Clarke back in court after getting bail
A District ‘A’ magistrate appeared to be caught by surprise Wednesday by the re-appearance in court of an accused man who had only recently been granted bail by him. “You begged to get out and I was...
View ArticleBrathwaite accused of damaging Republic Bank’s glass panel
A 24-year-old man, who appeared in court Tuesday with a bandaged right hand, has denied damaging a panel of glass belonging to Republic Bank on New Year’s Day. However, when it came time for...
View ArticleRobbery accused out on bail
A 28-year-old man who is listed on the police charge sheet as having no fixed place of abode was all smiles Wednesday as he left a Bridgetown Court free of shackles and manacles. Simeon Levi Graham...
View ArticleFoster accused of driving under the influence
A 52-year-old man appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Wednesday charged with three traffic offences. Brian Patrick Foster, of No.2 Club Morgan Ridge, Christ Church, was not required to...
View ArticleProblem child
The grandmother of 28-year-old Jermaine Ricardo Clarke of Bequest, St Philip who was killed shortly before Christmas says he was a problem child. Clarke’s lifeless body was discovered on December 23...
View ArticleCostly touch
A Guyanese man learnt a hard lesson Monday when he appeared in court for “grabbling” a woman without her consent. Parmanand Mickey Lambert, 34, who resides in St Michael pleaded guilty to assaulting...
View Article73-year-old charged with wounding man
A 73-year-old man is out on $5,000 bail on a wounding charge. John Wesley Redman, a resident of Queen Mary Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, was not required to plead when he appeared before the District...
View ArticleDuo placed on bonds
Two men who wounded each other a year apart appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court recently to answer their charges. Dion Tremaine Hunte, 22, of Block 2A, Ferniehurst, St Michael was...
View ArticleNot me
The trial of a man accused of kidnapping the mother of his child began in the No. 5 Supreme Court Tuesday. Fitzgerald Agard, 45, of Pool #2, St John, is charged with assaulting Veronica Arthur on...
View ArticleLynch pleads guilty to stealing from workplace
A 27-year-old man was given time at HMP Dodds to reflect on his actions after appearing in court Tuesday on a theft charge. Jamar Lynch of Lakes Corner, St Andrew pleaded guilty before Magistrate...
View ArticleSerial burglar changes his tune
He originally denied committing six burglary offences, but after spending 28 days at HMP Dodds, a St Michael man had a change of heart when he returned to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Tuesday....
View ArticleMan admits to assaulting one officer and resisting another
A St Michael man Tuesday pleaded guilty to several charges, two years after he made his first appearance in court. Ryan Curwen Calendar, of Barbarees Gardens, admitted before Magistrate Douglas...
View ArticleCommunity service for breaking traffic laws
An unemployed man must complete 120 hours of community service after pleading guilty to several traffic offences. Chad Mario Delany Elcock, 24, of Block 11A Rosemont, Deacons Road, St Michael admitted...
View ArticlePartners in crime
Two siblings and partners in crime will spend the next 28 days at HMP Dodds after admitting to attempted burglary. Jim Ron Fenty, 22, and his older brother Jason Nathaniel Fenty, 23, both of #20 B Down...
View ArticleAccused says he was roughed up by police
He arrived at the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court after refusing to give his fingerprints or get his photograph taken at the police station. However, after having a long talk with Magistrate Douglas...
View ArticleLast chance for youth who broke into mum’s home
Magistrate Douglas Frederick gave a 27-year-old man “one last chance” Wednesday. Everton Rommell Brathwaite, of no fixed place of abode, had been on remand at the Psychiatric Hospital since pleading...
View ArticleBarbados records first murder for 2017
Barbados has recorded its first murder for 2017. Police say investigations are continuing into the unnatural death of a 20-year-old Christ Church resident, who was apparently shot and killed sometime...
View ArticleQuiet community startled by deadly gunfire
The peace of the St Philip community of Foursquare was shattered by the piercing sound of gunshots in the wee hours of this morning, resulting in the death of 20-year-old Romario Lewis of Frere...
View Article‘Sammo’ wanted
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 28-year-old man, who is wanted in connection with serious criminal matters. He is Jamar Leroy Ifill, alias Sammo, whose last known address...
View ArticleBajan nabbed with drugs at Jamaica airport
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 32-year-old Barbadian national was on Tuesday charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act after he was held with ganja at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston....
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