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Court Grants $64,600 Forfeiture Application
A forfeiture application made for $64,600 was granted in Court, with the monies having been seized from a Ugandan national who entered Bermuda illegally on what is believed to be a false passport, and later pleaded guilty to obtaining a UK passport by deception. Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Organised & Economic Crime Department said,... Read more of this article
Court: 24-Year-Old Denies Possessing Cocaine
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 24-year-old man denied possessing cocaine and obstructing a police officer. Detre Ford pleaded not guilty to possessing cocaine in September 2016, and also pleaded not guilty to obstructing a police officer who was acting under the Misuse of Drugs Act, with this obstruction alleged to have also happened on the same... Read more of this article
Court: 20-Year-Old Man Denies Sexual Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [April 18], a 20-year-old man denied sexually assaulting a teenage girl. He pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl in January this year, and elected to be tried in a Magistrate’s Court He was granted bail at $1,000 and required to provide a surety in a like amount, and was ordered to... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Robbing Another Man
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 27-year-old man was remanded in custody after denying assaulting and robbing a man. Jahleel Crockwell pleaded not guilty and was remanded into custody until 1st May when he will re-appear in Court to have a trial date set. Crockwell was charged with robbing another man of a gold chain, watch, and wallet in a Hamilton... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Possessing Bladed Article
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [April 17], a 23-year-old man denied possessing a bladed article Joshua Usher pleaded not guilty to possessing a bladed article in the form of a knife in April this year. Magistrate Dennis Chin set a Mention date for later this month, and granted Usher bail, with a surety, of $1,000. [Note: Due to legal reasons there... Read more of this article
Court: Four More People Deny Dec 2nd Charges
[Updated] Police can be seen outside the Court building again this morning [April 12], and additional people are expected to be charged with alleged offences at the December 2nd protest. There have already been eleven people charged including BIU President Chris Furbert, BPSU President Jason Hayward, Reverend Nicholas Tweed, BIU 1st Vice President Glen... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Electricity, Cannabis Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 61-year-old man did not enter pleas to the charges he faced, so not guilty pleas entered on his behalf. Stuart Bean did not reply to any of the charges that he faced, with Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo interpreting his silence by recording not guilty pleas. The charges were that he had allegedly cultivated cannabis plants,... Read more of this article
Court: 33-Year-Old Admits Stealing Money
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 33-year-old man pleaded guilty to stealing cash from a staff member’s handbag at school. Hamilton Parish resident Andre Castle pleaded guilty, with the Court hearing that the teacher had the money in her handbag which was in a desk drawer in her primary school classroom. After school ended, she collected her... Read more of this article
Court: Furbert Jr & Anthony Burgess Charged
[Updated] Nine people have already been charged in connection with the protests on December 2nd, and more are expected to be charged this morning [April 10], and as they did for the two previous Court sessions, people have gathered inside and outside the Court today. Those in attendance this morning include BIU President Chris Furbert, BPSU President... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: People Gather At Court Building
[Updated with video] Crowds of people gathered outside the Court building as BIU President Chris Furbert, BPSU President Jason Hayward, Reverend Nicholas Tweed, BIU 1st Vice President Glen Simmons, Lilymay Bulford and Neville Goddard were all charged with in connection with alleged offences at the December 2nd protest. People charged, including Mr Hayward,... Read more of this article
Court: Hayward, Furbert, Tweed, Bulford Charged
Six people — including BIU President Chris Furbert, BPSU President Jason Hayward and Reverend Nicholas Tweed — appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [April 7], where they were charged in connection with alleged offences at the December 2nd protest. BIU 1st Vice President Glen Simmons, Lilymay Bulford and Neville Goddard were also charged,... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Threatening Woman
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [April 5], a 29-year-old man was charged with sending a threatening message to a woman. Chae Foggo was not required to enter a plea, as the matter will be heard in the Supreme Court. He was charged with threatening to kill a woman and with using telecommunications to send a message that was threatening or offensive. Foggo... Read more of this article
