Tuesday, May 5, 2026

From The Courts

Sentencing ‘not just a mathematical process’

The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the appeal brought by Atsu Kehinde Tese Jones. President of the Court, Justice of Appeal Francis Belle, said the panel will...

Four remanded in major cannabis and firearm seizure

Four men have been remanded to prison following a major drug and firearm seizure by police. Kyle Xavier Bailey,...

Father accused of incest

A 32-year-old father is being tried on an incest charge. The accused, who was 29 at the time...

Update: Teen remanded on firearm and injury charges

An 18-year-old Christ Church man has been remanded to prison after appearing in court on a series of...

Application for leave adjourned

The application for leave to appeal out of time by the animal rights group Be Their Voice was...

Gunman’s jail time amended

From 686 days to 199. That was the amended jail term imposed on self-confessed gunman Antonio Fernando Athelston Corbin when he reappeared in the No....

Visitor to be sentenced next week for trafficking

After bringing almost 60 pounds of marijuana into Barbados over the weekend, a Canadian national will be sentenced next week. Ronald George Collins, 61, from...

Gunmen get 12 years

Good men who have fallen to corruption and greed. That was how Justice Carlisle Greaves described Warren James Husbands, Martez Davidson Hackett and Corrie MaCaulay...

Man charged with cannabis offences granted bail

Derek Sebastian Abrahams, 49, of Windsor Road, Christ Church, has been charged with multiple drug offences following an incident on March 30. The Barbados Police...

Five female juveniles charged following incident in Bridgetown

The Barbados Police Service has arrested and charged five female juveniles, aged between 14 and 16, in connection with offences committed on March 27th...

Murder accused’s ‘rights infringed’

Any person charged with murder, who has been remand for an extended period, should be brought before a High Court for the consideration of...