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A man was banned from the roads for 18 months after admitting riding a motorbike while almost three times the legal drink-drive limit.
Police saw Christian Matias, 22, riding his motorcycle along Happy Valley Road in Pembroke and followed him after t...
DATE: Jun 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 51-year-old man who was paid to carry out an arson attack that caused almost $20,000 of damage has been jailed for two years.
Calvin Trott was also sentenced to three years probation after his release, during which time his behaviour will be monito...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A woman who waited five years for her drugs case to be resolved has been given a suspended six-month jail sentence.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Zaharrin Simmons, 30, had been fighting two counts of drug possession in an increased penalty zone since...
DATE: Jun 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man found guilty of a Christmas Eve murder has called on the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction over how the jury was selected for his trial.
Wolda Gardner was jailed for the premeditated murder of Malcolm Augustus in 2012 and using a firearm ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The daughter of a senior who suffered brain injuries after an unprovoked attack said the incident had torn her family apart.
Tiffany Smith told the Supreme Court yesterday that her father, Herndon, used to be an independent and loving family man — bu...
DATE: Jun 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Criminal charges against a police officer accused of publishing a “grossly offensive” cartoon online should have been allowed to continue, the Attorney-General’s Chambers argued yesterday in the Court of Appeal.
Chief Justice Narinder Hargun found la...
DATE: Jun 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has found that an officer injured during a training exercise shared responsibility for his injury with the Bermuda Police Service.
Joseph Reynolds said the injury came when another officer used “unsafe” methods against him during th...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man was given three years jail time for a five-month burglary spree that targeted the Anglican Cathedral, homes and businesses.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jahroy Simons, 36, admitted 19 offences, including 12 burglaries, that took place b...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 47-year-old man was given a conditional discharge after he admitted dancing in a music video that advocated the shooting of police and others.
Raymond Swan told the Supreme Court that while he agreed to appear in the music video, he did not say any...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who broke into a high school and stole a watch and a pocket knife for drug money will be sentenced for his offences next month.
Magistrates Court heard yesterday that a security officer at CedarBridge Academy, Devonshire, saw Ahmad Muhammad, 34...
DATE: May 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
