Court chaos as prosecutor wasn’t approved for practice
SUPREME Court judge Deborah Fraser yesterday ruled that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was not valid as it was signed by an African prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar.
UPDATED: Stepson shot dead by police officer as he threatens mom
A MAN who threatened his mother with a knife during an argument at her home was fatally shot by his police officer stepfather on Wednesday night, police said.
Man ‘hit his baby in face with beer bottle’
A MAN accidentally struck his baby in the face with a beer bottle after he stalked and tried to assault the young child’s mother earlier this year, a court was told.
Pair accused over guns and drugs
TWO men and a woman who denied being in possession of two loaded firearms and a quantity of marijuana will stand trial later this year.
$100k of marijuana found
GRAND Bahama police discovered more than 100 pounds of suspected marijuana worth over $100,000 in Freeport this week.
Murder accused also faces charge of attack on officer
A MAN accused of committing murder will also stand trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
Teenage boy dies in shooting
A TEENAGE boy died in hospital after being shot on Tuesday night, police said. He was the second homicide victim that day.
Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal
A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.
Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal
A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.
Theft claim ‘was mistaken identity’
A man accused of stealing a woman’s purse five years ago vehemently denied the allegations as he gave closing arguments at the end of his trial.
Dad shot dead in front of his family
A FATHER was killed and his teenage daughter was injured last night during a shooting incident that occurred off Kemp Road.
Omar Archer denied appeal on libel charge
THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused Omar Archer’s application for conditional leave to appeal a libel charge to the Privy Council, after ruling that his proposed appeal did not raise a “genuinely disputable issue”.
Hundreds of Haitians charged in court
THREE hundred and sixty-eight Haitians were charged in an Inagua court on Monday with illegal landing.
Man who said he found stolen goods in garbage is acquitted
A MAN who said he was arrested after he was found with stolen goods that he had collected from a garbage can was yesterday acquitted after a magistrate ruled that the Crown failed to prove their case to a “requisite” standard.
Rastafarian denies marijuana charge
A Rastafarian man who denied being found with $15,000 worth of marijuana seven years ago was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
