Robber jailed Barbados Today03/08/2023098 views A 42-year-old robber, Derick Oneal Morris, has been sentenced to 12 months in Dodds Prison for three crimes. Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes has also offered the Wildey, St Michael resident… Read more
Tasker in local police custody following CCJ ruling Emmanuel Joseph01/08/20230243 views Former senior vice president for business development and marketing with the Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL), Alex Tasker, is in local police custody after this country’s final Court of Appeal… Read more
CCJ paves way for Alex Tasker to be extradited to the US Emmanuel Joseph31/07/20230151 views The Caribbean Court of Justice has cleared the way for former executive of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados (ICBL) Alex Tasker to be extradited to the United States to face… Read more
Manslayer to spend another 12 years in jail for elderly man’s death Fernella Wedderburn29/07/20230153 views A starting sentence of 24 years in prison was imposed on Renico Dadrian Murray on Friday for the 2018 shooting death of 83-year-old Oscar Hamblin. However, after several deductions, Murray,… Read more
Teen who disrupted JetBlue flight gets community service Fernella Wedderburn29/07/20230317 views The 16-year-old American choirboy who disrupted an international flight at the Grantley Adams International Airport last month has been ordered to complete 80 hours of community service here by August… Read more
Weekes guilty of manslaughter, not murder, say Appeal judges Fernella Wedderburn28/07/20230188 views The Court of Appeal has set aside the murder conviction and sentence of Shawn Andre Weekes, two years after he was found guilty. “The appeal is allowed . . .… Read more
16-year-old remanded in connection with alleged ZR robbery Fernella Wedderburn26/07/20230214 views A 16-year-old charged with last week’s alleged robbery of a ZR driver has been remanded to Dodds for the next 28 days for his own protection and that of society.… Read more
Judge jails former soldier caught with illegal guns and ammo Fernella Wedderburn24/07/20230213 views An ex-soldier will spend the next three years behind bars for “betraying” his country for “the criminal element”. That was the remainder of a ten-year sentence imposed on Ramon Omar… Read more
Judge jails father for 13 years for incest against daughter Barbados Today21/07/20230128 views A 65-year-old father found guilty of incest against his daughter will spend the next 13 years behind bars. “Incest is considered a detestable offence which desecrates the sanctity of the… Read more
Accused walk after case settled out of court Barbados Today18/07/20230161 views Charges against three men were dropped after the virtual complainant admitted that the matter had been settled out of court. Shaquille Oneal Orlando Cumberbatch of 3rd Avenue Parris Gap, Westbury… Read more