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Legislation banning “revenge porn” will come into effect tomorrow, according to a notice filed in the Official Gazette. The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-consensual Sharing of intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved by the House of Assembly and the Sen...

A man convicted of murder is to face a retrial after the Court of Appeal expressed concerns over jury selection. Sir Christopher Clarke, president of the Court of Appeal, ordered the retrial of Khyri Smith-Williams, who had been jailed for the fatal ...

Further solar projects could be brought to LF Wade Internal Airport, according to the Bermuda Airport Authority. While the solar farm erected on a disused runway on the airport’s “finger” has yet to come online, the BAA has already spoken with the Re...

Plans to install a funicular at the Bermudiana Beach Resort have sparked objections from environmental groups. Both the Bermuda National Trust and the Bermuda Audubon Society have filed objections to the scheme. The BNT said the project went against ...

Jurors in a murder trial gave no indication that they were under pressure to deliver a verdict, a Crown lawyer told the Court of Appeal yesterday. Counsel for Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers – half-siblings jailed for the 2006 murder of Marcus G...

Prosecutors yesterday asked the Court of Appeal to uphold the conviction on two half-siblings jailed for the 2006 murder of 32-year-old Marcus Gibbings. Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers claimed their case was not handled fairly and there was not ...

A charity dedicated to fighting cancer has said the pandemic has hampered its fundraising efforts, with its largest event of the year achieving less than half of its original goal. The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre raised $191,500 with last month’...

A defence lawyer called for legislative changes to allow juries not to sequestered at a hotel as half-siblings fought to have their murder convictions overturned. Cleveland Rogers and Katrina Burgess, his half-sister, were both convicted last year of...

An initiative to study life in Bermuda’s waters has been given an almost $450,000 grant by the UK Government. The donation was one of several unveiled on Saturday as part of World Environment Day, during which the UK announced it would invest more th...

A half-brother and sister jailed for a 2006 murder yesterday appealed for their convictions to be be quashed after a claim that jurors rushed their decision to avoid being sequestered overnight. Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were found guilty ...