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A Bermudian tattoo artist will be sentenced in Jamaica this week for attempting to smuggle 42lb of cannabis into Britain.
Zharrin Simmons, 27, was arrested at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on the afternoon of May 28 as s...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An accountant jailed after he conned the Bermuda Government out of $2 million will have to pay back $820,000 after his assets were seized.
Gambling addict Jeffrey Bevan lived a life of luxury — he drove expensive cars, enjoyed extravagant holidays an...
DATE: Jul 06, 2019
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A man accused of theft from a bank and an attempt to steal a further $74,000 is expected to appear in Supreme Court next month.
Tuan Nguyen, 34, was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday with the theft of $6,080 from Clarien Bank and an attempt to ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2019
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A woman who admitted she got into a brawl in a bar was shown mercy by a magistrate yesterday.
Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe told Shalayah Pendleton, 20, that an assault conviction could affect her opportunities for work and travel.
He said: “That mom...
DATE: Jul 04, 2019
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A computing tycoon was “caught out” when Parliament tightened laws on non-Bermudian land ownership, a court heard yesterday.
James Martin, an English-born businessman and philanthropist, was said to have taken a risk when he entered an agreement to b...
DATE: Jul 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 20-year-old man has denied a charge of attempted murder in connection with a shooting.
Zachary Fox, 21, pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to attempting to murder Richard Steede on Happy Valley Road, Pembroke, on November 28.
He also denied an alt...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was charged with punching a 13-year-old boy during a robbery and sex assault on the child’s mother.
The 42-year-old man, from Southampton, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates’ Court to the robbery charge, but not guilty to the assault and s...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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Court
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A computing tycoon’s widow is “in limbo” because of uncertainty over a government decision on her application to own the island she shared with her husband, a court heard yesterday.
Michael Fordham, an English QC, told the civil division of Supreme C...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with setting fire to two cars.
Justice Iris, 22, faced one charge of arson and two charges of wilful damage to the cars on June 28. He was not required to enter a plea because the case must be he...
DATE: Jul 02, 2019
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The Court of Appeal has released its reasons for a decision to uphold an order that barred two lawyers from representing the patients of Ewart Brown.
Sir Christopher Clarke, the President of the Court of Appeal, said in a written judgment: “It was, i...
DATE: Jul 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes