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The City of Hamilton continued its battle for survival yesterday in the face of a government plan to turn both of the island’s municipalities into quangos and end local elections. The Supreme Court earlier ruled that the Municipalities Reform Act was...

A friendly society told a court yesterday that a police investigation should be launched into the reasons it was denied permission to provide motor insurance. Craig Walls, a member of the Bentley Friendly Society, told the Supreme Court: “It is scand...

The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of a half-brother and sister jailed for murder. Katrina Burgess and Cleveland Rogers were both found guilty last year of the premeditated murder of Marcus Gibbings – Burgess’ ex-boyfriend. An appeal was ...

A man jailed for a plot to smuggle gun parts into Bermuda has argued his conviction should be quashed because his trial was unfair. James Rumley, 40 was found guilty last year of three counts of importation of firearm components by a unanimous verdic...

The first graduate of a law firm’s pupillage programme has been Called to the Bar. Marcus Symonds, 30, joined Bermuda’s legal fraternity on Monday after a ceremony attended by his colleagues and family. Mr Symonds said: "I am very pleased to have bee...

A magistrate was right to convict a man of the sexual assault of a schoolgirl, a lawyer for the Crown told the Supreme Court yesterday. The lawyer was speaking after Jamel Simons, 38, who was found guilty earlier this year of forcing himself on a 15-...

A trial date was set yesterday for a man accused of causing a boat crash that killed a 24-year-old man. Mikado Burchall, 35, will appear in the Supreme Court on April 18 next year. Mr Burchall pleaded not guilty in 2019 to the manslaughter of Adrian ...

A man dubbed “the motorcycle bandit” appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday as prosecutors argued his sentence was too lenient. Troy Woods, 50, was given a suspended sentence after he was convicted of obtaining money by deception in an incident in D...

An educator told the Supreme Court that the Bermuda Union of Teachers had blocked him from running for union office after he sought to raise serious concerns with members. Leonard Santucci, the BUT representative for the Berkeley Institute, had calle...

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica. But Victoria...

The Corporation of Hamilton’s legal fight to block legislation to make it a quango will reach the Court of Appeal this week. The Corporation launched legal action against both the Attorney-General and the Governor alleging that the Municipalities Ame...

A man who broke into an art gallery and stole cash when he was under a court supervision order has been sentenced to time served. Junius Caines, 52, admitted that he stole $40 in bills and $20 in dollar coins from the Bermuda Society of Arts Gallery ...