Desperate dad steals liquor
It was out of desperation, a father of two said, that he stole liquor from a supermarket on Monday. But that act will cost Sheldon Antonio Forde $800 – a fine he has to pay in two months to avoid four...
View ArticleBadly behaved grandson remanded
A young man who damaged his grandmother’s property and hurt two police officers has been remanded to prison, pending sentencing. Ewing Anderson Forde, 21, Tuesday pleaded guilty to causing a...
View ArticleJamaican jailed
A Jamaican musician has been jailed for attempting to smuggle 1.5 kilogrammes of cannabis into Barbados last week. Dervent Anthony Bartlett, 38, had swallowed the weed in his attempt to avoid getting...
View ArticleMechanic says his hands are clean
An auto body mechanic from Christ Church Wednesday said he was not guilty of four charges against him. Oswaldson Erickson Hutson Small of Lot 1, Hopewell, St Christopher, Christ Church is accused of...
View ArticleTrinidadian pleads guilty to drug charges
A 26-year-old administrative assistant from Trinidad who was remanded after appearing in a Bridgetown court last Friday afternoon on four drug charges, has pleaded guilty to all of them. Jornella...
View ArticleTeen caught with $3 worth of weed
A pre-sentencing report was ordered Wednesday for a teenager who was found in possession of cannabis. His attorney Arthur Holder made the request after 16-year-old Deshaun Stefon Trotman of Lot 6 Cane...
View ArticleDrug offender says he’s a changed man
A St Michael man Wednesday pleaded guilty to several drug offences almost two years after being charged. Appearing before Acting Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick Wednesday morning, Randy Alex Durant,...
View ArticleSeven bars, eight months
A 41-year-old man who said he had nowhere to live was sentenced to eight months behind bars for theft. Andrew Sylvester Moore pleaded guilty before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant today to stealing...
View ArticleGermain faces charge of intent to maim
An unemployed man from St Michael is out on $8,000 bail on a wounding charge. Jakobi Talik Germain was not required to plead when he appeared before the District “A” Magistrates Court Thursday charged...
View ArticleCoconut vendor in custody
A coconut vendor was today remanded to HMP Dodds on several drug charges. Ricardo Antonio Powlett, 30, of Glebe, St George was not required to enter a plea when he appeared before Acting Chief...
View Article$1,000 fine for cannabis seeds
Kyle Teejay Mottley was Thursday slapped with a $1,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis. Prosecutor Sergeant Janice Ifill told the court that Mottley, 23, of Lower Burneys, Mapp...
View Article60-year-old whiskey thief remanded
A 60-year-old St James man has been remanded into custody at HMP Dodds until September 15. Anthony Rudolph Thorpe of Derricks, St James is charged with stealing one bottle of whiskey worth $78.10...
View ArticlePay up
A man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his daughter during a quarrel more than a week ago, was today ordered to reimburse her medical costs. Waindy Vishensky Taylor told Magistrate Krisite...
View ArticleWoman no longer interested in prosecuting Trotman
Forty-one year old Kevin Ricardo Trotman entered a Bridgetown Court today, prepared to answer three charges, but the complainant had a change of heart and advised the magistrate she was no longer...
View ArticleCellphone thief to be sentenced next week
Come Tuesday, Junior Nathaniel Beckles will be sentenced for stealing Jakari Dixon’s mobile phone on April 20 this year. Beckles, of Combermere Street, St Michael, had previously denied committing the...
View ArticleJones attempted to sneak weed aboard the Jolly Roger
A planned cruise aboard a pleasure boat could turn into a two-month prison sentence if Dwayne Leroy Jones does not pay a court fine by September 23. Jones yesterday pleaded guilty to possessing 3.2...
View ArticleMen facing assault charges get bail
Two men facing assault charges for different offences were granted bail when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court yesterday. Vernon...
View ArticleLoiterers suffer different fates
Two St Michael men have admitted to loitering on the premises of a River Road, Bridgetown doctor on August 18 and giving cause to suspect that they were there to commit burglary. They however suffered...
View ArticleWanted man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Christ Church man in connection with a serious criminal matter. Wanted is Kadarian McNeal Mayers, 30, of #4 Unity Lane or #4 Hillside, Gall...
View ArticlePrice faces 17 charges
An unemployed man facing 17 charges appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick this afternoon. However, Daley Dennis Price was not required to plead to any of them. Instead, the Maxwell...
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