Court hears how gun accused hid weapon in disabled mother’s lap Barbados Today13/07/2022066 views A High Court heard that a disabled mother, now deceased, had been terrified when police found the gun her son Peter Ricardo Mayers tried to hide in her lap two… Read more
Legal loss Fernella Wedderburn13/07/20220170 views Barbados’ legal fraternity has lost a stalwart, a courageous advocate, and a lawyer whose courtroom craft was “par excellence”. Judges, prosecutors, and several other legal minds paid that tribute to… Read more
Court appeal Emmanuel Joseph12/07/2022075 views An appeal for assistance from the court is to be sought this week, following another attempted suicide by a female ward at the Government Industrial School (GIS) and a claim… Read more
Trial not fair, says molester Barbados Today11/07/2022030 views Convicted child molester Rico Renaldo Edwards does not think he got a fair trial. That was what he told Madam Justice Pamela Beckles on Friday in his statement to the… Read more
Court quashes million-dollar theft conviction Barbados Today09/07/20220106 views A former clerical officer who was convicted of stealing more than $1.1 million from Government coffers walked free on Friday after his conviction was quashed. The Court of Appeal on… Read more
Law review Barbados Today09/07/20220134 views A High Court judge believes it is time for “reconsideration of the law” related to dogs in Barbados, as he imposed a suspended sentence on a man whose pit bulls… Read more
Review please! Barbados Today Traffic08/07/20220129 views The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a three-way matter involving two brothers from Bequest, St Philip. Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham, Justices of Appeal Rajendra Narine and… Read more
Judge concerned about ‘protection’ weapons Barbados Today05/07/2022095 views High Court Judge Madam Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell says the practice of young men in Barbados having firearms for their “protection” must be stamped out. This was her position as she… Read more
Lawyer – award ‘set right’ a wrong to client Barbados Today05/07/20220125 views Defense attorney Queen’s Counsel Larry Smith says his client, former murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis, feels “vindicated” by the High Court’s decision to award him $75 000 in damages after… Read more
Ex murder accused wins $75 000 for wrongful detention Fernella Wedderburn04/07/20220136 views The State has been ordered to pay former murder accused Pedro Deroy Ellis $75 000 for unlawfully detaining him for 18 days. High Court judge Madam Justice Shona Griffith on… Read more