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On June 13, Kelvin Lloyd allegedly met a woman in front of Simply Delicious restaurant to collect money for an apartment he falsely claimed he would rent to her, Magistrate …
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Kudos to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court for introducing its first set of sentencing guidelines. The new system should help ensure that justice is administered fairly and consistently in the …
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As Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo considered a minor drug offence on Tuesday, she applied new sentencing guidelines launched last week by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Ms. Baptiste-DaBreo then sentenced 21-year-old …
The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court officially launched sentencing guidelines for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States on Tuesday morning. The main purpose of the guidelines is to bring “greater uniformity …
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On Tuesday in Antigua and Barbuda, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will launch sentencing guidelines for judges and magistrates in the Criminal Division, according to Government Information Services. “The intention …
Virgin Islands legal stakeholders were trained this week on sentencing guidelines for offences involving drugs, rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, theft and robbery, according to Government Information Services. The Monday session …
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This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 20 print edition. On Tuesday, government officials and members of the judiciary gathered at the Supreme Court to mark the opening of …
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