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Teenager attacked outside Sheraton Mall
Police have confirmed reports that a teenaged male was attacked and robbed at a bus stop outside of Sheraton Mall around midnight Tuesday. The report was first made in a voice note circulated on...
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Taxi driver released on $2,500 bail
A 44-year-old taxi operator has been released on $2,500 bail with one surety after pleading not guilty to a charge of assault. Victor Anderson Lashley of Passage Gardens, Passage Road, St Michael...
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Car washer denies selling stolen bangle
A 31-year-old car washer, accused of dishonestly disposing of stolen goods and falsely purporting to have lawful authority to sell precious metals, was Wednesday released on $5,000 bail. Jamar Antonio...
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Wrong road
A 27-year-old, first-time drug offender came close to being jailed Thursday. Ronaldo Ramon Irvin Browne of Block 3E, Factory Avenue, Wildey, St Michael pleaded guilty before Magistrate Douglas...
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Rape accused gets bail
A Christ Church man, who is accused of rape, has been granted bail in the amount of $5,000. Owen Oscar Bowen of 1A, Regency Park appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the No.1 District ‘A’...
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Trigger happy
Residents of Deacons Farm, St Michael got a rude awakening Wednesday night, as the sound of unbridled gunfire took hold of the community in the dead of the night. It was around 11 p.m. when the shots...
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Man fined $5,000 for growing weed
A 32-year-old St Michael man was Thursday fined $5,000 for cultivating marijuana in his backyard. Edward Ricardo Kellman, of Number 32, Lodge Terrace, pleaded guilty when he appeared before Magistrate...
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Teen gets wings clipped for Crop Over
A teenager who pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting his mother, will not be allowed to attend any night events for the balance of the 2017 Crop Over season. Eighteen-year-old Roeul Anderson Lavine...
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ZR conductor gets bail on wounding charge
A ZR conductor was released on $9,000 bail with one surety Thursday afternoon on a wounding charge. Rico Jamal Antonio Forde of Haynesville, St James, appeared before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant...
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Drug charge cuts into barber’s wages
A 43-year-old barber had to shave off $1,000 of his earnings Monday after admitting to several drug charges. But that’s not all. Duaine Gregory Ellis of Codrington Road, St Michael also has until...
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Clergymen lament spate of gun crimes
The hearts of some of this country’s religious leaders are troubled by the recent spate of gun crimes, with one church leader lamenting that “the children of slaves are now killing the children of...
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Still no bail for Eversley
A 28-year-old man remains on remand at HMP Dodds after he was again unable to present a surety to post bail on his behalf and verify his address. Lamar Keelan Eversley, who was recorded as having no...
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Double jeopardy
A well digger and a pastry chef were Wednesday remanded to Dodds prison after they appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on indictable charges. Rozario...
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Pleasure cruise turns ugly for two men
A verbal altercation that turned physical at the end of a Jolly Roger pleasure cruise, has landed two men in the District ‘A’ Criminal Court. Appearing before Magistrate Douglas Frederick Wednesday,...
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Burglary spree ends in teen being hauled off to prison
A teenager, who committed a spate of burglaries over a two-month period, has been sentenced to nearly three years in jail. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant handed down the sentence to 17-year-old...
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Jury still out on resumption of hangings, says Clarke
Amid a recent upsurge in local gun murders, a retired trade union leader says he is still not convinced that there needs to be a resumption of hangings. “I can’t say psychologically what effect that...
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Boyce sent up for 28 days
A 26-year-old St Lucy man is to spend the next 28 days behind bars after he was remanded to Dodds prison on gun and ammunition charges. It is alleged that Ramon Rheco Renaldo Boyce of Peterses Gap,...
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Hairdresser pleads not guilty to assault
A 26-year-old hairdresser has been released on bail after pleading not guilty to assaulting another woman. Renee Patricia Drakes of Arthur Seat, St Thomas appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick...
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Health break
A 54-year-old man, who is accused of committing six fraud-related offences, was released on bail Thursday on account of his medical condition. Wearing a catheter, Edward Dacosta Cumberbatch, of no...
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Family dispute over PS3 ends up in court
A car valet technician from The Ivy Housing Area, St Michael has been ordered to keep the peace and be on his best behaviour for the next six months. Magistrate Douglas Frederick handed down the...
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