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Kirth Stapleton (left) and Kyron Bowens must serve lengthy sentences for armed robbery Social Share For their armed robberies of several individuals in different establishments, as well as the gratuitous shooting of a victim; one young man must serve 18, and the other, 23 years, in prison. Kirth Stapleton of New Montrose/Edinboro, and Kyron Bowens of Ottley Hall, were each sentenced at the High Court last Friday, December 18. They faced four counts of robbery, one count of wounding with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence, and unlawful use of a firear...

Lawyers unhappy with Sentencing Guidelines Left to Right: JUSTICE BRIAN COTTLE , GRANT CONNELL, JOMO THOMAS & KAY BACCHUS BAPTISTE Social Share by Katherine Renton Some defence lawyers are expressing concerns in relation to recent sentencing guidelines put together by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) for judges to follow when sentencing offenders. “I have a serious concern and I think I’m going to have to express it to the Chief Justice [Dame Janice Pereira of the ESCS], with these guidelines that they have sent for judges to follow,” veteran counsel Kay Bacchus-B...