Sign of the times as man accused of stealing FNM election posters
A 41-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $500 worth of Free National Movement paraphernalia from the Mount Moriah constituency was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
$25 of marijuana? Fined 20 times the value
A 23-year-old man who was found with $25 worth of marijuana must pay 20 times that amount to avoid spending a month in prison.
24-year-old accused of murder
A 24-YEAR-OLD man was charged in the magistrate’s court yesterday with murder.
Court upholds sentence for man who killed ex’s new lover
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the nine-year manslaughter sentence of a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s new lover nearly a decade ago.
Man who denied having pistol granted bail
A 21-year-old man who denied having a loaded pistol was yesterday granted bail before his trial.
Police probe video of apparent threat by PLP supporter
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said police are investigating a video that appears to show Progressive Liberal Party supporters threatening violence towards a man.
Police suspect illegal landing
POLICE apprehended a group of foreign nationals on Friday in Grand Bahama for suspected illegal landing after a boat chase.
Two plead guilty to drug charges
TWO Jamaican men pleaded guilty in a Magistrate’s Court in relation to several drug related charges on Friday.
Man charged in connection with two separate murders, two attempted murders
A MAN was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court in connection with two separate murders and two attempted murders on Friday.
Couple plead guilty to child cruelty
A GRAND Bahama couple was convicted of child cruelty against a 15-year-old minor and fined more than $15,000 on Friday after pleading guilty in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
Accused ‘fired six warning shots’ says police officer
A MAN fired six warning shots after a police officer tried to arrest him for pulling out a gun in a packed nightclub, a court was told.
Man admits unlawful sex with boy aged 15
A 39-YEAR-OLD man who admitted to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday by a Grand Bahama magistrate.
Couple plead guilty to child cruelty charges
A COUPLE accused of child cruelty were arraigned on various serious child-abuse related charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
20-year sentence upheld for man who shot his victim in head in nightclub
THE COURT of Appeal has affirmed the 20-year prison sentence of a man convicted of fatally shooting another man nearly five years ago.
Officer found marijuana blocks while looking for stolen building supplies
A POLICE officer testified yesterday of finding four packages of marijuana in a man’s home after conducting inquiries for stolen building supplies in his area.
