CourtLocal News Bar Association calls for urgent reform of attorney disciplinary system by Barbados Today 19/06/2025 written by Barbados Today 2 min read President of the Barbados Bar Association (BBA), Kaye Williams, is calling for urgent reform of the disciplinary process for attorneys, declaring the current lack of resources “wholly unacceptable”. Her statement, … Continue Reading 19/06/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Court Investigator: Red light violation caused deadly crash by Jenique Belgrave 18/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 18/06/2025 Traffic crash/homicide investigator Sergeant Andrew Sandiford determined that a police vehicle collided with a car on Eagle Hall Main Road at its intersection with Fairfield and Deacons Road because the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Court Court strikes Vonda Pile off roll of attorneys, but appeal may follow by Jenique Belgrave 17/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 17/06/2025 Vonda Pile is no longer allowed to practise law in Barbados, following a ruling by the Court of Appeal on Monday that she be disbarred. However, her legal counsel, Michael … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Vonda Pile can no longer practise law in Barbados by Jenique Belgrave 16/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 16/06/2025 The Court of Appeal has ordered that Vonda Minerva Pile be struck off the list of attorneys, and all of her clients’ files be handed over to the Registrar within … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News First-time visitor fined $80 000 for importing drugs by Jenique Belgrave 13/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 13/06/2025 Shakeena Lynette James agreed to bring in a family friend’s suitcase on her visit to Barbados but failed to check its contents. That lapse in judgement landed the 40-year-old before … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Don’t come back, judge tells Guyanese drug traffickers by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 “Please leave and do not return!” Justice Christopher Birch gave this stern order to two Guyanese nationals convicted of cocaine and cannabis charges moments before they were handed over to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Time served and second chance for young gun offender by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 Tears of joy flowed in the No. 4A Supreme Court after a man convicted of illegal firearm and ammunition charges was deemed to have served his time for the offences. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Gun builder and robbery mastermind jailed for over 12 more years by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 07/06/2025 Michael Junior Brewster, who boasted to police that he was the “best in business” at fixing and building guns, was given a 21-year starting sentence for illegal firearm and ammunition … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtLocal News Former DPP joins High Court bench by Shamar Blunt 06/06/2025 by Shamar Blunt 06/06/2025 After more than three decades of dedicated service to the legal profession, Donna Babb-Agard, SC, has officially been sworn in as Barbados’ newest Justice of the High Court. The former … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Court Judge issues juror badges to prevent improper communication by Jenique Belgrave 05/06/2025 by Jenique Belgrave 05/06/2025 Just days after calling for a way to distinguish empanelled jurors from others around the courts, a High Court judge has implemented the use of identifying badges for jurors in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
