Biker crew extorts drivers
Police have uncovered a crafty new extortion scam being conducted on our roadways, by a 'crew' of motorcyclists. With four cases of striking similarity being reported to the Half-Way Tree (HWT) CIB since April of this year, cops are warning motorists...
Residents blame cops for man's death
savanna-la-mar, westmoreland: Scores of irate Savanna-la-Mar residents took to the streets yesterday to protest the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old painter, whom they say was murdered by police.
Bodybuilders on drug charges
Two professional body-builders from Barbados were slapped with drug charges and appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Both men, 45-year-old David Alleyne and 20-year-old André Millar, were in the island ...
Dad guilty of child abuse
A father pleaded guilty to beating and burning his 15-year-old son in his back with a hot clothes iron. The man, who is from Seaview Gardens, was charged with child abuse and assault occasioning bodily harm on September 28.
Man faces court for $2b hot and spicy cocaine
A man accused of being the mastermind behind the export of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine to England will have a chance to apply for bail when his case is heard in the Corporate Area Resident...
Man dies in suspected arson
One man was burnt to death and a 10-bedroom house destroyed in a fire believed to have been set by arsonists along Glenmeade Road in Maverley, on Saturday. The dead man has been identified as Carlton Bettice, 30, of the same address.
Man charged with murder ... again
western bureau: A man who allegedly com-mitted murder while on bail for a similar charge, was re-manded in custody pending the start of a preliminary enquiry on November 1. Dwight Chambers, 22, of Granville, St. James, was ordered to remain...
Williams back in court
Popular businessman Danhai Williams will reappear before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on March 6, 2007 when his fraud matter is expected to continue.
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