Hose thief on bond
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...
View ArticleMagistrate laments sending accused teen to jail
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...
View ArticleAccused chided for lashing Greaves with a weapon
“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...
View ArticleSimmons granted bail
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...
View ArticleNew Court of Appeal Judges are ready to serve
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...
View ArticleMagistrate tells man he is part of the drug “problem”
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...
View ArticleA bag for a bag
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...
View ArticleSinger gets week in prison for impromptu Chefette performance
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...
View ArticleShopkeeper admits to beating the mother of his child
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...
View ArticleRock fight ends in court
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’...
View ArticleMan must do 100 hours of community service for weed
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...
View ArticleAssault case adjourned until Feb 24
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...
View ArticleAccused owns up to small drug find
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...
View ArticleKnown criminal will spend 12 months in prison
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...
View ArticleHearing adjourned on threat charge
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...
View ArticleMan steals Christmas meal from work
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...
View ArticleSkeete told to mend fences with his mum
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...
View ArticleNOW knocks recent court sentencing
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...
View ArticleMagistrate’s ruling questionable
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...
View ArticleGreaves tells court why he didn’t appear as expected
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,...
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