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Standing ovations and tears provided the backdrop to inspiring tales of compassion and overcoming adversity yesterday as the island’s first Mental Health Court was officially opened. Although the Mental Health Treatment Court Programme has been succe...

A Devonshire man has pleaded not guilty to importing and being in possession of more than $250,000 worth of cannabis with the intent to supply. On June 5 in St George’s, it is alleged that Andre Richardson, 36, was found to have in his possession 5,...

A Sandys teenager who stole more than $27,000 of jewellery has claimed he developed a penchant for theft while living in Gambia. Abdullah Muhammad, 18, admitted one count of prowling and one of trespass in two separate incidents, both of which took ...

A Hamilton man has admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend at her workplace and sending her a threatening voicemail message. Magistrates’ Court heard today that Kishauni Wolffe, 31, had tried to rekindle his relationship with Danielle Foley, after the...

Three men have been fined and taken off the roads for driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit. Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Denzil Gibbons, of Warwick, pleaded guilty to the offence on Corkscrew Hill on October 8. The court...

A Pembroke man caught with a knife in Hamilton has been ordered to attend mental health court. Jason Liburd, 45, pleaded guilty to the offence but claimed he used the 8in blade only to “chop onions and garlic”. Magistrates’ Court heard that, in the e...

Opponents of same-sex marriage have been “blacklisted” by businesses and fear repercussions from the LGBT community for their views, a court heard yesterday. Delroy Duncan, lawyer for Preserve Marriage, made the claim in the Supreme Court, as he argu...

Bermuda’s Mental Health Treatment Court Programme will be officially opened tomorrow. The initiative, which was launched as a pilot programme in October 2013, provides services to people accused of offences and suffering from a mental illness. It ena...

Three men convicted of murder will appear before the Court of Appeal next month, pleading their innocence. Jahkeo Leshore and Darrion Simons are both appealing their premeditated murder conviction for the 2011 slaying of David Clarke, who was fatally...

A Devonshire woman was banned from the road for more than a year after she admitted driving while impaired. Monique Shannon, 39, pleaded guilty to the offence during an appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning. The court heard that at around 1....