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The Corporation of Hamilton yesterday claimed the proposed abolition of the municipalities was a misguided attempt to destroy a perceived “white oligarchy”.
The Corporation argued in the Supreme Court that amendments to the Municipalities Reform Act ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man accused of attempted murder admitted that he was a gang member, but said he had nothing to do with a shooting on Happy Valley Road.
Zachary Fox, 22, told the Supreme Court: “I’m not a killer. I sell drugs.”
He told the court that on the night t...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sir Austin Ward QC, the former Chief Justice of Bermuda, has died in his native Barbados, aged 85.
A quiet man gifted with a sharp wit for any lawyer who was less than thoroughly prepared, Lisle Austin Ward came to Bermuda in 1969.
He served in priva...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Patrick Burgess
An investigation into a ferry pilot convicted of driving a public ferry into a floating dock while impaired has been completed, the Department of Marine & Ports has revealed.
A recommendation for disciplinary action against Ascot Lightbourne, 60, has...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An 86-year-old man convicted of child sex offences from more than 40 years ago has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
Robert Smith, 86, was jailed for six months for a string of sex offences committed in 1977 against an 11-year-old b...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who claimed to be escaping muggers when he was caught drink driving while banned from the roads was fined $4,000 and disqualified for a further two years last week.
Quadir Maynard, 27, told Magistrates’ Court that he was “fighting for” his life...
DATE: Feb 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man told the Supreme Court he believed he was the target of a shooting because he had made a police statement about a gang leader in the wake of his son’s murder.
Richard Steede said he recognised the gunman who took aim at him as Zachary Fox, whom...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A woman was banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday (THURS) after she admitted driving while double the legal alcohol limit.
Kristine Marshall, 45, was also fined $1,000 after she pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court.
The incident took place on...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who admitted accepting financial assistance from the Government while he was working for five months was yesterday ordered to pay more than $11,000 in restitution.
David McCann, 37, was also fined $1,000 when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court. ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Government will not comment on a pilot convicted of driving a public ferry into a floating dock while impaired until an investigation has been completed.
A Ministry of Transport spokeswoman said inquiries surrounding Ascot Lightbourne and his pilotin...
DATE: Feb 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson