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A Pembroke man who refused a breath test because he feared he would contract Covid-19 was banned from the roads.
Reuben Mayho, 59, pleaded guilty to the offence in Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon.
The court heard he had been stopped by police...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The island’s top magistrate has asked for disciplinary action to be taken against police officers who failed to show up in court to give evidence.
Juan Wolffe was speaking after two police officers did not appear for the trial of a man accused of dr...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who denied sending threats to the Premier was jailed overnight today after he admitted contacting David Burt despite his bail conditions.
Jared Gordon, 31, admitted in Magistrates’ Court that he contacted Mr Burt three times over the past week ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Ewart Brown, the former Premier of Bermuda, was charged with 13 counts of corruption in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the 13 charges included five related to agreements with the Lahey Clinic, t...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man yesterday denied a charge of attempted murder in connection with a shooting last March.
Kyari Flood, 21, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge of attempted murder in connection to the March 24 shooting on Parson’s Road in...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who spent years attempting to pay off traffic tickets was instead given community service on Tuesday after a court heard that his “violent” reputation kept him from having a stable job.
Eli Hill, 44, told Magistrates’ Court that he could not pa...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A Sandys landscaper was dealt $1,800 in fines after he admitted using a stolen bank card to buy alcohol and cigarettes.
Robert DeSilva, 40, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Monday to charges that he stole a bank card and $10 in cash on October...
DATE: Jan 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who threw two block parties in breach of Covid-19 regulations was yesterday fined $2,500.
Magistrates’ Court heard one of the “Pandemic Saturdays – Wet and Wild Edition“ parties had more than three times the maximum of 50 people present.
Carl ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A lawyer for a 62-year-old man charged with sexual assault and intrusion on a woman told a court yesterday that the comments he was alleged to have made could not be considered offensive.
Elizabeth Christopher said that the evidence against her clien...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A suspended police officer who denied posting a “grossly offensive” message on social media yesterday asked to have the case heard in the Supreme Court.
Barbi Bishop, 43, said she wanted to opt for Supreme Court basis because the charge conflicted wi...
DATE: Jan 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson