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A lawyer has been criticised heavily by the Court of Appeal for “unreasonable and improper” conduct of an appeal involving a controversial American speaker who was added to the “stop list” after an appearance on the island. Barrister Eugene Johnston ...

A serial speeder was today fined $400 and banned from the road for two months. Magistrates’ Court heard Nasiah Joell — who has two previous speeding convictions — was clocked by police riding a motorbike at 78kph on Warwick’s Middle Road. Magistrate ...

A mother’s conviction for money-laundering has been quashed by the Court of Appeal — but her son’s sentence for running a drug smuggling operation was increased by six years. Denise Morris was given a 12-month suspended prison term earlier this year ...

The gunman convicted of the gun murder of Prince Edness has failed in a bid to have his murder conviction quashed. Jaquii Pearman DeSilva was jailed for life in October 2015 for the cold-blooded killing of Mr Edness — a self-proclaimed drug dealer a...

A 24-year-old drug trafficker was jailed yesterday for 11 years after trying to smuggle nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine into Bermuda. Charmari Burns was caught red-handed with the drugs hidden in secret compartments in his luggage as he arrived at L...

A 68-year-old man pleaded not guilty this morning to three offences in connection with a police standoff earlier this week. James Dallas, of no fixed address, denied trespassing with intent to do unlawful damage, using threatening words to a police ...

A 31-year-old Pembroke man has been jailed for two years for importing more than $100,000 worth of marijuana. Andrew Gilbert was sentenced by Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo this morning. In September, Gilbert pleaded guilty to importing 2,231 grams of c...

A Pembroke man caught with 1.99 grammes of cocaine has been fined $1,500. Dahlano Simons admitted having the drug on him at the Bermuda Bistro at the Beach in Pembroke on June 3. Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday that police approached the 29-yea...

A St George’s woman today denied importing cannabis worth more than $70,000. Natasha York, 41, also pleaded not guilty to possessing 1,430.7 grammes of the drug with intent to supply in St George’s on May 28. Prosecutor Nicole Smith told Magistrates...

A judge has called for improved sentencing guidelines on drugs cases. Puisne judge Carlisle Greaves said in a recent sentencing hearing that a table of guidelines for such cases would make the process simpler and remove uncertainty. Mr Justice Greave...