Small awaits sentence for having rusty gun
A St John man Tuesday pleaded guilty in the High Court to gun and ammunition charges. Jerome Marlon Ian Andrew Renaldo Small, of Venture #3, admitted to possession of a .45 semi-automatic pistol and...
View ArticleTwelve more months for Ashton
Jason Renaldo Ashton, who is currently serving time at HMP Dodds, has an additional 12 months to spend in jail as punishment for several thefts he committed last year. Ashton, who is from Lower...
View ArticleNot again
An impassioned plea by a 22-year-old rape accused to retain his freedom was not enough to keep him out of HMP Dodds. Sean Lenny Matthias of Forde’s Land, Silver Hill, Christ Church was Wednesday denied...
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Coward to get psychiatric evaluation
Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant Wednesday remanded theft accused Brandon Keron Coward to the Psychiatric Hospital for observation. This was after the man, who has no fixed place of abode, pleaded...
View ArticleTeen’s chances run out
A Christ Church teenager will spend the next 28 days on remand in prison despite arguing that he was a “good bail candidate”. Jahlanny Tremaine Yarde, 19, of Block 6B, Silver Hill Drive, told Oistins...
View ArticleNo work, no pay for truck driver
Oistins Magistrate Elwood Watts has ordered a 32-year-old truck driver to repay money he received for work that was never done. However, the complainant has to say whether she will take her money back...
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Police accused of bullying taxi driver and passenger
There will be no investigation into an allegation of police mistreatment of a taxi operator and his passenger if the aggrieved operator fails to file a written complaint against the law enforcement...
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Don’t fear video recordings, police told
Members of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) are being urged not to fear the prospect of being recorded by the public while carrying out their duties. In the wake of a video which went viral on...
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Licence suspended
The driver responsible for the accident that claimed the life a 19-year-old eight years ago, Wednesday had his licence suspended for six months, and was ordered to pay $3,000 to the High Court. Madam...
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Two confess
The parents of two Lester Vaughan School students watched helplessly Thursday as their children were whisked away – one to Her Majesty’s Prison, Dodds, the other to the Government Industrial School...
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Hutson remanded on gun and ammo charges
A 42-year-old man Thursday began his first 28-day stint on remand at HMP Dodds on gun and ammunition charges. Roger Ricardo Hutson of #115 Welches Terrace, St Thomas is accused of having a firearm in...
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Yarde changes pleas
Seven months after denying criminal damage, loitering and theft charges, 48-year-old Junior Anderson Grafton Yarde had a change of heart and confessed to his crimes Wednesday. Yarde, who is listed as...
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Teen remanded pending sentencing
A teenager who was remanded to jail Thursday will know next month what punishment he will face for a theft he committed earlier this week. Kevon Odane Forde, 17, of Upper Collymore Rock, Brittons Hill,...
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Deported
A Bridgetown Magistrate Friday ordered the deportation of a Guyanese woman after she pleaded guilty to stealing from her place of employment. She is Varshanie Doodnauth, who was living at 1st Avenue...
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Police keep crime plan under wraps
With concern across Barbados about an apparent upsurge in gun violence, the top brass of the Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF) is reporting that it has started to roll out a set of strategies that it...
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Jamaican woman now facing murder charge
A 26-year-old Jamaican woman who was charged last month in connection with the stabbing death of a fellow countrywoman will spend more time at HMP Dodds after her serious bodily harm charge was...
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Overgrown bush posing danger to St George community
Residents of a Groves Cottage, St George community say overgrown bush is creating a danger for them, providing cover for criminals to carry out burglaries. Following two more break-ins on Wednesday...
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Landscaper accused of fraud
A 49-year-old landscaper is facing fraud charges. It is alleged that on April 2, with intent to defraud, Stephen Christopher Julian Maynard of #13 Chelston Avenue, Culloden Road, St Michael forged a...
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Vendor has a month to stave off prison stay
A 29-year-old vendor has four weeks to pay the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court a $2,000 fine for drug offences. If Hezron Joseph Williams, of Mason Hall Street, St Michael does not pay the money, he...
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Beaten student seeking compensation
The 15-year-old Lester Vaughan schoolgirl who was the victim of a violent beating at the hands of her schoolmates earlier this month is seeking compensation for her injuries. Attorney-at-law Verla...
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