Man accused of screwdriver assault
A 22-YEAR-OLD man was accused of assaulting another man with a screwdriver earlier this month.
Investigations underway after 29-year-old woman’s suspected suicide attempt in local residence
POLICE are investigating a suspected suicide attempt involving a 29-year-old woman at a residence on Cowpen Road on Tuesday night.
Man accused of entering woman’s home and assaulting her
A MAN was accused of unlawfully entering a woman’s home on Acklins Street and assaulting her in August.
Teen jailed for three years after gun and ammunition found hidden in stove
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to possessing a firearm and 28 rounds of ammunition at his residence on Saints Way last week.
Customs officer faces trial over alleged sexual abuse of 15-year-old girl
A CUSTOMS officer is facing trial after being accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl he helped raise after allegedly giving her alcohol in 2023.
Pair accused of possessing $76,600 worth of marijuana
A MAN and woman were accused of having $76,600 worth of marijuana in their home on Sandilands Village Road last week.
Three men remanded to prison following allegation of gang-rape
THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of gang-raping and indecently assaulting a 19-year-old woman in New Providence earlier this month, with one also accused of assaulting the woman and deceiving a police officer to evade the law.
Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against Sandals over alleged assault
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an American couple’s lawsuit against Sandals Royal Bahamian over an alleged sexual assault by their butler on the eve of their destination wedding, ruling that they filed the case after the legal deadline had expired.
21-year-old avoids jail after smashing bar door and ‘boyfriend’s’ windscreen
A 21-year-old woman avoided a possible ten-year prison sentence after admitting to smashing the glass door of the man she believed to be her boyfriend’s bar and damaging his vehicle after an encounter with his ex.
25-year-old man shot dead near entrance to Potter's Cay Dock
A 25-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead near the entrance to Potter’s Cay Dock early Tuesday morning on East Bay Street after a reported verbal altercation involving one of his friends and another male at a business establishment.
Two face charges for $5,000 alcohol heist and vehicle assault at Albany Resort
TWO men appeared in court accused of stealing $5,055 worth of alcohol from Albany Resort last week, with one pleading guilty to receiving stolen goods and facing a separate charge of assaulting a man with his vehicle.
Suspect charged with attempted stabbing murder using screwdriver on Hospital Lane
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempting to murder another man by stabbing him with a screwdriver during an altercation on Hospital Lane last week.
Police probing two separate murders
POLICE are investigating two separate murders that occurred just hours apart in New Providence on Friday night, leaving two men, aged 37 and 25, dead.
Supreme Court upholds murder trial for Shakeem Munroe despite five- year delay in pathologist report
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled that a man must still stand trial for murder, despite the State taking more than five years to provide a pathologist’s report, forcing repeated trial delays.
Owner fined and ordered to compensate after dog attack
A MAN was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay a woman $3,000 in compensation after his dog attacked and injured her on Sumner Street last month.
