Get the Apps
Home / Top Featured Article / Appeal judges to rule on severity of punishment in case of breach Appeal judges to rule on severity of punishment in case of breach
Article by February 25, 2021
The Barbados Court of Appeal will tomorrow hand down its decision on a magisterial sentence appeal brought by Jamaican visitor Dean George Scott who is currently serving six months at HMP Dodds for breaching quarantine directives.
That decision will be delivered at 10 a.m. during a virtual sitting of the No. 1 Supreme Court.
On December 29 last year Scott, a 49-year-old mason, who was staying at a hotel in Worthing, Christ Church, pleaded guilty to contravening
Court of Appeal orders release of Jamaican quarantine breaker nationnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nationnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bullet possession attracts stiff fine
Article by December 18, 2020
A starting penalty of $20,000 was imposed on a man who was found in possession of 105 rounds of ammunition over nine years ago.
However, after taking into consideration, the mitigating and aggravating factors, the 268 days he had already spent on remand and his guilty plea, Jermaine Yohan Sebastian Adams will only pay the High Court $12 000 dollars for the crime. The money must be paid by June 30, 2021 or the 35-year-old resident of Whopping, Orange Hill, St James will spend three years in prison.
“This substantial fine should send a strong message that offences of this nature will be dealt with severely, with the imposition of large fines or, in the appropriate cases, even imprisonment,” Madam Justice Pamela Beckles said as she handed down the sentence on Adams this morning in the No. 2 Supreme Court ruling.