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A proposed sugar tax could cause “painful price hikes”, a soft drinks producer warned yesterday. Bruce Barritt, general manager of John Barritt & Son, said higher costs faced by distributors would be passed along to customers and hit island producers...

A Bermuda High School teacher has launched a bid to swim around the island in a fundraising tribute to a friend who died from cancer. Dmitri Haas says he hoped to use the event to raise $6,500 for Open Arms Malawi — a favourite charity of late friend...

A woman jailed for importing cannabis to treat her seizures has been released on bail. Natasha York, a 41-year-old mother of two, was released from custody last Friday, four days after she was sentenced to serve three months behind bars. Lawyer Paul ...

The Supreme Court trial of a man accused of murdering Perry Puckerin Jr has ended in a mistrial. Jeremiah Dill, 34, had denied charges of premeditated murder and using a firearm to kill Mr Puckerin, who was fatally shot in Hamilton Parish Workman’s C...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...