Crime
Double murder trial delayed over forensic evidence
(CNS): Wayne Bellafonte Jr (32), from North Side, who was due to stand trial later this month for the murder of both Mark Andre Ebanks (36) and Eldon Charles Walton (55) in a drive-by shooting back in July 2021, has had the case postponed for at least the third time until later this year. Bellafonte’s lawyers […]
‘New chief, old speech’ as CJ pleads for new courthouse
(CNS): Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale made an impassioned public plea to politicians attending the formal opening of the Grand Court on Wednesday, as she noted that, despite a number of capital projects planned in this budget cycle, there was no money for a new court building. Making the most of the opportunity to speak directly […]
Shot fired into window of Lower Valley bedroom
(CNS): A resident of Lower Valley in Bodden Town was woken up in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a gun fired into his bedroom window. The man was asleep when, at around 1am, he woke up to what sounded like a gunshot. After taking a look around, he spotted bullet holes in the […]
Man wounded in Windsor Park drive-by shooting
(CNS): A man was treated in hospital on Tuesday night for a gunshot wound to his leg after a drive-by shooting on Hawkins Drive in the Windsor Park area of George Town. Police said they were called to the location at about 7pm yesterday, where it was reported that a vehicle had approached a residence […]
Man robbed of cash outside Rum Point condo
(CNS): Police say that a man wearing a black or blue hoodie and brandishing a knife approached another man who was sitting outside a condo in North Side with some companions on Monday afternoon, threatened him and demanded money. The robbery occurred around 4:00pm on Water Cay Road in the Rum Point area. Having obtained […]
Suspect child abuser still on the run after jumping bail
(CNS): Noel Paul Manning (53), who has been charged with the sexual abuse of a child, has been on the run now for over a month, having removed his electronic tag. Manning, who is originally from Jamaica, failed to turn up for a court appearance on 4 December, when he was expected to be arraigned. […]
Fugitive captured after fight with police
(CNS): A wanted man who had been on the run for six weeks was arrested following a police operation at a home in Bodden Town on Saturday evening. Roland Welcome, from East End, was tracked down after a 33-year-old woman from the district was arrested for her part in hiding him and helping him to […]
Hernandez now chief magistrate as Foldats retires
(CNS): Angelyn Hernandez has been appointed as the chief magistrate following the retirement of Valdis Foldats after three years in the post. Foldats was appointed as acting magistrate in 1996 and as magistrate of the Summary Court in 2011. As chief magistrate, he advocated for a holistic approach to justice and nurtured collaborative relationships with […]
Witnesses wanted to pre-Christmas shooting in GT
(CNS): Detectives investigating a shooting outside the Vine and Tap bar on Printers Way, George Town, on Saturday, 23 December, are “strongly appealing” for witnesses to come forward. In yet another case where a significant number of people were said to be present at the time of the crime, the police are urging the public […]
‘Significant’ quantity of cocaine seized in George Town
(CNS): Police are seeking the help of the public as they open an investigation into the seizure of a “significant quantity” of cocaine from an undisclosed residential complex somewhere in the Walkers Road area. Despite the appeal to the community, the RCIPS has offered no further details about the size of the drug haul or […]
Cops call on video witnesses to 7MB assault
(CNS): Police are appealing to witnesses present at a brawl at the Seven Mile Public Beach on 17 December, where one man ended up in hospital with serious lacerations to his head and hand that required surgery. Officers investigating the stabbing said video footage of the fight had been circulated on social media, showing that […]
