A lawyer for a 62-year-old man charged with sexual assault and intrusion on a woman told a court yesterday that the comments he was alleged to have made could not be considered offensive.
Elizabeth Ch...
A suspended police officer who denied posting a “grossly offensive” message on social media yesterday asked to have the case heard in the Supreme Court.
Barbi Bishop, 43, said she wanted to opt for Su...
A man yesterday has denied trespass in the home of a woman and an assault on her.
James Wilson, 37, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to entering the home of Murricea Iris without lawful excuse...
Fossil fuel-powered vehicles should be replaced by electric ones as early as 2030 to protect the environment, a conservationist has said.
David Wingate also recommended new the establishment of clean ...
Members of the public should trust medical experts over vaccinations, an author for one of the world’s top medical journals said yesterday.
Kieran Walsh, the clinical director of the British Medical J...
A man who admitted hitting his 14-year-old daughter avoided jail time after he promised to change his behaviour.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe sentenced the 33-year-old man, who cannot be identified f...
A truck driver who admitted drink driving without a helmet was shown mercy yesterday when the magistrate fined him half of the usual tariff for the offence.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe fined Vernon ...
A man with mental health problems was jailed for one month to help him receive the shelter and treatment he needs.
Dwayne Hassan, 28, was also sentenced during Magistrates’ Court yesterday to one year...
Claims that the Covid-19 Vaccination Centre is accepting walk-ins are “absolutely not true”, a Ministry of Health spokeswoman said today.
The spokeswoman said that the health ministry was aware of soc...
A social inquiry report was ordered on a man who admitted four charges of attempting to smuggle contraband into prison.
Dimitri Swan, 24, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Monday to an attempt t...
