A 23-year-old, who slapped and cuffed another man, will know his fate on February 23. Jamar Kemar Waldron, of Hannays Valley, Christ Church, admitted today to assaulting Evans Millington, occasioning...
View ArticleHomeless man sent up to Dodds
A 55-year-old man, accused of several criminal offences, has been remanded to HMP Dodds until February 22. Peter Lee Maughn, of no fixed place of abode, pleaded guilty to entering the Copacabana Beach...
View ArticleJuvenile drug court needed, magistrate says
A local magistrate is recommending the establishment of a special court for children charged with illegal drugs offences. Magistrate Graveney Bannister, who is chairman of the Drug Treatment Court for...
View ArticlePain killer
A 52-year-old man, who admitted to having two types of illegal drugs in his possession, has been placed on a bond for the next two years. If Herbert Raymond Kirton, of no fixed place of abode, breaches...
View ArticleLime thief gets off with a warning
A 36-year-old man, who spent the weekend at Dodds, after he was unable to secure a surety, has pleaded guilty to praedial larceny. When O’neal Sylvester Farmer, of No. 122 Midway Lane, Pine, St...
View ArticleOn trial
The trial of robbery accused Jessy Alphonso Lashley continued in the High Court today. For the second straight day, the nine-member jury heard evidence in the case in which the Kings Village, King...
View ArticleGreenidge accused of wounding his brother
A 64-year-old Christ Church man, who allegedly wounded his brother, was granted $2,000 bail today. Hugh Devere Greenidge, of 8th Avenue, Harts Gap, is accused of committing the act against Barrington...
View ArticleCallendar accused of assaulting two cops
A 28-year-old man, who allegedly assaulted two police officers, was granted $7,000 bail when he appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court. Codia Kishmar Callendar, of Marshfield Close, St...
View ArticleScantlebury sent up to Dodds for three months
Twenty-seven-year-old Ricardo Scantlebury has been sentenced to three months in prison for having drug paraphernalia. Police saw Scantlebury, of no fixed place of abode, lurking around in the wee hours...
View ArticlePay back time
A 62-year-old man, who stole a bottle of alcohol from Popular Discount Supermarket, must pay a fine in two months time if he wants to avoid spending time in jail. Ronald Michael Brathwaite, of King...
View ArticleLabourer apologizes for having ‘spliff’
A 28-year-old labourer, who admitted to having $35 worth of cannabis in his possession, has agreed to undergo drug rehabilitation. Police were on patrol in New Orleans, The City, when they stopped...
View ArticlePSV driver admits to beating his ex-girlfriend
A 35-year-old PSV operator, who cuffed his ex-girlfriend several times after she refused to move back in with him, has been ordered to spend the night at HMP Dodds. Karlos Kurtis Omar Bourne, of 376...
View ArticleAlleged thief reduced to tears
A water sports operator, who robbed a woman of US$60 in cash, was granted $5,000 bail today with strict conditions. Vernon Alwin Alleyne, of Roxy Avenue, Eagle Hall, St Michael, must report to the...
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