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Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson reappeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday and denied additional charges of breaching the Government’s Covid-19 quarantine regulations.
Ms Cannonier, 53, and Mr Watson, 46, were charged with refusing to...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A woman was sent to DUI court yesterday after she crashed into a wall while she was two-and-a-half times the legal alcohol limit.
Aruna Lolljee, 44, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to impaired driving.
The court heard that Lolljee lost control o...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A prison-officer and former boxer who threatened to act like a “monster” towards his ex-wife was yesterday given a year-long conditional discharge.
Freeman Smith, 51, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the use of threatening words against the wo...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson yesterday denied breaching the Government’s Covid-19 quarantine regulations.
Ms Cannonier, 52, and Mr Watson, 46, were both charged with refusing to comply with a mandatory quarantine as directed by a h...
DATE: Jul 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The island’s top judge will rule whether an online cartoon shared by a police officer shortly before the island’s Black Lives Matter march last year qualifies as freedom of expression – or could get her charged with a “grossly offensive” social media...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man who was remanded in custody for contempt of court for cursing was released yesterday after his lawyer argued that he was unlawfully detained.
Elizabeth Christopher, for the defence, told Magistrates’ Court that her client, Michael Simons, 25, s...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Three men appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of conspiring to smuggle more than $3.6 million worth of cannabis.
Zachary Morris, 27, Mikkail Crockwell, 31, and Eugene Ball, 28, were all charged with the offence, which was alleged to have...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A man who seriously injured a motorcycle rider after he fell asleep at the wheel has lost an effort to overturn his conviction.
Levince Roberts was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to Jahron Wilson by driving without due care and attention i...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The developer behind the solar farm at the LF Wade International Airport has been targeted with a $1.3 million lawsuit over the project.
Noesis Consulting Limited launched a legal action against Saturn Solar Developments Ltd in May alleging that they...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A police officer fired last year for use of excessive force during the arrest of a teenager has lost his appeal against dismissal.
Oswin Pereira was terminated from the Bermuda Police Service after he was accused of turning off his body camera and hi...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell