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Alleged rapist refused bail
A man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl and engaging in child pornography, was remanded when he appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick today. Jamal Jarrel Thomas, of Apartment 5, 6th Avenue...
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Man admits to wounding
One of two men involved in a fight on Pinfold Street in the City on Sunday, has admitted to unlawfully and maliciously wounding the other. Antonio Renaldo Todd, 28, of Ceres Land, Grazettes, St Michael...
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No one-sided justice, attorney tells Magistrate
Terming it “totally ridiculous,” attorney-at-law Vonda Pile asked today that a matter involving her client be dismissed. Michael James Springer faces charges of having a gun and ammunition on January...
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No authority to act
Before the extradition case against a former male nurse can go any further, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) must provide evidence that the Attorney General has given them the...
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Man admits to hitting his brother with a piece of wood
A St Michael man, who caused his brother actual bodily harm, was remanded by Magistrate Douglas Frederick today. When Rico Kevin Prescod, of 1st Avenue Spring Garden, Black Rock, went before the...
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ZR driver held
The driver of the ZR van, which overturned close to the Mencea Cox roundabout weeks ago, has been remanded again. When Matthew Ricardo Daniel, 40, of Licorish Village, My Lords Hill, St Michael...
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Valery attacker
A man who injured a mother and daughter at the Valery high-rise complex in May, has to wait a little longer to find out whether he will continue on remand or be allowed to perform community service....
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Still no decision on extradition matter
The documentation which attorney-at-law Hal Gollop suggested was necessary before the extradition case against Jason Forde could proceed, was not produced before Magistrate Graveney Bannister today....
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Threatening remarks earn landscaper nine months in jail
A landscaper was jailed for nine months today, after appearing in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court. When Erskine Leo Belgrave went to court last month, he denied using threatening words toward Stacia...
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70-year-old breaks into Erdiston
Sherland Elacey Boyce was not at Erdiston Teachers’ Training College on July 9 for any type of training. The 70-year-old, who has several convictions, was there with intent to steal. When Boyce...
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Two confess to robberies
After denying that they broke into two homes two years ago, a Grazettes, St Michael duo threw in the towel earlier this week before Magistrate Christopher Birch, and confessed to committing the crimes....
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Cannabis found close to school
A 39-year-old landscaper admitted to being in the vicinity of a secondary school this week with the intention of selling marijuana. Leslie Carlos Pilgrim, of Foursquare Valley, St Philip, had denied...
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Elwood Watts newest acting magistrate
Barbados’ newest acting magistrate is Elwood Watts. Watts began sitting in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court from today until Magistrate Graveney Bannister returns from holiday on August 21. His...
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Fight at ‘Q in the community’
Tyrone St Alwyn Franklyn faced two charges when he went before Magistrate Christopher Birch last Friday. He pleaded guilty to having a scissors with intent to commit wounding last Thursday night when...
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Case headed to CCJ
A murder conviction, which was upheld by the local Court of Appeal, is heading before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Barbados’ final court of appeal, for determination. Last week, the Court of...
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On notice
The Commissioner of Police is appealing the recent decision of former acting Magistrate Alliston Seale to dismiss a case brought against three employees of the Nation Publishing Company over the 2013...
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Magistrate: Mediators working well
Mediators are already having a positive impact on the local judicial system, mere weeks after they have started working. Operating under the Court Annexed Mediation Pilot Project, their introduction...
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Unemployed man ordered to pay $250
A 35-year-old unemployed man has pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of cannabis. Ramon Fabian Chase of # 54 Hillside, Gall Hill Christ Church, appeared before acting magistrate Elwood Watts today...
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Knife threat
Wayne Richard Headley, an electrical student whose address was given as Welchman Hall, St Thomas, was fined $750 in one week, with the alternative of a week in prison, after admitting that he had a...
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Father admits to assaulting daughter
A father was ordered to pay $500 in compensation to his daughter after he admitted to assaulting her on June 29. Roger Roland Ellis, 51, pleaded guilty when he first went before the District ‘A’...
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