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The Money Gram robbery case involving Mikhail Howe, Rodney Simmonds Jr., Leonard Sprauve, and brothers Michael Stevens and Jason Stevens, was given a trial date of ...
Gerard Huggins walked out of the High Court a free man today, May 16 after Justice Albert Redhead upheld the no-case submission made by his attorney Stephen Daniels. ...
The charges of unlawful possession of explosives and unlawful possession of a firearm were dismissed against Lenn Leonard when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia ...
Video and photographic evidence of the Road Town Police Station break-in that took place on November 24, 2010 were shown to the court today, May 14 when the trial of ...
Police cannot find the firearm at the centre of the case involving Halim Scatliffe, who is charged with carrying an unlicensed firearm. As a result of the loss, ...
Jeenesh Prenchand Banthia, a man who allegedly operates a cash for gold business from his home was taken before the Magistrate’s Court today, May 9 on the ...
After three years of “back and forth” and numerous adjournments, Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday, May 7 dismissed the threatening language case against ...
The trial of Charles Marks, who is accused of having sex with a minor, began in the High Court today, May 7 with Crown Counsel Jude Hanley telling the jury that she ...
At 9:40 a.m. today, May 4, Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens ordered a warrant for Elston McClean who is before the court facing a charge of criminal damage. ...
Wakima Lettsome, who is before the High Court for an attempted murder charge, is expected to be arraigned on May 7. Assizes Manager and Principal Crown Counsel ...
The matter involving the trio of Allen Baptiste, Yan Edwards and Rodney Simmonds Jr. who are accused of the execution-style killing of Keri Harrigan in Long Look has ...
BVI News has been informed that the warrant that was issued for Henrietta Christine Stapleton has been vacated. It was explained that the defendant was not aware of ...
BVI News has been informed that following a sitting today, May 1, a pre-trial hearing date has been selected in the matter involving the five men embroiled in the ...
The legal representation issues of Ramon George was listed as the main reason for the hold up in the matter involving the three young men accused of the Road Town ...
The matter involving Oswin Barker, the chef accused of rape, was committed to the High Court yesterday, April 30 by Magistrate Tamia Richards. The case was called in ...
One case of murder against Allen Baptiste is among the cases down to be heard when the May Criminal Assizes begin in the High Court today. Baptiste is charged with ...
Elroy ‘Baljah’ Thomas was fined $800 or three months imprisonment for the 9.3 grams of cannabis found in his possession in 2011. The defendant changed to ...
For stealing eight breadfruits valued at $40 Jamal Freeman appeared before Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens today, April 27. In addition to the theft charge, the ...
A man who stabbed his friend for allegedly touching his buttocks appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this morning to answer to the charge of wounding. The court ...
The trial of the homeowner, who had allegedly beaten the person he hired to conduct works on his home, will be continuing in the Magistrate’s Court on May 9. The ...
The case involving Jerome Allen and Davin Thaxter, the two men charged in relation to the firearms and ammunition seizure on board the Smith’s Ferry Bomba Charger ...
A man who claimed to have found 121.9 grams of cannabis in a hole while he was cleaning the side of the road appeared before Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens ...
Kemo Lettsome, who escaped from the East End Police Station last year while being arrested, will be sentenced on May 11. When the matter was brought before the court ...
Minister for Communications and Works Mark Vanterpool has said Ocean Conversion (BVI) Limited’s recent victory in the Court of Appeal is outside of his purview ...
Orville Christopher, a Sea Cows Bay resident who broke into at least two homes on the eastern end of the island and stole phones and attempted to steal coins, was ...
Today, April 17 Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens ordered Anthony Smith, the cosmetologist who was arrested and charged for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, ...
Collin St. Clair, the Smith’s Ferry crew member who was arrested and charged for not declaring $13,325 to the Customs Department, was yesterday, April 13, ...
The matter involving Pusser’s Manager Stanley Powell Jr., who is charged with common assault for allegedly hitting and choking his wife in late December because ...
Reginald Graham, a father of two, was spared jail time for the 69.1 grams of cannabis that was found in possession when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Valerie ...
Courtney Fahie aka Dudu Man, who was charged with criminal trespass and being armed with an offensive weapon after he went into a woman’s house with a knife, was ...
The forfeiture hearing for the money that was seized from two Dutch nationals in June last year is scheduled to take place on May 25. The matter was scheduled for ...
Andrew Turnbull, an employee of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), pleaded guilty to theft and not guilty to criminal trespass when he appeared before ...
Bail was denied to Franklyn Malone, the 54-year-old BVIslander who allegedly threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and feed her body to the fishes. Prior to Malone ...
