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A convicted sex offender will be deported from Bermuda back to his homeland of Jamaica on the Governor’s orders, a court heard yesterday. Brittonie Taylor, 40, was granted a temporary reprieve in October after his lawyer Victoria Greening argued that...

Having read the article about the Supreme Court upholding the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl almost 20 years ago, we hope and pray that this survivor receives the healing required to feel worthy and understand tha...

A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse. Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old schoolgirl almost 20 years ago. Jamel Simons, 38, had admitted that he had sex with the child – but argued that he should not have been convicted of sexual assa...

A Government senator has spoken of horrific sexual and physical violence she suffered at the hands of an ex-partner to encourage other women not to put up with similar abuse. Lindsay Simmons’ former boyfriend got a 14 year jail sentence for his attac...

The founder of a Bermudian-based billion-dollar data software company has quit his posts in another business that has shares in the firm. Zia Chishti resigned his roles at investment holders TRG and its subsidiaries. The 50-year-old stepped down as c...

Women were reminded that “there is life after abuse” during an anti-domestic violence event last week. Crystal Swan, the Executive Officer at Government House, said that she knew people who overcame their experiences and achieved new goals. She was s...

A former US assistant attorney-general has been appointed to lead inquiries into the founder of a Bermudian-based data software company accused of sexual misconduct. Leslie R Caldwell will head the investigation into Zia Chishti, who quit his positio...

The founder of a billion-dollar data software company in Bermuda has quit the firm after he was accused of a sex assault. Zia Chishti resigned his three senior posts at Afiniti in the wake of the allegations by a former employee. The firm said: “The ...

The leader of an organisation set up to help victims of domestic violence said assistance was available around the clock. Laurie Shiell Smith, the executive director of the Centre Against Abuse, highlighted that a 24-hour hotline was available. Ms S...

A magistrate was right to convict a man of the sexual assault of a schoolgirl, a lawyer for the Crown told the Supreme Court yesterday. The lawyer was speaking after Jamel Simons, 38, who was found guilty earlier this year of forcing himself on a 15-...

A convicted sex offender has been given an opportunity to fight his deportation after a ruling by the Supreme Court. Brittonie Taylor, who served eight years for a serious sex assault, was set to be sent back to his homeland of Jamaica. But Victoria...