06 December 2019
Prosecution withdraws case against murder accused

Prosecution withdraws case against murder accused


Viv Simon, previously accused of the 2016 shooting murder of a 75-year-old man, walked away from the High Court this Wednesday a free man, following t...
03 December 2019
No bail for youth charged in Canouan shooting

No bail for youth charged in Canouan shooting


A 23-year-old charged for a recent robbery and shooting in Canouan was refused bail yesterday as the condition of the victim is worsening. Prosecut...
Crook jailed for stealing from bar, co-worker’s locker

Crook jailed for stealing from bar, co-worker’s locker


A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to three months in prison after stealing speakers from a bar he frequents, and a cellphone from a co-worker’s l...
Man accused  of shooting auxiliary  policeman,  two others

Man accused of shooting auxiliary policeman, two others


A 30-year-old who is alleged to have shot an auxiliary policeman and two other males at Heritage Square two Fridays ago, was denied bail yesterday aft...
Teen jailed for six years on robbery charge

Teen jailed for six years on robbery charge


History is repeating itself for 19-year-old Raheem DaSilva, who was taken away by the state when he was a child, and now he is being taken away again,...
29 November 2019
Police corporal accused of raping girl granted bail

Police corporal accused of raping girl granted bail


A corporal in the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) was yesterday, Thursday granted bail in relation to the alleged rape of a ...
Prosecutor indicates appeal against Chief Magistrate’s sentences in firearms and ammunitions case

Prosecutor indicates appeal against Chief Magistrate’s sentences in firearms and ammunitions case


There was discontent expressed inside as well as outside the court Tuesday morning when 57-year-old Sealy Matthias was given 10 sentences for ammuniti...
Trusted family friend jailed for unlawful sex with girl, 10

Trusted family friend jailed for unlawful sex with girl, 10


Andrew Ryan Speedwell, a 36-year-old man from a rural town was last Friday sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two co...
26 November 2019
Two jailed for 10 years for attack on  tourists – crime impacted tourism

Two jailed for 10 years for attack on tourists – crime impacted tourism


Twenty-one-year-old Enard Douglas and 23-year-old Jerome “JJ” Jordan, both of Union Island, received three prison sentences last Friday for their ...
22 November 2019
Men guilty of rape, buggery, indecent  assault of girl 15;  verdict not unanimous

Men guilty of rape, buggery, indecent assault of girl 15; verdict not unanimous


After two hours of deliberation on Monday afternoon, a nine-member jury comprising seven females and two males failed to reach unanimous verdicts on a...