From the Courts
October 3, 2008
A freelance accountant of Campden Park was granted $20,000 bail at the Kingstown Magistrates Court on Monday after pleading not guilty to possession o...
From the Courts
October 3, 2008
One lawyer is of the opinion that if the police had detained his client for a longer period, he would not be facing a murder charge today.{{more}} On ...
From the Courts
September 26, 2008
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Bertram Richardson, 45, labourer, of Queensbury, Vermont, whose body was found in ...
From the Courts
September 26, 2008
Varick Charles, a 37 year-old farmer, of Campden Park, pleaded guilty earlier this week at the Serious Offences Court to possession of 192 grams of ca...
From the Courts
September 26, 2008
After admitting to his cousin Inspector Sydney James that he had killed two women, convicted murderer Winston âWintyâ Nicholls held hands with pol...
From the Courts
September 19, 2008
Whenever accused murderer Shorn Samuel sets foot in the High Court, there is always some drama. At the arraignment of the Criminal Assizes on Tuesday ...
From the Courts
September 19, 2008
64 criminal cases are down to be heard at this monthâs criminal assizes at the High Court. At the arraignment on Monday, there were no guilty pleas ...
From the Courts
September 19, 2008
Come October 3, Kenneth Phillips will return to the High Court for sentencing in a manslaughter charge.{{more}} Initially charged with murder, Phillip...
From the Courts
September 12, 2008
Kenute Lynch will be tried before a judge and jury in the High Court when the next sitting of the Criminal Assizes begin.{{more}} The Layou labourer w...
From the Courts
September 12, 2008
Three men, including one Vincentian, have been remanded in custody in Antigua following a $2 million drug bust.{{more}} The Antigua Sun reports that O...
From the Courts
September 12, 2008
A 28-year-old man who told Chief Magistrate Sonya Young that he had just taken up a bag of cannabis when the police caught him was ordered to pay $130...
From the Courts
September 12, 2008
Notorious Conman Allister âTombstoneâ Smith finally had his day in court on Monday after being on remand since May this year.{{more}} Smith had be...
From the Courts
September 12, 2008
Wendell OâNeal will not have to worry anymore about his life being threatened. Well, at least, not for the next 28 months.{{more}} The Vermont labou...
From the Courts
September 5, 2008
A man who purloined over $13,800 worth of household items was sentenced to six months imprisonment on Wednesday August 27th at the Serious Offences Co...
From the Courts
September 5, 2008
Police are continuing investigations into the shooting incident of Khani Jackson, 30, labourrer of New Prospect and Arno Boyde, 43, Labourer of Layou/...
From the Courts
September 5, 2008
Two of the three charges leveled against popular Talk show Elwardo âEGâ Lynch, were withdrawn by Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) Colin Willia...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
Uganda Bailey only wanted to provide for his three kids, but instead he ended up on the wrong side of the law.{{more}} Bailey, a 32 year-old farmer, o...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
A Peruvian Vale labourer was on Monday released on $4000 bail after he was hauled before the Serious Offences Court on two charges of deception.{{more...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
When you bite the hand that feeds you, you often suffer the consequences. David Matthews unfortunately had to learn the hard way.{{more}} Matthews, a ...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
Some people go the extra mile to provide for their families. Some even take the illegal route. Jennifer Audain opted for the latter.{{more}} Chief Mag...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
Yet another youngster has been sent to prison for gun and ammunition possession. Gun toting Kimmarley Douglas, on Monday at the Serious Offences Court...
From the Courts
August 29, 2008
After being clubbed over the head with an electric tire pump by a 19-year-old man, Vice President of the Chamber Of Industry Commerce Andrew Woodroffe...
From the Courts
August 22, 2008
Two men who were jointly charged with gun possession were each granted bail on Monday at the Serious Offences Court.{{more}} Andre Adams, 42, mechanic...
From the Courts
August 22, 2008
Pistol packing Devon Ashton (at right) was sentenced to two and a half years at Her Majestyâs Prison on Wednesday.{{more}} Ashton, 19, of Campden Pa...
From the Courts
August 22, 2008
A 22-year-old mother of three was on Wednesday slapped with a fine of $14,000 after pleading guilty to possession of over 34 pounds (15,0000 grams) of...
From the Courts
August 22, 2008
A young woman who has alleged brutality at the hands of the police is clarifying statements about the incident published in the SEARCHLIGHT in June th...
From the Courts
August 22, 2008
Set up? He pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud in Barbados two Fridays ago. Now, after being reprimanded and discharged, Maxton Joseph wants to clear ...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
The repeated requests for adjournments by the prosecution in drug related matters is annoying Chief Magistrate Sonya Young. {{more}} On Wednesday, You...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
15.AUG.08 A Vincentian labourer and a Barbadian tiler were remanded to the Her Majestyâs Prisons Dodds in Barbados last week Wednesday on drug charg...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
15.AUG.08 The one night that Vincentian Ozmar Lorenzo Samson spent in prison was extended for a further month when he appeared in the Bridgetown Barba...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
Almost every week one can guarantee that someone will appear before Chief Magistrate Sonya Young on a gun and ammunition charge.{{more}} So on Wednesd...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
A Vincentian who used a purloined credit card to get himself a night at a five-star hotel in Barbados is now sleeping in his own bed in St. Vincent af...
From the Courts
August 15, 2008
A Georgetown man was remanded to Her Majestyâs Prison on Monday after he appeared at the Serious Offences Court before Chief Magistrate Sonya Young ...
From the Courts
August 8, 2008
Ricky Gordon, a mechanic of Vermont, was on Tuesday fined $550 for being in possession of 322 grams of cannabis on August 1st.{{more}} Chief Magistrat...
From the Courts
August 8, 2008
A 68-year-old man of Canouan was on Tuesday released on $40,000 bail after appearing at the Serious Offences Court on gun, ammunition and marijuana ch...
From the Courts
August 8, 2008
Time is swiftly running out for Calville Harry who has one week to pay a $1600 fine, or he will spend nine months behind bars.{{more}} The 25-year-old...
From the Courts
August 8, 2008
St Lucian Feron Leon will have to wait until January 15 next year before his drug possession case gets underway.{{more}} Leon, 33, was arrested and ch...
From the Courts
August 8, 2008
The presence of guns in this country seems to be growing considerably. On Tuesday at the Serious Offences Court, four persons were hauled before Chief...
News
October 10, 2025
Gabriel ‘Webb’ Smart informed the Cabinet on Wednesday, October, 1 2025, that he does not want a full time job with the Ministry of Agriculture. He re...
News
October 10, 2025
Criminals attempting to move between the four Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries that from this month began allowing the unrestricted movement of...
News
October 10, 2025
For the first time, the Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGC), has recor...
From the Courts, News
October 10, 2025
A Largo Height man was ordered to compensate his sister $2,500 after he smashed her washing machine because the noise bothered him. Kenton Harris appe...
News
October 10, 2025
Seventy-five young Vincentian farmers are receiving training courses in smart agricultural techniques through the Embassy of the Republic of China on ...
