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A 31-year-old was yesterday dealt a $750 fine in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted cursing at an officer on Harbour Road.
Alexander Raynor pleaded guilty to a single count of using offensive words towards an officer in a public place in the Sunday...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who repeatedly breached curfew was yesterday given $3,000 in fines in Magistrates’ Court.
Sergio Robinson Woolridge, 29, admitted that he left his Pembroke home after the 11pm curfew on June 12, 13 and 14 but insisted he only did so to find his...
DATE: Jun 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A careless driving motorbike rider was fined $3,000 yesterday after he ignored a police order to stop in an attempt to avoid traffic tickets.
Tekeste Goater, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to charges that he failed to stop for police and dr...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday with making a series of “menacing” demands for money from a woman.
Jahmeco Blakeney, 40, was accused of making unlawful demands for money from Paulette Godfrey on June 2 and demands with menace on Jun...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A serial sex offender was jailed for 15 months after he admitted a string of crimes against women.
Gregory Scott pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court on Friday to a sex assault and intrusion on the privacy of several women.
Juan Wolffe, the senior ma...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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A man found guilty of murder has had the conviction quashed and will now face a retrial, appeal judges ruled yesterday.
Kiari Tucker was jailed last July for at least 25 years for the killing of Morlan Steede plus ten years for use of a firearm.
Mr T...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman was given a suspended sentence of 12 months yesterday after she admitted threats to murder a lawyer.
The Supreme Court heard that Loreesa Burchall, 30, threatened to shoot Kamal Worrell and slash his throat in a series of messages sent betwee...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A sex offender was sentenced to 45 days behind bars after he admitted a breach of probation
Junius Caines, 50, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge that he used cocaine and cannabis between March 10 and March 19 in violation of his supervi...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was banned from the roads for 18 months and ordered to pay almost $7,000 in fines for a string of traffic offences that included riding a motorbike while more than twice the legal alcohol limit.
Dudley Walker, 23, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’...
DATE: Jun 08, 2020
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Court
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The appointment process for the Commissioner of Education post was “fatally flawed”, a lawyer claimed this week.
Mark Diel, who represented veteran teacher and education administrator Gina Tucker, told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the Board ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes