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The City of Hamilton continued its battle for survival yesterday in the face of a government plan to turn both of the island’s municipalities into quangos and end local elections. The Supreme Court earlier ruled that the Municipalities Reform Act was...

A woman has denied throwing a party that broke Covid-19 regulations. Shermaine Murphy, 46, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Monday to organising an event called “Pandemic Saturdays – Wet and Wild Edition” that had more than 50 people in at...

A friendly society told a court yesterday that a police investigation should be launched into the reasons it was denied permission to provide motor insurance. Craig Walls, a member of the Bentley Friendly Society, told the Supreme Court: “It is scand...

A 63-year-old man has denied two counts of sexual assault on a child. Magistrates’ Court heard that the assaults were alleged to have happened to a girl aged under 14 between December 23, 2018 and December 23, 2019 in St George’s. The defendant, who ...

A woman was yesterday charged with a double murder at a Hamilton city bar and restaurant. Quiana Butterfield, 25, appeared in Magistrates’ Court accused of the killing of Ayinde Eve, 27, and Micah Davis, 22 at the Robin Hood on Richmond Road. She was...

A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies. Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noah, despite hitting major obstacles, including a fa...

An attempt by a government minister to have a civil court summons thrown out has been dismissed. The Minister of Public Works applied to strike out a writ filed by Calvin Simons, who claimed he lost out on a promotion in the Department of Works and E...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of a half-brother and sister jailed for murder. Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were both found guilty last year of the premeditated murder of Marcus Gibbings – Burgess’ ex-boyfriend. An appeal was ...

A man jailed for a plot to smuggle gun parts into Bermuda has argued his conviction should be quashed because his trial was unfair. James Rumley, 40 was found guilty last year of three counts of importation of firearm components by a unanimous verdic...

The trial of a husband and wife charged with breaches of Covid-19 quarantine regulations was today adjourned because of scheduling conflicts. Magistrates’ Court heard that the trial of Sophia Cannonier, 52, and Michael Watson, 46, was scheduled to st...