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Kyril Burrows and Delcina Bean-Burrows frequently got into trouble with Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons during their long-running trial, with the judge accusing them of delaying proceedings and being “obstreperous”.
Bean-Burrows landed in hot water...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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A man who stole meat from a grocer while drunk, was yesterday ordered not to drink drinking alcohol.
Sinclair Fox, 63, pleaded guilty to stealing a rib-eye steak and a sirloin steak from Arnold’s Supermarket in Somerset.
Magistrates’ Court heard tha...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 22-year-old Pembroke man charged with handling ammunition was remanded into custody yesterday.
Julian Washington appeared in Magistrates’ Court on a single charge of handling a 0.45 calibre cartridge on or about January 8 in Pembroke.
The matter wi...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith criticised claims by Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier that Government had failed to act urgently on education reform, in a statement to the House of Assembly on Friday.
Mr Cannonier’s criticism that the 2007 ed...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Education
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Five motorists were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of impaired driving, two of them are expected in court after failing alcohol tests.
Police reported that a 39-year-old Paget man was detained after a patrol on Cavendish Road, Pembroke spotte...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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An award presentation for a returning soldier turned into a different type of celebration as Pte Jonathan Gibbons proposed to his long-time girlfriend.
With a tear in her eye, Jessica Rains accepted the proposal, sparking a round of applause from Pte...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 67-year-old woman hit by a motorcycle as she walked along a pedestrian crossing is hoping justice will be served.
The senior citizen’s leg was broken in two places and two of her ribs were fractured on January 27.
She spent four weeks recuperating ...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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Safe traffic zones are being set up at ten more schools as part of a Highways Section campaign to cut down accidents.
Pedestrian crossings near schools will be accompanied by advisory street signs, road markings, anti-skid road surfacing and flashing...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A man who used a screwdriver to remove his electronic tracking device had his probation replaced with a prison sentence yesterday.
Kawesi (Simba) Wilson, 36, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to damaging the device between April 19 and April 30, b...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hot on the heels of a high-profile child sexual exploitation case, the Island’s first charity devoted to the issue launched its programme for certification in spotting, preventing and dealing with child sex abuse.
“For us, this case is a tragedy,” sa...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
