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The accused, Tyson Spencer holds down his head as he is escorted to prison on Monday. (iWN photo)

Former murder accused charged with Heritage Square shootings

A Green Hill man has been charged with attempted murder and unlawful and malicious wounding in connection with the Nov. 22 shooting of three men at Heritage Square, Kingstown. The…

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Joel Payne, left, and Jessie St. Cyr are escorted from the Serious Offences Court and taken to prison, on Tuesday, pending the payment of the fine. (iWN photo)

Lawyer’s honesty saves clients immediate jail time

A six-year prison sentence for possession of 1,706 lbs of marijuana, completed in July 2018, was not enough to keep 57-year-old Barbadian fisherman Joel Payne away from Vincentian ganja. On…