Dad shot dead with baby in his arms
A young father was killed as he held his eight-month-old daughter in his arms yesterday, mere steps away from his home on Boswaina Court.
Third man charged in Valentino Bowe killing
A MAN was remanded to custody yesterday after he was connected to the fatal shooting Valentino Bowe, 34, outside a bar on Windsor Place Road and Soldier Road earlier this month.
Suspect accused of Starbucks robbery
A MAN was remanded to custody after allegedly robbing a Starbucks at gunpoint last month.
Commissioner ‘barred’ from prison by Murphy
PRISON Commissioner Doan Cleare claimed his predecessor, Charles Murphy, barred him from the compound shortly after the 2021 general election, days before Mr Murphy was placed on administrative leave and Mr Cleare was appointed acting commissioner.
Four accused of drugs charges
FOUR people appeared in Grand Bahama’s Magistrate’s Court on drug-related charges yesterday following the discovery of an illegal drug lab and marijuana plants at a residence in Freeport last week.
Series of arrests by police
POLICE made a series of arrests on Friday in connection with human smuggling, illegal firearm possession, and the discovery of undocumented immigrants in a busy day of law enforcement activity.
Blue Lagoon worker fired over Whatsapp conversation
A FORMER Blue Lagoon employee of 21 years was fired for a conversation she had on WhatsApp with a subordinate after the dialogue was displayed on the company’s computer system and discovered by a manager.
Man found shot dead on roof of unfinished home
A MAN became the country’s 89th murder victim on Saturday after police found him unresponsive with a gunshot wound on the roof of an unfinished home around 7am.
Defense seeks reduced sentence for man convicted of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl
THE attorney of a 27-year-old man convicted of having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl argued for his client to receive a two-year imprisonment sentence.
Two teens charged with setting fire to man’s property last month
THREE young men were remanded to Simpson Penn yesterday after they allegedly set fire to a man’s property in New Providence last month.
14-year-old charged with housebreaking
A 14-year-old boy was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of breaking into a man’s house and stealing $3,000.
17-year-old accused of assault with a cutlass
A 17-year-old was granted bail after he was accused of seriously injuring someone with a cutlass at a Rubis Service Station in New Providence earlier this month.
30-month jail sentence for having a loaded gun
A 23-year-old male was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun in his apartment on Flamingo Drive last week.
Man accused of knife assault gets bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he allegedly assaulted a woman with a knife and threatened her with death on Nelson Street last weekend.
Families and officers still wait on DPP for charges
ELEVEN police officers and the families seeking justice for police-involved killings were left in limbo yesterday as acting Coroner Kara Turnquest Deveaux announced that the court is still waiting for the acting Director of Public Prosecutions to decide what charges, if any, the officers will face.
