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The Court of Appeal has rejected a ruling by the Supreme Court which could have opened the window for British Overseas Territories citizens to seek Bermuda status.
While the original ruling by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman found that Bermuda’s immigra...
DATE: Dec 05, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Corporation of Hamilton may have won a legal battle over the Par-la-Ville Hotel loan guarantee, but it will still have to pay its own legal bills.
While costs in legal judgments usually follow the decision, the Supreme Court found that it would b...
DATE: Dec 05, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man has appeared in court accused of attacking a police officer during Friday’s protest outside the House of Assembly.
Edmund Smith is alleged to have assaulted Inspector Scott Devine.
Mr Smith, 52, of Warwick, is also accused of causing Mr Devine ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2016
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An armed robber who held up the same restaurant employee at gunpoint twice in six months apologised to his victim as he was jailed for 14 years.
Tio Weeks said he was “sorry from the bottom of my heart” to Judy Outerbridge for threatening her with a ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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A Bermudian who launched a savage knife attack on another man in London has been jailed for eight years.
J’Dun Thompson stabbed Ahmed Hewa twice in the side of the chest with a hunting knife, Croydon Crown Court heard this week.
The 24-year-old had g...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016
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A 34-year-old man appeared in Magistrates’ Court today accused of the murder of Edmund John Flood.
Keivon Scott is alleged to have killed Mr Flood on a date unknown between September 30 and October 2, this year.
Mr Flood, 55, was found dead at his Tr...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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A Sandys man this morning formally denied causing the death of 22-year-old motorcyclist Azah Dowling.
Che Morrisey, 26, pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court to a charge of causing the death of Mr Dowling by careless driving.
Mr Dowling died on Mar...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man convicted of perjury and witness intimidation has had his sentence extended after an appeal.
Dujon Reid-Anderson was convicted alongside his cousin, Devon Hewey, of causing a witness to give false evidence in an attempted murder case in which H...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man who crashed into a tree in Hamilton has been banned from the road after he admitted drunk driving.
Bogdan-Dan Dactu, 30, pleaded guilty to the offence during an appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning, telling the court that he c...
DATE: Nov 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An employer who was fined for work-permit offences has had his fine significantly reduced after appealing the decision of the Chief Immigration Officer to the Supreme Court.
Kenneth Dill Jr, the proprietor of Changes Beauty Salon, was fined $35,000 i...
DATE: Nov 26, 2016
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