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Chief Justice discovers 70 ‘idle’ Court of Appeal cases
Scores of Court of Appeal cases were found lying idle when Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham assumed office. The revelation was prompted when Sir Patterson, joined by Justices Francis Belle and...
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Man charged seven years after fatal crash, Crown lashed
A lawyer lambasted the Crown’s “dismissive and flippant attitude” in a case where a man was charged almost seven years after a road accident claimed an elderly man’s life, a court heard Thursday. And...
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Four males accused of criminal damage
Three minors and an adult are facing a joint criminal damage charge involving a motorcar. The four are out on bail on the allegation that 21-year-old Kaneil Walcott, of Cave Hill Main Road, St Michael,...
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Distraught father pleads with court to send three killers to jail for a long...
In a tearful testimony, the father of a murdered man asked the court to inflict a long sentence on the “evil female and her murderous associates” who ended the life of a son, brother and promising...
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Ms Ram Mirchandani to clear water arrears
An agreement was reached today between the Barbados Water Authority and popular businesswoman Ms Ram Mirchandani. This comes after an injunction was filed in March, by Ram’s legal team, in response to...
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Maryland governor pardoning 34 victims of racial lynching
SOURCE: AP — Maryland Gov Larry Hogan will posthumously pardon 34 victims of racial lynching in the state who were denied legal due process in the allegations against them between 1854 and 1933, a...
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BDF Chief of Staff reviewing outcome of court martial
Chief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) Colonel Glyne Grannum is reviewing the outcome of the court martial of Private Shane Coulthrust, the BDF said Sunday. Last Friday, the matter ended...
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Bar: Entire justice system needs a fix
Many of the issues causing a backlog in the courts are systemic, and the Barbados Bar Association says it is time to stop pointing fingers at lawyers alone and start employing solutions. Responding...
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Christ Church couple granted bail
A Christ Church couple who was at the centre of the April 26 alleged standoff with public health and law enforcement officials appeared in court this morning. Fabian Antone John, 46, and his wife...
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Lawyers say couple charged under wrong quarantine law
Defence lawyers urged a magistrate on Monday to dismiss charges against a married couple, who allegedly refused quarantine orders, claiming they were charged under the “wrong” law. Fabian Antone John,...
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Argentinian pleads guilty to theft charge
An Argentine man who has been on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds for some time on allegations of stealing money from two financial institutions has pleaded guilty to at least one of those...
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Burglar runs out of chances, gets year in jail
Dequan Kareem Bobb ran out of chances when he appeared Monday before a District ‘A’ magistrate for not keeping a promise to stay out of trouble. The 24-year-old of Garden Land, Country Road, St Michael...
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‘Fear’ made detainee run from lawmen
Defence attorney Samuel Legay has urged a High Court Judge to show some leniency to his client who he said fled from police back in 2016 simply “out of fear”. Legay was mitigating on behalf of St...
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Gun crime attracts heavy fine
Shaquille Stefan Elder from South District, St George has been ordered to pay $25 000 for having an illegal gun and ammunition. However he has been given some time to settle the amount with the High...
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In-person trials to return to High Court
In-person jury trials are set to return to the High Courts from June 1, Justice Randall Worrell disclosed Wednesday. The judge made the comment as he dealt with a case which will reportedly go the...
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Wildey man on remand on theft charges
With charges against him already pending in the judicial system, a Wildey man lost his chance at bail when he appeared before Magistrate Manila Renee on Wednesday. Henderson Levere Roberts, 30, from...
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Chapman St teen accused of arms, drugs, assaulting four
A City teen is to spend the next 28 days on remand on gun, assault and drug charges. Tresanee DeAngelo Goodridge, 19, of Chapman Street, is accused of possessing an unlicensed firearm and 13 rounds of...
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Businessman recalls how the theft of cable almost ruined his operation
Electrical supplies retailer Allan Simmons today pardoned three men who almost sank his company, when they robbed his business of thousands of dollars worth of copper cable a few years ago. When the...
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Men remanded
Six men who appeared before the Magistrates’ Court today on a number of charges were remanded to Her majesty’s Prison Dodds. Jahcoby Nathaniel Gill, 21 and Stephon Davidson Freeman, also 21, both of...
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Crown, defence argue convicted Nelson Street killer’s sentencing
If Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale gets his way, convicted killer Ryan Omar Samuel “would not be able to lift a gun” by the time he is released from prison, the High Court heard...
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