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Two charged with murder
A man and woman were remanded to HMP Dodds today after appearing on a murder charge. Shonette Vanessa Williams, 39, and Calvin Osbort Osbourne, 21, both of Lower Bridge Gap, Cave Hill, St Michael are...
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Driving death case continues tomorrow
The mother of the pedestrian killed in a collision and a former vehicle examiner gave evidence today as the death by dangerous driving trial against Shawayne Deshawn Williams continued. Annette Clarke,...
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Prosecutor blasts gang activity and suggests stiff penalty for “gang” killing
Gang leaders and their soldiers who seek to reign terror on the citizens of Barbados should be willing to surrender the rest of their natural lives to the state. This was the position of Deputy...
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Lawyer’s appeal starts
As attorney-at-law Vonda Pile’s appeal case commenced Friday, her lawyer made a number of arguments including the prejudice to his client from the inclusion of a money laundering case. QC Andrew...
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Remand prisoners await trial for years with no access to prison programmes
Accused persons who cannot afford bail should not be made to languish away in prison until whenever their cases are called. Attorney-at-law Lalu Hanuman has suggested that Government look into using...
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Former rape accused ‘jailed for something he did not do’
“Praise God. Thank you Father,” were the first words which a relieved Lionel Wilson uttered after he was acquitted of a rape charge this afternoon. At exactly 1:20 p.m. the forewoman of the nine-member...
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Ch Ch man cleared of assault charges
A 66-year-old man accused of indecently assaulting a female four years ago, walked free of the charges after the complainant, who resides in Canada, said she was not returning and no longer wanted to...
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Todd sent back to Dodds for a year
A man, who was recently released from prison, found himself back at the institution on Monday. This time, 61-year-old Arleigh Patrick Todd will spend one year in prison for entering Sol Service Station...
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Single bullet costs man $5,000
When police discovered a brown toothbrush holder stored in a kitchen at a Christ Church house they checked the inside and found a bullet. Rommell Anwar Tallman Smith was charged with possession of that...
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Three years for indecent assault
A man was today sentenced to prison time for indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl while she slept more than nine years ago. Daniel Cain Emmanuel Weekes, 37, of Jacaranda Circle, Union Development...
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Gun crime earns guilty man more time
Shamar Jamal Kelvin Marshall has 1,000 days left to spend in jail. Justice Randall Worrell made the order last Friday in the No. 2 Supreme Court. He had pleaded guilty to having a .40 calibre glock...
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Blackman gets stiff sentence for criminal acts
For the next 16 years Alonzo Olivere Junior Blackman will be housed at HMP Dodds, his punishment for burglarizing a home and raping a teacher while her deaf mother sat in the next room unaware. Justice...
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‘Tricky’ con gets prison term
Aaron Francisco Joseph told the court a “true con man story” about why he committed fraud involving a $83 000 bad cheque. His crimes and the “elaborate” story earned him nine years in prison. Joseph...
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Shooter gets 10.8 years
Five years ago, a man armed himself with a firearm and shot another in the back three times. The bullets pierced his heart, liver and lungs, leaving him paralysed from the waist down and confined to a...
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‘Judge alone trials’ under consideration for Barbados
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, is awaiting further dialogue with members of the Bench and Bar on the possibility of implementing Judge Alone Trials in Barbados. He made...
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Daniel feels weight of law for shooting a man multiple times on a minibus...
A 27-year-old man, who at 18, boarded a crowded minibus and committed an execution-style murder in broad daylight in the presence of witnesses, was sentenced to spend 30 years of his life at HMP Dodds....
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Rape trial finally gets going
A 17-year-old rape case started today in the High Court where a teenager stands accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. Theodore Tudor, now in his 30s, is accused of having sexual intercourse with the...
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Trio to pay $1000 each for going mask-less
Insisting that “a strong message had to be sent” a Magistrate imposed heavy fines on four men who were caught not wearing masks while onboard public service vehicles (PSVs). Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes...
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Men face string of robbery charges
Two men who allegedly robbed several establishments, including the Roy Smith Minimart, of thousands of dollars in goods have been remanded to Dodds. When Osbourne Delano Mings and Nicky Oneal Boyce...
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Trini and two Bajans on drug, ammo charges
After being allegedly held at sea with close to $2 million in illegal drugs and two firearms, three men – one of them a Trinidadian – have found themselves at HMP Dodds. Neither Renald O’Neal Price,...
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