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A man admitted bringing cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis resin to Bermuda when he appeared in court on Friday.
Marvin Woolridge, from St George’s, pleaded guilty to three charges of importation of a controlled drug as well as three counts of possession ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
An employee at telecoms firm Digicel returned to work yesterday after a criminal action against the individual was dropped.
The company said it had also carried out an internal investigation but no details would be made public.
A spokeswoman for Digi...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A St George’s woman has been accused of smuggling more than $700,000 of cannabis into Bermuda.
Renee Furbert, 27, was charged with importing cannabis resin, cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol — the active ingredient in cannabis — into the island on Ja...
DATE: Mar 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former government road safety officer was branded “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” as he was jailed for five years yesterday for sexual offences against an underage boy.
David Minors, 44, from Sandys, admitted sexual exploitation of a young person by a...
DATE: Feb 28, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The island’s top magistrate said yesterday it was “mind-boggling” that he had nowhere other than prison to send a man with mental health and drug problems who admitted punching his mother.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe added that it was “astounding”...
DATE: Feb 27, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former government road safety officer was jailed for five years today for sexual offences involving an underage boy.
David Minors admitted sexual exploitation of a young person by a person in a position of trust, and two counts of showing offensive...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man found with almost $2.5 million of drugs in his home was jailed for 13 years yesterday.
Jamal Robinson, 42, admitted possession of heroin, ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis resin with intent to supply after a search of his Warwick home.
Robinson — w...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermudian man has avoided jail time after brandishing a BB gun while he walked down a busy road in Hull, England, two summers ago.
Tyevon Bean, 29, admitted affray in Hull Crown Court last week, The Hull Daily Mail reported.
The court heard tha...
DATE: Feb 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A 32-year-old man has been accused of threatening and intimidating a witness.
Jahmico Trott was charged in Magistrates’ Court with two offences, one of witness intimidation and one of making offers to provide “payment or protection” to the same witne...
DATE: Feb 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A serial thief was jailed for three months after the court heard he left drug treatment court on the urging of his family.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe told the court: “The court was prepared to go all out to help him with his issues.
“We were prepa...
DATE: Feb 22, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes