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Bars and hotels across the island have been left high and dry after they failed to get their alcohol licence application in on time.
Liquor stores have also been affected and Juan Wolffe, chairman of the Liquor Licensing Authority, said more than 30 ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A businessman and a former Mayor of Hamilton appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Michael MacLean, who planned to create a hotel on the Par-la-Ville Road car park, and his wife, Yasmin, appeared alongside Graeme Outerbridge.
Ed Benevides, the su...
DATE: Jun 05, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American teacher has been acquitted this afternoon after being extradited back to the island to face sexual assault charges against a former student.
The defendant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, stood trial in Magistrates’ Court for ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has denied committing a 2011 shooting in Warwick.
Khyri Smith-Williams, from Broome Street, Sandys, pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawfully shooting Tyrone Pedro with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Mr Smith-Williams also denied usin...
DATE: Jun 04, 2018
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Crime
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 40-year-old serial offender who pleaded guilty to a sex assault on a schoolgirl on a bus was today referred to the mental health court.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Kevin Rubaine’s victim was “shaken and violated” after he put his hand up her skir...
DATE: Jun 04, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men denied separate murder charges at the Supreme Court arraignments session yesterday.
Khyri Smith-Williams, from Sandys, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Colford Ferguson, who was fatally shot on February 4, 2011.
The 27-year-old also denied...
DATE: Jun 02, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ballet-dancing lawyer Marc Daniels has become an internet sensation after he took to the stage to help his daughter over a bout of stage fright.
Big-hearted Mr Daniels tripped the light fantastic with an all-girl ballet troupe after his tiny daughter...
DATE: Jun 02, 2018
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A mother of two jailed for importation of cannabis to treat her seizures has lodged an appeal against her sentence.
Natasha York, 41, was sentenced to a year in prison on Monday for bringing in 1,430 grams of cannabis, but magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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Court
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
The LF Wade International Airport suffered a partial power cut this afternoon — but the problem has not caused flight delays.
A Belco spokeswoman said the outage began at 1.10pm when the power system connected to the airport’s north terminal was trip...
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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Police seized drugs, cash and jewellery yesterday after two searches with warrants.
A spokesman said the search warrants were issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act after officers arrested two men on Court Street on unrelated matters.
DATE: Jun 01, 2018
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