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A former Bermuda judge has been criticised by the Court of Appeals for saying he was getting “horny” in the middle of a murder trial.
Carlisle Greaves, who had served as a puisne judge until last month, made the comment as Troy Harris, a witness in t...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An election to fill a vacant seat at the Corporation of St George has been pushed back to October after no candidates were nominated.
Nomination day for the extraordinary municipal election, to fill the space left by the departure of Tania Stafford, ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A public town hall meeting on immigration reform scheduled to be held on Thursday has been postponed.
The delay was announced this afternoon through the Bermuda Government’s official Twitter account.
A spokesman for the Ministry of National Security ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 61-year-old man appears to have been assaulted after being accused of making inappropriate comments towards an 11-year-old boy.
Police are investigating the incident in Somerset Road, Sandys, near Warren Simmons Community Field, shortly before 7pm ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager described to the Supreme Court yesterday how she told her mother she had been raped and molested by a man who was trusted by the family.
The young woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said she kept the secret for years becaus...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Canadian engineer praised for his work for the Bermuda Government has admitted being involved in dishonest practices in Canada.
Yves “Bob” Lortie, from Quebec, served as a chief engineer for the Ministry of Public Works for three years and was hail...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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Other
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A teenager tearfully told the Supreme Court yesterday how an adult man sexually violated her in his office while she was still in middle school.
The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the defendant from the stand: “I don’t unders...
DATE: Sep 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The trial of a 58-year-old man accused of a string of sexual offences against an underage girl began in the Supreme Court yesterday.
The Devonshire man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has denied sexually touching the preteen while in a p...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Red Cross has raised more than $100,000 in a week to help families whose lives were torn apart by Hurricane Dorian.
The Category 5 hurricane tore through the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama last week, destroying thousands of homes and kill...
DATE: Sep 11, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A convicted sex offender was ordered yesterday to wear an electronic monitoring device after he failed to provide any evidence to support his claim that it would cause him pain.
Junius Caines, 50, was imprisoned last year after he was convicted of a ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes