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Marc Bean’s Trial Continues In Magistrates Court
Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s trial resumed in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 11], with Mr Bean facing a charge of allegedly using offensive language to former OBA Senator Toni Daniels at the Polling Station in the November 2014 bye-election in Constituency 33. Ms Daniels — who testified during the first day of the trial – took... Read more of this article
Magistrates Court: Marc Bean’s Trial Underway
The Magistrate’s Court trial in which Opposition Leader Marc Bean is charged with allegedly using offensive language started this morning [Aug 7] with Magistrate Archie Warner in place. Mr Bean has been charged with using allegedly offensive words to OBA member and ex-Senator Toni Daniels by allegedly calling Ms Daniels “a political w****” and... Read more of this article
Court: Opposition Leader Has Trial Date Set
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [July 3], Opposition Leader Marc Bean appeared with his lawyer, Charles Richardson, who indicated to Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that prior to going to trial, he would be making legal arguments, in a higher Court, dealing with freedom of expression and other Constitutional matters. The Magistrate set a provisional... Read more of this article
Marc Bean Charged With Offensive Language
The Leader of the Opposition appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [May 28], where he was charged with using offensive language. Appearing before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo, Marc Bean was charged with using offensive language by allegedly saying “You f****** political w****. You are a ten cent w****” and he will pass her along for a... Read more of this article
Polling Station: Marc Bean To Face Charges
Leader of the Opposition Marc Bean will likely appear in court in the coming weeks in order to face charges of allegedly using offensive words during an exchange in November 2014 with former OBA Senator Toni Daniels, which occurred during the Advance Poll for Constituency 33. After the incident last year, a police spokesperson said, “The BPS is... Read more of this article
Audio: MPs On Alleged Comments & Misogyny
MPs sparred in the House of Assembly on Friday [Nov 21] over comments the OBA allege that Opposition Leader Marc Bean made to former OBA Senator Toni Daniels at the Sandys South bye-election advanced poll on November 6th. This is the second consecutive week the matter has come up in the House, following after last week’s incident which saw OBA... Read more of this article
OBA Walks Out Of House To Protest Marc Bean
[Updated with video + PLP response] As Opposition Leader Marc Bean began to deliver the Reply to the Throne in the House of Assembly today [Nov 14], OBA MPs walked out of the House in protest. A statement from the OBA said they were demonstrating their “outrage and disgust” at what they alleged were “vile comments” made by Mr.... Read more of this article
Police “Enquiries” Into Polling Station Incident
OBA Chair Senator Lynne Woolridge alleged that Opposition Leader Marc Bean subjected OBA Communications Chair Toni Daniels to what she said was a “tirade” last Thursday afternoon at the Advance Poll for Constituency 33. Senator Woolridge said she was “absolutely disgusted”, and said that Ms. Daniels has made a complaint to... Read more of this article
Court Dismisses Case Against Marc Bean
[Updated with Premier's comments] The Court has ruled on the case involving Opposition Leader Marc Bean allegedly using offensive language to former OBA Senator Toni Daniels, with the Court dismissing the case against Mr Bean today [Aug 12]. The case followed an alleged exchange at the Polling Station in the November 2014 bye-election in Constituency... Read more of this article