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Charges have been dropped against Spirit of Bermuda captain James Doughty after the sail training ship collided with a government ferry.
Mr Doughty denied a failure to maintain a lookout and failure to avoid a collision over the incident involving th...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Court
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 24-year-old man who shot himself in the hand by accident with a home-made gun has been jailed for six years.
Shayne James was earlier convicted by a jury of two charges — handling a firearm and discharging it.
Larry Mussenden, the Director of Publi...
DATE: Mar 17, 2018
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Court
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The Department of Public Prosecutions may appeal against a court’s decision to dismiss a charge of careless driving against a defence lawyer, it was revealed yesterday.
Larry Mussenden, Director of Public Prosecutions, said his department was examini...
DATE: Mar 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Warwick man who admitted drink-driving twice in less than two months has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined $2,700.
Marco Costa, 37, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving over the limit on January 14 and March 1.
The court h...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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Court
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A careless driving charge against lawyer Charles Richardson was dismissed by a magistrate yesterday because of lack of evidence.
A further charge of failing to give a breath sample was dropped by prosecutors.
Mr Richardson said afterwards: “I always ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Chief Justice has revealed why he barred the media and public from a court hearing involving an attempt by the island’s gaming commission to silence its former executive director.
The chambers session on March 7 in the matter of Bermuda Casino Ga...
DATE: Mar 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
The Supreme Court has ruled that Mission Road is a public road in a long-running dispute over a garage.
Mark Sousa, who operates Cardoza’s Limited on the road, argued the Paget road is private because the order making the road public was not properly...
DATE: Mar 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Supreme Court has dismissed the case against a teenager accused of stabbing a man on Front Street.
Trenton Williams was accused of unlawfully wounding Eric Thomas in a fight outside of Cosmopolitan Night Club.
Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves found ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Jahmico Trott was found guilty yesterday of attempted murder.
A jury also convicted Trott, 30, of using a firearm, handling a firearm and carrying a firearm to commit an offence by a majority decision.
Trott’s co-accused, Troy Burgess Jr was acquitt...
DATE: Mar 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke businessman pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to pay a former employee $4,000.
Robert Sousa, 64, owner of RJS Auto Marine Repair, admitted he did not comply with an Employment Tribunal order.
The company had been ordered to pay a forme...
DATE: Mar 08, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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