From The Courts

Sibling: Did not like the company my sister kept

When Royale Achim Trotman’s murder trial continued yesterday the deceased woman’s brother Henry Edghill testified. Trotman is accused of murdering his 74-year-old neighbour Phyllis Edghill between November 28 and December...

Man charged with murder of Eric Butcher

A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Eric Butcher, who was killed in January. Jevon O’Brien...

Two men charged in September 4 robbery

Two young men have been charged in connection with a robbery on September 4. Kemani Antonio Mayers, 20, of...

Death by ‘plastic bag suffocation’

A forensic pathologist said yesterday that Phyllis Edghill died from asphyxia caused by plastic bag suffocation. Dr Shubhakar Karra...

Man charged after cocaine and cannabis seizure

A 28-year-old St Philip man has been charged with eight drug offences following the seizure of suspected cocaine...

Judge slams prison authorities over late bus arrival

A Hight Court judge has called out prison authorities as she declared courts have been made to wait from ten minutes to an hour...

Loot spent on sneakers, wallet

Self-confessed burglar Theophilus Theo Holder told police he stole money from a supermarket to “fix” his injured hand. However, he later used the ill-gotten gains...

Two Jamaican women fined on cannabis charges in Barbados

Two Jamaican women have been fined after pleading guilty to multiple cannabis-related offences before the District ‘B’ Magistrates Court. The Barbados Police Service (TBPS) Narcotics...

Brittons Hill man remanded on firearm and ammunition charges

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged a 35-year-old man in connection with firearm and ammunition offences. Police said Dario Akeem Ifill of London...

Daughter cries as dad jailed

A daughter cried for her father Shayne Douglas Marshall yesterday as a judge jailed him for 14 years and denounced his raping a then...

Drug trafficker set to learn fate

His attorney believes that Colis Arlington Paul should not get another day in prison after being on remand for more than five years. However, the...