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A 20-year-old man has been jailed for a year after admitting to the aggravated taking of a motorcycle. The Supreme Court heard that Lawrence Smith, of Paget, drove the bike at a police officer and damaged it against a wall when officers attempted to ...

Owain Johnston-Barnes A ship’s crewman who used a racist word to police officers was fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court this week. Gronda Dobroslaw, from New Jersey, pleaded guilty to the use of offensive words in a public place in the early hours o...

A woman was charged today with the theft of more than $100,000 from her employer in the space of a year. Diedre Woolgar, 45, was accused in Magistrates’ Court with five counts of stealing from electrical firm Circuit Supply Inc and one count of false...

A driver was cleared yesterday of causing serious injuries to two men in a crash. Cavin Francis was found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to Shachkeil Burrows and Dakai Grant by driving an automobile without due care and attention. The 21...

A 21-year-old man accused of causing serious injuries to two men in a crash last year was banned from driving at the time, a court heard yesterday. Cavin Francis admitted in the Supreme Court that he was “off the road” when the collision happened and...

A 62-year-old Bermudian was held yesterday in connection with an extradition request from the United States. Paul Martin appeared in Magistrates’ Court after he was arrested under a provisional warrant. Loxly Ricketts, Crown prosecutor, told the cou...

A 49-year-old teacher has been banned from the roads for 18 months for drink driving. Dwight Jackson, from Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court yesterday to providing a breath sample above the legal limit. The court heard that Jacks...

Island courts have adopted new guidelines in a bid to ensure equality. The bench book is intended to equip the courts to deal with cases where a person’s differences could put them at a disadvantage. A spokeswoman for the court service said: “Traditi...

A man convicted of two sex offences against a schoolgirl has had his conviction overturned by the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled the magistrate failed to explain why he did not doubt the victim’s story after he found one of three alle...

A Sandys man was fined $300 today for the theft of groceries from a supermarket. John Pereira, 52, admitted taking items worth $9.34 from MarketPlace in Sandys on April 21. The court heard that Pereira put a Cadbury chocolate bar and a box of tea i...