Woman facing fraud trial given court date
A TRIAL date has been set for the 35-year-old woman who was charged with over 100 fraud-related offences in connection with the recent trend of fake COVID-19 test results.
Woman admits fake marriage
A BAHAMIAN woman pleaded guilty to entering into a fraudulent marriage during her arraignment in a Grand Bahama courtroom on Friday.
$5,000 fines for falsified COVID test results
TWO women who attempted to travel to Eleuthera with falsified COVID-19 test results were each fined $5,000 on Friday.
Date set for sentencing over drug possession
CHIEF Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt is next week set to determine the fate of a 32-year-old man who on Friday confessed to being in possession of $26,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine.
60-year-old charged with indecent assault
A 60-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with indecent assault.
Trial date to be set for former minister
FORMER Cabinet minister Elma Campbell will be given a date for the start of her trial early next month.
28-year murder sentence quashed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 28-year sentence of a man who was found guilty of trying to kill another man over five years ago.
58-year prison sentence overturned
A MAN, convicted of murdering one man and attempting to kill two others, had his 58-year prison sentence overturned in the appellate court recently.
Thief admits stealing $672 of car parts
A 28-year-old man who admitted stealing $672 worth of car parts from a man’s vehicle was yesterday remanded into custody before his sentencing.
Community service over fake car disc
A 28-year-old man who was caught driving a car with a fraudulent inspection disc was yesterday ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.
Man accused of sex with 13-year-old
A 19-year-old male resident of Grand Bahama accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and possessing a pornographic video of the minor was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Man accused of hiring someone without permit
A Bahamian man accused of breaching the Immigration Act was charged in Freeport on Wednesday.
Man denies running club against pandemic orders
A MAN yesterday denied violating Emergency Orders by operating a prohibited business earlier this year.
Probation for buying hemp ‘for wife of boss’
A JAMAICAN man who was caught with $60 worth of marijuana he claimed he bought for his employer’s wife was yesterday placed on probation for one year.
Probe into detainee’s rape claim
A WOMAN was allegedly raped while detained at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, sparking an investigation into the claim by the Department of Immigration.
