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A man who lost teeth and suffered permanent damage to his face after he crashed while over the drink-driving limit was yesterday banned from the roads for 18 months and fined $1,200.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Wayne Broadley-Samuels, 24, lost cont...
DATE: Apr 16, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two men seriously injured by violent crime have won a court battle for bigger compensation payouts.
The Court of Appeal ruled in two separate judgments that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board had been wrong to deduct medical expenses for awards...
DATE: Apr 12, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A taxi driver accused of running a drug dealing business from his cab has been cleared of gun and drugs charges by a jury.
Jahdel Rogers, 37, was found not guilty of all five charges by unanimous verdict in the Supreme Court yesterday.
He was arreste...
DATE: Apr 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A taxi driver accused of having a gun and drugs in his vehicle claimed they had been left there by a passenger.
However, prosecutors called Jahdel Rogers’s story a “pack of lies” and alleged he used his taxi as a mobile drug-dealing operation.
Mr Rog...
DATE: Apr 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 38-year-old man who admitted breaking into the home of a charity’s founder was ordered yesterday to appear at the drug treatment court.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Jahmeco Blakeney, from Pembroke, broke into the home of Martha Dismont, founder ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2018
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Court
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A 39-year-old man was banned from the roads for 18 months today after he admitted drink-driving. Marquel Deshields, of Paget, pleaded guilty to impaired driving in Magistrates’ Court this morning.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Deshields was stopped ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2018
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Court
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A 62-year-old man was bailed to appear in Drug Treatment Court today after he admitted the theft of meat from a supermarket.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Briane Jones stole two legs of lamb and plastic shopping bags from Lindo’s Family Foods in War...
DATE: Apr 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A gunman who tried to shoot a man dead on Mother’s Day was jailed for 25 years yesterday.
Jahmico Trott, 30, was sentenced to 15 years for attempted murder and ten years for the use of a firearm after he was convicted at an earlier trial.
Puisne Jud...
DATE: Apr 07, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A drunken passenger who forced a plane to divert to Bermuda after he threatened cabin crew was fined $1,500 yesterday.
James Rogers, from West Sussex in England, was handed over to Bermuda police officers after the flight from London to Cancun in Mex...
DATE: Apr 07, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A 33-year-old man was yesterday fined $400 for possessing 7.83g of cannabis and $150 for possession of a grinder.
Magistrates’ Court heard that Joshua Stovell, whose mother is Bermudian but who lives in Connecticut, was stopped at a police speed che...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan