Sam Strangeways

Bermuda

Investigations Editor at The Royal Gazette

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Articles

Revisiting the case made against 'Cinderella of Crime'

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

A black adidas sneaker left behind at the scene of a public drive-by shooting in Somerset led Anwar Muhammad to be dubbed the "Cinderella of Crime" at his trial 13 years ago. Bloodstains on the size 11 left-foot shoe, and on a matching right-foot sneaker found stashed at a compound shortly after the August 2010 crime, were said by a DNA expert witness to match blood samples from the shooting victim, 19-year-old Shantoine Prinston Burrows.
Exonerated judge sues Governor and others for damages

2 weeks ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

A judge who was exonerated by a tribunal after being suspended for alleged judicial misconduct is suing the Governor, the Chief Justice and the Attorney-General. Puisne Judge Nicole Stoneham filed civil proceedings against the three post-holders on May 29, according to the causes book at the Supreme Court. The Royal Gazette understands that she is seeking damages, as well as declarations from the court that her rights were violated.
Court backlog issues mostly 'beyond control' of judges

2 weeks ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

The backlog of criminal cases in the Supreme Court is smaller than has been reported and many of the causes are beyond the control of judges and court staff, according to the Chief Justice. Larry Mussenden, Juan Wolffe, the supervising judge of the criminal list, and Alexandra Wheatley, the Registrar of the Courts, shared fresh information about the number of cases still to be dealt with in a joint statement.
Substantial backlog of criminal cases at Supreme Court

3 weeks ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

A campaigner has discovered through public access to information that the Supreme Court is contending with a backlog of 73 criminal cases, some dating back to 2021. Eron Hill, the executive director of the Bermuda Equal Justice Initiative, obtained the figure from the Acting Registrar of the Courts, who told him there were two judges and two courtrooms dealing with criminal matters.
ICO asked to review Pati reply on Corbishley hiring

3 weeks ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

The Information Commissioner has been asked to review whether Government House holds records of any communications with the British police force that employed Stephen Corbishley before he came to Bermuda. Mr Corbishley was appointed by former governor John Rankin as the island's Commissioner of Police in May 2018, when he was a chief superintendent at Kent Police in England.
No Outward Bound camps this summer

1 month ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

A charity that has given thousands of youngsters the chance to learn through outdoor adventure for more than half a century has had to put its work on hold. Outward Bound Bermuda does not have sufficient instructors and so is not expected to run its popular annual camps for teenagers on Paget Island in the summer. All its other activities, including fundraising, are also understood to be on hold.
Savvy founder's book details 'storm of controversy'

1 month ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

An American music promoter facing extradition to the island over an unpaid $800,000 government loan described meeting with Bermuda Police Service officers at the FBI headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, in a recent, self-published memoir. Savvy Entertainment founder Anthony Blakey wrote that the questions put to him by the two detectives "seemed to come out of left field, completely detached from reality" in Invictus: Dark Faith, which was released last month.
Civil servants 'shielding' ministers, claims OBA

2 months ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

Opposition leader Jarion Richardson accused the Progressive Labour Party government yesterday of using civil servants to "shield" elected officials. Mr Richardson claimed it was "unconstitutional" for a public affairs officer at the Department of Communications to have publicly defended the renewal by David Burt, the Premier, of a parliamentary motion concerning the Commission of Inquiry into Historical Land Losses.
BDA's legal fees for Pati request involving Premier

2 months ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

A government agency hired lawyers to handle a single public access to information request that involved its communications with the Premier about a private investment firm - at a cost to taxpayers of more than $165,000. The outlay on legal fees was disclosed by Major Marc Telemaque, the Cabinet Secretary.
BTA chief is victim of 'unfortunate witch-hunt'

2 months ago | royalgazette.com | Sam Strangeways

Not all staff at the Bermuda Tourism Authority feel "bullied" and "siloed" and some are dismayed at the suspension of chief executive Tracy Berkeley, a source insisted yesterday. The person, who has knowledge of the situation and asked not to be identified, spoke to The Royal Gazette after the quango's board told staff at a meeting on Monday that Ms Berkeley had been placed on administrative leave, along with a fellow executive, understood to be Tashae Thompson.