Two get opprtunity to keep record clean if community service performed well Barbados Today17/06/2021084 views Two men who pleaded guilty to drug charges have been given an opportunity to keep their criminal records clean. They are King Imenelek Phillips, 19, and Hubert Artis Larocque, 31,… Read more
Lawyers make sentence submissions in case against gunman Barbados Today16/06/20210125 views An attorney with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has submitted that a man found with a loaded weapon in a public place should be sentenced to jail.… Read more
Trio nabbed in police officer’s slaying face multiple charges Barbados Today15/06/20210164 views Three men accused of the murder of Sergeant Newton Lewis were remanded to HMP Dodds after appearing in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court today. They are Corey Antonio Morris , 43,… Read more
Popular thief gets suspended sentence Barbados Today15/06/2021096 views Andrew Sylvester Moore was hit with a six-month sentence after admitting to stealing soap from a supermarket and two non-matching shoes from a store display. However, the sentence has been… Read more
Man guilty of sex crimes against teenager Barbados Today15/06/20210124 views Daniel Emmanuel Hinds was today found guilty of two charges related to the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl. The Mount #2, St Peter resident had been on trial before… Read more
Manslaughter charge dismissed in case of father accused of killing baby boy Barbados Today15/06/20210137 views A St Michael father who had been accused of unlawfully killing his four-month-old son more than four years ago, today walked out of the High Court without the charge hanging… Read more
Chief Magistrate believes they have no power to grant bail in gun cases Barbados Today12/06/2021089 views The lower court on Friday witnessed a lengthy spirited verbal exchange between the island’s Chief Magistrate and a junior attorney over his power to grant bail in firearms and certain… Read more
Jamaicans remanded on multiple charges Barbados Today11/06/2021083 views A 29-year-old carpenter and 23-year-old labourer were today remanded to Dodds prison. They will make their next appearance in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on July 8 before Chief Magistrate… Read more
No bail for man who allegedly assaulted cops Barbados Today11/06/20210109 views The alleged assault of two police officers in the line of duty is a strike “at the heart of the administration of justice” in this country. Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes… Read more
Prosecutor insists gun offenders should get stiff sentences Barbados Today11/06/20210101 views There is no “right to bear arms” in Barbados and, as such, gun offences should result in stiff sentences to “bring our society back into having respect for life and… Read more