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"Debts and outstanding fees hurt many in economic hard times"

An increasing number of business employers are foregoing social insurance payments and other taxes to keep their businesses afloat in economic hard times. Civil Court Magistrate Juan Wolffe said it has become “a huge problem in Bermuda” in recent yea...
Jan 23, 2013
Court

"Jury sees bloodstains at home of murder victim"

Bloodstains on a door to murder victim Ida James’ house, plus a series of blood spatters and other marks inside the home, were yesterday viewed by the jury in a murder trial. US blood spatter expert Jan Johnson took the stand in the case against Norr...
Jan 23, 2013
Court

"Impaired restaurateur caught speeding on bike"

A restaurateur caught speeding and riding while impaired was fined $1,300 in Magistrates’ Court. David Madeiros, co-owner of Red Steakhouse and Bar, pleaded guilty to the offences. The 39-year-old Devonshire resident was stopped by police for speedin...
Jan 23, 2013
Court

"Charge changed in alleged sexual exploitation case"

Revised charges were yesterday put before a Hamilton Parish man accused of sexually exploiting a child. The 33-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied two counts of sexually exploiting a girl under the age of 14. The defendant was...
Jan 23, 2013
Crime

"Seven suspected impaired drivers arrested"

A Paget man was arrested just after midnight on Sunday after officers saw him driving erratically. A police spokesman said that officers were on mobile patrol on Spanish Point Road in Pembroke when they saw the vehicle. “The officers caused the car t...
Jan 22, 2013
Court

"‘Bermuda today is a dysfunctional society of enablers’"

The number of women brought before the courts for violent offences and civil matters as a result of unpaid bills is on the rise. Coupled with the prevalence of absent fathers Magistrate Juan Wolffe has warned that the effect on young women is now as ...
Jan 22, 2013
Court

"Man admits forcing victim to hand over $1,000"

A repeat offender yesterday admitted strong-arming a Devonshire man out of $1,000. Jamel Fray, 39, told the court he was innocent but reversed his plea after he was told he would be locked up until his trial. The court heard that the complainant arri...
Jan 22, 2013
Crime

"Police probe two shootings"

A man is in hospital with unspecified injures after being shot in Jones’ Village, Warwick shortly after 9.30pm last night. Police are also investigating reported gunfire in Curving Avenue, Pembroke which occurred minutes before the Warwick shooting. ...
Jan 17, 2013
Court

"Filipina imprisoned for role in $75,000 insurance scam"

A convicted insurance fraudster has been jailed for a year, in a case that saw three Filipino nationals charged with deceptively obtaining more than $75,000 from BF&M. As family looked on, a tearful Camille Canillas Orteza, dubbed the mastermind of t...
Jan 17, 2013
Court

"Alleged crime victim baulks at testifying"

A man accused of burgling a woman’s home while armed with a fake gun was cleared after the victim refused to testify and three police officers were unavailable to give evidence. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons rejected an application by a prosecuto...
Jan 16, 2013
Crime

"Motorcyclist fined $3,000 for high speed chase"

A 24-year-old Pembroke man who defied a police roadblock and led officers on a high-speed chase was fined $3,000 in Magistrates’ Court. Alexander Raynor of Curving Avenue struck a police officer with his motorcycle as he tried to get away on January ...
Jan 15, 2013
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