Tough times
“Things was a little dread – a little hard money wise.” That was the reason a 35-year-old man gave for having 2.5 pounds of cannabis in his possession in the wee hours of this morning. Dwayne Kerry...
View ArticleElderly man gets a chance
A 60-year-old man who before yesterday had never run afoul of the law, has to be on his best behaviour for the next six months if he wants to keep his record clean and avoid a three-month stay at HMP...
View ArticleMagistrate denies appeal to have case dismissed denied
A prosecutor’s request for an adjournment in a two-year-old theft case did not go down well with defence attorney Steve Gollop today. The lawyer unsuccessfully argued for Magistrate Douglas Frederick...
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Taxi driver on theft charge
A 43-year-old taxi driver is out on $3,000 bail after appearing in a Bridgetown court accused of several theft offences. It is alleged that Earl Timothy Victor of Lot 31, Apartment 2, Goodland, Christ...
View ArticleChild abuse
A mother of five from Christ Church will return to the Oistins Magistrates’ Court in July for sentencing after she admitted to assaulting her ten-year-old son. The 40-year-old confessed before...
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Farley on gun and ammo charges
A gardener from Seales Land, Government Hill, St Michael has been remanded to jail for the next 28 days on two serious charges. Romell Kemar Farley is accused of having in his possession an unlicensed...
View ArticleBail for multiple accused
Several accused were granted bail over the weekend when they appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court to face separate offences. Tramaine Jamar Waithe of Small Land, Bridge Gap, St Michael is...
View ArticleStern warning for Blackett
Darius Romain Blackett must return to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court with a surety on June 1 if he wants to avoid spending more time at HMP Dodds. Magistrate Douglas Frederick made the ruling...
View ArticleVendor denies stealing from bar twice
A 32-year-old vendor has been remanded to prison until June 2 for allegedly stealing drinks, condoms, cigarettes and cash from a bar earlier this year. Corey Omar Nicholls of Yearwood Road, Sugar Hill,...
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Theft spree
A 41-year-old man will know in the next three weeks what punishment he will face for carrying out nine thefts earlier this year. Tuesday morning, Magistrate Douglas Frederick remanded Ricardo Anderson...
View ArticleWoman on assault charge
A St Michael woman was granted bail Tuesday on a charge of assault. When she appeared in court Tuesday morning, Aquilla Vanessa Ricanda Charles, of #17 Evelyn’s Avenue, Bayville, St Michael was not...
View ArticleMason punished for receiving stolen toolkit
A mason will have to find time in between carrying out his trade for payment to complete 120 hours of community service. Magistrate Douglas Frederick Tuesday handed down the order on Clairmonte Dacosta...
View ArticleTraffic offences cost mechanic
A 51-year-old mechanic had to part with $700 Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to several traffic offences. Alwim Evan Graig, of Belmont Road, St Michael admitted to unlawfully driving a car on...
View ArticleWaithe warned to stay away from woman
A general worker has not only been warned to stay away from a woman he hurt, but he must also be on his best behaviour for at least the next six months. Caleb Nathaniel Waithe, 24, of Small Land,...
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For the pain
Peter Dacosta Fields told a Bridgetown magistrate that the marijuana police found in his home Tuesday wasn’t intended for sale, only to help him manage the pain he has been dealing with ever since...
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Lewis awaits sentencing for theft
A Christ Church man who is currently housed at HMP Dodds Wednesday pleaded guilty to three offences committed in 2015. Ramorio Shane Lewis, of #89 Hillside in Gall Hill admitted to stealing three...
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Sealy remanded on burglary charge
A bail application made by a 44-year-old tree trimmer in a Bridgetown Court was not persuasive enough to gain him his freedom. Carl Sheldon Matthew Sealy of Nurse Land, Waterford, St Michael was not...
View ArticleStill no bail for youth who robbed tourists
A Bridgetown magistrate Wednesday said it was still too soon to grant bail to a 22-year-old man accused of robbing tourists earlier this year, even under restrictive conditions. Magistrate Douglas...
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Leave her alone!
Jamel Hackett’s former girlfriend broke down in tears in a Bridgetown court Thursday as she told a magistrate of being harassed by a man she wanted nothing more to do with. “I don’t want he, I don’t...
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Phone theft lands Alleyne behind bars
A 23-year-old who is known to the law courts was remanded to HMP Dodds Wednesday after pleading guilty to theft. Kishman Shaquille Alleyne of #2 Whitehall, St Michael admitted before Magistrate Douglas...
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