Marital rape charge, the constitution and international conventions

Grenada as a signatory to the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women is required to approve national laws which seek to end sex discrimination including the recognition that freedom from violence is a human right. read more

Press Release
10 September 2018

St Mark resident charged with sexual offence

“Andy Williams, 39 years, a carpenter of Diamond, St Mark has been charged with one count of sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 13 on Thursday, 6 September 2018.” read more

General News, Youth
28 March 2018

Lawyer insists on adoption of JURIST Project recommendations

Jerry Edwin believes the draconian procedure of allowing underage victims of sexual violence to give their testimony in court, goes against the recommendations stemming from the JURIST Project and his moral conscience. read more

General News
16 January 2018

139 Matters Listed for January Assizes

55 of the 139 cases are sexual related offences, including indecent assault, sexual assault, defilement of a female, attempted rape and rape. read more

General News, Politics
19 September 2017

Humphrey Calls for Flogging of Sexual Offenders With the Cat-O-Nine

“Humphrey believes that legislation should be introduced to set minimum prison sentences for those convicted of sexual offences — particularly offences involving children — and supports the call for the setting up of a sex offenders register.” read more

General News, Youth
13 September 2017

Black Bay Farmer on Sexual Offence Charge

Farmer Anderson Peters of Black Bay will make his next appearance at the Gouyave Magistrate Court on 26 September 2017. He is accused of indecently assaulting a female minor over the age of 13, but under the age of 16, who resides in the same community. read more

Education, Youth
7 September 2017

Busmen Described as Undesirables Preying on Vulnerable Students

Inspector Trevor Rodney of the CRD, has described some bus drivers as ‘undesirables who go after female students for the purpose of jeopardising their futures,’ and he wants the public to play a more active role in dealing with the problem of eradicating bus driver-female student intimate relationships. read more

Community
6 September 2017

Police Announce Recent Successes in Crime Solving

Rodney used the opportunity to thank the general public and the media for their assistance in solving these crimes. He also assured the nation that the RGPF will ‘continue to exercise vigilance’ in order to ensure that the nation remains ‘relatively safe.’ read more

NOW Grenada

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