Drug penalty
The family of Guyanese national Lennox Maxwell Monah has expressed shock over his involvement with trafficking in illegal drugs into Barbados. Their reaction was contained in a presentencing report on...
View Article‘Struggling’ ex-inmate back to court in Nov
Winston Adolphus Agard, who was released from prison back in June after languishing on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison for close to a decade, will make his next appearance in the No. 2 Supreme Court on...
View Article‘Rush to judgement’
As the public debate and speculation rages over what may have led to the tragic deaths of Cornelius Barrow and his two infant children on Wednesday in a morning fire, Barbados’ Chief Justice Sir...
View ArticleCaught red-handed
A thief is now on remand at Dodds awaiting his fate. Bunny Livingstone Grant, 38, of no fixed address, will make his next appearance before Magistrate Douglas Frederick on August 26. He admitted to...
View ArticleRaped on her bed
The High Court today heard how a woman was forced to endure rape by an intruder who entered her home, sat on the edge of her bed as she slept, lit a spliff and asked the whereabouts of the man of the...
View ArticleSerial crook
Lesanto Orelston Hydrafel Lavine was back today two weeks after he was rearrested in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court following a grant of bail on drug charges. There was no going home for the...
View ArticleAlleyne remanded
A 25-year-old man has been remanded to prison for allegedly committing several offences against police officers as they executed their duties. Jamar Anderson Alleyne, of Farnum Land, Chapman Lane, St...
View ArticleFraud awaiting his fate
When St Joseph resident Jason McDonald Phillips presented a forge cheque to a teller at Republic Bank Barbados Limited three years ago he received “20 hard $100 bills” in return. Principal Crown...
View ArticleCar thief admits guilt
A Christ Church man who stole a $19, 500 Toyota Corolla three years ago and sold it for $1,500 will make his next appearance in the No. 5 Supreme Court on September 3. Ryan Oneal Wickham, of Wellington...
View Article‘Jail rough’
Procedural gaps in the trial and the absence of physical evidence in the face of statements an accused man apparently made but never signed led an appeals court to vacate the conviction of Omar Dacosta...
View ArticleOn Remand
A 30-year-old woman accused of theft and already on bail for a similar offence will spend the next 28-days at Dodds. Erica Sabrina Chandler, of Apt 4, No 58 Green Crescent, St Philip is accused of...
View ArticleBad habit takes man before court
A 31-year-old man who was found in possession of cannabis after he was pulled over by police during a traffic stop must successfully complete 80 hours of community service if he wants to keep his...
View ArticleMental evaluation ordered on accused
Doctors the Psychiatric Hospital will over the next few weeks make a determination on whether a 29-year-old man is fit enough to plead to a theft charge. Magistrate Douglas Frederick remanded Dwight...
View Article‘Knee jerk reaction’
It was a knee-jerk reaction. That’s how a 30-year-old visitor of Barbadian heritage described an assault on a man on August 1. In a prepared speech Kimberley Laurel Thompson, who is staying at...
View ArticleSt Lucy man to know his fate for threatening policeman
A 37-year-old man who admitted threatening a police officer is on remand awaiting his fate. Damian Antonio Brome, of Hannays Village, St Lucy pleaded guilty before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant to...
View ArticleCourt rapped for non performance
Even though Omar Dacosta Holder is now a free man his lawyer is disappointed that his client’s plight had to be highlighted in the media for justice to be served. After spending 14 years in prison -ten...
View ArticleShoplifter caught
A Vincentian woman who admitted to stealing a comb and a tattoo set has ended up before the law courts and is also about to have her stay in Barbados cut short. Shemica Tamika Cabral, who was staying...
View ArticleSt Philip man accused of threatening woman
A 47-year-old man has been given another opportunity to find a surety but will do so while on remand. Fabian Peter Cheribin, of St Martin, St Philip will spend his second night at Dodds to reappear...
View ArticleBailed denied
Arguments that he had not been in trouble with the law since his last court appearance were not strong enough to prevent a 38-year-old man from being remanded to Dodds. In fact it was revealed that...
View ArticleRobber sentenced
A High court judge today urged a young man to take on skills that will change his life’s trajectory as he completes the remainder of a five-year prison sentence at Dodds. However, Khalil Lavar Hurley’s...
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