ST VINCENT AND THE Grenadines (SVG) has lost one of its most talented sons, a true patriot, and an individual who made a herculean contribution to the development of this country. Such is the conclusion of the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice(CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, who was speaking on the life of fellow son of the soil, the late Queen’s Counsel, former Attorney General and public figure, Parnel …
63 awaiting trial: Judge worried
Timothy Hazelwood, Superintendent of Prisons might just have excluded a certain number of persons from his report on how many persons are awaiting trial.
By: Haydn Huggins•
Justice Brian Cottle has expressed concern about the number of persons at Her Majesty’s Prisons awaiting trials.
During his prison report at the closing ceremony of the Criminal Assizes on Tuesday, Superintendent of Prisons, Timothy Hazelwood, disclosed that there were 63 persons -60 males and three females - behind bars awaiting trials.
But according to Justice Cottle, 63 persons represent a significant proportion of our productive citizenship.
With the government’s ability to manage the crisis wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and the availability of a vaccine to ward of the coronavirus, Justice Cottle is looking forward to some degree of relaxation in the protocols, so that there would be an increase in the hearings at the High Court.
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Armed gang leader earns 18-year jail sentence
JULIUS GLOSTER Social Share A GUN WIELDER who led an armed trio, tried to rob a Barrouallie man, and chopped him twice in an ensuing struggle; will spend over 18 years in prison.
Julius Gloster, 50, also of Barrouallie, was recently found guilty after a full trial on an indictment which charged him with four very serious offences.
These charges: wounding with intent, attempted robbery, possession of an unlicensed Taurus 9mm semi-automatic pistol, and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence, stem from an incident that occurred in the wee hours of the 39th anniversary of Independence of St Vincent and the Grenadines in 2018.
Medical students’ attackers jailed for 16 and 17 years
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Two men who were part of an armed group that broke into the apartment of two medical students, stole from them, and forced them to perform sexual acts, will spend their youth in prison.
Atibon Campbell and Marlon Chance were found guilty by a unanimous verdict of the jury at the end of last year for two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of indecent assault and two counts of possession of a firearm to aid in the commission of an offence.
Campbell was unrepresented during the trial, as well as during his sentencing on Wednesday, February 3. Chance was represented by counsel Jomo Thomas. Crown counsels John Ballah and Kaylia Toney represented the prosecution during the trial, which saw Skype evidence from at least one of the victims.