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A man charged with attempted murder has denied knowingly purchasing a stolen motorcycle as his trial continued.
Devon Hewey, 25, and Cervio Cox, 30, both deny charges of attempted murder of Lavon Thomas and Darren Thompson during a Reid Street shooti...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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A man charged with two counts of attempted murder told Supreme Court he was at a friend’s house drinking and playing video games when the shooting took place.
Devon Hewey, 25, said that a bike and helmet found in the Botanical Gardens following the i...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sex predator Christopher Corday pretended to be a teenage girl called Crystal in an attempt to lure young girls into having sex.
The 22-year-old Hamilton Parish man created a fake Facebook account for 17-year-old ‘Crystal Simmons’ and used it to offe...
DATE: Feb 26, 2014
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By Jonathan Bell
Refusing to provide a sample of breath for police resulted in one-year driving ban for a Sandys resident.
Jason Lambert, 40, of Middle Road, admitted the December 2, 2013 offence, which carries the same penalty as driving while impai...
DATE: Feb 25, 2014
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A ma n who sexually assaulted a woman and held her at knifepoint was yesterday jailed for five years.
Randall O’Brian King Jr, 35, pleaded guilty last year to depriving a woman of liberty, sexually assaulting her and having a knife in a public place ...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A lawyer has been ordered to repay a client after the Supreme Court ruled that he had overcharged her by more than $60,000.
Linda Swan complained that lawyer Rick Woolridge had billed her five percent interest monthly rather than annually, but Mr Woo...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man who was fined for threatening a Magistrate should have received a period of incarceration, according to Chief Justice Ian Kawaley.
Laurie Furbert was found guilty after he threatened Magistrate Nicole Stoneham in 2012 following a Magistrates’ C...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 65-year-old farmer and carriage driver who claimed he was driven to import cannabis out of financial desperation sobbed in court as he was jailed for six years for smuggling the drug in his farming supplies.
Howard Charles, of Southcourt Avenue, Pa...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda court has ruled that an $18.5 million Singapore arbitration hearing decision is binding on a Bermuda-based conglomerate.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled in Supreme Court that Sampoerna Strategic Holdings had to comply with the order from an...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Young black men who fit a certain profile may be subject to unconstitutional requests by police to disperse from an area, according to local defence attorney and opposition Senator Marc Daniels.
Mr Daniels will be challenging in Supreme Court the con...
DATE: Feb 14, 2014
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