CORNISH CHARGED: Two accusations of rape for Abaco MP, death threats and assault also claimed
NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish was charged yesterday with two counts of rape, as well as assault and threats of death - but there was little fuss or fanfare at the Magistrate’s Court.
MP TO FACE COURT OVER SEX ATTACK CHARGE: Cornish resigns as Parliamentary Secretary, maintains his innocence
NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish maintained his innocence yesterday, hours before he was expected to be arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court concerning sexual assault and death threats in a case that had hovered over the political landscape for most of 2023.
Man on bail for murder gets six months for bail violations
A MAN on bail for murder was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to not obeying his bail conditions for the fourth time since being charged.
Police in joint operation seize $10m cocaine at Stella Maris Airport over the weekend
POLICE in Long Island seized cocaine valued at $10m over the weekend.
Man charged with sex with 15-year-old boy
A 24-year-old man is behind bars after he was allegedly caught having sex with a 15-year-old boy last weekend in Palmdale.
Two men held in jail, charged with separate sex assaults
TWO men were sent to prison after being accused of two separate attempted sexual assaults of two women in New Providence earlier this month.
A break-in – not a break-out – at court
GRAND Bahama Police are investigating a break-in at the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre, where three magistrates courts were broken into on Saturday morning.
Two dead in weekend shooting incidents
TWO men were killed in separate incidents over the holiday weekend, bringing the number of murders for the year to 66.
Deangelo Evans: Alleged gun 'not on scene by time CSI arrived'
AN officer testified that the gun police allege Deangelo Evans had at the time of his shooting death was not on the scene by the time Crime Scene Investigators arrived.
Man jailed after admitting escape from Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre
A man facing pending murder and armed robbery charges was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to escaping from Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre last month.
Man charged with murder over drive-by shooting
A MAN was remanded to prison after he was charged with a fatal drive-by shooting off Peter Street in June.
Man charged with indecent assault, possession of child pornography
A MAN from Abaco was granted bail after he was accused of touching a 9-year-old girl’s private parts and having nude images of a 17-year-old girl on his phone in Green Turtle Cay last week.
Officer defends work in Deangelo Evans case
THE officer who investigated Deangelo Evans’ police-involved killing in 2018 defended the quality of his work yesterday under tough cross-examination from the lawyer representing Evans’ estate.
24 months in jail over unlicenced firearm
A MAN on bail for murder was sentenced to 24 months in prison after admitting to having an unlicensed gun in his room in Gambier Village last week.
Accused over double shooting
A MAN is behind bars after being charged with a double shooting off Peter Street that left a 33-year-old man dead last weekend.
