Officer testifies accuser was crying, shirt torn after alleged rape
A POLICE officer testified before a Supreme Court jury yesterday that a woman who accused Kennedy Ingraham of rape appeared distressed and had a torn shirt when he assisted her after the alleged incident in March 2023.
45-year-old man remanded to prison on rape charge
A 45-year-old Bahamian man was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with rape in the Magistrate’s Court.
Gardiner faces new charges: plane crash linked to ‘election-related’ activities for first time
THE US government has filed new and additional charges against convicted Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner for his alleged involvement in a long running drug trafficking plot that has sent shockwaves through The Bahamas.
Accuser denies fabricating rape claim over owed money
A woman who accused a man of rape told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he threatened her with a firearm, choked her and sexually assaulted her after offering her a ride to work in March 2023.
Police chief reveals special team is probing US drugs plot claim
POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles has revealed a special team has been investigating the United States criminal complaint involving Jonathan Eric Gardiner for weeks, even before Opposition Leader Michael Pintard and other FNM MPs formally asked police last week to investigate the matter.
Court of Appeal upholds 21-year rape sentence
THE Court of Appeal has upheld the 21-year prison sentence of Akeem Wilson, ruling that a jury was entitled to convict him of raping a drunk 21-year-old woman who said she woke to find him on top of her on a bathroom floor in an apartment he owned.
Haitian national charged with two separate murders
A HAITIAN national accused of two murders and a Bahamian man accused of assisting in one of the killings appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where they were served with voluntary bills of indictment sending the case to the Supreme Court.
Long Island man charged over Facebook libel claim
A LONG Island man was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a libel charge stemming from alleged comments made on Facebook.
26-year-old man remanded on indecent assault charge
A 26-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned on an indecent assault charge.
29-year-old pleads guilty to harm and cutlass possession
A 29-year-old man was ordered to pay $900 in compensation and keep the peace after admitting to assaulting his former girlfriend and carrying a cutlass without lawful authority.
59-year-old woman charged in $37,000 housing fraud scheme
A 59-year-old woman was charged in Grand Bahama’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday with fraud after allegedly swindling eight people out of $37,500 through cash payments ranging from $2,500 to $5,000.
Man conditionally discharged after assaulting his sister
A 20-year-old Gambier man who admitted assaulting his sister during a family dispute was granted a conditional discharge yesterday after a magistrate expressed concern about the circumstances that allegedly triggered the confrontation.
Gardiner petitions New York judge to dismiss criminal complaint against him
JONATHAN Eric Gardiner, the convicted Bahamian drug trafficker whose rescue from an Election Day plane crash has ignited a political firestorm in The Bahamas, has asked a New York federal judge to throw out the criminal complaint against him, arguing US authorities detained him for two days before filing charges and failed to indict him within the required 30-day window.
Bahamian man sentenced to 27 years in US for child abuse
A BAHAMIAN man who sexually molested an 11-year-old girl in his care while living illegally in the US was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison last week.
Pharmacist blames gov’t for chronic medication shortages
A SENIOR pharmacist has accused government agencies of fuelling chronic medication shortages under the National Prescription Drug Plan through poor planning, outdated procurement practices and slow decision-making, even as a local pharmaceutical distributor warned that global supply chain pressures continue to disrupt access to some drugs.
