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A motorcyclist was banned from the roads for 18 months yesterday and fined after he admitted being involved in a collision while more than double the legal alcohol limit. Carlos Anselmo, 53, from Southampton, pleaded guilty at Magistrates’ Court to d...

A driver was banned from the roads for 18 months and fined after he admitted crashing his car after he had been drinking. Jamari Samuels, who refused a breath test after his car was involved in a collision with a motorbike, admitted a drink-driving c...

Dear Sir, Today’s editorial (July 17, 2019) on road safety is excellent and the thoughts in it needed to be put out there. Congratulations, Royal Gazette, in doing just that. Let’s hope everyone reads it and takes the advice given. Your life — and...

Much fuss is being made over whether Stephen Corbishley, the Commissioner of Police, is right to throw the full weight of the Bermuda Police Service behind the Pride parade next month. But while there may be merit to either side of these incessant a...

A video that appears to show a police officer shoving a motorcycle rider is being investigated, a police representative confirmed last night. A police spokesman said: “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of the video and is currently looking into th...

Dear Sir, Regarding the news of the two buses colliding, I’m not surprised given how fast they travel. When riding a bus, one is thrown from side to side, which is not safe for passengers who could be injured. It would be safer for passengers if ther...

An off-duty police officer who suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash last month was said to be in a “stable” condition in hospital yesterday. The 22-year-old man, who has not been named, was on his own motorcycle when it cras...

A teenager has denied fracturing a man’s leg while driving without due care. Alexander Woodruff, 18, pleaded not guilty at Magistrates’ Court yesterday to a charge of causing grievous bodily harm. The incident is alleged to have occurred on September...

Roadside breath-test checkpoints will be set up this weekend. Police said checkpoints will operate in Hamilton Parish, Devonshire, Paget, Pembroke, Warwick and Southampton between July 19 and 21.

A teenage offender signed up for a government farm scheme after a senior magistrate talked him out of serving prison time yesterday. Enchye Zuill, 19, opted to do 80 days in jail rather than pay $800 outstanding on a $1,000 fine. Senior magistrate Ju...

A woman who caused a crash that took the life of her long-term boyfriend was shown mercy by a court yesterday. Kelly-Ann Damasio, 30, was given an 18-month suspended sentence and banned from driving for five years after she admitted causing the death...

A motorcyclist was injured in a crash with a truck in Southampton, police said today. The 57-year-old rider was said to have suffered a wound to his neck in the incident. A police spokesman said the motorcyclist, believed to be from Southampton, was ...