Jamaicans ‘bought visas’ from officer
THREE Jamaican women, caught residing in the country on fraudulent extension visas they claim they bought from an immigration officer, were each fined $3,000 yesterday.
Man denies housebreaking charge
A 32-year-old man who denied breaking into a woman’s house to steal an assortment of electronics was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Stabbed to death after car accident
AN argument after a car accident at the junction of Fifth Street and Palm Tree Avenue yesterday led to a man being stabbed to death, police said.
Man falsely accused uncle of assault
A MAN who went to a police station and falsely accused his uncle of assaulting him with a gun in an attempt to get him arrested was yesterday fined $500.
Car importer fined
A CAR importer who tried to sell fraudulent dock receipts he made in the name of a local shipping company was yesterday fined $5,000.
Teen accused of murder
A TEENAGER was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with attempted murder.
Man accused of having child porn
A 24-year-old Freeport man, accused of possessing a child pornography video, was arraigned in Grand Bahama yesterday.
Nygard delivered new court blow
THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused Peter Nygard’s application for leave to appeal a contempt conviction for breaching an injunction that banned him from publishing stolen emails from environmental group Save The Bays.
Bail granted in theft case
A MAN who denied breaking into a woman’s car to steal over $1,000 worth of appliances was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Man accused of murder
A 25-year-old man was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
A year in prison for carrying handgun
A 27-year-old man who was caught carrying a handgun he claimed he found in a field in which he was working was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.
Man shot dead on Deveaux Street
A MAN was shot and killed on Deveaux Street Monday morning, becoming the nation’s 11th murder victim for the year.
Police shoot dead fleeing suspect
A MAN was killed in a police-involved shooting yesterday after he attempted to “evade” officers, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.
UPDATED: Body of man is found on track road
A MAN was found dead yesterday on a track road off Graham Drive in Yellow Elder Gardens with apparent gunshot wounds.
Bailed over deadly crash at Christmas
A man who was accused of causing a three-car collision that claimed the lives of a married couple on Christmas night was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
