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A Bermudian businessman has been accused of charging overseas entrepreneurs thousands of dollars for work that was never completed.
But financial advisor Spencer Conway insisted his company was justified in charging the fees after carrying out “a sco...
DATE: Aug 16, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police called to a murder scene in which two people were shot unearthed drugs and wads of cash, as well as a number of bullets and shell casings at the property.
During the fourth day of the trial of Julian Washington yesterday, the jury heard eviden...
DATE: Apr 25, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Panicked partygoers were forced to flee into the bathroom of a studio apartment after a gunmen burst into the dwelling firing shots into the crowd.
Father-of-one Stefan Burgess, 24, was killed in the melee, while a second guest, Davano Bremer, was sh...
DATE: Apr 24, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Murder victim Stefan Burgess was an “amazing” father who wanted to turn his life around following the birth of his daughter, a Supreme Court jury has been told.
Mr Burgess, 24, from Frog Lane, Devonshire, was gunned down while attending a birthday pa...
DATE: Apr 23, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two brothers have been charged following a weekend sword attack in which a 15-year-old boy lost a finger and suffered neck injuries.
Javon Deonville Weeks, 29, and Derek Andre Weeks, 27, both from Hermitage Road, Devonshire, appeared in Magistrates’ ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Warwick man was sentenced to probation after admitting threatening hs landlord with a knife.
Dimetri Robinson, 35, of Spring Hill, had earlier pleaded guilty to having a bladed article in a public place and using it in a threatening manner against ...
DATE: Mar 12, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A man who had sex with a 13-year-old girl on three occasions has been jailed for nine months.
Ramon Smith, 18, had pleaded guilty to three counts of having unlawful carnal knowledge of the schoolgirl after making contact with her on the internet last...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pressure group fighting to obtain access to recordings of court proceedings has questioned official claims that the sessions were never taped.
Last month the Civil Justice Advocacy Group (CJAG) filed a criminal complaint against Court of Appeal pre...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Crown lawyers are struggling to provide a “first rate prosecution service” because of increasing workloads and understaffing within the Department of Public Prosecutions.
And a drive to cut costs through pay cuts and furloughs is having a “moral defl...
DATE: Jan 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A juvenile cleared of a murder charge was later incarcerated for more than two years — after pleading guilty to dodging a $32 taxi fare.
And one child advocacy group is now questioning whether Gary Hollis was treated harshly by the courts for the min...
DATE: Jan 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan