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A judge has called for improved sentencing guidelines on drugs cases. Puisne judge Carlisle Greaves said in a recent sentencing hearing that a table of guidelines for such cases would make the process simpler and remove uncertainty. Mr Justice Greave...

Former sports minister Maxwell Burgess has been fined after admitting responsibility for an accident in which a motorcyclist and his pillion passenger were injured. Burgess, 64, of Southampton, pleaded guilty to careless driving at Magistrates’ Court...

A repeat drug offender challenged his record of previous convictions yesterday after he was caught in an increased penalty zone with cannabis, cocaine and drug equipment. Tamiko Wainwright, 41, of King Street, Pembroke, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’...

A Pembroke man has been accused of causing a traffic collision that resulted in a footballer having his leg amputated. Kevin Francis, 20, has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Shachkeil Burrows and Dakai Grant by driving without due c...

A Sandys man admitted stealing from his girlfriend’s mother to pay for their dates. Aaron Carmichael, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, totalling $1,300. Magistrates’ Court heard that Carmichael was seen on camera using the complainant’s ban...

A 45-year-old man was jailed for 18 months after he admitted a string of bike-related thefts. Maxwell Mustapha Smith pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to stealing and damaging bikes on four occasions between July and September. The court heard S...

A 62-year-old visitor was yesterday fined $500 for possession of cannabis and importation of the drug into Bermuda. Magistrates’ Court heard that Martin Prince, from the Bronx in New York, was arrested after customs officers found 6.08 grams of cann...

A Sandys man was banned from the road for driving while more than double the legal blood-alcohol limit. Robin Blanco, 41, was arrested on Friday night after he drove past officers signalling for him to stop on Somerset Road. Magistrates’ Court heard ...

A 42-year-old man was yesterday charged in connection with a fatal road crash. Clinton Smith, from Warwick, was accused of causing the death of Sophie Fraser-Smith by driving in a manner dangerous to the public on July 18. Ms Fraser-Smith, 21, was a ...

A Bulgarian man appeared in court yesterday charged with the theft of credit card details and a string of related offences. Danail Damov, 36, faces two charges of having equipment to print fake credit and debit cards and also with damaging Bank of Bu...

A Hamilton Parish man has been charged with wilfully mistreating a child. The 33-year-old was also accused in Magistrates’ Court of assaulting the child and causing bodily harm. The offences allegedly happened in Devonshire on July 2. The man, who...

A former receptionist at Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa yesterday admitted stealing more than $560 from the hotel. Magistrates’ Court heard that Lanell Burrows, 44, was caught after the hotel introduced a new card processing system in January. This ...