From The Courts

Two UK men remanded on cocaine charges

Two United Kingdom men charged with cocaine-related offences were remanded when they appeared at the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court, Horse Hill, St Joseph, today. Abdul-Rasheed Anjolaoluwa Oduola, 19, of Dagenham,...

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...

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...

Court of Appeal gives reasons for disbarring Pile

The Court of Appeal yesterday handed out the reasons for its decision in the disbarring of former attorney Vonda Minerva Pile. Last June, Chief Justice...

Wanted: Turvy Frederick

The Barbados Police Service is appealing to the public for assistance in locating Turvy Frederick, wanted for questioning in connection with serious criminal matters. Frederick’s...

Man charged with firearm and ammunition offences

Police have arrested and formally charged 28-year-old Akym Gentile Pollard of Gemswick, St. Philip, for firearm-related offences committed on January 16. Pollard faces charges of...

‘Whole life’ for ATM murderer

The “dangerous”, “conniving” and “manipulative” individual who took the life of 58-year-old Colleen Payne outside the Royal Bank of Canada’s automatic teller machine (ATM)...

Former calypso monarch cleared after judge dismisses case

Former calypso monarch Aziza Kerbret Tsgaye Clarke has been freed because of poor evidence in her trial. The decision was announced by Justice Pamela Beckles...

Brother sent to continue psychotherapy

Adrian Lamar Beckles assaulted his brother twice, on the belief that the complainant had no right being in a house which their mother owns. When...