A 36-year-old man charged with the premeditated murder of young mother Shakeya DeRoza, denied allegations put to him yesterday in Supreme Court.

Jermaine Wellington Pearman, of no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder and possessing a knife with a seven-inch blade on the Railway Trail, in Sandys, on July 10.

Ms DeRoza, 23, the mother of two young children with Pearman, collapsed and died in front of Rose's Flower Shop in Middle Road after succumbing to multiple injuries.

At yesterday's arraignment session before Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves, Pearman was represented by defence lawyer Charles Richardson. He was ordered to remain in Police custody until the next mention date in arraignments on January 4.

Businessman Andre Curtis also appeared in Supreme Court to deny one count of carrying on investment business between March 2007 and December 25, 2007, without a license.

Curtis, 44, of Whale Lane, in Warwick, also denied a charge of providing misleading statements and practices between August 1, 2008, and December 25, 2008.

A pretrial hearing for Curtis, who is represented by defence lawyer Eugene Johnston, is set for the morning of January 18. He is currently on $50,000 bail; with Justice Greaves ordering an additional travel restriction to the current order.

Cervio Cox, 26, of Clarendon Road, Smith's, denied seven charges including conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to wound with intent J-Dun Thompson between a date unknown and May 24. He also denied wounding Mr. Thompson with intent on May 23.

Cox also faced allegations of wounding with intent and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, both charges involve Raymond Burgess Sr. on May 23.

The same charges were put to Cox, represented by Elizabeth Christopher, involving Mr. Burgess' son, of the same name.

Colin Nathaniel Washington, 53, of Grace Lane, Pembroke, yesterday denied wounding Hastings Ewart Harris with intent on June 7, when he allegedly cast or threw corrosive liquid on the victim's home.

Washington, represented by defence lawyer Richard Horseman, will appear for trial on March 22.

Also in the arraignment's session was Shawn Derek Gibson, 35, of Southampton, who pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm after driving while impaired.

Gibson admits he was responsible for causing a road crash on April 13, 2008, which left his passenger and long-time friend Daniel Wilks in a coma for three weeks. Gibson, who was yesterday represented by lawyer Charles Richardson, will face sentencing on December 9.

Perry Eugene Hayward, 29, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery yesterday. This included one count of handling stolen goods, including a gold chain with gold crucifix, valued at $1,700, and gold and onyx ring, valued at $900, taken from Andrew Smethurst on August 25.

And two other counts including robbing Aiden Cutler of $40 cash and robbing Aaron Daniels of a gold chain on the same day.

He denied robbing Mr. Smethurst of his belongings; and to possessing a knife, with a blade exceeding three inches in an increased penalty zone, namely 300 metres from Harrington Sound Primary School.

A social inquiry was ordered for Hayward, who will appear back in next month's arraignment session.