Marine and second man on $300k fraud charge
A Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer and another man were yesterday charged on several fraud-related offences after being accused of trying to defraud nearly $300,000 from Bank of The Bahamas last week.
18 months in jail for break-in
AN Andros man who broke into a woman’s house and stole several of her belongings last week was sentenced to 18 months behind bars yesterday.
Kidnap accused denied bail
A 35-year-old man accused of kidnapping and robbing several people at gunpoint last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Two men charged in prayers murder
A MAN and a teenager accused of murdering a woman while she was on her way to a prayer meeting last week were remanded to prison yesterday.
Immigration officer and DJ in court after viral video
AN immigration officer and a local DJ have been charged with causing grievous harm to a woman last week during an incident that was captured on video and later went viral.
Bail denied in firearm case
A 20-year-old man who appeared in court yesterday on gun-related charges was denied bail ahead of his trial.
TRAGEDY OF NEW MUM SHOT DEAD: Boyfriend survives after turning gun on himself after killing
A woman is dead and a man is in hospital after a suspected murder and attempted suicide on Saturday night.
Three dead after car hits house in Long Island
Three men are dead after a car collided with a house in Long Island on Friday night.
Three women accused of smuggling drugs
THREE women accused of smuggling drugs and other items into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Man accused of stealing $5,500
A SENIOR magistrate on Friday granted bail to a 45-year-old man accused of stealing over $5,000 from another man.
‘YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO PRISON’: Magistrate laments law lets driver who killed two escape with fine
A 34-year-old man broke down and cried in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being fined $20,000 for killing a married couple on Christmas Day over a year ago.
Jailed for stealing $40 of tools
A 48-year-old man was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to stealing over $40 worth of tools from a local department store.
$1,000 fine for overstaying
A JAMAICAN man who overstayed his welcome in the country by four days was yesterday ordered to pay $1,000 to avoid spending one month behind bars.
From remand to jail after prison officers find marijuana
A SENIOR magistrate yesterday sentenced a man who was on remand to eight months behind bars after he was found with 1.5 ounces of marijuana by prison officers last year.
Immigration officer is one of two arrested over attack on woman
AN immigration officer is one of two men in custody after a video showing a man kicking a woman to the face, knocking her unconscious on a sidewalk, went viral on social media.
