12 March 2021
Prisoner’s left leg amputated

Prisoner’s left leg amputated


Prisoner Ulrick ‘Chucky’ Hanson who escaped Her Majesty’s Prisons (HMP) last December and was shot by police during his recapture, has had his l...
09 March 2021
Woman comes home to find  abusive  ex-boyfriend in her bedroom

Woman comes home to find abusive ex-boyfriend in her bedroom


A 46-year-old woman has testified that she came home in the early hours of the morning to find her abusive ex-boyfriend waiting in the darkness of her...
Frustrated father ‘plans’ mother in face with a cutlass

Frustrated father ‘plans’ mother in face with a cutlass


A father of three, apparently frustrated at the mother of his children for not paying maintenance, has landed in trouble after ‘planning’ her in h...
05 March 2021
Kingstown Magistrate’s Court bringing changes to  tackle growing list of matters

Kingstown Magistrate’s Court bringing changes to tackle growing list of matters


by Katherine Renton The Kingstown Magistrate’s Court will be applying certain changes to the operations of the court in 2021 to increase efficien...
‘Friend with benefits’ fined for hitting his teenaged ex-lover

‘Friend with benefits’ fined for hitting his teenaged ex-lover


A 29-year-old convicted for hitting his former 16-year-old lover, will have to pay money to the state by the end of May for this offence. At the en...
02 March 2021
Armed gang leader earns 18-year jail sentence

Armed gang leader earns 18-year jail sentence


A GUN WIELDER who led an armed trio, tried to rob a Barrouallie man, and chopped him twice in an ensuing struggle; will spend over 18 years in prison...
Man fresh off a 12-month prison sentence, facing charges again

Man fresh off a 12-month prison sentence, facing charges again


A MAN who recently completed a prison sentence for causing grievous bodily harm to a woman, is alleged to have targeted this woman again after his re...
26 February 2021
Layou men ordered to pay compensation to police officer

Layou men ordered to pay compensation to police officer


For kicking and firing missiles at a lone police officer at a New Year’s Day fete, two Layou men have been bonded, and ordered to pay compensation t...
Labourer found not guilty of escaping police custody

Labourer found not guilty of escaping police custody


A Questelles labourer who escaped from a police station while he was being detained has been acquitted of a charge of escaping unlawful custody. Th...
Wig thief to pay compensation

Wig thief to pay compensation


A 20–year-old who stole a wig from a cosmetics store in Kingstown will have to compensate the store $120 for the item, and undergo counselling. J...