Convict: Weapons for my protection
Navy Gardens, Christ Church resident Ewing Anderson Forde today explained that he was on his property when police found him in possession of two weapons. “I had the weapons, I ain’t telling no lie,”...
View Article‘You don’t own her’ – Magistrate
A woman who was beaten by her boyfriend of ten years wants nothing more than for him to stay away from her. That was the woman’s tearful request when she appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court...
View ArticleGuilty plea
A St Michael man owned up to a robbery charge in the High Court today after maintaining his innocence for the past four years. London Bourne Towers, Bay Street resident, Demareco Rico Murray had been...
View ArticleConvict put on payment plan
A 19-year-old has been given eight months to pay back a woman for the damage he caused to the bonnet of her car. Not only that, Bridgetown Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant has allowed for Kevon Odane...
View ArticleWorrell placed on bond
A general worker who pleaded guilty to criminal damage has been ordered to be on his best behaviour for the next 18 months. The bond was imposed on Junior Ricardo Worrell, of Odessa McClean Drive, My...
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Prisoners’ wish
Six murder accused went before the High Court today wanting to plead guilty to manslaughter. Included were three charged with two separate murders who now want to plead guilty to the lesser count....
View ArticleDismiss the case!
The fact that five young men have been languishing in jail for the past four years without a file being presented cannot be justice, charged attorney Angela Mitchell-Gittens. And despite an impassioned...
View ArticleSea catch
Two St Lucia men caught with cannabis in Barbados’ territorial waters are now waiting to hear their fate. The two, 39-year-old Jack George of Pierrot, Vieux Fort and 30-year-old Tyrone Belhomme, of...
View ArticleCar thief pleads guilty
When a St James resident parked his motorcar in his driveway one October evening in 2015, he never thought it would disappear by the following morning. But that is exactly what happened to Vernon...
View ArticleMagistrate issues suspended sentence
A St Philip mother who previously pleaded guilty to throwing rocks in a public place and assaulting two police officers was handed a suspended sentence for her crimes. Chief Magistrate Christopher...
View ArticleChef charged
Once a concern surrounding charges brought against Demont Clairmont Crichlow was cleared up, he was eventually granted bail on two drug offences. The 29-year-old chef of Train Road, Marchfield, St...
View ArticleThieving lands young man in jail
He scoffed at low-income earners and instead of looking for job opportunities chose to engage in acts of crime to get expensive items. Those actions landed Shaquille Ricarla Calderon behind bars for 18...
View ArticleDaughter withdraws case
A father who denied threatening his “disrespectful” daughter had his case dropped today. When he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court, Nigel Ricardo Callender, a 45-year-old general worker...
View ArticleDrug case against three adjourned until June 26
With no word still from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), three drug accused will have to wait just a little while longer to find out if they will have to face charges. When former chairman of...
View ArticleMandatory court-annex mediation from September
Starting in September, civil court cases will undergo court-annexed mediation before a judge hears them. Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson made the announcement during his feature address at the...
View ArticleSponsors scammed
Efforts to defraud people in the north using a sponsored card earned a 21-year-old man a mere $9 and his first criminal conviction. The dishonest actions of Shakeel Ricardo Antonio Alleyne, of Bedford...
View ArticleGirls sent to GIS
The island’s top magistrate today chastised four female minors telling them that their focus should be on school at this time and not on “having your names appear on charge sheets”. Chief Magistrate...
View ArticleMotorcyclist must pay $2,000 in fines
When Abdullah Akoojee realised that law enforcement officers were driving behind his unlicensed motorcycle he “panicked” and took them on a chase from St James to St Michael. The 22-year-old cashier...
View ArticleTeen must follow rules
Restrictions on Internet use and other house rules are apparently causing trouble at a St Lucy residence. Sixteen-year-old Misael Melero-Ramirez, of No. 40 Aqua Avenue, Husbands Development, St Lucy...
View ArticleSecond chance
Christ Church resident Shaquille Mark Young cannot be his own man at the moment as he is currently under the court’s purview, Magistrate Douglas Frederick has said. The judicial officer made the...
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