Suspect held over exposure incident
POLICE have arrested a man who is suspected of exposing himself to a young girl while she was on her way to school yesterday morning.
Court-appointed lawyer to defend shooting accused
A MAN who was accused of fatally shooting another man in 2004 will receive a court-appointed lawyer to defend him against the Crown’s appeal against a judge’s decision to stay the proceedings of his case.
Arraignment delay
A MAGISTRATE yesterday questioned why a Jamaican man who was charged with overstaying was not arraigned until about a week after his arrest.
Man fined for cocaine
A 32-year-old man who claimed he used cocaine as an antibiotic to help alleviate his immune deficiency disorder has to pay $100 to avoid spending a month behind bars.
Legal challenge to Emergency Powers Orders denied
THE Supreme Court has denied a judicial review application that seeks to challenge the competent authority’s Emergency Powers Orders, with Justice Indra Charles ruling that a constitutional motion would be the appropriate route for the applicant to take, not a judicial review.
LANDLORD TOLD TO PAY BACK MONEY
A LANDLORD who pocketed downpayments from two potential tenants she failed to rent her property to was yesterday ordered to reimburse the people she stole from.
Bail for break-in suspect
AN Eleuthera man who denied breaking into a man’s home on the island was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Father-of-two shot dead at home
A 55-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim after he was shot in the head and killed at his home on Wilson Track early yesterday morning.
Pair accused of seeking to sexually exploit teen girls
A MAN and woman who denied conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking will learn Thursday whether they will be granted bail ahead of their trial.
Teen accused of indecent assault
A TEENAGER was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the indecent assault of a five-year-old girl.
‘I DIDN’T KNOW’ MARIJUANA WAS ILLEGAL
AN American tourist who tried to travel back to the United States with marijuana gummies and brownies was yesterday fined $200.
Trio charged with armed robbery
THREE men were charged with armed robbery in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man shot dead early on Monday
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead early on Monday morning.
Organisers of Easter weekend event on Bimini 'have not been granted permission'
Grand Bahama Police are advising the public that event organisers of the All Access Easter Weekend Jamboree in Bimini have not been granted permission by the competent authority to hold that event.
