Man accused of gun possession
A FREEPORT man was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
‘It’s up to Golden Gates church members to decide council’
SUPREME Court Justice Ian Winder has ruled that it is up to the members of Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries to decide who will make up the church’s council, which in turn will be responsible for electing the executive committee that will manage the organisation.
Man damages Christopher Columbus statue with sledge hammer
A man was arrested on Saturday afternoon for damaging the Christopher Columbus statue at Government House with a sledge hammer.
Defendants could be re-prosecuted if VBIs were signed by African prosecutor
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder revealed Friday that his team may have to re-prosecute defendants whose voluntary bill of indictments were signed by African prosecutor David Bakibinga.
Man from Grand Bahama missing on Abaco
GRAND Bahama Police are searching for a Grand Bahama man who has been missing on Abaco.
20-year manslaughter sentence quashed
THE Court of Appeal on Friday quashed the 20-year manslaughter sentence of a man who fatally stabbed another man he believed intended to rape him.
Man accused of assaulting mother and son
A MAN slapped a 10-year-old boy before wielding a cutlass at the youngster’s mother, a court was told.
Man who assaulted his girlfriend jailed for two months
A MAN who claimed he assaulted his girlfriend after she “put something in his drink” was sentenced to two months in prison on Friday.
Vagrant jailed for breaking into liquor store, stealing alcohol
A VAGRANT who admitted to breaking into a liquor store where he stole an assortment of alcoholic beverages was on Friday sentenced to two years behind bars.
‘Huge dreams' snatched away in deadly shooting
A RELATIVE of a Muffler World employee who was shot dead last week said he was planning to attend Florida International University before he was killed.
Court chaos as prosecutor wasn’t approved for practice
SUPREME Court judge Deborah Fraser yesterday ruled that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was not valid as it was signed by an African prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar.
UPDATED: Stepson shot dead by police officer as he threatens mom
A MAN who threatened his mother with a knife during an argument at her home was fatally shot by his police officer stepfather on Wednesday night, police said.
Man ‘hit his baby in face with beer bottle’
A MAN accidentally struck his baby in the face with a beer bottle after he stalked and tried to assault the young child’s mother earlier this year, a court was told.
Pair accused over guns and drugs
TWO men and a woman who denied being in possession of two loaded firearms and a quantity of marijuana will stand trial later this year.
$100k of marijuana found
GRAND Bahama police discovered more than 100 pounds of suspected marijuana worth over $100,000 in Freeport this week.
