By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com After a hiccup with misplaced keys to the St John’s Magistrate’s Court on Monday, former Member of Parliament (MP) Dean Jonas has had his case pushed back by a further two months. The former Minister of Social Transformation and Gender Affairs is charged with resisting arrest,…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com There were two developments in the court hearing involving former Member of Parliament (MP) Dean Jonas yesterday. One being that the police have filed an additional charge against him and the other was a submission put forward by his lawyer positing that the police are barred…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com The police now have until January 5 to complete the file in the high profile court case in which a Customs officer and two brokers are accused of fraud. Early in August, Customs officer Joesine Christian and brokers Rowan Matthew and Foston George were jointly charged…
By Latrishka Thomas Latrishka.thomas@antiguaobserver.com Yesterday was Trevor Chance’s lucky day. Chance, who was once accused of robbing a couple at gunpoint in Botanical Gardens, was freed of the charges. What was supposed to be his committal hearing took a surprising turn when the prosecution informed the court that they were…
By Elesha George Elesha.george@antiguaobserver.com Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh has dismissed a charge of grievous bodily harm made against the President of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross Society (ABRCS), Elvis Watkins, after hearing what she described as “confusing” testimony from his ex-partner, Viveca Shadrach, who accused him of striking her…