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Court: Men Admit Stealing Codfish & Beers
Appearing in Magistrates Court, two men pleaded guilty to stealing codfish and Carlsberg Elephant beers with a value of approximately $28.00. 39-year-old Dimitri Robinson and 42-year-old Tyrone Virgil were both charged with stealing codfish and a six-pack of Carlsberg Elephants from the Modern Mart in March of this year, and both pleaded guilty. Evidence... Read more of this article
Photos: People Gather Outside Court Building
[Updated with video + photos] As of 2.30pm this afternoon [May 3] people are gathered outside the Magistrates Court building again, as another court hearing is expected to take place in relation to alleged offences during the protests on December 2, 2016. Screenshot #1 from our live broadcast showing people outside: The people that have been charged... Read more of this article
Four Charged: Money Laundering $2.5 Million
Four people appeared at the Cardiff Crown Court in Wales, with the charges stemming from financial transactions conducted by Jeffrey Bevan whilst employed in the Bermuda Accountant General’s office, with the four defendants accused of laundering the proceeds of $2.5 million allegedly stolen from the Bermuda Government between 2011 and 2013. Detective... Read more of this article
Supreme Court: 48-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty
A 48-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty to offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act, with the police saying that an investigation determined that Abdullah Hussain Ali-Virgil had “conducted a variety of transactions involving cash derived from criminal activity in excess of $217,000.” Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Organised... Read more of this article
Court: Ten People Appear For Arraignments
Ten people appeared in Court today [May 1] having been charged with alleged offences during the protests on December 2, 2016, with people gathering outside the building as the proceedings took place. Those appearing included BIU President Chris Furbert, Rev Nicholas Tweed, Lily May Bulford, Glenn Simmons, Neville Goddard, Arnold Smith, Chris Furbert... Read more of this article
Court: Prisoner Pleads Guilty To Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 36-year-old man — who is currently serving a prison sentence — pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting another prisoner at Westgate. Shomari Virgil pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting someone at Westgate Correctional Facility in August 2016. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that in August 2016,... Read more of this article
Court: Man Admits Stealing Bottles Of Liquor
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [April 27], a 56-year-old man was fined $450 after he admitted stealing liquor from a store last month. Mitchell Outerbridge pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of Chivas Regal Scotch from a Marketplace store in March 2016, with the bottles said to be valued at over $120. Reviewing his file, Magistrate... Read more of this article
Bermuda Judges Appointed To Cayman Court
Three Bermudian Supreme Court judges have recently been added to the panel of judges eligible to sit on a part-time basis on the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands: Chief Justice Ian Kawaley and Puisne Judges Carlisle Greaves and Stephen Hellman. Justices Greaves and Hellman have been appointed to the Grand Court General Division Panel of Acting Judges.... Read more of this article
Court: 30-Year-Old Denies Importing Cannabis
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 30-year-old man denied importing and possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Jahmarley Gardiner elected to be tried in Magistrate’s Court, and pleaded not guilty to charges alleging that in November 2016, he had imported cannabis; and that on that same date, in St George’s, he had possessed cannabis... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Charged With Importing Cannabis
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 27-year-old woman was charged with allegedly importing cannabis, which the Court heard had an alleged street value of $268,325. Greta Lightbourne was not required to plead as her case can only be dealt with in the Supreme Court. Ms Lightbourne was charged with importing cannabis in November 2016, and possessing cannabis... Read more of this article
Court: Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 40-year-old man was sentenced to thirty months in prison for burglary and using dishonestly obtained credit cards to acquire goods. Ernest Smith was handed down a thirty month prison sentence as a result of his two convictions, following a guilty plea, of burglary and using credit cards obtained from the burglary to... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Threatening Another Man
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 65-year-old man denied uttering threatening words to someone, with the charge alleging that the defendant had threatened to stick a pitchfork into the man. William Glasgow pleaded not guilty to uttering threatening words to another man in Sandys in April this year. The charge alleged that Glasgow had threatened to... Read more of this article
