Big haul
A 35-year-old fisherman, who allegedly imported half a million dollars worth of cannabis into the country, has been remanded to Dodds until next Monday. Christopher Dave Johnson, of Martindale’s Road,...
View ArticleBail granted
Magistrate Douglas Frederick today honoured an undertaking to grant bail to an 18-year-old accused burglar after the prosecution was unable to proceed with his case. When the matter against Shad...
View ArticleSecurity guard accused of having sex with minor
A 21-year-old security guard, accused of having sexual intercourse with a minor, has been warned to stay far away from his alleged victim. The accused, who resides in Belleville, St Michael, is alleged...
View ArticleStill no bail for Burgess
A 31-year-old woman, of no fixed place of abode, today openly vented her frustration over the fact that she could not find a surety to post bail. “Let me go when you let me go,” said Roseanne Elizabeth...
View ArticleDelpeache fined $15, 000 for selling fake PUMA merchandise
The director of Ouch Boutique was today fined $15,000 for selling fake PUMA merchandise, including Fenty by Rihanna items. Magistrate Graveney Bannister imposed the fine on Grenville Ricardo Delpeache,...
View ArticleCostly PUMAs
The first businessman ever convicted in a Barbados court for selling counterfeit merchandise has been fined $15,000. Magistrate Graveney Bannister today imposed the hefty sum on Grenville Ricardo...
View ArticleAsh suffers a relapse
It took only “one hit” for a 29-year-old man to relapse into his old drug habit. Romell Ezekiel Ash, of Block 1E Haynesville, St James, also resorted to stealing two bottles of alcohol, worth $391,...
View ArticleBourne gets nine months for wounding visitor
Hakeem Alphonso Bourne will spend nine months in prison for pelting a bottle which shattered outside an entertainment venue and slashed the throat of a visitor. The 21-year-old, of 2nd Berly Lane,...
View ArticleCostly pipe
He claimed that his ‘cocaine pipe’ came from a lab. However, Elvis Antonio Codrington will have to hope that lab also produces money. That’s because the unemployed 41-year-old, of Bannister Land,...
View ArticleLayne forced to spend the night in Dodds
Unable to secure a surety, KeKalia Latania Layne will have no choice but to sleep on a mattress at HMP Dodds tonight. When the 33-year-old unemployed woman of Reece Road, Brittons Hill, St Michael,...
View ArticleSibling rivalry
For striking his brother with a piece of wood over his head, Hugh Devere Greenidge will have to keep the peace for the next year. He was handed the sentence by Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant...
View ArticleRobbery charge thrown out
He had been coming to court for the past six years after being accused of committing a robbery. But Jadai Junior Clarke will not have to return to court to deal with that matter. When he reappeared in...
View ArticleGreenidge sent up to Dodds
His address was listed as no fixed place of abode. However, Anderson McDonald Greenidge will be able to call HMP Dodds home for the next 28 days. The 41-year-old was remanded to prison by Magistrate...
View ArticleTen-year term
Former clerical officer Anderson Ryan Ince will spend ten years in prison for stealing over one million dollars from the taxpayers of Barbados. The 43-year-old Hannays, St Lucy resident has also lost...
View ArticleTeens walk free of robbery charge
Two teenagers were today freed of a joint robbery charge. Kenon Odane Forde, of Villa Road, Upper Collymore Rock, St Michael, and Nikita Shanica Jones, of Horton Village, St Joseph, were accused of...
View ArticleMarshall and Harry accused of causing a disturbance
Two men, who allegedly caused a disturbance aboard a route taxi, have been granted $1,500 bail each. The duo, comprising 37-year-old Dwayne Alistair Marshall, of 1st Avenue, Gills Gap, Eagle Hall, St...
View ArticleNo compensation
It’s the end of the legal road for former Transport Inspector James Ifill, who has been challenging his compulsory retirement from the public service, following his conviction almost 15 years ago on...
View ArticleSex offence
A Barbadian man and a Guyanese woman, accused of rape, have been remanded to prison for the next 28 days. They are 31-year-old Raynor Leonard Thomas and 21-year-old Tiffany Maria Edwards, both of...
View ArticleMoore accused of burglarizing home of former Acting GG
A 28-year-old man has been remanded to HMP Dodds for allegedly burglarizing several homes, including that of former Acting Governor General Sir Philip Greaves. Rashad Kemar Moore, of Vauxhall, Christ...
View ArticleState prosecutor wants stronger laws to deal with death by dangerous driving
A top prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions today put forward a strong case for further amendment to the Road Traffic Act to deal with the offence of death by dangerous...
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