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A man yesterday denied a breach of the Covid-19 curfew and damaging an electronic tag. Eli Hill, 44, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the Government’s 8pm to 6am curfew and causing $150 worth of damage to the monitoring device....

A convicted sex offender was yesterday given court permission to apply for a judicial review of a deportation order. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, appeared in the Supreme Court to fight an order to send him back ...

A defence lawyer yesterday called for leniency for people charged with Covid-19 curfew breaches after a designated driver was fined $1,500 for being out after the deadline. Elizabeth Christopher told Magistrates’ Court that many cases of curfew breac...

A driver whose car hit a tree before flipping over was banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday after admitting to drink driving. Patrick Abuyulan, 35, pleaded guilty to the offence during a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing. The court heard th...

A police officer who took legal action after he was passed over for promotion three years ago yesterday had his case dismissed by the Supreme Court. A plea by Detective Sergeant David Bhagwan for the court to quash a decision by the 2018 sergeant to ...

A man who admitted handling stolen goods from a clothes shop theft was yesterday released from prison after he was sentenced to time already served in custody. Jahroy Simons, 35, was also ordered to pay $350 in restitution to Darren Booth, the owner ...

Court services are to be reduced in the wake of the increase in Covid-19 cases. Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court will continue to operate, but with limited access to the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building in Hamilton. But Alexandra Wheatley, the...

A mature student breached curfew regulations after he made a late-night visit to a friend to get help with college work. Michael Taylor, 66 was fined $3,000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence at a remote session of Magistrates’ Court yesterday. T...

A total of three people yesterday admitted breaches of Covid-19 curfew regulations. Clarence Simons, 71, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the earlier midnight to 5am lockdown. The court heard that around 1.30am on January 25 police...

A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined a total of $3,000 after he was found asleep at the wheel after the Covid-19 curfew. Khalil Burchall, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving and a breach of the earlier midn...