Teen sentenced to 18 months for MAC-11 submachine gun
A TEENAGE boy who admitted to having a submachine gun and ammunition was sentenced to 18 months in prison last Thursday.
59-year-old sentenced to two years in prison
A MAN who admitted to a violent robbery was sentenced to two years in prison last Thursday.
Man remanded over fatal shooting of ex-girlfriend
A MAN accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend on Adderley Street last month was remanded to prison last Thursday.
Man remanded over near-fatal bar stabbing on Baillou Hill Rd
A MAN accused of a near-fatal stabbing on Baillou Hill Road last November was remanded to prison yesterday.
Man ordered to pay $500 after biting another man’s face
A MAN who bit another man on the face at Margaritaville last month was ordered yesterday to compensate the victim and attend anger management classes.
DPP Frazier insists long-running corruption cases haven’t stalled
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Cordell Frazier said long-running corruption cases involving former minister Lanisha Rolle and former Urban Renewal director Michelle Reckley have not stalled, despite trials being set years after the matters were first reported.
Haitian man denied bail over fake passport, NIB
A HAITIAN man was denied bail yesterday after being accused of using a fraudulent passport and National Insurance Board card.
$6k bail for man accused of assaulting teenager
A MAN accused of indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl was granted bail yesterday.
Ex-CFO sues Bahamasair for $1.1m over firing
A former Bahamasair acting chief financial officer is demanding $1.111m in total damages over allegations that she was forced out after exposing “significant financial governance concerns” that threatened to cost both the travelling public and taxpayers.
Two murdered in weekend of violence
TWO unrelated killings hours apart on Saturday — one on a family doorstep, the other near a woman’s home — have left relatives grappling with how routine moments turned deadly.
One convicted, others await trial in Friday drug roundup
THREE drug cases in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday ended in a conviction, a bail denial, and adjournments.
Trial delayed for hospitalised rape and armed robbery suspect
A 23-year-old man facing rape, armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery charges did not appear in court yesterday due to hospitalisation, and his case was adjourned in the Magistrate’s Court in New Providence.
Families of Bahamian victims slam ‘fast track’ US justice
THE arraignment of a senior police officer in a fatal shooting involving an American has triggered fresh anger among families still waiting for answers in other police-involved killings, with relatives questioning what they see as uneven pace of action in the justice system.
Mistrial declared in case of man who claimed police torture
A JURY was told yesterday that a mistrial had been ordered in the case of a man who claimed he had been tortured into confessing to the murders of two teenage boys who were shot and killed in Yellow Elder Gardens in 2017.
Jury convicts Stephon Mackey in fatal 2018 ambush outside home
A MAN was found guilty yesterday of the 2018 murder of a man outside his home in Yellow Elder Gardens.
