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A man denied a string of bike-related crimes yesterday. Wayne Simmons Jr, 30, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to possession of a tool for theft and causing damage to a motorcycle on June 6 in Pembroke. He also denied stealing a motorcycle on...

The assistant director of the Department of Child and Family Services appeared in Magistrates’ Court today charged with assault and mistreatment of a child. Kennette Robinson, 51, pleaded not guilty to the alleged offences, said in court to have happ...

A legal battle between a construction firm owned by a government minister and his niece and her mother, his ex-sister-in-law will be fought out in the Court of Appeal. But Island Construction, owned by Zane DeSilva, the current Minister of Tourism an...

A man denied robbery and drug possession charges yesterday. Gerald Green, 42, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the theft of a gold chain and pendant worth more than $2,800 from Ronald Trott on July 11 in Pembroke. Mr Green also pleaded not...

The Bermuda Industrial Union has launched legal action against a sports club over unpaid debts from up to 18 years ago. A writ, filed by the law firm Trott and Duncan on October 2, referenced two promissory notes between the BIU and the Pembroke Hami...

A 33-year-old man accused of causing a boat crash that killed 24-year-old Adrian Hassell on New Year’s Day denied two charges yesterday. Mikado Burchall pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court yesterday to manslaughter and piloting a marine vessel while ...

Prisoners appealing their convictions could have remained in jail for months longer than necessary because of delays at the Court of Appeal caused by “lamentable failures” by lawyers. The court issued a hard-hitting judgment after four criminal appea...

The Labour Dispute Tribunal defended its decision to require prison officers to make health insurance payments on the second day of a Supreme Court hearing. While the Government maintained that prison officers were never promised free health insuranc...

A man who robbed a woman to help feed his drug habit and punched her 13-year-old son has expressed remorse for his actions in Magistrates’ Court. Ernest Smith, 42, added that hearing the facts of the case gave him the push he needed to seek help. Smi...

A man imprisoned this year for the rape of a 15-year-old girl more than 30 years ago has lost an appeal against his conviction. Morris O’Brien argued that his lawyer, Kamal Worrell, had failed to follow his instructions about the cross-examination of...