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A yachtsman involved in a fatal crash said he was lucky not to have lost a leg after a motorboat smashed into his inflatable.
Charlie Watson said his boat did not have lights, but that the collision would not have been as serious if the other boat ha...
DATE: Aug 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who claimed he was a hero after he set off a fire alarm in Magistrates’ Court was jailed for six months yesterday.
Jerry Williams, 54, said he triggered the alarm at the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building in Hamilton because he saw someone in the ...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A cruise ship passenger has denied a sexual assault on another passenger in Bermuda.
The 27-year-old New Jersey man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The incident is alleged to have happened i...
DATE: Aug 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men were fined and banned from the road for drink driving-related offences.
Rui Mendes, 31, admitted driving a bike while over the legal alcohol limit.
Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that police saw Mendes, of Pembroke, try to overtake anoth...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An American tourist was fined $2,000 for attempting to import cannabis he claimed he needed for medical purposes.
James Insalaco, 24, admitted to bringing just over 20g of the controlled drug to the island aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape at ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A man was fined and banned from the roads yesterday for riding his bike while three times the legal alcohol limit.
Ryan Najmulski, 31, admitted the offence, which happened on Sunday, but told Magistrates’ Court that he could not remember the incident...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A woman has admitted stealing a cycle helmet from a bike parked at the Swizzle Inn in Hamilton Parish.
Ashley Bassett, 25, pleaded guilty yesterday to taking the helmet worth $350 on June 29.
The court heard that the complainant had parked her bike ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A 32-year-old woman was banned from the road for 12 months and fined for refusal to take a breath test.
Magistrates’ Court heard how Samantha Hill, of Devonshire, was pulled over near the parish’s Upland Street.
She was questioned by police and asked...
DATE: Aug 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 32-year-old man was banned from the road for a year and fined after he refused to give police a blood sample.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jason McGuinness refused to supply a specimen of blood when he was being treated in hospital for injuries af...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 62-year-old man has admitted exposing himself as he urinated on Front Street.
Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday that Cavon Trott was seen by passers-by urinating near Casablanca restaurant at about 5.25pm on July 9.
Trott told police: “I can’t hol...
DATE: Aug 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan