January criminal assizes open
The state is expected to prosecute at least 11 out of 18 matters brought before the High Court ...
Less fortunate criminals need help
Legal practitioners have been urged to volunteer their services to less fortunate persons being ...
DPP concerned about granting bail for serious offenses
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Gene Pestaina is taking issue with what he says is the ...
Carrette: “We will hunt them down”; police officer gets full security protection
Police Chief Cyril Carrette said no stones will be left unturned in clamping down on the ...
Edison James not cooperating with police – Carrette
Police Chief Cyril Carrette has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into alleged ...
Man to find proper surety for bail after allegedly stealing tiles
Joseph Roberts of Fond Cole has to wait until he can find a proper surety if he is to be ...
Footballer in trouble for “joint”
A 24-year-old aspiring footballer from the south east has given some serious thought to his ...
“I will not change” – senior police investigator commenting on attack
Police Corporal Patrick George said an attack on his River Estate home is linked to “high ...
Vaughn Dodds is now a changed man
Vaughn Dodds, a Wesley man who has been in trouble with the law, said he is transforming his ...
Reported child abuse cases increase
Minister for Social Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs Gloria Shillingford says ...
UWI head compares Dominica’s crime rate to Jamaican parish
Head of the University of the West Indies Open Campus Francis Severin has said the number of ...
Attempted murder on home of FIU officer
Police investigations are underway regarding an attempted murder in River Estate on Sunday ...
Newtown woman convicted for stealing rum from man’s home
A 26-year-old Newtown woman evoked some level of sympathy from a Roseau Magistrate when she ...
Tony Astaphan, PM Skerrit frustrated!
Senior Counsel Tony Astaphan, the lead attorney for the Dominica Labour Party in a dual ...
Tiyani Behanzin and team finalising preparations for Peace Conference this weekend
On the eve of the much anticipated peace conference at Wesley this weekend, Magistrate, His ...
PM orders full investigation into allegations of assassination plot against Edison James; offers police protection
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has ordered a full investigation into allegations of ...
Carrette supports idea of forensic lab
A regional forensic lab must be erected to deal with “white collar” crimes here, Acting ...
Prostitution rife in Dominica – official
A lesbian and prostitution ring is reportedly taking place in Dominica. Those are the claims of ...
Gov’t interested in establishing rapid response unit for police force
The Roosevelt Skerrit-government is said to be seeking ways to develop a rapid response unit ...
Gov’t has not taken any sides – AG Levi Peter
Attorney General Levi Peter said he has not decided on government’s position in developments ...
Plans in store to enact law for irresponsible parents
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says Dominican parents may at one point have to answer to the ...
Police officers need to take better care of vehicles – Savarin
Government said it has spent in excess of $3.3 million in the last three years to repair police ...