St Michael man admits to cocaine possession
A 32-year-old St Michael man was slapped with a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. Che Valon Cosmus Modoo, 32, of Welches, St Michael admitted to possession, possession with...
View ArticleBehave yourself, teen told
Nineteen-year-old Romario Christopher Cozier today told the District “A” Magistrates’ Court that he was not guilty of possession of an illegal drug. Cozier, of Holders Land, Brandons, St Michael was...
View ArticlePrison officer on $2,500 bail
Prison officer Shanell Wendy Antonia Ellis-Vaughn, 38, of Hillaby, St Andrew is out on $2,500 bail. Ellis-Vaughn has been charged with knowingly associating with Adrian Vaughn, an ex-prisoner, without...
View ArticleWorrel denies assault charge
A sales clerk was today placed on $4,000 bail for an assault charge. Shakira Akia Worrel, 19, of Greenfield, St Michael, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Sasha Smith of April 10, 2015. As part of her...
View Article$500 for using indecent language to police officer
Paul Nadjee Akeem Taylor has one month to pay the District “A” Magistrates Court a $500 fine. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant imposed the sentence on the 25-year-old conductor after he admitted to...
View ArticleGanja planter pleads for leniency
A landscaper from St Michael will have to wait at least a month to know his fate. Neil Erwin Connell, 31, of Brydens Avenue, Brittons Hill, St Michael pleaded guilty to several drug charges when he...
View ArticleTrini on remand
A 26-year-old administrative assistant from Trinidad has been remanded after appearing in a Bridgetown court Friday afternoon on four drug charges. Jornella Banyelle Boland of #21 Buena Vista Gardens,...
View ArticleFamily feud
A Grazettes, St Michael father was Friday granted $4,000 bail after pleading guilty to assaulting his 18-year-old daughter. However, Waindy Vishensky Taylor told Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant he...
View ArticleTwo face 13 charges for Wharf Road shooting
An 18-year-old man is one of two young people facing multiple indictable gun-related charges in connection with a shooting on Wharf Road last Sunday. Police arrested and jointly charged Orlando Diego...
View ArticleAtkins denies assault charge
Kadeem Zaviad Atkins has been ordered to “stay as far away as possible” from the complainant in a matter in which he is accused of assaulting the woman. When Atkins, an unemployed 24-year-old, went...
View ArticleTwo hurt in Free Hill shooting
A shooting Thursday night in Free Hill, Black Rock, St Michael has left residents both fearful and angry, with one victim suggesting the situation was getting out of hand. Police said two people were...
View ArticleGeneral worker on drug charge gets bail
A general worker appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates Court Friday on four drug charges. Patrick Leroy Barker, 38, of Land’s End, Spring Garden, St Michael pleaded not guilty to the possession of...
View ArticleIce pick reveller escapes with bond and a warning
The last time he appeared in court, John Daniel Matthews pleaded guilty to three charges before Acting Chief Magistrate Douglas Frederick. The Prescod Bottom, Bank Hall, St Michael resident admitted...
View Article‘There are gangs in Barbados, but don’t panic’
Former Chief Justice Sir David Simmons is cautioning the authorities to keep an eye on gangs operating here. “Don’t let us fool ourselves that they do not exist, but do not let us panic because they...
View Article‘I am guilty’
After four months on remand denying that he had broken into a hotel room in St Lawrence Gap, known thief Peter Rudolph Gay pleaded guilty when he appeared in court Tuesday. Magistrate Kristie...
View ArticleLewis denies weed charge
A 53-year-old St Michael man was Tuesday granted bail to the tune of $2,000 after appearing on a charge of marijuana possession. Junifer Linguard Lewis denied the charge when he appeared before...
View ArticleYoung man ordered to stay away from sister
A 20-year-old accused of unlawfully assaulting his sister has been granted $3,000 bail until September 20 when he returns to court. John Ricardo Kirk Small, of Clarkes Road, Free Hill, Black Rock, St...
View ArticleDesperate dad steals liquor
It was out of desperation, a father of two said, that he stole liquor from a supermarket on Monday. But that act will cost Sheldon Antonio Forde $800 – a fine he has to pay in two months to avoid four...
View ArticleBadly behaved grandson remanded
A young man who damaged his grandmother’s property and hurt two police officers has been remanded to prison, pending sentencing. Ewing Anderson Forde, 21, Tuesday pleaded guilty to causing a...
View ArticleJamaican jailed
A Jamaican musician has been jailed for attempting to smuggle 1.5 kilogrammes of cannabis into Barbados last week. Dervent Anthony Bartlett, 38, had swallowed the weed in his attempt to avoid getting...
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