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The father-in-law of a man who failed to return from overseas to face trial on fraud charges risks forfeiting $100,000 in sureties.
Eric Levon put up the surety for Cedric Oates, a school guidance counsellor accused of swindling a woman out of $345,0...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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A man has admitted raping a woman in the area of South Road, Smith’s, in broad daylight.
Brittonie Taylor, 30, carried out the attack around 9am on Saturday, May 28. The Royal Gazette reported at the time how he was pursued on foot by police and atte...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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Financiers David and Antoinette Bolden will be sentenced on August 19 for misleading the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA].
The husband and wife were convicted of the offence by a jury on June 14 after a five week trial at Supreme Court.
They ran the ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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The Commissioner of Police has filed a writ against the Minister of Labour and Training.
The writ was filed on behalf of Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva by law firm Mello, Jones and Martin.
Both the Minister of Labour and Training and Ralph Furbe...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man who admitted smashing windows in his girlfriend’s mother’s house was fined and ordered to pay for the damage.
Palaelkhai Williams, 23, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to causing almost $4,000 of wilful damage.
Crown counsel Robert W...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A policeman awarded custody of his child in Family Court has been accused of intimidating a counsellor who came to Bermuda to support the mother in the case.
Carol Parkman, from Worcester County, Massachusetts, has made a complaint to the Police Comp...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A Southampton man was charged in Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday with possessing a semi-automatic pistol loaded with three rounds of 9mm ammunition.
Appearing in custody, Gladstone Butterfield was charged with one count of possessing a firearm and on...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys mother who admitted stealing more than $8,000 from coin-operated washing machines was given a suspended sentence in Magistrates’ Court.
Stephanie Allison Lynam, 30, pleaded guilty in June to the offence, which took place between January 1 an...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An American tourist was fined yesterday after customs officers discovered cannabis in his cruise ship cabin.
Roderick Johnson, 42, pleaded guilty to importing the drug, which he told Magistrates’ Court that he used to help him sleep.
“I made a mistak...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 21-year-old man is today beginning a jail sentence of at least 35 years for the cold-blooded murder of his close friend.
Kevin Warner was just 20 when he shot 24-year-old Dekimo “Purple” Martin in the back at the victim's home.
Jailing him for life...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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