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A Bermudian man who lived in the US smuggled gun parts into the island concealed in two packages containing auto tools and spare parts, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.
James Rumley, 38, originally from Sandys, was living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylv...
DATE: Nov 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Three men have denied an assault on another man.
Josonne Smith, 52, Joseph Smith, 72, and Jay-Lon Roberts, 30, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to an assault on Donavan Allan and causing him bodily harm.
The incident is alleged to have happen...
DATE: Nov 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A magistrate has launched a legal action against a friend he claimed was driving his BMW last year when it crashed, which led to both men being charged with refusal of a breath test.
Lawyers for Khamisi Tokunbo filed a Writ of Summons at the Supreme ...
DATE: Oct 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
News
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man jailed for a series of sex offences against a young girl will appeal his conviction before the Court of Appeal next month.
Kenneth Williams, 47, was sentenced to three years in prison last year after he was convicted in Magistrates' Court of si...
DATE: Oct 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The decision not to charge two police officers with a serious sex assault on a male colleague came under the spotlight at a Supreme Court judicial review yesterday.
The court heard that Larry Mussenden, the Director of Public Prosecutions, decided no...
DATE: Oct 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 33-year-old woman has been banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1000 after she pleaded guilty to refusal to take a breath test.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Whitney Francis-Burrows, from Smith’s, was stopped by police at 11.41pm on Septe...
DATE: Oct 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A member of the judiciary relived a 2019 traffic accident that left him in “extreme pain for three to four days” when he took the witness box yesterday in Magistrates’ Court.
Craig Attridge, who serves as a magistrate, claimed that he suffered a frac...
DATE: Oct 17, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Supreme Court has sunk a lawsuit over the failed sale of a refurbished boat.
Sean DeSilva had offered Adam Gibbons and Ryan Heyrana the “all-inclusive” price of $15,000 to bring in the 1979 20ft Aquasport centre console from Florida, and give it ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two prison inmates admitted an assault on a prison officer more than two years ago.
Mikiel Thomas, 22, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to an assault on David Lawes that caused him bodily harm.
His co-accused, Josef Smith, 32, admitted ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man caught riding erratically and almost lost control of his motorcycle was banned from the roads for 18 months after he admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit.
Elijah Simmons, 29, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to ...
DATE: Oct 09, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Court
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