A man jailed for three years for a string of sex offences against a schoolgirl has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Kenneth Williams was found guilty of offences against a child under the age of 14 last year. But lawyers asked for the verdict to be overturned and argued that Williams was denied a fair hearing because his trial was plagued by delays and dragged on for almos... Read more

A paddle boarder is to take on his next feat in a 50-mile trip from an offshore buoy to a bay. Matt Carr plans to make his way from a marker south-southeast of Bermuda back to shore on a stand up board. He said: “I have made it around the island non-stop on three occasions, a distance of 40 miles, which takes about ten hours to complete. “I also raced around Manhattan several years a... Read more

Kayakers will take to the water this weekend to complete a loop of the islands in aid of a child sexual abuse prevention charity. They will be joined by surf skiers and paddleboarders for the fifth annual Kayak For Kids, to raise money and awareness for Saving Children and Revealing Secrets. Jerry Rivers, one of the organisers, said that the 2020 event was expected to include 23 participant... Read more

A man jailed for a string of sexual offences against a schoolgirl has lost his appeal against his conviction. Kenneth Hurff Williams, 47, from Pembroke, was sentenced to three years in prison last year after he was convicted in Magistrates' Court of six counts of sexually touching a child under the age of 14 while in a position of trust. He was also convicted of performing an indecent act i... Read more

A Supreme Court judge hit out yesterday at controversial comments made by a defence lawyer as she jailed his client for 18 months. Chez Rogers, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges that he lured and had unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 14 between August 1 and October 1 last year. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons said Rogers deserved credit for his early admission o... Read more

The Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families, the Coalition for the Protection of Children, Family Centre, and SCARS say that they “jointly celebrate the Criminal Code Amendment Act 2020 recently tabled in the Senate by the Attorney General.” Kelly Hunt of the Coalition for the Protection of Children said, “This is a great example of how one brave voice can positively affect change... Read more