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FRIDAY,
APRIL 17, 2015
VOLUME 109, No.16
CHARGES AGAINST TEACHER DROPPED by HAYDN HUGGINS
THE TWO CHARGES against graduate school teacher Josette BibbyBowens have been discontinued. Bibby-Bowens’s lead lawyer, Kay BacchusBrowne, confirmed to THE VINCENTIAN yesterday, that she had received two documents from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), informing her of his decision to discontinue Colin Williams DPP was the charges against her commanded for his client. ‘wise’ decision. While she was happy
that the DPP, Colin Williams, had seen it fit to discontinue the charges against her client, Bacchus-Browne said, “They have maligned and embarrassed our client by arresting her in front of her students, and we are considering, if any, we should take for false arrest and false imprisonment.” She continued, “We are not surprised. They have been forced to discontinue this matter because they never had any evidence in the case.”
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Kay Bacchus-Browne, lawyer for the accused, says the failure to disclose evidence to the defence, raised questions about the evidential basis for her client’s arrest.
Josette Bibby-Bowens was charged on two counts related to the distribution and publication of obscene material. Continued on Page 3.
FITZROY ‘BROTHER EBONY’ JOSEPH, the ‘Nothing at all’ man and multiple New Song Winner and National Calypso finalist here in SVG, is the new National Humorous Calypso Monarch in Trinidad and Tobago. Brother Ebony, who grew up and resided in that twin island Republic for some time, and who honed his calypso skills there performing with some of the more established calypso tents and among some of the leading bards, dethroned ‘The Incredible Myron B’ (Myron Bruce), and Fitzroy ‘Brother Ebony’ Joseph performing his took home the top winning ‘Sign Language’ prize of $50,000. in the T&T National ‘Bunny B’ (Neville Brown) took the third Humorous Calypso Monarch competition. position, and he was (Credit: Trinidad followed by ‘Snakey’ (Heaven Charles) and Guardian) ‘Ninja’ (Kenson Neptune), in that order. The Trinidad Guardian reported that a large and appreciative audience was in attendance at the event, held at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, last Saturday, April 11. Nine contestants faced the judges in the competition comprised of two rounds. Continued on Page 3.