Accused claims $50 000 found on him was from his car trade Barbados Today20/08/2021058 views The money which police held him with was made up of his savings and the proceeds from his business of buying and selling cars. That was according to Marlon Hosea… Read more
Decision soon on Tasker’s extradition Barbados Today20/08/2021051 views By the end of August, the court could rule on whether Alex Theodore Tasker, former senior manager at the Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd. (ICBL), should be extradited to the… Read more
Offender facing another year in prison if he misses fine stipulations Barbados Today20/08/2021077 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 Today19/08/2021060 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 Today19/08/2021019 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 Today19/08/2021033 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 Today18/08/2021047 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 Today18/08/2021050 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 Today17/08/2021052 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 Today17/08/2021052 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