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Paterson Contracting has shut its doors and is set to be wound up after falling more than $1 million in debt.
The company had struggled due to the slowdown of the construction industry and has already laid off all of its staff.
According to a notice ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Two brothers and a young woman have been jailed for ambushing two people trying to buy drugs.
Ezra Williams, 27, received a six-year sentence from Acting Puisne Judge Juan Wolffe. His brother, Ezra Ararat, 25, and Zharrin Simmons, 20, were each sente...
DATE: Nov 13, 2012
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An international tennis champion who killed a tourist through drunk driving was yesterday jailed for 15 months.
David Thomas, 23, hit American university professor Alexander Doty, 58, on August 1 after consuming six alcoholic drinks on an evening cru...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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A chef who crashed his car and then reported it stolen was found by police with the keys in his pocket.
Jahmeko Virgil, 25, from My Lord's Bay Road, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to making a false report and driving while impaired by alcohol.
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DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 21-year-old man has admitted using a fake $100 bill to buy drinks at a bar.
Lo-Torean Durrant, of Claytown, Hamilton Parish, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to using the bill at the Bermuda Bistro Bar on August 4 knowing it was fake. He also a...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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Court
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People who owe money may get more protection from debt collectors.
The promise was made in last week’s Throne Speech, which said Government was looking to standardise protocol for credit agencies to ensure fairness to consumers. The Government is als...
DATE: Nov 10, 2012
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A bus passenger who threatened a driver with a hammer in a fit of rage got a “slap on the wrist” sentence this week, according to the victim.
Dwain Smith said his attacker, Denton Parris, deserved “at least three years in prison” for the attack, whic...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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Court
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Court reports were ordered on an unemployed Pembroke man after he admitted throwing a rock at his ex-girlfriend.
Garrett Burrows, 45, of Court Street, admitted assaulting Zina Richardson on June 5.
Crown counsel Larissa Burgess told Magistrates’ Cour...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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Court
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A hotel chef who sexually assaulted a male co-worker has escaped jail, but was ordered to pay a $3,000 fine.
Indian guest worker Marc Vivian Bungaleea apologised to his victim for the incidents, which occurred between October and December of last yea...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The evidence of a gang expert got a verbal bashing for the second time this week in the Court of Appeal yesterday.
It was defence lawyer Elizabeth Christopher’s turn to tell the three-judge panel that Sergeant Alexander Rollin should not have been al...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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