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Motorists convicted of drink-driving could be referred to Drug Treatment Court by judges for the first time after a ground-breaking decision by the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled that section 68 of Criminal Code, which provides for th...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
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A St George’s man who led police on a high-speed chase last month has been banned from the road for 18 months.
Taaj Muhammad, 21, pleaded guilty to a series of traffic offences in Magistrates’ Court this morning, including failing to stop for police,...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 40-year-old Canadian national has denied importing and possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
Appearing at the monthly Supreme Court arraignments session this morning, Marcus Snow, from Toronto, entered not guilty pleas to two charges.
It is a...
DATE: Sep 01, 2016
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A gay Bermudian and his fiancé have been granted leave to argue in the Supreme Court that they should be allowed to wed on the island.
Winston Godwin and Greg DeRoche, who live in Toronto, had their application to marry rejected by the Registrar-Gene...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Jamaican man accused of trying to smuggle more than $90,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda has chosen not to give evidence in his trial.
Tyrone Brown informed the Supreme Court jury yesterday morning that he would not be taking the stand.
Mr Brown i...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016
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Washington speaker Ayo Kimathi, has launched a legal challenge against a decision by the Bermuda Government that put him on the stop list.
His lawyer Eugene Johnston of J2 Chambers successfully applied to the Supreme Court for Mr Kimathi’s case to be...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Warwick man was banned from the road after police caught him trying to start his motorcycle while impaired.
Abdul Hakeem, 45, pleaded guilty to having care and control of a vehicle while impaired in an incident on Saturday, August 20.
According to ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Smith’s man was this morning charged with possessing more than 900g of cannabis.
Manai Roberts, 25, appeared in Magistrates’ Court to face charges of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing $23,885 in cash representing the proceeds...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Airport customs officers have told how they discovered two packages of cocaine concealed in a black handbag.
Christopher Pitcher and Matthew Fullerton were on duty when they were alerted to a suitcase belonging to Tyrone Brown, who had arrived from ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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Court
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A Southampton woman appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with managing and having a financial interest in a senior care institution despite being on the Seniors Abuse Register.
Forty-seven year-old Barbara Tannock pleaded not guilty to t...
DATE: Aug 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan