Caregiver tells court of relative’s threat
A CAREGIVER yesterday testified that the daughter-in-law of the elderly woman she was hired to look after threatened to harm her earlier this year.
Omar Archer launches legal challenge over criminal libel
OMAR Archer, Sr, has appealed a Supreme Court judge’s decision to dismiss his motion for constitutional relief concerning a criminal libel charge that was brought against him six years ago.
‘Stay out of trouble for 30 days or go to jail for a week’
A 27-year-old woman who admitted acting disorderly when she was pulled over by officers must stay out of trouble for 30 days to avoid spending a week behind bars.
GIRL INJURED IN SHOOTING
GRAND Bahama Police are investigating the shooting of a juvenile in the Freeport area on Sunday evening.
Three-year sentence upheld over ammunition
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday affirmed the three-year sentence of a man who was convicted of being in possession of a quantity of illegal ammunition.
Man accused of defaming PLP leader granted bail
A MAN who denied last year that he defamed Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis on social media was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
‘My boss’s son brought a man to shoot my brother’
A HAITIAN man yesterday testified that his employer’s son brought another man to his residence to shoot his brother because the man was angry that his mother had “put him out”.
Fraud accused granted bail
A 26-YEAR-OLD man, who denied defrauding three people of thousands of dollars, was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
One dead, two injured in drive-by
ONE man is dead and two others injured in hospital after a shooting incident on Saturday off Nassau Street. While one victim is in critical condition, the other is listed as stable, police have said.
Fred Smith pleads for no more demolitions until court rules
FRED Smith, QC, made an impassioned plea for government to cease further demolition until the Supreme Court has made its final ruling on whether a standing injunction, which bars the government from evicting shanty town residents and disconnecting services in their communities, will be extended to cover unregulated communities in Abaco.
Guilty plea to harming pregnant woman
A HAITIAN woman was granted a conditional discharge Friday after admitting to harming a pregnant woman from her neighbourhood during an argument earlier this month.
Police say ‘could be more than four’ involved in killing
POLICE now believe more than four people were possibly involved in the brazen ambush and murder of six men two weeks ago at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road.
Former Immigration chief testifies in wedding case
A FORMER chief executive officer of the Department of Immigration yesterday testified that she could not recall interviewing a Bahamian-Jamaican couple who were accused of entering into a fraudulent marriage, without her interview sheet.
Man assaulted ex-girlfriend
A 23-year-old man who assaulted his former girlfriend during an argument was yesterday ordered to compensate her for her injuries.
Drug counselling ordered
A 22-year-old man who said he smoked marijuana to get “a good sleep at night” must attend drug counselling classes for a year to avoid spending six months behind bars.