Kareem Simon, one of the men implicated in the 2010 robbery of the Road Town Police Station, was today sentenced by Justice Rita Olivetti to eight years ...
Moments ago, Justice Rita Olivetti sentenced Samuel James, who was found guilty of wounding his wife, to 12 years in prison. The judge also ordered counselling for ...
Crown Counsel Sarah Benjamin has suggested that William Samuel, the St. Lucian national who is charged with importation of a controlled drug and unlawful possession ...
The matter involving Allister Browne, who was taken before the Magistrate’s Court in January this year for cannabis cultivation, was adjourned to May 16. Browne is ...
Jerry Martin, the man presently serving a sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison for the 2005 murder of Rolland Serrano, will know on Tuesday, April 3 whether he will be ...
Government officials have discussed the idea of establishing another court house to deal with the backlog of cases. Third District Representative Julian Fraser told ...
The trial of Renold Plaisimond and Roro Edourre, the Haitian men accused of manslaughter in a smuggling attempt, has been traversed to the next criminal assizes ...
Ristak Evans, who pleaded not guilty to a theft case involving a US citizen, was described as being careless by his attorney Richard Rowe in the High Court today, ...
The matter involving Shawn Scatliffe who is accused of turning up to his ex-girlfriend’s apartment with a knife and assaulting her, was yesterday, March 27 ...
College messenger Febby Merry was sentenced to 12 months in prison and was ordered to compensate the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College $16,377.11 by High Court ...
Today, March 22, High Court Judge Rita Olivetti sentenced taxi driver Wendell Varlack to 18 months in prison in relation to the guilty verdict that was returned by ...
Dwight Blake, who was facing assault charges, is now a free man after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped the case against him on March 19. ...
Legal aid issues were disclosed as being the reason why the Money Gram robbery case involving Mikhail Howe, Rodney Simmonds Jr., Leonard Sprauve and brothers Michael ...
Senior Crown Counsel Valston Graham has said the extradition commitment of Earl Delville Hodge aka Bob Hodge means that the Crown would have to take a look at the ...
Today, March 13, 2012, Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens ruled that she was satisfied that there is a prima facie evidence against Earl Bob Hodge, Carlston Beazer, ...
On Friday, March 9, Principal Crown Counsel Tiffany Scatliffe objected to the bail of Kurt Rabsatt who appeared before the Magistrates Court for two burglary-related ...
An employee who allegedly deceitfully earned $6,000 from her employers was taken to the Magistrate’s Court today, March 2 to face three indictable charges of ...
The trial of Sasha Hodge, who pleaded not guilty to the summary charge of acquisition, possession, or use of proceeds of criminal conduct, began in the Magistrates ...
Preliminary tests have been conducted on the cocaine in the case against Isaac Bellony Caena of the Dominican Republic and Lester ‘Rabbit’ DeCastro of ...
Before sentencing Gary Lester Evans to 12 months in prison, Magistrate Tamia Richards noted that testimonies given by doctors Marjorie Yee-Sing and Heskith ...
A husband who damaged his wife’s vehicle following her threat to go to the police pleaded guilty to criminal damage when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court ...
Crown Counsel Jude Hanley will soon be submitting sentencing guidelines to Magistrate Tamia Richards in relation to the matter involving Kabasha Martin who is ...
It was announced in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, February 29 that a summon is being prepared for interdicted Magistrate Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury to ...
“Certain things” come up at Dwight Blake hearing The Crown and the virtual complainant (VC) in the assault matter involving Dwight Blake are discussing ...
Leon King, who was arrested in January on money laundering-related charges, had his bail varied in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 27. The ...
Mohamed Kamara, the man implicated in a credit card fraud matter, was sentenced today, February 27 to four months in prison for attaining services by deception and ...
The attorney of Glenroy Industrious, the Purcell Estate Estate man who allegedly beat his child mother and a female police officer at a police station over a text ...
The matters involving Elvis Freeman Parsons, who is facing eight complaints, has been adjourned to Monday, February 27 to ascertain whether the defendant would be ...
The investigating officer and the virtual complaint Franklyn Montgomery gave evidence yesterday, February 20 on the commencement of the trial of Deshawn Mathew who ...
The trial in the firearm case involving Halim Scatliffe continued in the Magistrate’s Court today, February 20 with evidence from Police Constable Michel ...
Densil Wheatley and Dale Reid, two men who were arrested and charged for breaking into a FirstBank ATM, were sentenced by Magistrate Tamia Richards when they ...
A man who drove his car on the foot of a security officer who stopped him from driving into the Festival Village appeared in the Magistrate’s Court today, ...