Offender facing another year in prison if he misses fine stipulations Barbados Today20/08/2021042 views Vigilante justice must be stamped out! With those words, Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell fined Kadeem O’Brien Clarke $15 000 for having an illegal firearm and three rounds of ammunition more than… Read more
Theft ‘for daughter’s birthday’ fails to impress court Barbados Today19/08/2021044 views A man’s explanation that he stole liquor in an effort to buy a birthday gift for his daughter did not sit well with Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes. As a result,… Read more
St Barnabas man steals drill over ‘unpaid job’ Barbados Today19/08/2021018 views Upset that he had not been paid the $80 owed to him for completing a job, Paul Garfield Dear decided to take matters into his own hands and steal a… Read more
BDF footballer may be spared jail sentence over arms charge Barbados Today19/08/2021030 views A St Michael man who was all but set to take up a football scholarship before he was held with an illegal firearm and ammunition should not be held in… Read more
Weed farmer did it for his family Barbados Today18/08/2021034 views An unemployed young man who turned to planting cannabis to support his family has been advised that is not the only option available to him. Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes chastised… Read more
Prosecutor says accused’s and witnesses’ accounts not adding up Barbados Today18/08/2021039 views “A crafty concoction of a story!” That’s how Crown Counsel Romario Straker described the evidence given by accused Marc Akeem Orlando Reid and two other witnesses who took the stand… Read more
Cocaine and curfew breach land porter in court Barbados Today17/08/2021023 views Steven Anthony Rudder had a double dose of bad luck on Saturday. Not only did he receive some bad news that someone he knew had died, but he was also… Read more
Youth accused of serious bodily harm testifies of being afraid of attack Barbados Today17/08/2021031 views Serious bodily harm accused Marc Akeem Orlando Reid on Monday maintained his innocence, telling the court he threw bottles in self-defence because he feared he would be attacked and beaten… Read more
Magistrate forces man to repay jilted woman Barbados Today13/08/2021044 views What started out as a romantic linkup via social media ended up with a woman being tricked out of her money and her would-be lover before the court. And while… Read more
Magistrate hears mother’s plea and releases son from remand Barbados Today12/08/2021075 views A young man has his mother to thank for his release from prison. Khalil Lavaar Hurley, 22, an apprentice who has no fixed place of abode, was given a suspended… Read more