for duty at the Bermuda Regiment.

Steven Gardner, of Tribe Road No. 1, Billy Goat Hill, pleaded guilty to some 30 counts of missing duty at the Bermuda Regiment between February 1997 and October 1999.

Gardner stated that he had taken his girlfriend and son to the US to get her settled in school and could not return due to lack of money.

When Senior Magistrate Will Francis asked him about the other absences, he said he was not feeling well that day.

Mr. Francis sentenced him to two months in prison for each count, suspended for 12 months. He also admonished Gardner to start acting like a soldier.

Mr. Francis also took no pity on Vaughan Gilmore Robinson, of Slippery Hill, St. George's who appeared in court for missing Regiment duty.

Robinson, who pleaded guilty to the charge, said he was actually working to support his family.

"I had chose to go to work because I needed the money, your honour,'' he said.

But Mr. Francis sentenced him to two months in prison for each count, suspended for 12 months.

"The Regiment is not the boy scouts,'' he told Robinson. "It's something you've got to do.'' MAN DENIES ASSAULTING, THREATENING HIS WIFE CTS Man denies assaulting, threatening his wife A Hamilton Parish man has denied assaulting and threatening his wife.

Fabian Sinclair Harris, 37, of Farm Lane, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates' Court to committing the offences against Nicole Harris on February 21 of this year.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis set bail at $500 with a condition of no contact with the complainant.

Harris will return to court for trial on February 7.

COLLISION WITH CYCLE COSTS WARWICK MAN $400 CTS Collision with cycle costs Warwick man $400 An accident cost a Warwick man $400 in Magistrates' Court.

Fifty-five-year-old Frederick L. Robinson, of Middle Road, Warwick pleaded guilty to driving without due care on August 21 last year.

Robinson was travelling east on Middle Road, Southampton when he struck another cycle going west.

Robinson was towing a passenger, Gary Foggo, who received slight injuries. The cycle was slightly damaged. Robinson, who was going home when the accident occurred, said he had left work and was tired.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Robinson to pay a $400 fine.

But Robinson denied assault charges.

He was charged with assaulting and causing bodily harm to Darlene Robinson on October 20 of this year and will return to court on February 14 for trial.

Mr. Francis set bail at $500.

DRINK-DRIVER, 41, LOSES CONTROL OF HIS BIKE CTS Drink-driver, 41, loses control of his bike Impaired driving cost a Warwick man $450 and the loss of his licence for 12 months.

Eugene Sloew, 41, of Mermaid Beach Club, South Road, Warwick, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to driving an auxiliary cycle while impaired on October 3 at 3.45 a.m.

Police spotted Sloew on South Road, Paget heading west when he lost control of the cycle, colliding with the sidewalk.

They noticed that his breath smelled of intoxicants and he was unsteady on his feet.

Sloew admitted he had some beers.

An alco-analyser test showed him to have 219 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis fined him $450 and banned him from driving all motor vehicles for 12 months.

`A FEW BEERS' RESULTS IN 12-MONTH DRIVING BAN CTS `A few beers' result in 12-month driving ban Thirty-six-year-old Mark Kosbab, of Ord Road, Paget, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired.

Crown counsel Veronica Daley told Magistrates' Court that at 3.45 a.m. on September 30, Kosbab was seen by Police travelling west on Middle Road, Southampton.

Police observed him as he swerved over the centre line, then turned into a private driveway. In the process of parking, he lost control of his cycle and dropped it.

Police noticed that his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred, and he smelled strongly of intoxicants.

When asked if he had been drinking, he replied: "Yes, I had a few beers.'' He was found to have 138 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres blood.

Before he was sentenced Kosbab said he was attending an alcohol rehabilitation centre at St. Brendan's Hospital and needed his cycle to get to work.

However, Senior Magistrate Will Francis was unmoved by the plea, stating that the law says he must take away Kosbab's licence.

Mr. Francis fined him $450 and took him off the road for 12 months.

FAILURE TO TAKE ALCO-ANALYSER TEST PROVES COSTLY CTS Failure to take alco-analyser test proves costly A Sandys Parish man lost his driver's licence for a year after he failed to take an alco-analyser test.

Fifty-five-year-old Elmer Burgess, of Heathcote Hill, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to failing to take the alcohol breath test. But he denied the charge of driving while impaired.

Police were called to an accident on South Road, Paget -- by Coral Beach Hotel.

The officers found Burgess in the bushes and attempted to walk him to the ambulance.

They noticed that he was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and that he smelled of intoxicants.

Burgess was then conveyed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he was suspected of driving while impaired.

"I'm sorry, your honour,'' he told Senior Magistrate Will Francis. "I need my transportation. I make work at 6 a.m.'' But Mr. Francis said the law did not allow him to let Burgess keep his licence.

In addition to the driving ban, he ordered Burgess to pay a $500 fine.

IMPAIRED DRIVER, 30, WITHOUT HER HELMET CTS Impaired driver, 30, rode without her helmet Impaired driving cost a Paget woman $500 and a disqualification from driving all motor vehicles for 12 months.

Naimh Nora Burns, 30, of Stovell Lane, pleaded guilty yesterday in Magistrates' Court to the charge.

Crown counsel Veronica Daley said Police spotted Burns on Stovell Lane on August 21 at 1 a.m. She was riding unsteadily and without a helmet.

She later lost control of her cycle. Police noticed that her breath smelled of intoxicants and she was unsteady on her feet. Burns admitted having consumed alcohol.

Upon her arrest, Burns said: "Can't you find something more constructive to do, like arresting criminals...'' She was found to have 261 milligrams alcohol in 100 millilitres blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Burns was arrested and detained at Hamilton Police Station.