Man and woman injured in separate shootings
A MAN and a woman are in hospital after they were shot in separate incidents on Sunday.
Six months in prison for former bank supervisor
A FORMER bank supervisor who last week admitted stealing over $35,000 from customer accounts to help pay her own bills was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.
Man denies importing marijuana
A 35-year-old man who denied importing marijuana into the country was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Taxi driver appeals conviction for assault
A TAXI driver who was fined $1,000 for assaulting a road traffic supervisor with her vehicle is appealing her conviction.
One dead, five injured in Friday shootings
A MAN was shot dead on Friday, not long after two other shooting incidents left five others, four of whom were women, injured.
Man found dead after shooting off Sutton Street
A man is dead after a shooting off Sutton Street on Friday night. According to reports, police responded to the incident on Lyon Street shortly after 9pm.
Court of Appeal to decide if Khofe Goodman can appeal sentence
THE Court of Appeal is set to determine whether Khofe Goodman, the man convicted of the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer, will be granted permission to appeal his 55-year prison sentence.
Man arrested after edibles found
A 35-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by police after he was found with edibles believed to contain marijuana and suspected Indian Hemp oil.
Judges sit to settle right to be citizen
THE Court of Appeal held a rare full-court hearing yesterday to consider Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder’s historic ruling that children born out of wedlock to Bahamian men and foreign women are citizens at birth and do not have to wait until 18 to apply for citizenship.
EXUMA MURDER CONVICTION OVERTURNED
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 27-year sentence of a man who was accused of robbing and killing another man in Exuma seven years ago.
THREE ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM KELLY’S
THREE men were yesterday accused of stealing $14,000 worth of goods from Kelly’s Freeport Limited by reason of employment.
HE CAME FOR A JOB, HE LEFT AS A THIEF
A 35-YEAR-OLD man who stole a fast-food worker’s backpack after he visited the establishment to apply for a job was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.
Sentence upheld in gun possession case
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the sentence of a man who was convicted in 2017 for having an unlicensed loaded gun.
MAN DENIES ASSAULT AND THEFT
AN ELEUTHERA man who denied assaulting another man and stealing a woman’s purse was granted bail ahead of his trial.
Woman fined $1,500 for expired visa
A JAMAICAN woman who was caught living in the country on an expired visa was ordered to pay $1,500 to avoid spending three months behind bars prior to her deportation back to her home country.
