04 January 2019
Man fined and freed after being found of sound mind

Man fined and freed after being found of sound mind


AFTER BEING SENT to the Mental Health Centre (MHC) for over a month, Hezekiah Naphtali, who identifies as a Moor, has been found to be of sound mind a...
Man sentenced to three months in jail for disrespecting the Chief Magistrate

Man sentenced to three months in jail for disrespecting the Chief Magistrate


A GUILTY VERDICT was returned on two charges of showing disrespect in speech to the Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne-Matthias, and three months impris...
28 December 2018
Hoopers sentenced for paralyzing Sweet-I

Hoopers sentenced for paralyzing Sweet-I


SOME OF THE Hooper family were resentenced last Monday for offences committed on October 30, 2010, including paralyzing for life student Sweet-I Rober...
Magistrate displeased that defendant was not in court

Magistrate displeased that defendant was not in court


DEFENDANT, who claims to be a ‘Ralph boy’ was not arrested on Christmas Eve as he ought to have been, in execution of the bench warrant which was...
Duo gets additional jail time for Canouan manslaughter

Duo gets additional jail time for Canouan manslaughter


TWO YOUNG MEN will be further incarcerated for three years and 11 months for their hand in a 2013 killing in Canouan. Donrick Richards and Imo Mill...
Teenager forgives her rapists, asks for reduced sentence for them

Teenager forgives her rapists, asks for reduced sentence for them


THE VICTIM IN an unlawful sex crime case, who was only 12 years in 2014 when she was raped by two men, one after the other, has forgiven the two perpe...
21 December 2018
Teen jailed for raping pre-school age niece

Teen jailed for raping pre-school age niece


For twice raping his pre-school age niece, a 17-year-old has been sentenced to six years, five months behind bars. The Bequia resident had pleaded ...
Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape of wife

Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for rape of wife


For the next 13 years and one month, the man who was earlier convicted of raping his now estranged wife, will be behind bars. The 39-year-old resid...
18 December 2018
Death threats earns youth jail term

Death threats earns youth jail term


To send a message to persons who threaten others with guns, two thirds of the maximum sentence of three months was handed down to a man who threatened...
Man gets 10 years for 2nd manslaughter conviction

Man gets 10 years for 2nd manslaughter conviction


A 40-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced for manslaughter for the second time in his life this December, receiving a sentence which was effectively 10 years im...