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A self-employed painter started a fire in a restaurant doorway because he “saw it as his duty” to make a statement against businesses employing non-Bermudians, a jury heard.
But the last day of the Supreme court trial of Carlos Astwood, accused of at...
DATE: Jul 11, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 50-year-old man of ‘no fixed abode’ who told a court he had been living in a tent for 14 years was ordered to move out and stay off private property in Southampton.
Calvin Eugene Carmichael admitted a charge of using threatening words on June 24 be...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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Two men and a woman were yesterday charged in Magistrates’ Court with insurance fraud involving more than $75,000.
Camille Canillas Orteza, 25, of Somerset, Rhyan Calingasan, 32, of Pembroke and Ferdinand Malabanan, 41, of Pembroke face a total of 14...
DATE: Jul 10, 2012
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A man charged in connection with the Good Friday machete attack has been released on $10,000 bail.
Gavaska Lodge Bascome, 17, will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device and remain in his residence as part of his bail conditions.
Mr Bas...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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A financial consultant who used her position to steal an elderly couple’s life savings was able to deceive others through a convincing facade, according to her alleged victims.
Barbara Tannock, former vice president of private banking at Capital G, ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Fraudster Joel Balfour came to Bermuda with an impressive CV in Canada’s IT industry.
News of his conviction prompted Canadian residents to contact this newspaper with stories of their own.
After pleading guilty to obtaining property by deception, Ba...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Hamilton Parish man who swallowed marijuana to prevent being arrested for drug possession was fined $800.
Yukinno Goater was stopped by police while driving in St David’s on May 25.
Officers noticed “a fresh aroma of cannabis”.
The 30-year-old app...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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A robbery victim described how a woman wielding “a sword-like object” attacked him along with two male accomplices.
Kenneth Williams told Supreme Court he pulled one of the male robbers in front of the woman — alleged to be 20-year-old Zharrin Simmon...
DATE: Jul 07, 2012
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Public high school students are getting a preview of practicing law in Bermuda through a new summer programme.
The Bermuda Education Network’s Law Springboard placed students with law firms or legal departments for a week to experience the professio...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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The Chief Justice condemned the Family Court for unlawfully imprisoning a 14-year-old for almost five months for Corrective Training when he was too young.
Freeing the child on appeal, Ian Kawaley described the sentence as “inexplicable” and “astonis...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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