Closing arguments in Supreme Court shanty town hearing
ATTORNEY Fred Smith said the Supreme Court must now decide whether the government can lawfully target and destroy all communities of Haitian ethnic origins in the country.
US businessman denies having pistol and ammunition
AN American businessman who denied having a .9mm pistol and a large quantity of ammunition was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Police corporal found Petty Officer ‘motionless’ with bullet wounds
A POLICE corporal testified yesterday that he found Petty Officer Percival Perpall “motionless” and slumped over on a couch with bullet wounds to his upper body when he responded to a shooting incident at Government House in 2019.
Goodman appeal is rejected
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the 55-year prison sentence of Kofhe Goodman, the man convicted of the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer, after ruling his appeal had no “prospects of success”.
‘Y’all kill my son - God gonna deal with you’
A 25-year-old man was killed yesterday while approaching his Polhemus Street home in a brazen morning shooting. A relative identified the deceased as Stervante Moss.
Murder conviction overturned
THE Court of Appeal has overturned the 2019 murder conviction of Tyrone James Francis and replaced it with manslaughter. The court, in a ruling posted on its website on Thursday, has remitted the matter to the trial judge for resentencing.
Marine says he hid behind desk to avoid being shot
MARINE Seaman Calvin Hanna hid behind an office desk in Government House’s guardroom to avoid being shot by another marine who is accused of killing their superior in 2019, a jury heard.
Marine says he hid behind desk to avoid being shot
MARINE Seaman Calvin Hanna hid behind an office desk in Government House’s guardroom to avoid being shot by another marine who is accused of killing their superior in 2019, a jury heard.
Eight admit illegal sailing
SEVEN Haitians and one Jamaican were charged with illegal embarkation in Freeport yesterday.
Father with 13 children shot dead inside bar
A FATHER of 13 was shot dead in a New Providence bar on Friday night.
SHOOTOUT: Officers strike to take out gunman after he opened fire on them
POLICE killed a man on Saturday after he allegedly assaulted an elderly lady and shot a young man who followed him.
$1.2M cocaine seizure
A JOINT law enforcement operation with local and American authorities in the Exuma cays led to the seizure of over a million dollars’ worth of cocaine yesterday.
Ghanaian admits fake marriage
A GHANA native was fined after he pleaded guilty to entering into a false marriage with a Bahamian woman.
Murders up by 52%
MURDERS and armed robberies jumped by 52 percent and 42 percent this year compared to the same period last year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.
