New online platform modernises criminal case filing in Montserrat
Legal professionals and court officials in Montserrat are now required to file criminal case documents online as part of efforts to modernise the judicial system.…
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Prosecutor flags power and internet issues as hinderance in legal process
Montserrat’s ongoing power and internet problems may hinder the effectiveness of the new digital court filing system, one of the island’s leading legal experts has…
‘We’re not being used as a penal colony’, Montserrat’s premier assures
Montserrat is not going to be used as a penal colony, Premier Reuben Meade has assured residents after he confirmed that three prisoners from Diego…
Three Diego Garcia prisoners to serve sentences in Montserrat
Three Sri Lankan migrants who are currently imprisoned on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia will serve the remainder of their sentences in Montserrat,…
Woman who struck a child sentenced to three years’ probation
A 24-year-old woman who struck a child, causing a black eye, has been sentenced in Montserrat High Court to three years’ probation and time served.…
Jewellery burglar sentenced to three years probation and $1,000 fine
A 31-year-old man who pleaded guilty to burglary has been sentenced in Montserrat High Court to three years on probation and ordered to pay a…
Man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed in Montserrat
A man has been charged with attempted murder and perverting the course of public justice after a woman was stabbed in Montserrat last week. The…
Police make arrest after woman stabbed in Montserrat
A woman is recovering after she was stabbed in Montserrat on the evening of 28 October, the Royal Montserrat Police Service has said. A police…
Judge rejects MFA officials’ bid to strike out five tax charges
A judge has dismissed an application by two officials from the Montserrat Football Association (MFA) to strike five tax offences from an indictment. MFA president…
Police and prison officers complete ‘use of force’ training
The Royal Montserrat Police Service recently completed its second cohort of ‘use of force’ training for police officers and His Majesty’s Prison staff, focusing on…