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A legal challenge that claimed strict curfew laws were unconstitutional and denied people a “reasonable excuse” defence has been launched in the Supreme Court. Marc Daniels, the lawyer for Kinte Smith, who took action after he was charged with a curf...

Two men appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy. Zywonde Lema, 19, and Tayo Smith, 20, were accused of the unlawful wounding of the teenager with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of a b...

Lawyers for a pressure group who want to block planned compulsory coronavirus quarantines at hotels are expected to apply for an interim injunction today, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The news came after Constitutional Freedom Bermuda hit its target...

A man denied charges of murder and attempted murder in an appearance in the Supreme Court yesterday. Taaj Muhammad, 26, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ronniko Burchall, who was 30, on December 30, 2018. He also denied a charge that he used a fir...

Bermuda’s courts will expand services this week as Covid-19 restrictions are gradually lifted. Alexandra Wheatley, the Supreme Court Registrar, said in a circular dated May 27 that criminal record checks would resume yesterday and Supreme Court jury ...

A senior child protection official accused of punching a teenager in her care has been cleared of all charges after a Magistrates’ Court trial. Kennette Robinson, the assistant director of the Department of Child and Family Services, was found not gu...

Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed. Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court. Charity leaders backe...

A man who broke curfew may face community service in place of a fine. Ronald Simmons, 38, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a breach of the then 11pm to 5am curfew. Magistrates’ Court heard that police stopped Simmons, from Sandys, on Harbour Road in Pag...

A man who was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he fell off his motorcycle has been banned from the roads for 18 months and fined a total of $2,850. Andre Jackson, 38, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to drink-driving...

Three people were dealt fines in Magistrates’ Court this morning after they admitted breaching Covid-19 curfews. The court heard Lauriena Rose, 38, was stopped on by police as she rode a motorcycle along Crow Lane at 12.35am on January 10. The Paget ...