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A man who admitted two sex offences against a 13-year-old schoolgirl is be sentenced at Magistrates’ Court next week. Senior magistrate Juan Wolffe signalled that Khayriek Woolridge, 27, would probably be sentenced to time served after he spent five ...

A lawyer told the Supreme Court that “young women” seduced older men for “sport” as he argued for a lighter sentence for a client who had sex with a 13-year-old schoolgirl. Charles Richardson was speaking yesterday after Chez Rogers, 20, earlier plea...

Pain is defined as an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory nerves. Discomfort signals usually represent an alarm of disease and the symptom announces that something is not right with our bodies. Unfortunately, pain causes are n...

A study has found a drop in drug use among the island’s schoolchildren, the Attorney-General has revealed. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate on Wednesday that a survey of public, private and home-schooled pupils conducted by the Department of Nation...

A law to protect the young from grooming for sex by people in positions of power was backed yesterday by the Senate. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Criminal Code Amendment Act would create a new crimi...

A girl’s journey finding peace after suffering childhood abuse is the subject of a new book by a Bermudian author. Her Seventh Summer by Chanika Jones is based on true events and is due for release on July 31. Ms Jones told The Royal Gazette: “This...

Tougher measures to crack down on violent crime should be introduced, an activist said yesterday. Desmond Crockwell, speaking after a Tuesday night shooting that left a man injured, added crime hotspots should be patrolled by Royal Bermuda Regiment s...

A British court has ordered the confiscation of thousands of dollars in drug-dealing profits from two sons of a Bermuda Member of Parliament. Marcus Weeks and Dalji Waldron — the sons of Progressive Labour Party backbencher Michael Weeks — were jaile...

A woman appeared in Magistrates’ Court accused of possession of more than $30,000 in stolen money. Shirley Pearman, 56, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of agreeing to hold on to the proceeds of criminal conduct by another. Ms Pearman, of South...

The interim national security minister offered condolences today to the family of a man who died after an incident in Warwick. Diallo Rabain, who is acting in the role after the resignation of Wayne Caines on Monday, also condemned a shooting that ha...

A 52-year-old man died last night after an incident at a residence in Warwick. Detective Sergeant Jason Smith said at the scene: “We can confirm that a man has died as result of this incident and a man has been taken into custody.” He added that the ...

In response to the Proposed Cannabis (Licensing and Regulation) Act 2020, the Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families, a network of social and human service providers and non-profit organisations, reached out to its membership to solicit fee...