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Latest stories
Brothers accused of letting three-year-old hold rifle
TWO brothers were remanded to prison on Friday after prosecutors alleged they allowed a three-year-old boy to hold a rifle, filmed him with the weapon and later had the gun at their home.
Marine awarded $205,000 after stadium gate accident
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force marine who was pinned beneath a nine-foot sliding gate at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium has won more than $205,000 in damages after the Supreme Court found that authorities knew the gate had repeatedly come off its track but failed to repair or secure it properly.
Minister backs strict liability approach to dog offences
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Jomo Campbell has defended the basis on which animal control offences are pursued amid controversy over the prosecution of a 73-year-old woman whose family says dementia caused her to leave open the gate through which her son’s dog escaped and mauled a three-year-old girl.
Father questions why officer charged in son’s death is working
A FATHER whose son was killed in a 2017 traffic collision says he was stunned to see the police officer — now charged over the death — back in uniform and investigating a traffic accident last week.
Driver accused of causing officer’s death in traffic crash
A 27-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison on Friday accused of causing the death of a police corporal who was struck while escorting a funeral on Prince Charles Drive and later told his brother from his hospital bed that he was suffering the “worst pain” he had ever felt.
Father and son remanded over gun, ammunition and cocaine charges
A FATHER and son were remanded to prison on Friday after police allegedly found a pistol, 124 rounds of ammunition and seven ounces of cocaine in the backyard of their Spruce Street home, while two other accused, including a 16-year-old girl, were granted bail.
Exuma man breaks down in tears as jury acquits him of rape
A MAN broke down in tears on Friday after a jury unanimously acquitted him of raping and assaulting the mother of his child in Exuma, rejecting allegations that he ripped off her clothes and sexually assaulted her until she bled.
Defamed lawyer wins Anglican libel case
A SUPREME Court judge has found that Anglican education officials maliciously defamed lawyer and St John’s College board member Terri Bellot, ruling that a disciplinary letter falsely portrayed her as violent and dishonest after she complained about a delay in obtaining her daughter’s school transcript.
