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The family of an elderly woman facing 14 days in prison over an unpaid Digicel bill allegedly run up by someone else is seeking now to have a judgment against her put aside.
Janice Beek, 73, of Smith’s, appeared yesterday in debt court before Senior ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2015
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
In an unprecedented mass walkout, about 15 lawyers protested against the reappointment of Rory Field as Director of Public Prosecutions by leaving a special sitting of Supreme Court.
The walkout included some of the Island’s most recognisable defence...
DATE: Jan 24, 2015
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
A man who admitted sexually exploiting a five-year-old girl and inflicting emotional trauma on her family has been jailed for six years.
The Supreme Court heard that Michael Raymond Byron, 54, of Southampton, abused a position of trust when he molest...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A repeat thief whose apology to Magistrates’ Court rang “hollow” has been jailed for 30 days for stealing less than ten dollars’ worth of food.
Dimetri Robinson, 36, was back in the dock less than a month after being sentenced to ten days’ imprisonme...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man allegedly caught with $250,000 worth of cannabis has appeared in Magistrates’ Court accused of possession with intent to supply.
According to prosecutor Susan Mulligan, 11 pounds of the drug were seized, along with a white, rock-like substance ...
DATE: Nov 04, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A slew of outstanding traffic fines resulted in jail time for a 24-year-old Smith’s man, said to have “a history of not coming to court and not paying fines”.
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo also ordered Herscheo Minks to pay $1,560 within six months to t...
DATE: Nov 04, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 54-year-old man who missed his court appearance to face a charge of uttering a series of threats to a woman has been jailed, to appear this morning in Magistrates’ Court.
Chesterfield Robinson, of Watlington Lane, Devonshire, told Magistrate Khamis...
DATE: Nov 04, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man caught with nearly an ounce of cannabis has admitted to simple possession in Magistrates’ Court, along with giving false information to police, plus three traffic offences.
Magistrate Archibald Warner ordered a substance abuse report on Jaciano...
DATE: Nov 04, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Businessman Harold Darrell has been fined in Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to failing to provide insurance for his staff at Designer Flowers.
Darrell, who has been embroiled in a long-standing legal battle against HSBC Bank — which he has ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Island’s new Mental Health Court has taken off in pilot form, with repeat offender Darren Anglin sentenced to weekly sessions by Magistrates’ Court.
Anglin, 28, was remanded to Westgate Prison in the meantime, after pleading guilty to two counts ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
