‘Not Me’
Although admitting to stealing funds from a customer’s bank account, convicted thief Kevin Dacosta Cadogan said that any plan to put a hit on the pensioner was that of his former co-accused and he knew...
View ArticleCCJ honours Barbadian jurists
Three of this island’s legal luminaries were honoured by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday. Paying homage to former attorney general Sir Henry Forde, former attorney general and chief...
View ArticleTrial against Parris in CLICO theft, conspiracy case remains on pause
By Emmanuel Joseph The High Court has temporarily blocked a magistrate’s decision to commit former CLICO Life Insurance Company chairman Leroy Parris to stand trial on theft and conspiracy charges....
View ArticleShooter Named
Murder victim O’neill Chase identified his assailant after he was shot in the head. His sister, Aaliyah Chase, gave that evidence on Friday in the No. 4 Supreme Court during the trial of Raheem...
View ArticleCredit union theft accused change tune as trial begins
Moments after the first witness gave evidence in their trial in Supreme Court No. 4A, two men accused of stealing money from a credit union threw in the towel and admitted to committing the offence....
View ArticleAttorneys welcome Justice Wells to the Bench
This island’s newest High Court judge Justice Herbert Patrick Wells was welcomed by members of the legal fraternity on Friday. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Alliston Seale SC and defence...
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‘Abducation’ deal
By Emmanuel Joseph Barbados is expected to broker an out-of-court settlement for the forcible removal of Trinidadian licensed gun dealer Brent Thomas from the country by police officers a year and a...
View Article‘An Interference’
Outgoing Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham on Monday delivered a broadside against holdover legislation dating back to the end of colonial rule when the independence constitution was enacted in...
View Article$25 000 fine
A 36-year-old female architect was slapped with $25 000 in fines for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition which police found in her laundry room three years ago. Racquel Thompson of Harmony...
View ArticleVendor forks over $750 after breaching bond
Jason Omar Trotman had to immediately hand over $750 after he broke a three-month bond imposed on him by assaulting a police officer. Appearing before Magistrate Alison Burke in the District ‘A’...
View ArticleT&T proceeding with case against gun dealer arrested in Barbados
Trinidad and Tobago’s Attorney General Reginald Armour says he is going ahead with the State’s case against Brent Thomas, noting that the recent decision by the Barbados government to accept liability...
View ArticleGreen on gun, wounding charges
Nicholi Hagi Green has been remanded to Dodds Prison after he appeared in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court in connection with firearm and wounding charges. The 26-year-old boat tour operator of Upper...
View ArticleDodds stay
His 22 previous convictions and lack of a home address have led to theft accused Rodney Sinclair Odle being remanded to Dodds for the next four weeks. The 46-year-old was denied bail when he appeared...
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‘Legal eagle’
By Emmanuel Joseph The government’s chief legal advisor has backed the head of the judiciary’s criticism that six-decade-old laws could undermine judicial independence. Attorney General Dale Marshall...
View ArticleFINE, NO TIME
Chrishawn Devon Orlando Callender was ordered to pay $12 000 in fines for the loaded gun he told police he found in an abandoned house in his neighbourhood. Earlier this year, the 23-year-old resident...
View ArticleBrathwaite denies stealing TVs from Courts
Kenneth Anderson Brathwaite was released on bail after he appeared in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on theft charges. The 68-year-old of 3rd Avenue, Nurse Land, Tweedside Road, St Michael, pleaded not...
View ArticleJury believes ex-bank worker did not endanger elderly customer’s life
Kevin Dacosta Cadogan has been found not guilty of endangering the life of the female pensioner whose bank account he emptied 13 years ago. The nine-member jury delivered the unanimous verdict in the...
View ArticlePsychiatric evaluation ordered on convicted man
Matthew Renaldo Boyce was remanded to the Psychiatric Hospital for assessment after he pleaded guilty to wounding and criminal damage charges in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleWatersports operator fined for imported weed
A 27-year-old Enterprise, Christ Church man was fined $4 000 after pleading guilty to charges relating to the discovery of 1.45 kilogrammes of cannabis inside a microwave he went to collect at the...
View ArticleOistins Magistrates’ Court Complex closed
The Oistins Magistrates’ Court Complex, which houses the Oistins Magistrates’ Court and the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court, has been closed for the rest of the week because of environment issues. As a...
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