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A teenager who admitted stabbing a man to death told the victim’s family that he would “bring this man back” if he could.
Ricardo Tucker Jr, 19, apologised yesterday to the family of Duane Gibbons before he was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The continuation of the trial of Sophia Cannonier and Michael Watson was delayed yesterday owing to the unavailability of technology to hear remote submissions at the Magistrates’ Court.
The married couple stands accused of breaking Covid-19 quarant...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man pleaded not guilty to unlawful carnal knowledge of a teenage girl.
The 30-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, chose to have his case tried in Magistrates’ Court and yesterday denied the offence, which allegedly occurred...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A shadow minister has accused the Government of a lack of progress on its commitments after an international arbitration centre opened in the Cayman Islands while a similar facility in Bermuda has yet to get off the ground.
Plans were announced in 20...
DATE: Oct 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A Pembroke man was taken off the roads for 18 months after admitting to driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Gualter Pacheco Linhares, 33, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Adley Duncan, for t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Karim Creary became the newest member of the Bermuda Bar in a ceremony held in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mr Creary – a member of Appleby’s legal trainee programme – is looking forward to giving back to those who have supported him.
“For the past t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who kicked a ball at another man causing him to fall and fracture his hands was given a suspended prison sentence.
Coleridge Hayward, 38, from Warwick, kicked the ball at Kirl Franks in April 2021, Magistrates’ Court was told.
As a result of t...
DATE: Oct 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A government MP and his daughter were yesterday both found not guilty of charges relating to a party held during the pandemic.
After more than three hours of deliberations, a Supreme Court jury found Zane DeSilva, 63, and Zarah Harper, 38, not guilty...
DATE: Oct 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man was banned from the roads for 18 months on Friday after pleading guilty to drinking and driving.
Davon Lewis, 36, appeared in Magistrates’ Court and admitted driving while under the influence of alcohol.
According to Yanique Gardener B...
DATE: Oct 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Two men have been charged with trespassing on private property with a bladed article, robbery and sexual assault.
All three offences allegedly occurred in Smith’s, on October 19, last year.
Since the charges are indictable and must be heard in the ...
DATE: Oct 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda