Vendor robbed of $800 in Bridgetown Barbados Today14/01/2020061 views A District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court heard today that a 33-year-old man took hundreds of dollars from a City newspaper vendor and ran off with the money after the vendor refused… Read more
Sergeant Waithe failed to tell court full details of assault Randy Bennett11/01/20201130 views A Bridgetown magistrate under fire over his sentencing practices has cleared the air surrounding his decision to bond a man who allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend with a cutlass. Magistrate Douglas… Read more
Grenadian jailed for robbery Barbados Today11/01/20200118 views He described Grenada as “the best country in the world”, but Donshaine Shyan Akim Douglas will have to settle for the comfort of HMP Dodds for the next nine months.… Read more
Speak not, Wickham told Barbados Today11/01/2020056 views For repeatedly defying a magistrate’s orders not to speak until he was spoken to, a car washer will spend the next seven days behind bars. HMP Dodds will be home… Read more
Singer apologises to Chefette Barbados Today11/01/2020071 views Timothy Rugrat St Pierre is now free to continue his singing career. The young artiste who spent a week in prison on remand for jumping on the counter of fast… Read more
Accused who says he can stop drugs anytime, accepts help Barbados Today11/01/2020045 views For almost the duration of his time in the dock, Ricardo Antonio Agard maintained a ‘coke pipe’ which police found in his pocket was not his. While he pleaded guilty… Read more
No surety, accused remanded Barbados Today10/01/2020045 views An olive branch was extended to Kevin Leondre Clarke in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today, but after he failed to locate a surety he was remanded to HMP Dodds.… Read more
Greaves tells court why he didn’t appear as expected Barbados Today10/01/2020075 views Damien Antonio Greaves almost lost his freedom and his surety almost had to forfeit $3,000 when he eventually turned up to court today after absconding for over a year. The… Read more
Magistrate’s ruling questionable Barbados Today10/01/2020051 views Another women’s advocacy group has rebuked a magistrate’s handling of a domestic violence case. Soroptomist International of Barbados said last Friday’s ruling by Magistrate Douglas Frederick was “discouraging and déjà… Read more
NOW knocks recent court sentencing Barbados Today09/01/20200103 views The National Organisation of Women (NOW) has taken the Barbados’ judiciary to task for what it deems to be double standards in sentencing policy. Following a public outcry on social… Read more