11 January 2008
Teenager pleads guilty to marijuana charge

Teenager pleads guilty to marijuana charge


Curt Alvis, a 17-year-old labourer from Lowmans Windward, has until January 22 to come up with $750 or he risks going to prison for six months.{{more}...
Three freed of kidnapping charges

Three freed of kidnapping charges


Three men can now breathe easily, since a kidnapping charge that has been hanging over their heads since mid November has finally been dropped.{{more}...
Bajan fugitive gets six months for cannabis possession

Bajan fugitive gets six months for cannabis possession


Emmerson Hall, the Barbadian fugitive who was arrested and charged in December for possession of 67 grams of cannabis, was sentenced to six months imp...
Man found dead in old Magistrate’s Court building

Man found dead in old Magistrate’s Court building


Police suspect no foul play into the death of Wilton Prescott, 41, labourer of Penniston, whose body was found in the building that formerly housed th...
Jacobs to stand trial for common-law wife’s death

Jacobs to stand trial for common-law wife’s death


When the January Criminal Assizes start in a few days time, Ezekiel Jacobs' name will be down on the list.{{more}} At a Preliminary Inquiry on Wednesd...
Woman: Police slapped me and knocked out my tooth

Woman: Police slapped me and knocked out my tooth


A Penniston woman is fuming-she claims that a police officer slapped her, knocking her dental cap out of her mouth, during an incident last month at h...
04 January 2008
SVG records 36 homicides in 2007

SVG records 36 homicides in 2007


The year 2007 marked an all time high for this country with the greatest number of homicides being recorded - 36.Figures from the Criminal Investigati...
Martiniquan pilot nabbed at Airport with ammo, cocaine

Martiniquan pilot nabbed at Airport with ammo, cocaine


January 1, 2008, saw one Martiniquan pilot in police custody and facing two criminal charges. When 51-year-old Alain Fanchette appeared at the Serious...
Isaacs to pay $1500 for assualting policeman

Isaacs to pay $1500 for assualting policeman


For what his lawyer described as a monumental act of stupidity, Alvis Isaac is counting his lucky stars that he did not receive a custodial sentence f...
Bajan fined $100 for cannabis possession

Bajan fined $100 for cannabis possession


Barbadian national, Gregory Francis, was sent packing to his homeland after appearing in court on marijuana possession. The 33-year-old appeared befor...