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New rules for the conduct of criminal trials are now in place, Government announced today.
The rules were officially Gazetted last week, and provide a “framework for case management procedures similar to civil cases”, a spokesman stated.
“These rule...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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A husband and wife have been brought before Magistrates’ Court, charged alongside a Pembroke man with possession of cannabis.
All three admitted having the drug, at the couple’s residence on Pigeon Rock Lane, Pembroke.
Crown counsel Nicole Smith told...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 43-year-old Southampton man was formally charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday with causing serious injury to a motorist by driving in a dangerous manner.
McNeil Wilson was not required to enter a plea to the indictable offence which will go to t...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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A Pembroke man who repeatedly molested two young girls has been jailed pending sentencing.
Andwele White, 36, is also facing trial in Magistrates’ Court for an alleged third matter.
Brought before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo, White pleaded guilty touc...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Former Bermuda Housing Corporation manager and Regiment Major Glenn Brangman has had his sentence for sexual assault reduced on appeal.
The 61-year-old was facing a three-and-a-half year jail term after being found guilty of four counts of sexual ass...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A Southampton Rangers football player has been jailed for 15 years for his role as “kingpin” in a plot to bring almost $500,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda.
Everett Bean, 31, masterminded the plan to smuggle in the shipment from the Caribbean in Ja...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An American cruise ship passenger who attempted to smuggle $369,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda has been jailed for 12 years.
Jane Carmichael, 52, from Hazelhurst, Georgia, had strapped the drugs to her body inside a girdle.
When authorities accom...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Two young men who traded stolen jewellery for cash were yesterday given suspended sentences.
Joshua Usher, 19, pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving stolen goods; Richai Young, 18, pleaded guilty to a single count.
The jewellery was stolen from t...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The murderers of footballer Randy Robinson have been jailed for life — with 40 years before any chance of parole.
The unprecedented sentence was hailed by police as a “strong message” that would be heeded by would-be gunmen.
Killers Jay Dill, 23, and...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Convicted murderer Norris Simpson has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal 2011 slaying of his landlady, Ida James.
The body of Ms James, 66, was discovered in a pool of blood on the floor of her Berry Hill, Paget home on the morning of...
DATE: Apr 04, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
