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A drug mule caught with “substantial” quantities of cannabis hidden inside a punching bag is likely to be jailed for smuggling, Magistrates’ Court heard.
Curtis Azhar, 42, of St Augustine Road in Pembroke, was caught with more than three kilos of the...
DATE: Sep 20, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Picking up a small sum of money left at a supermarket checkout proved embarrassing for a Hamilton Parish man, who ended up in Magistrates’ Court.
Edmond Saunders, 64, was given a conditional discharge by Magistrate Juan Wolffe after being charged wit...
DATE: Sep 10, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A St George’s man charged with a slew of offences involving stolen goods has been bailed pending trial in Magistrates’ Court.
Marvin Woolridge, 51, of Cove Valley Road, was accused of stealing an Apple iPhone and Louis Vuitton handbag valued at $1,00...
DATE: Sep 09, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
A fired doctor’s sweeping lawsuit against the Bermuda Hospitals Board has closed with allegations of wrongful dismissal, fabricated records, defamation and the deliberate infliction of emotional distress.
Charles Curtis-Thomas is calling for damages ...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
A drug mule caught trying to smuggle ingested pellets of cocaine and cannabis through the airport has been jailed for 27 months.
“You took a gamble — and you lost,” magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo told Marketa Raynor, 31, before passing sentence.
An emoti...
DATE: Jul 11, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
The killers of innocent father-of-three George Lynch have been jailed after a Supreme Court jury found them both guilty of his premeditated murder.
Rickai Dickinson and Wolda Gardner were also found guilty of gun possession for the May 5, 2010 killin...
DATE: Jul 03, 2014
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Jonathan Bell
Two women charged with wounding and carrying a machete in public have been jailed pending trial — after they were spotted at Harbour Nights in breach of bail
Vanessa Blyden, 23, and Chanel Smith, 25, were remanded by Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves, wh...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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Court
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Jonathan Bell
Murder accused Rickai Dickinson carried pictures of guns on his phone, including himself in a gunman-type pose — along with an image belittling “snitches”.
Mr Dickinson, 29, along with 34-year-old Wolda Gardner, is on trial for the premeditated murde...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An employer has been fined a total of $1,500 for failing to insure all his workers, after a member of staff was left with lingering injuries from a traffic collision.
Percy Caines was convicted in Magistrates’ Court for the offence, between June 12, ...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Barrister John Hindess has been Called to the Bermuda Bar after three years’ legal work in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Family and friends, including his wife Leah and three-year-old son William, packed the courtroom on Friday where, before Chief Justice I...
DATE: Jun 17, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell