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A man who triumphed over substance abuse and violent behaviour yesterday reminded troubled youngsters that life “gets better”. Romone Smith, 31, said that his probation officers helped him change by being the role models he lacked as a child – and th...

New treatment courts are planned to help keep people out of prison and instead treat their problems, the island’s senior magistrate has revealed. Juan Wolffe said that discussions to develop juvenile mental health, family health and sex offenders’ tr...

The government body set up to compensate victims of crime did not consider a single application on the only occasion it met last year, a leaked e-mail from a board member has revealed. Paul Wilson, a lawyer who now works for the Government and no lon...

A Warwick teenager has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for theft two days before his 18th birthday. Meshach Crichton pleaded guilty to taking a motorcycle without consent, as well as stealing a laptop from one home and $11,132 of valuables fro...

Colby Coash can point to the moment that his evolution in thinking about the death penalty began. It was September 3, 1994, and Coash — now a conservative senator in the Nebraska legislature but then a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln —...

Immigration authorities have issued $30,000 in fines for work permit violations, and 41 further cases covering a plethora of job categories remain under investigation. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy also gave details in the Senate about the natur...

October 23, 2013 Dear Sir, Commenting on today’s headline regarding caning in our schools. I have a suggestion, let’s give the children a break and cane the bad principals and teachers instead. RUSSELL CONYERS

October 24, 2013 Dear Sir, I’m not exactly sure what to make of this whole ‘not wanting any caning’ garbage to be allowed at any school. There’s been incidents involving girls assaulting other girls at schools and, nothing’s been done about the situa...

Corporal punishment could be abolished throughout the Island’s public schools following a review of the education system. Government is under pressure to take action from at least one child welfare charity, which has described the practice as “dated ...

Magistrates are said to be “bending over backwards” to help those who are struggling to pay their debts during the economic crisis. Lawyer Chris Swan has highlighted how presiding magistrates in civil proceedings have become more understanding of peo...