48 migrants convicted on immigration offences
THIRTY-six Panamanian nationals and twelve Haitian nationals were convicted in separate Magistrate’s Court proceedings yesterday after pleading guilty to immigration offences stemming from a recent enforcement operation in New Providence.
Repeat offender accused of theft at Dr Duane Sands' home
A REPEAT offender accused of stealing from and trespassing on the property of FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands was remanded to prison yesterday.
The quiet victims - kids left behind by murder
AS a new month begins, some children in The Bahamas are still learning how to live without a mother or father taken by murder — and the relatives now raising them are doing so while grieving themselves.
'It looked like he was begging for his life'
DEANGELO “Ducky” Burrows was shot seven times on a Grand Bahama street Saturday night, wounds his family says suggest he was begging for his life.
Two women charged in $65K Abaco 'Crown land' scam
TWO Grand Bahama women have been charged with defrauding 15 Abaco residents of more than $65,000 in cash in connection with the alleged sale of Crown land.
Man and woman's bail set $100K in $2.6m Bimini drug bust
A MAN and a woman accused in a $2.6 million cocaine bust in Bimini last week were granted bail yesterday.
Man gets five years for rifle and ammo stash
A MAN was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after admitting he had a prohibited rifle and more than 100 rounds of ammunition near his home on Zirconia Court last week.
Two men face Supreme Court on major charges
TWO men accused in separate violent incidents were sent to the Supreme Court after brief appearances before magistrates on Friday.
Man charged with attempted murder after hospital arrest
A 30-year-old man appeared before Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on Friday charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Three year sentence for guilty plea over loaded Glock pistol
A MAN who admitted to having a loaded pistol in his Major Road home last week was sentenced to three years in prison.
Accountant charged with stealing $455k from local firm
A FEMALE accountant accused of stealing more than $455,000 from a West Bay Street contracting company and forging National Insurance and immigration receipts was granted bail yesterday.
Jury votes 7-2 to acquit man of Boxing Day rape charge
A 24-year-old man was acquitted yesterday by a Supreme Court jury of an alleged rape on Boxing Day 2024 involving a 19-year-old woman with whom he had a prior sexual relationship.
Two men granted bail for night burglary on Evans Street
TWO men accused of entering a man’s Evans Street home at night and stealing $358 worth of property earlier this week were granted bail yesterday.
Only four police convictions despite 169 civilian complaints
ALTHOUGH 169 complaints were lodged by civilians against police officers last year, only four cases ended with an officer being convicted or resigning, while several others were referred for formal disciplinary or prosecutorial action, according to figures released yesterday by the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Rape trial hinges on ‘conflicting narratives’ as closing arguments end
A 24-year-old man raped a 19-year-old woman on Boxing Day 2024 after refusing to take no for an answer, prosecutors told a Supreme Court jury yesterday, as the defence portrayed the complainant as a vindictive former partner.
