CJ in first major ruling keeps Dems stand-ins
The new chief justice’s first major ruling from the bench has allowed Andre Worrell to continue acting as president of the Democratic Labour Party and Pedro Shepherd as its general secretary, as a...
View ArticleAziza’s case adjourned until November
Former calypso queen Aziza Kebret Tsgaye Clarke will return to the High Court in November after her trial date was again adjourned. While the trial of the Bonnetts, Brittons Hill resident was scheduled...
View ArticleAlleged cutlass attacker remanded
Already on bail for three similar offences, a 25-year-old man has been remanded to Dodds Prison until June 25 over a chopping incident in The City last week. Anthony Junior Bishop of no fixed place of...
View ArticleDuo remanded on theft and robbery charges
Two young men will spend the next month in prison after appearing in District ‘A’ Traffic Court on theft and robbery charges. Serrian Jamali Scott-Fagan, 20, of Jackman’s Alley, Orange Hill, St James...
View ArticleWoman charged for Sonia Parris’ murder
A 44-year-old woman is the second person charged with the murder of Sonia Parris. Keisha Kerryann Brathwaite-Burke appeared in the District ‘C’ Magistrate Court located at Oistins, Christ Church today...
View ArticleForde not guilty of 2014 murder
Akeem Jamar Forde has been acquitted of murder. A jury of 11 women and one man took just over an hour and a half to deliberate before arriving at the not-guilty verdict on Tuesday evening in the No. 3...
View ArticleAlleyne begs for jail time, changes mind after sentence imposed
Seconds after begging to return to prison because life was “too hard” on the outside, Akeel Shaquille O’neal Alleyne got his wish. But it didn’t take long for him to change his mind after hearing he...
View ArticleVybz Kartel, co-accused denied bail
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Dancehall star Vybz Kartel and two of his three co-accused were denied bail in the Supreme Court on Thursday. Supreme Court Justice Andrea Thomas handed down the ruling a short while...
View ArticleDonald Trump found guilty in historic New York hush money case
Donald Trump has been found guilty of using a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the...
View ArticleDPP drops six-year-old murder charge against St Michael man
Defence attorney Shadia Simpson is praising the introduction of electronically recorded police interviews of suspects after the prosecution dropped a murder charge against her client Deron Devon...
View ArticleMen freed of serious bodily harm charge
Two St Michael men were acquitted of 2017 assault charges in the No. 3A Supreme Court. Anthony Alexander Bonnett of Eagle Hall and Brian Romero Lowe of Hothersal Turning were found not guilty of...
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New Court of Appeal judge urges resolution of disputes outside of court
Two new appeal court justices were sworn in on Friday with one urging litigants to opt for alternative dispute resolution that could help considerably to reduce the justice system’s backlog. Justice...
View ArticleJudge makes case for stipend to be paid to jurors upfront
Madam Justice Pamela Beckles wants steps taken to ensure that all jurors receive their stipend for jury duty at the start and not the end of their service. She made the call on Monday as she stressed...
View ArticleConvict calls for mandatory educational opportunities, judge agrees
Agreeing with an inmate about the need for education to be mandatory for those serving time at Dodds Prison, Justice Carlisle Greaves said this could be a critical step in reducing recidivism. “There...
View ArticleParliament to debate legislation for judge-only trials
Barbados is poised to join several Commonwealth Caribbean nations in allowing individuals accused of crimes to opt for trial by a single judge rather than before a jury, a move legal experts believe...
View ArticleAccused rapist no-show, arrest order issued
An arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for alleged rapist Andre Anthony Gordon after he failed to appear in the No. 5 Supreme Court yet again. The former resident of Nelson Street, Bridgetown, and...
View ArticleBarnett denies murdering man in Silver Hill
Raheem Travonte Barnett told a 12-member jury that he was not the person who shot and killed O’Neill Chase in Silver Hill in 2019. In fact, he said he had just disembarked a van in the area when he...
View ArticleMan tells police gun was for his protection
The unlicensed .38 calibre pistol police found strapped to Adrian Redman’s ankle was for his protection when he was out at night. That is what he told lawmen, according to Deputy Director of Public...
View ArticlePuckerin admits to having gun, ammo
Kriskoff Redonnie Temar Puckerin has pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The 25-year-old of Skeete’s Road, Jackman, St Michael asked to be re-arraigned when he appeared...
View ArticleDuo slapped with fines for drugs trafficking
Deon Maurice Knight’s lust for financial gain led him to lose $20 000 – his fine for trafficking almost 400 kilogrammes of cannabis 16 years ago. His partner in the crime, Dave Ricardo Fenty, was...
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