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The public was today warned to ignore social media messages from people who impersonated Government ministers. A Government spokesman said: “One of the latest examples is a fake social media profile – bearing the likeness of Deputy Premier and Minist...

Senators have approved moves to modernise jury selection and allow some cannabis convictions to be wiped clean. The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 and the Expungement of Convictions Act 2020 won support in the Upper House. Kathy Lynn Simmons,...

Police have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to the murder of Jahkoby Smith on the third anniversary of his death. Mr Smith was stabbed and died after he was involved in an incident at the West End Sailboat Club in Sandys on July 29, 2017. The sta...

A detective asked residents to “be bold” today when police made a renewed appeal for information about the murder of a well-known dancer two years ago. Taylor Grier was shot on a busy Court Street at about 10pm on July 27, 2018. Detective Sergeant De...

A man who led police on a chase through Warwick was fined for possession of cocaine. Arndell Lightbourne, 42, pleaded guilty to possessing 1.29 grammes of the controlled drug. Magistrates’ Court heard that police on Middle Road in Warwick noticed Lig...

A prominent former cricketer has been sentenced to two years’ probation after admitting an assault on his father. Chris Foggo, 38, a former St George’s Cup Match and Bermuda wicketkeeper-batsman, appeared for sentencing in Magistrates’ Court last Fri...

Young people will have greater protection from grooming for sex by “authority figures” after MPs backed tougher legislation to combat predators. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs in the House of Assembly, said that ...

Crime Stoppers Bermuda has launched an anti-violence campaign with the message “gun crime is too serious to ignore”. The drive begins today and highlights the need for the public to get involved in addressing the island’s gun problem. A spokeswoman f...

Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday. But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...

A highly regarded British think-tank focused on reforming drug laws thinks Canada’s legalisation and regulation of cannabis has gone well. Transform Drug Policy Foundation has been monitoring Canadian reform efforts for some time, and advised the Can...

A woman charged with firearms related offences will go to the Supreme Court for trial, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The case was dismissed by the Supreme Court last October, but the Court of Appeal overturned the decision in a judgment yesterday. T...

A 25-year-old St George’s man accused of an attempted gun murder will spend at least two more weeks in custody after his bail application was delayed because his lawyer is overseas. Taaj Muhammad appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday and explained...