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Bermuda’s court system is crippled by a staffing crisis, the island’s top judge said yesterday. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley and Acting Registrar Alexandra Wheatley said in a joint statement that successive Attorneys-General had failed to tackle the pro...

A Warwick man was banned from driving for a year yesterday after he refused to take a breath test. Magistrates’ Court heard Damon Robinson, 40, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday. Police clocked Robinson on Crow Lane near Hamilton travellin...

A truck driver was found guilty yesterday of causing the death of a 21-year-old model by careless driving. Clinton Smith, 41, was convicted on a majority verdict by a Supreme Court jury of killing Sophie Fraser-Smith last year. The verdict came afte...

A mother who smuggled 1,430 grams of cannabis products into Bermuda to treat her seizures was jailed for three months yesterday. Natasha York, 41, told the court cannabis was her only relief from seizures that were responsible for the loss of her job...

A driver has been fined $1,000 after knocking a woman off her motorcycle and breaking both her arms. Keith Smith, 38, from Pembroke, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm by driving without due care and attention. Magistrates’ Court heard t...

An American visitor spent part of his honeymoon in jail after a bullet was found in his backpack. The live ammunition was discovered as James Latham, 20, tried to reboard cruise ship Anthem of the Seas, Magistrates’ Court heard. The bullet was disco...

A drunk motorcyclist fell over twice after he was stopped by police following a crash. Timothy Hadler, 47, from Paget, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to providing a breath sample above the legal limit. Hadler was arrested after his motorcycle...

A man who had drug charges against him dropped has lost an appeal to get back $33,770 of cash seized by police 16 years ago. Tito Smith argued before the Supreme Court that he earned the money by painting houses and selling a car, but Puisne Judge St...

A 21-year-old man was banned from the roads for 18 months for drink-driving after a hit-and-run crash. Jahquil Hill, from Paget, pleaded guilty to providing a breath sample above the limit. Magistrates’ Court heard that Hill was arrested after his ...

Dunkley’s Dairy managers told a court yesterday that they could not remember an employee accused of causing death by careless driving complain about a steering problem with his truck. Kyle Dailey, sales manager at the company, said Clinton Smith had ...