St Peter man to spend five years for raping woman twice Barbados Today15/07/20230233 views A 22-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping a woman on two separate occasions will spend the next five years and 121 days behind bars. Although acknowledging that Kegan Omar… Read more
Judge not pleased with pace of case reaching court Barbados Today13/07/20230148 views Madam Justice Pamela Beckles expressed her displeasure with the pace of some processes within the justice system on Wednesday, as she read a charge to a man accused of a… Read more
Patrick to pay for gun, ammo offences Barbados Today11/07/20230148 views Dorian Lee Patrick has been ordered to pay a total of $25 000 in fines on firearm-related charges or face imprisonment for just over two years. The first-time offender had… Read more
16-year-old who allegedly disrupted JetBlue flight gets bail Fernella Wedderburn08/07/20230249 views A 16-year-old American choirboy who disrupted an international flight at the Grantley Adams International Airport on Wednesday was granted $10 000 bail when he appeared in court charged in connection… Read more
Man fined for gun, ammo, drugs while co-accused released Sasha Mehter07/07/20230174 views A Venezuelan man who smuggled a gun, ammunition and cocaine into Barbados two years ago has been fined $40 000 while five other men who were charged with him have… Read more
Six convicted of shooting at police Fernella Wedderburn06/07/20230375 views Five men were remanded and a warrant was issued for another to be locked up on arrest after a jury convicted them of several gun-related offences related to a shootout… Read more
Man faces possibility of not being eligible for driver’s licence due to reckless behaviour Barbados Today05/07/20230225 views A 35-year-old man will find out in August whether he will be able to obtain a driver’s licence after engaging in “reckless” and “careless” behaviour on the road last Saturday.… Read more
Gun, ammo, drug charges land accused at Dodds Barbados Today27/06/20230201 views A 28-year-old man has been remanded to Dodds on gun, ammunition and drug charges. Wrensford Richard Holder, of Kew Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, is alleged to have had an… Read more
Man to spend three months behind bars on criminal damage, assault charges Fernella Wedderburn22/06/20230182 views Rafael Nico Elson’s only concern after he was jailed for three months was the well-being of his two rabbits. “Ma’am, my rabbits gone dead, Ma’am, my rabbits gone dead,” cried… Read more
Defence lawyer says whole life sentence not appropriate for killer Barbados Today21/06/20230175 views Despite a state prosecutor labelling Cheriss Ricardo Ince an evil and calculated murderer, his defence lawyer said on Tuesday that he did not fall into the category of offenders who… Read more