Overstay by ten years? Pay $3,000 or go to jail
A HAITIAN man who overstayed his welcome in the country for over a decade must pay $3,000 to avoid spending six months behind bars.
Don’t fall prey to romance scams
THE Financial Crimes Investigation Branch of the Royal Bahamas Police Force has advised the public not to fall prey to online romance scams/fraud.
Six faced court on murders
SEVERAL men were arraigned yesterday in connection with five separate homicides.
BIRTH RIGHT: Judges uphold landmark ruling over citizenship for Bahamian men’s children
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed a landmark Supreme Court ruling allowing Bahamian men to automatically pass citizenship to their children, regardless of whether their child is born out of wedlock to non-Bahamian mothers.
Teens accused of rape of 47-year-old woman
TWO teens, one of which is a minor, were taken to court yesterday to face charges in connection with the rape and armed robbery of a 47-year-old woman.
Man stabbed at Eight Mile Rock fish fry
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at the fish fry in Eight Mile Rock on Sunday.
Accused: I wasn’t angry with officer
ABLE Seaman Jevon Seymour denied being angry with Petty Officer Percival Perpall for reporting him absent without leave when he was questioned in police custody following the marine’s murder, a jury heard.
Police officer tells of injured guard at night club
A POLICE officer testified yesterday how she met an injured security guard restraining a man when she responded to an altercation in the parking lot of a night club last year.
Bahamian murdered in Florida
FLORIDA detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a Bahamian man in Broward County last week.
Police seek to quiz five over mass shooting
POLICE are looking to speak with five people in connection with the April mass shooting in the Kemp Road area.
Man killed in struggle with gunman
A MAN was shot dead after a struggle with a gunman outside his home in the Chippingham area last night.
Former bank employee accused of stealing over $50,000 from customer accounts
A FORMER First Caribbean Bank employee was arraigned in Magistrates Court on Friday for allegedly stealing over $50,000 from customer accounts over a nearly three-year period.
Woman in court on fraud-related charges
A 28-year-old woman was re-arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Friday on several fraud-related charges.
Former PLP minister questioned by police
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister Vincent Peet was taken in for questioning by police on Friday.
Police quiz teen in rape enquiry
Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery and rape which occurred early on Wednesday morning.
