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A Bermudian father locked in a transatlantic custody battle after allegations of sex abuse overseas has been told he can keep his two daughters until a hearing on their future is held.
The Court of Appeal heard the pre-teenage girls, who cannot be id...
DATE: Jul 18, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A murderous gunman who chased down and shot a man in 2017 was sentenced to life behind bars yesterday.
Kiari Tucker, 23, was jailed for a minimum of 35 years for the murder of Morlan Steede, a Jamaican-born father of one.
Tucker was told he must serv...
DATE: Jul 17, 2019
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A teenager has denied fracturing a man’s leg while driving without due care.
Alexander Woodruff, 18, pleaded not guilty at Magistrates’ Court yesterday to a charge of causing grievous bodily harm. The incident is alleged to have occurred on September...
DATE: Jul 16, 2019
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A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 2½ years in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of a string of child pornography charges.
Daniel Rocha was jailed after conviction on seven charges of accessing pornographic images and videos. Puisne Judge C...
DATE: Jul 16, 2019
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A teenage offender signed up for a government farm scheme after a senior magistrate talked him out of serving prison time yesterday.
Enchye Zuill, 19, opted to do 80 days in jail rather than pay $800 outstanding on a $1,000 fine. Senior magistrate Ju...
DATE: Jul 16, 2019
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A woman who caused a crash that took the life of her long-term boyfriend was shown mercy by a court yesterday.
Kelly-Ann Damasio, 30, was given an 18-month suspended sentence and banned from driving for five years after she admitted causing the death...
DATE: Jul 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 38-year-old man has admitted wounding, stalking and sending a death threat.
Kevin Mello, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to the three charges in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Mello admitted to sending a death threat to Peter Clark on August 9, 2017....
DATE: Jul 12, 2019
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An American cruise ship passenger was fined $3,000 after he admitted two drug importation charges.
Frederick Hall Jr, 50, pleaded guilty to the importation of cannabis and THC, a psychoactive component of cannabis.
Magistrates’ Court heard that custo...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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Two prison officers were put behind bars in the space of a week for smuggling contraband into Westgate prison, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Art Simons, 43, was jailed for two years after he was convicted of taking cannabis and cannabis resin into We...
DATE: Jul 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A New Jersey man was fined $16,000 after he offered to pay off a customs officer who found drugs on him.
Paul Rodrigues, who is understood to be a prison guard in the United States, admitted having a quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingre...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes