$1,350 fine for traffic violations
After Omar Henderson Herbert pleaded guilty to four traffic violations last Thursday, a Bridgetown magistrate fined him $1,350 forthwith. The unemployed resident of Seale’s Avenue, Tudor Bridge, St...
View ArticleWoman on $2 000 bail
A teenaged girl has her mother to thank for not being sent to prison. Shamara Jaleesa Jamillia Small, 19, of Near Hope, Newbury, St George was released on $2 000 bail today after appearing in the...
View ArticleBrother steps in
Trying to do a good deed for his brother almost landed John Reeves in hot water. Asked to come to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court this afternoon in an effort to prevent Matthew Alfonso Reeves from...
View ArticleMurder accused remanded
An auto-body repair technician charged with murder was remanded to HMP Dodds when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today. Cedric O’Neal Maynard, 38, of Kingsland Crescent, Kingsland,...
View ArticleBail for Springer if prosecution not ready
If the prosecution is not ready to proceed with their case against alleged fraudster George Stevenson Springer the next time he comes to court, he will be granted bail. This assurance was given to...
View ArticleFree to go
A burglary charge against a senior Nation newspaper journalist and another man was dismissed today. As a result, Associate Managing Editor Timothy McDonald Slinger and Don Winfield Harper walked out of...
View ArticleReece caught smuggling drugs
In a bid to find money to save her Christ Church property from foreclosure, a Barbadian living in Canada for the past 14 years was caught yesterday trying to smuggle drugs into the island through the...
View ArticleGoddard remanded to Psychiatric Hospital
Despite repeated pleas from his father to “speak up”, a young man opted to remain silent when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court today. As a result, Omar Goddard, 21, was ordered to...
View ArticleSlap on the wrist
The behaviour of Akeem Larond Giovanni James was condemned by Magistrate Douglas Frederick when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court today. Luckily for the first-time offender, he got away...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to harassing 22-year-old
A St Michael man who tried to solicit sex from a young woman through text messages, has been placed on a six-month bond to keep the peace. Earl Peterson Maynard, 41, of George Street, St Michael...
View ArticleHewitt jailed for not paying fines
Carl Hewitt went to court today to answer a charge of serious bodily harm. However, he ended up being escorted to HMP Dodds after records showed he had failed to pay $4,500 in compensation resulting...
View ArticleTeen caught with cannabis
He didn’t qualify as a good candidate for the Drug Treatment Court. As a result, Chandradeo Junior Singh was ordered to perform 180 hours of community service after being caught with cannabis and drug...
View ArticleBullies ‘bullied’
Three teenaged bullies received a dose of their own medicine while spending a week on remand at HMP Dodds. Reappearing today before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court,...
View ArticleDrug offender off to Dodds
A St Michael man who was found guilty of possession of $26,000 worth of cannabis in his house, was remanded to HMP Dodds today when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court. Despite his...
View Article$5,000 bail for Roberts
An unemployed Christ Church man pleaded not guilty to five drug-related charges when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court today. Corey Deon Roberts, 31, of 2nd Avenue, Forde’s Road,...
View ArticleMan fined for breaking window
Irritated because he had not been paid in full for a day’s work, Anthony Glenroy Hunte took the law into his hands. Hunte was supposed to receive $70 for cutting a lawn among other chores. However, as...
View ArticleArtist to pay $3000
A 41-year-old St Michael artist was today given a month in which to pay court fines totalling $3 000 after he pleaded guilty to six drug charges. Craig Bernard Holmes appeared before Magistrate Kristie...
View ArticleTwo granted bail
A 21-year-old supervisor was granted $5 000 bail after appearing in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today. Shaquille Alexander Hood of 18 Warrens Heights, St Thomas pleaded not guilty to assaulting...
View ArticleRape accused youth remains on remand
A 19-year-old man accused of committing serious offences against two females will continue on remand at HMP Dodds for the time being. That determination was made today by Magistrate Kristie...
View ArticleCo-accused enter different pleas
Two St James men entered different pleas when they went before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court today charged with committing a number of offences against a...
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