Tuesday, October 7, 2025

From The Courts

Two men charged in connection with ammunition and drug offences

Two men have been arrested and charged by the Barbados Police Service in connection with ammunition and drug-related offences committed on October 1, 2025.They are Kevon Shaquille Pierre, 31,...

Rape accused remanded

A Jamaican accused of rape was remanded to prison after he could not find a surety when he...

St Philip man charged with firearm and ammunition offences

Update: Kimani Abiola Atto Williams, 41, of #182, 8th Avenue, Inchcape, Saint Philip, appeared before Magistrate Deidre McKenna...

Being black and poor ‘not an excuse’

Too many young people have too much time on their hands to do nothing.So declared Chief Magistrate Ian...

Five charged with multiple robberies and burglaries

Update: Five men accused of a series of robberies, burglaries, and related offences across several parishes have been...

St Michael man to appear in court on drug charges

A St Michael man is expected to appear in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court tomorrow to face a number of drug charges.Police disclosed today that...

$10 000 payout for indecent assault

Indecent assault is a “nasty and unpleasant offence” and offenders will generally be given custodial sentences, a High Court judge said yesterday.However, the complainant...

Ex-magistrate: Go after the men

Retired magistrate Reverend Graveney Bannister is troubled by the number of men escaping prosecution for the statutory rape of girls – sometimes aided by...

Killer to learn fate in November

Haniyfa Reza White’s Pre-Sentencing report is in hand and lawyers will address the courton her sentence when she returns in November.White was back in...

Rapist to pay victim $25000

Monetary compensation is not the “appropriate remedy" in most rape cases, says Justice Pamela Beckles, but it can be useful depending on the circumstances."The...

Roti thief spared stain on record

Stay away from the criminal justice system and stay employed.This was the advice Magistrate Alison Burke gave to 17-year-old Jon-Vitor Ferreira Samuel in the...