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A police officer who took legal action after he was passed over for promotion three years ago yesterday had his case dismissed by the Supreme Court. A plea by Detective Sergeant David Bhagwan for the court to quash a decision by the 2018 sergeant to ...

A man who admitted handling stolen goods from a clothes shop theft was yesterday released from prison after he was sentenced to time already served in custody. Jahroy Simons, 35, was also ordered to pay $350 in restitution to Darren Booth, the owner ...

Court services are to be reduced in the wake of the increase in Covid-19 cases. Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court will continue to operate, but with limited access to the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building in Hamilton. But Alexandra Wheatley, the...

A mature student breached curfew regulations after he made a late-night visit to a friend to get help with college work. Michael Taylor, 66 was fined $3,000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence at a remote session of Magistrates’ Court yesterday. T...

A total of three people yesterday admitted breaches of Covid-19 curfew regulations. Clarence Simons, 71, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to a breach of the earlier midnight to 5am lockdown. The court heard that around 1.30am on January 25 police...

A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined a total of $3,000 after he was found asleep at the wheel after the Covid-19 curfew. Khalil Burchall, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving and a breach of the earlier midn...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an allegation of malfeasance by a mother against the Department of Child and Family Services. The appellant, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sought damages for pain and suffering caused by supervision ord...

A man was fined $300 yesterday after he admitted stealing a knife from a hardware store. Dennis Richardson, 29, pleaded guilty to the theft at a virtual session of Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that Richardson visited Gorham’s hardware store on...

Three people were yesterday charged with Covid-19 curfew breaches. Tyven Hayward-Fletcher, 40, was fined $1,500 after he admitted breaching the earlier midnight to 5am curfew. But Hayward-Fletcher told Magistrates’ Court during the virtual session th...

A man was yesterday charged with a serious sex assault on a woman on her way to work. The 38-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at a virtual Magistrates’ Court hearing charged with the incident. He was not required to enter...