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Two Sandys men appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Stovell.
Mr Stovell was killed by a gunman riding a motorcycle as he sat aboard a minibus near Woody’s bar in Sandys on September 23, 201...
DATE: Apr 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man jailed for a plot to import $6 million of cannabis to Bermuda has lost an appeal against his conviction.
George Virgil was found guilty last year of conspiring to import 263lbs of the controlled drug, and was subsequently sentenced to ten years...
DATE: Apr 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The imprisonment of Otis Bell this week for a vicious knife attack on his ex-girlfriend was one of the first cases of its kind to be dealt with under a new sentencing regime.
Bell was jailed for 12 years for slashing RoseAnn Edwards across her neck w...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016
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A self-confessed drug addict who was caught red-handed with more than $200,000 of cocaine and heroin as well as $10,000 in cash has been jailed.
Dwayne Gilbert was detained after officers spotted him sat in a car outside a supermarket counting out th...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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A thief jailed for eight years for a series of offences has had his sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal.
Joeshun Russell, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, obtaining property by deception, making and using a false instrument and taking a...
DATE: Apr 14, 2016
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Jamaican prisoner who was denied parole has lost an appeal after he claimed the policies were discriminatory.
Leighton Griffiths, a Jamaican national married to a Bermudian, was convicted of possessing 480.5g of cocaine with intent to supply. He wa...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A jealous ex-boyfriend who subjected a City of Hamilton councillor to a terrifying knife attack in her home has been jailed.
Otis Walter Bell slashed RoseAnn Edwards across her neck with a hooked blade and then repeatedly taunted her saying: “You ar...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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A Southampton man has been fined $1,500 for breeding and keeping dogs without a licence.
Appearing in Magistrates’ Court this morning, Jahki Dillas pleaded guilty to breeding a Dobermann pinscher-type dog without a licence between a date unknown and...
DATE: Apr 13, 2016
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A Southampton man who led police on a wild car chase has been fined $1,200 and disqualified from driving for 12 months.
At 5.30pm on July 3 2014, officers approached a black Mitsubishi Lancer waiting at the exit of Southampton Rangers Sports Club.
T...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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A St David’s woman has denied racially-motivated abuse and threatening behaviour against an Indian man.
This morning, Magistrates’ Court heard that Ciara Martin, 25, made the alleged comments to Norberto Fernandes during a dispute on Chapel Lane, St ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2016
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