$5,000 fine for fake COVID test
A WOMAN who tried to travel to Grand Bahama with a fake COVID-19 test results was yesterday fined $5,000.
‘Pay $20k or go to jail’
A 21-year-old man who tried to smuggle over two pounds worth of cocaine into the United States must pay $20,000 to avoid spending two years behind bars.
Man admits assault - but says he did not hit victim
A 27-year-old man confronted another man with a piece of nail-ridden wood for firing gunshots near his mother’s home, a court was told.
Teenagers accused of school killing
TWO teens were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of two students at Government High School last week.
UK national remanded in custody
A UK national pleaded not guilty in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to a litany of fraud-related charges, including money laundering and possession of forged Bahamian documents.
Haitian men admit guilt over fake documents
TWO Haitian men pleaded guilty to charges of possession of forged documents in court yesterday.
Police handing out fines for emergency breaches
DESPITE emergency order restrictions banning social gatherings, police in New Providence continue to crack down and fine offenders who breach the law.
Victim shot in face by gunman
NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting incident on Friday on Malaysia Way that left a man in hospital.
Some shanty town homes in judicial review 'not constructed in compliance with the law'
SEVERAL of the homes occupied by the shanty town residents involved in a judicial review centred on the demolition of their communities were not constructed in compliance with the law and do not meet the standards outlined in the Building Regulations Act, according to Crown Attorney Kayla Green-Smith.
Man accused of assaulting, threatening ex-girlfriend
A 23-year-old man accused of assaulting and threatening to harm his ex-girlfriend earlier this month was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Two in court in connection with marijuana field
TWO men were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with the discovery of a marijuana field in East Grand Bahama, with an estimated street value of $7million.
Man accused of Fox Hill murder
A 28-year-old man was sent to prison on Friday after being accused of murdering a man in the Fox Hill area earlier this month.
Police quiz two boys over fatal stabbing
POLICE have two boys in custody who are suspected of being the assailants behind a fatal stabbing at Government High School this week.
Two arrested over marijuana plants find
TWO men were arrested in connection with the recent discovery of 7,000 marijuana plants at a field in Grand Bahama.
