Senior pastor accused of preventing pastoral board from entering church
A DEFENCE attorney on Friday accused the senior pastor of Golden Gates Assembly of “throwing jeers” at members on the church’s pastoral board and preventing them from having access within the church, in what was described as an abuse of power.
Poaching captain jailed for nine months and fined
THE captain of “Angel Gabriel”, one of the Dominican vessels caught last week poaching in Bahamian waters, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay a $35,000 fine.
Teenager who stole car jailed for three months
A teenager who admitted stealing another man’s car last month was sentenced to three months in prison.
Man admits damaging neighbour’s tyre
A 26-year-old man who admitted damaging his neighbour’s tyre during an ongoing dispute was fined $100 and ordered to reimburse the man for his damaged property.
Man accused of illegal gun possession
A FREEPORT man was charged with illegal gun and ammunition possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week.
Going for parts costs man $350 fine
A MAN who claimed he violated the curfew because he was trying to get a part to fix a Mac computer was fined $350.
Man accused of raping child
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he raped a child over the span of four years.
Trio denied bail ahead of trial in $3m drugs case
THREE men accused of illegally smuggling drugs into the country in connection with a $3m drug seizure in the Exuma cays earlier this week were yesterday denied bail ahead of their trial.
Poachers fined $20,000 a man
THE captain and crew of two Dominican vessels caught poaching in Bahamian waters late last week were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Teenager accused of selling coconut water faces trial
A juvenile street vendor who denied selling coconut water on the side of the road without a business licence was granted bail ahead of his trial yesterday.
Teen accused of murder claims he was beaten in custody
THE lawyer for a teenager who was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder alleged his client was beaten while in police custody.
Dames: We will catch the killers
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday issued a stern warning to the perpetrators responsible for killing a seven-year-old boy in Nassau Village on Sunday night, insisting that he has “every confidence” the Royal Bahamas Police Force will find them.
Govt must hand over papers on shanty town demolitions
SUPREME Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson yesterday gave attorneys representing the government in a judicial review centred on shanty town demolition 21 days to hand over all documents relating to the plans to eradicate the communities.
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