Man who held woman hostage on his bus and raped her gets ten-year sentence
A BUS driver was sentenced to ten years in prison for trying to rape a woman he held hostage outside the Mall of Marathon in 2021.
Two men accept plea deal for string of armed robberies - sentenced to six years prison time
TWO men were sentenced to six years in prison as part of a plea agreement for a string of armed robberies that occurred from 2017 to 2020.
Man accused of molesting 15-year-old girl granted bail
A 34-year-old man was granted $5,000 bail after he allegedly molested a 15-year-old girl.
‘Companies awarded contracts were not approved contractors’
A SENIOR manager of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), who claimed to be related to Adrian Gibson, testified that the companies awarded contracts to paint water tanks when Mr Gibson was executive chairman were not on the corporation’s approved contractor list nor known to engineers.
Man on bail for multiple crimes murdered in broad daylight
A MAN in his early 30s was shot dead in the Nassau Village community yesterday.
Detective and DNA analyst testify in Cat Island woman’s murder case
A POLICE officer testified that he photographed the burned safe and vehicle that Rodrigo Rolle allegedly stole from the home of an elderly American woman he is accused of killing in Cat Island in 2017.
Man remanded after being charged with unlawful sex with an underage girl
A 21-year-old has been remanded after he allegedly sexually assaulted an underage girl earlier this year.
Teen ordered to compensate woman after damaging and stealing parts from her car
AN 18-year-old youth was ordered to pay $2,760 to compensate a woman after admitting damaging and stealing parts from her car.
Man charged with the murder of a man on Deveaux Street last week
A MAN was remanded after being accused of killing a 33-year-old man on Deveaux Street last week.
Man says he helped murder accused out of fear of him
A MAN testified that he gave Rodrigo Rolle the pickax he used to break into the safe of an elderly American woman he allegedly killed in Cat Island in 2017.
Man accused of attempting to steal woman’s vehicle while armed with a gun
A MAN was remanded after allegedly trying to steal a woman’s car at gunpoint last week.
Man allegedly found with a loaded gun and drugs in his house granted bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun and drugs in his house last week.
Two men fined after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana, both granted bail
TWO men were each fined over $1,000 after admitting to two separate drug charges.
Tanks didn’t need anything, said a WSC manager in Gibson case
A WATER and Sewerage Corporation employee testified in the Adrian Gibson corruption trial yesterday that water tanks were in “fairly” good condition in 2020 before $260k contracts were awarded for companies to paint them.
Jamaican woman and Bahamian man charged with human trafficking
A JAMAICAN woman and a Bahamian flight mechanic were granted $9,000 bail after they were accused of trafficking three Jamaican women into the country this year.
