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Former ZNS reporter’s appeal may be dismissed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A FORMER ZNS reporter’s application for a stay of a ruling made by a Supreme Court judge in contempt proceedings against him may be dismissed if he does not appear for the appellate hearing in November. Sherman Brown was found guilty of contempt by Justice Indra Charles and
ordered to pay $15,000 or spend a month in prison for giving false testimony while being cross-examined for his involvement in defamatory websites and articles published against billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon. Mr Bacon is a resident of the exclusive gated community of Lyford Cay. An application had been filed to the appellate court seeking a stay of the effect of Justice Charles’
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July order and a hearing was scheduled for yesterday. However, there was no appearance from Mr Brown, Mr Bacon or their respective legal representatives. The presiding judges, Justices Dame Anita Allen, Jon Isaacs and Roy Jones, said they would have dismissed the appeal but would not do so in view of recent events. They agreed to adjourn
the matter to November 24 but said that if there was a further non-appearance, the appeal would be dismissed. Justice Charles’ ruling stems from an ongoing feud between Mr Bacon and fashion designer Peter Nygard, who own adjacent mansions at Lyford Cay. Mr Bacon, an environmentalist, claims that Mr Nygard has retaliated against him because he believes it was Mr Bacon
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A JUDGE has reserved his decision concerning which of two murder trials he will adjourn to a later date. Kelvin Deveaux, 20, and 24-year-old Dereck Neily appeared before Justice Bernard Turner yesterday to learn if their case into the August 2014 killing of Latore Mackey would be adjourned for a second time after their initial November 2015 date was delayed because of an ongoing case. Justice Turner was to preside over the murder trial of Shirvon Stubbs who is alleged to be the culprit behind the August 11, 2010 shooting death of Jermaine Rolle Sr in Yellow Elder Gardens and accused of the December 13, 2014 attack on Rolle’s sons in which 18-year-old Jaquan Rolle
was shot dead and 14-yearold Ashton Dorsett critically injured. Stubbs, defended by Glendon Rolle, was set to stand trial on October 3, 2016. However, while the jury was empanelled on that day, the matter was adjourned to Wednesday, October 5, for the start. However, the case never commenced due to the approach and passing of Hurricane Matthew. Crown prosecutor Darell Taylor and David Cash had asked the judge for an adjournment of the Latore Mackey case in a hearing on Tuesday due to the storm’s impact on four of the witnesses in the case. Kendra Kelly, who has carriage of the case concerning Stubbs, said the storm also affected her preparations for the case. Justice Turner, in yesterday’s status hearing, said he would make a decision on
POLICE are looking for the suspects responsible for two separate armed robberies that occurred on Tuesday. In the first incident, shortly before 9pm, a woman was standing outside of her silver coloured 1999 Honda Inspire vehicle, license plate number 269102, on Poinciana Drive, when a man armed with a handgun approached and robbed her
of her vehicle before speeding off. In the second incident, shortly after 9pm, a man armed with a handgun robbed a service station on Prince Charles Drive near Fox Hill Road of an undetermined amount of cash before fleeing in a green Honda Fit vehicle. Police are actively investigating both incidents. Police also said that an
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him and used websites to defame him. However, Mr Nygard filed a $50m countersuit in April accusing Mr Bacon of a “vendetta” against him, including harassment and frivolous litigation. Each has denied the other’s allegations. In August, a New York court ruled that Mr Bacon should pursue his $100m claim in The Bahamas where the defendants resided.
KELVIN Deveaux at an earlier court appearance.
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who complained about the alleged environmental damage being done by the dredging of the seabed to expand the Nygard Cay property. Mr Bacon is suing Mr Nygard for $100m for defamation. He has alleged that the fashion designer organised rallies, marches and protests where he was defamed, created and distributed defamatory T-shirts and signs, published defamatory accusations about
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THE Cabinet Office has announced that Henry Woods, former managing director of Bahamasair, will lie in state today at Bethel Brothers Morticians on Nassau Street, beginning at 10am. A state-recognised funeral for Mr Woods will be held on Friday at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road, beginning at 1pm. Shortly before the funeral, Prime Minister Perry Christie will speak at a preservice at St Joseph’s Catholic Church at 12.30pm.