Tiler fined for cannabis
A 40-year-old tiler has one month to pay an $800 fine to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court, after pleading guilty to cannabis possession. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant imposed the sentence on...
View ArticleClarke denies drug charges
He is accused of three drug-related charges, but Ryan Clarke insisted today that he was innocent. Clarke, a 32-year-old landscaper of Marlhole Gap, Halls Road, St Michael, appeared before District ‘A’...
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No show by clerks affects court system
It was anything but smooth sailing in two Bridgetown courts Monday, as unionized court clerks failed to show up for work. The action, which seemingly took the presiding magistrates by surprise,...
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Sir David responds to backlog of cases
Retired Chief Justice Sir David Simmons has accused judges of contributing to the perennial problem of case backlogs in the courts. He voiced this concern as he delivered a lecture on Sustaining the...
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Family fire
A little boy pushing a matchstick into the ignition of his brother’s motorcycle sparked a family fight that ended up in the court today. By the time the matter was ventilated in the District ‘A’...
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Carter fined for driving away cousin’s car
It may have been his cousin’s car, but Enrico Carter of Brydens Avenue, Brittons Hill, St Michael still ended up in court today to answer to a charge of driving away the vehicle without the owner’s...
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Thief ordered to compensate victims
An unemployed young man from 2nd Avenue St Matthias, Christ Church admitted to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today that he stole $3 800 worth of items earlier this year. When 20-year-old Winslow...
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No bail for Boucher
Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant this afternoon agreed with a police prosecutor who made an impassioned objection to bail for a 40-year-old painter accused of entering a woman’s home and attempting to...
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Tracked down
A GPS tracking system on a stolen phone helped police and the victim find thief Justin Wayne Jackman on Sunday. And after being caught red-handed, the 38-year-old Melbourne Apartments, Black Rock, St...
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ZR driver fined for cursing police
A ZR driver who had seven prior convictions related to personal confrontations with police officers, chalked up his eighth Tuesday. Dexter David Smith, 28, of White Hall, St Thomas, pleaded guilty...
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Foul mouth lands man before court
An accused man who has no fixed place to call home was Tuesday given a roof over his head – at least until December 12. That’s when Corey Tull, 37, must return to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court...
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Vendor pleads guilty to drug possession
After admitting to having cannabis on November 21, 2016, a 24-year-old vendor was Tuesday ordered by the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court to report to the Probation Department so officials there can...
View ArticleChandler charged with 2013 indecent assault
A craftsman from Hutson Alley, Mason Hall Street, The City today appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court charged with indecently assaulting a woman on July 4, 2013. While 32-year-old Brian...
View ArticleDecember ruling
A Bridgetown magistrate will hand down her ruling in a five-year-old unlawful and malicious wounding case on December 12. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant Wednesday heard submissions from police...
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ZR conductor charged for insulting police
A ZR conductor was placed on a bond for 12 months for using insulting language to a police constable in the execution of his duties Tuesday, while on Nursery Drive, near the River Terminal. Junior...
View ArticleStudent admits to traffic, drug offences
A 23-year-old student who drove a car without a valid driver’s licence, road tax or insurance was released on $3,000 bail Wednesday when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before...
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Car thief slapped with fines
A Bayville, St Michael man who stole his neighbour’s car and then got involved in an accident was fined when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Wednesday. Jason Junior Nicholls was...
View ArticleEnd it
After four years of having an incest charge hanging over his head, a 56-year-old father who allegedly sexually violated his young daughter is today breathing a sigh of relief – at least for the time...
View ArticleDrug shipment costs freighter
A 27-year-old freighter who admitted to importing $8,000 worth of cannabis has the next four months to come up with $3,000 if he wants to avoid jail. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant told Damian...
View ArticleWalker denies damaging hard drive
A business executive who appeared in court this afternoon accused of stealing a computer hard drive and damaging it, was released on $2,000 bail. Shakera Latoya Walker of Byde Mill, St George, is...
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