Nygard probe ‘Will follow the rules’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said he is not concerned that the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Peter Nygard will be compromised by the fact that officers are named in a lawsuit that accuses the wealthy Canadian of raping dozens of women.
Police crackdown in Grand Bahama
A POLICE operation targeting illegal drugs, firearms and ammunition was launched in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.
Suspect faces court over New Year’s Eve killing
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was charged yesterday with murder in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a teenager on New Year’s Eve.
PROBATION FOR ATTACK ON EX-GIRLFRIEND
A 26-YEAR-OLD man who assaulted his ex-girl-friend and damaged her family’s property after losing his temper in a jeal-ous rage was yesterday put on probation for a year.
Rastafarian to appeal over marijuana charge
A RASTAFARIAN man is set to appeal a drug charge he received after police found him with $150 worth of marijuana over the Christmas holiday.
Acquitted after false report
A MAGISTRATE yesterday acquitted a man who was accused of assaulting a woman last month after it was revealed she gave false information to police.
$8,000 the price of marijuana brownies
A COOK, caught with marijuana brownies that the prosecution said he intended to sell, was fined $8,000 yesterday.
Probation order for cutlass attack
A 29-year-old man who swung a cutlass at another man during an argument was put on probation yesterday for one year.
Man accused of killing mother of seven
A 27-year-old man was yesterday charged with the death of a single mother-of-seven who was killed during an alleged domestic dispute in Abaco on Boxing Day.
Environmentalists granted leave for oil drilling judicial review
A JUDGE has granted environmentalists leave to conduct a judicial review concerning Bahamas Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling on Tuesday morning.
Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights
ANOTHER man is dead after a shooting in Montell Heights last night, making him the sixth person killed in five days.
Jailed for four years over unlicenced gun
A 23-year-old man, found with an unlicenced gun and over 50 rounds of illegal ammunition, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.
Probation for punching girlfriend in mouth
A MAN who punched his girlfriend after he thought he saw her flirting with a lesbian in a local bar was yesterday placed on probation for a year.
In court over $5 of hemp
AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.
