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The post of Director of Public Prosecutions should be passed on to a Bermudian, Shadow Attorney-General Michael Scott said last night. Speaking after Government House’s announcement that notice had been received from Rory Field, the present DPP and a...

Rory Field, the Island’s Director of Public Prosecutions of eight years, has tendered his resignation to “take up a new opportunity”, according to Government House. While Mr Field reported a smooth reception in September 2007, the end of his tenure w...

Mother of three Kiahna Trott-Edwards was last night in custody, facing what is likely to be a “lengthy” term of imprisonment after a jury unanimously found her guilty of murdering 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal. Closing a three-week trial that was closel...

Remarks by Marc Bean suggesting involvement in criminal activity on the part of Michael Dunkley cannot be taken as fair comment, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The defamation case between Mr Bean and Mr Dunkley began after comments by the Leader of t...

The defence for a woman on trial for the murder of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal has accused a witness for the Crown of “embellishing” his story to protect his friend. Appearing in the Supreme Court, Ja-Ja DeSilva, 17, gave his account of the events of ...

Two brothers are in jail after a jury found them each guilty of hacking a teenager with a machete over a stolen moped. Derek Weeks Jr, 28, and Javon Weeks, 30, were remanded by Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves until their sentencing in two months’ time....

Two brothers accused of a reprisal attack on a teenager were said by witnesses to have remained at their home at a party around the time of the assault. However, the Crown at the trial of Derek Weeks Junior and Javon Weeks suggested that both witness...

Three people appeared this morning in Magistrates’ Court on a series of drug and firearm charges. First before magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo was Romonito Adawan, 36, who was accused of importing and possessing a firearm on May 5, as well as ammunition. ...

A man accused of a hit-and-run while impaired appeared this morning in Magistrates’ Court. Patrick Richardson Jr, 26, of Duck’s Puddle, Hamilton Parish was not required to enter a plea, as his charges are indictable and must be heard before the Supre...

A man who did a double-take on sight of Police and then fled has ended up in Magistrates’ Court on a cannabis charge. Nickell Smith, 22, of My Lord’s Bay, Hamilton Parish, was caught with 6.4g of the drug on July 18 last year. Police on patrol along ...