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Offenders who turned their lives around after referral to the Mental Health Treatment Court praised the system at a special Thanksgiving ceremony. A trio of people sent to the court, designed to emphasise care over punishment, said the approach had c...

A man was sent to the Supreme Court yesterday after he was accused of the theft of more than $255,000. Jahni Holder, 26, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with the theft of $194,960 from Hazel Holder between January 22, 2016 and December 9, 2016. He...

A social inquiry report and drug assessments were yesterday ordered for a man who admitted stealing a debit card to purchase more than $2,000 worth of goods – including pornography. Le-Jai Tucker, 21, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to the theft...

A man who was found riding without a motorcycle helmet and later refused to take a breath test was fined $1,500 yesterday. Brydon Rutherford, 30, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to refusal to take the breath test. The court heard police spotted...

A man pleaded not guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon after he was accused of owning an air rifle. Romario Dill, 25, denied the charge today during Magistrates’ Court. The incident was alleged to have happened on September 10. Magistrate Maxa...

A man who almost collided with other drivers last month while on his way home was fined $1,500 yesterday after pleading guilty to drink-driving. Magistrates’ Court heard that police stationed on Middle Road in Southampton spotted Madagedara Gunasingh...

A man was yesterday charged in connection with a road accident that claimed the life of a nurse. Norrell Hull, 46, was accused in Magistrates’ Court of causing the death of Tamra Broadley, 61, by driving without due care and attention. The incident i...

Bermuda’s top magistrate has hit back at claims that the court system is riddled with inefficiencies and incompetence. Juan Wolffe, the senior magistrate, defended the lower court after top lawyer Jerome Lynch QC claimed lat week that defendants on t...

A pair of defendants were sent to Supreme Court after they were accused of a conspiracy to smuggle $173,000 worth of drugs into Bermuda. Tyrone Burchall, 48, and Angela Simmons, 55, were charged in Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday with two counts of...

A 74-year-old driver accused of injuring a cycling magistrate has given evidence in his Magistrates’ Court trial. Brian Alkon, a real estate agent from St George’s, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Craig Attridge by driving a vehicle w...

A man who yesterday admitted being more than double the legal alcohol limit when he was involved in a crash was ordered to take part in a DUI programme. Basil Gibbons, 57, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to drink driving. The court heard that po...

A motorcyclist who admitted being more than two and a half times the legal alcohol limit when he was in collision with a car was sent to DUI Court. Shawn Showers, 49, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to drink driving. The court hear...