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The failed attempt by two Tobagonians to land almost $800 000 worth of cannabis into Barbados two years ago earned them a starting sentence of 12 years in prison when they reappeared in the No. 2 Supreme Court yesterday. Anton James, of Golden Lane, Seaview, Tobago, and Krysten Trim, of Bon Accord Main Road, Tobago, had admitted, at an earlier Session of the Continuous Sittings, that within the island’s territorial …
A prosecutor has urged the High Court to impose a hefty fine or a lengthy prison sentence on a landscaper who had a “cannabis farm” in his backyard.
But the convicted man’s lawyer argued strongly against throwing the book at his client, considering that “we are now faced at the local level with the licensing of growing marijuana”.
Acting Senior State Counsel
A Christ Church man found guilty of having sexual intercourse with an underage girl 14 years ago will learn on March 3, next year, what punishment he will face for that crime.Although he begged the court for mercy, Madam Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell made it clear that when the sentence is passed down on the convicted man, the victim who “used to call him Daddy” must feel as if justice has been served.The man, whose name is being withheld by this publication to protect the identity of the complainant, was convicted by a jury of having sexual intercourse with the then 15-year-old between April 9 and 15, 2008. He is the father of the victim’s sister.“All I am asking from the court . . . is for leniency because I have never been involved in anything like this before,” he said as he addressed the No. 4 Supreme Court.
A High Court judge today gave notice that anyone caught supplying guns in Barbados will not be given “a slap on the wrist”.Madame Justice Laurie-Ann Smith-Bovell made the point after listening to submissions from both the prosecution and defense counsel in relation to a case involving Shad Gabriel Orlando Slocombe.Slocombe, 22, of Block 1, No. 5, Country Road High Rise Towers, St Michael, had previously pleaded guilty to having a .32 revolver and five rounds of ammunition on July 18, 2018. He also pleaded guilty to supplying the firearm and ammunition.And while she delayed sentencing Slocombe until December 2, 2022, Justice Smith-Bovell said she was treating it as a very serious offence.“Isn’t this case different from the normal, simple possession, had a gun under the bed, under the pillow case? Isn’t there evidence that this firearm was moved by him? You haven’t really addressed the issue of supply. This isn’t just firearm possession…this is where guns are moving about