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Woman in hospital for apparent suicide attempt

A WOMAN was hospitalised Saturday afternoon after an apparent suicide attempt in the Yamacraw Hill Road area.

Doctors: PM threw us ‘under the bus’ on NHI irregularity

Bahamian doctors are accusing the Prime Minister of throwing their reputation “under the bus” with vague assertions about National Health Insurance (NHI) billing “irregularities” as the scheme falls up to two months’ behind in paying some providers.

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Police officer fatally shoots man discovered on premises of his St Margaret Road home

A POLICE officer fatally shot a male after discovering him at his residence on St Margaret Road off Shirley Street, prompting a police investigation.

Police report two men shot in Nassau and a school stabbing in Abaco

TWO separate violent incidents hours apart on Thursday left two men shot in New Providence and a teenage boy seriously injured in a school stabbing in Abaco.

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BREAKING: Adriel Moxey's killer sentenced to 40 years

The man who plead guilty to the sexual assault and murder of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey has been sentenced to 40 years in prison today.

‘Fabricated’ vs ‘Clear Proof’: Jury hears closing arguments in mass shooting trial

TWO sharply different versions of the same night were laid before a Supreme Court jury yesterday as lawyers delivered closing arguments in the 2021 Milton Street mass shooting trial.

US man fined $800, forfeits $18,000 after drugs and cash found in luggage

AN American man was fined $800 and had $18,150 forfeited to the Crown yesterday after admitting he had marijuana in his luggage and failed to declare the correct amount of cash he was travelling with.

Man fined $5,000 for metal pipe assault

A MAN who admitted assaulting and injuring someone with a metal pipe in Nassau Village was fined $5,000 yesterday.

Accused held on armed car theft charges

A MAN accused of robbing another man of his SUV at gunpoint last month on West Bay Street was remanded to prison yesterday.

Two arrested for having drugs valued at $3k

Two men were arrested following the confiscation of suspected drugs worth almost $3,000 on Tuesday.

Teen arrested as police investigate Abaco stabbings

POLICE are investigating two separate stabbing incidents in Abaco on Monday night, one of which led to the arrest of a 17-year-old male.

American arrested at airport with drugs and undeclared cash

POLICE arrested a 69-year-old American man at an airport in New Providence on Monday after discovering suspected illegal drugs and undeclared cash in his possession.

Haitian sentenced to 10 months for car theft

A HAITIAN national who admitted stealing a vehicle from a busy Nassau intersection was sentenced to ten months in prison yesterday and will be handed over to immigration authorities upon completion of his term.

Tears of relief as jury acquits man of East Street car wash murder

TEARS of relief broke out in court yesterday after a jury acquitted a man accused of carrying out a fatal car wash shooting on East Street more than three years ago.

Bail denied for man accused of discarding gun

A MAN accused of discarding a firearm while fleeing police during a domestic disturbance investigation was denied bail and remanded to prison yesterday.