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One judge and ten magistrates were presented with Mediation Certificates on Friday, September 24, at the conclusion of the Canadian Government funded IMPACT Justice Project’s Mediation Workshop for Judicial Officers. At the workshop’s closing and certificate presentation ceremony, Justice Barry
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Chief Magistrate believes they have no power to grant bail in gun cases - Barbados Today
The lower court on Friday witnessed a lengthy spirited verbal exchange between the island’s Chief Magistrate and a junior attorney over his power to grant bail in firearms and certain other serious offence matters. Defence attorney Shadia Simpson was at the time applying for bail for her client
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St George man on gun charges - Barbados Today
Alleged gunman Giovani Armani Prescod has been remanded to Dodds for the next 28 days. The 22-year-old from Airy Hill, St George appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes today accused of having a .25 calibre pistol on June 6, without a valid licence along with six rounds of ammunition without
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Ex-executive buys time to fight extradition as order stayed - Barbados Today
Alex Tasker, the former Insurance Corporation of Barbados Ltd. (ICBL) executive linked to the Donville Inniss cash-for-coverage scandal, is to be turned over to United States authorities to stand trial, Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes has ruled. But the extradition has been stayed for another 15 days
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Fanta 'craving' ends in 6-month jail time
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados -Visitors and Barbadians returning home have been put on notice that they will pay a hefty price for breaching the island's COVID-19 protocols, especially quarantine directives, if they are found guilty in the law courts.
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Spurned man remanded - Barbados Today
A St Lucy man who cuffed his son’s mother in the stomach twice over a claim of disrespect has been given 28 days on remand at Dodds to think over his act of domestic violence. Forty-year-old Jason Omar Hinds from Broomfield admitted in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court that he unlawfully
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The Squad Are Shocked At Twitter's Policy Against Wishing Trump's Death
"The Squad" expressed shock when Twitter announced its policy against wishing harm or death to someone after President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
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Woman recalls beating she received eight years ago - Barbados Today
A St Philip woman who claimed to have been beaten by three others has told a judge and jury she does not know the reason behind the attack. Channa Weekes, made the comment today when she took to the witness stand of the No. 2 Supreme Court before Justice Randall Worrell. Weekes was giving evidence
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Young mother remains on remand, unable to post bail - Barbados Today
A young mother who admitted last month to mistreating her one-year-old daughter in a case captured on video remains on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds. Shanice Nikita Alicia Reece, 27, Sargeant’s Village Main Road, Christ Church, was unable to find someone to sign bail on her behalf when she
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4 dead in 3 violent weekend incidents - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The country woke up on Monday morning to the news that three violent and unrelated incidents had taken place on Sunday which left four people including two men and two women dead. In one case a Petit Valley woman was stabbed at her home during a quarrel on Sunday evening, while in another a Va
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Uganda: Shs1.6b Court Clerk Matter Set for Hearing
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Nigeria: Court Remands Surety for Aiding Suspect to Escape
[Premium Times] The surety aided the escape of the suspect from lawful custody in a case of conspiracy, burglary and stealing.
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No bail for man who allegedly assaulted cops - Barbados Today
The alleged assault of two police officers in the line of duty is a strike “at the heart of the administration of justice” in this country. Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes stated that position as he remanded Sheridan Kishmar Carrington to Dodds prison for 28 days, despite strong arguments from his
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Legal bind - Barbados Today
Attorney-at-law and former police Inspector George Adolphus Bennett was spending Wednesday night in prison on remand after he and a Guyanese man were charged in connection with the discovery of 253 kilogrammes of cannabis worth just over $2 million.But his legal team of Queen’s Counsel Andrew
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WATCH LIVE: De MashUp Series Drinkers Version - Barbados Today
Missing outside? Don’t fret! This Saturday night from 7 p.m. we active with De Drinkers Edition! Bring more drinks, bring more ice, leh we tun it up with @leadpipe_official and @mole_dechief live on @barbadostoday Facebook & YouTube! Turn on yuh cameras and come in de Zoom! Look out for
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Dad who took cutlass to fireworks outing, admits to assaulting daughters - Barbados Today
A presentencing report has been ordered on a father who pleaded guilty to three offences including assault. Earl Thomas, of McClean’s Gap Britton’s Hill, St Michael admitted to the Chief Magistrate that he committed the offence against his daughters, 16 and 13, on December 31 last year. The
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Cocaine and cannabis possessor to be sentenced - Barbados Today
A pre-sentencing report was ordered Friday for a Hindsbury Road man who was caught the day before with cocaine and cannabis. When he appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court, Miguel Rico Daniel, 28, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and cocaine, and
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Woman’s choice language to island constable lands her before the court - Barbados Today
The Chief Magistrate on Tuesday expressed concern that parents are engaging in unbecoming behaviour as they raised their children. Ian Weekes raised the issue as he addressed a case in which a 32-year-old woman pleaded guilty to using insulting language to a parish constable. Christ Church
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Man to compensate officers for pushing and resisting them during arrest - Barbados Today
Pushing a police inspector and resisting a police constable on the job will cost a St Michael man. Not only did Renaldo Ricardo Jones, of 3rd Avenue Licorish Village have to spend 21 days on remand pending sentence but he now has until April to compensate the officers a total of $3 000 or spend
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Man Remanded On Charge Of Torching Guyana Police Station
Guyana Chronicle:- ALLEGED arsonist, Clarence Greene was, on Thursday, remanded to prison for the devastating fire at the Brickdam Police Station, which destroyed over 80 per cent of the buildings in the compound that houses the force’s Regional Police Division Four ‘A’ as well as the office of the
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Judge orders release of J'can man who breached Barbados quarantine
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - The Court of Appeal in Barbados last Thursday ordered that a Jamaican man, Dean George Scott, who breached the island's COVID-19 quarantine regulations be released from prison This decision was handed down by Chief Justice Sir Patterson Cheltenham and Justices of Appeal
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Teen with knife placed on bond - Barbados Today
A Christ Church man who was found in possession of a knife on a route taxi which he said was for his protection has been placed on a bond. Dequan Amon Niles, 18, of Hopewell, Silver Sands, Christ Church must now keep the peace and be on his best behaviour for the next six
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New study finds police in America fail to meet basic international human rights standards | New York Carib News
A new study from the University of Chicago has found police in America’s biggest cities are failing to meet even the most basic international human rights standards governing the use of lethal
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High-profile cases among those adjudicated as courts worked to reduce backlog - Barbados Today
The wheels of justice continued to turn in Barbados despite the continued challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. Several high-profile cases dominated headlines even as the court reduced in-person capacity by suspending jury trials and fully embracing the online portal in a bid to
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Chinese national convicted of wildlife crime and money laundering | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
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Prison officer’s sedition trial to continue in October - Barbados Today
The prosecution and defence in the sedition case against the president of the Prison Officers Association are to make closing arguments in a month’s time in a bid to convince the court to rule in their favour. Those submissions in Trevor Browne’s case will be made on October 6 before Chief
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