Crime & Court

Man arrested after shooting

A 27-YEAR-OLD man was arrested in connection with a shooting incident this week in the Freeport area, a senior police official reported.

Man in hospital after shooting

A MAN is in the hospital after he was shot on Monday night.

Siblings attacked neighbour

TWO siblings who attacked their neighbour during an altercation last week were ordered to keep the peace and compensate the woman.

Man ‘paid $150 for fake stamp’ to stay in country

A JAMAICAN man who paid another man $150 for a fake immigration stamp he tried to use to extend his stay in the country was yesterday sentenced to six months behind bars.

Man denies hitting girlfriend

A MAN who denied harming his former girlfriend was yesterday granted $3,000 bail ahead of his trial.

Pair accused of robbery

A WOMAN and a teen were charged with armed robbery in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

$73,000 of suspected marijuana found

A WOMAN was arrested by officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit after they found more than $73,000 worth of suspected marijuana at her residence.

Teenagers accused of fatal stabbing

FOUR teenagers were yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murder in connection with two separate incidents.

Man accused of sex with girl, 12

A 39-year-old man was remanded to prison over allegations he had sex with a girl when she was just 12-years-old.

Woman facing fraud trial given court date

A TRIAL date has been set for the 35-year-old woman who was charged with over 100 fraud-related offences in connection with the recent trend of fake COVID-19 test results.

Woman admits fake marriage

A BAHAMIAN woman pleaded guilty to entering into a fraudulent marriage during her arraignment in a Grand Bahama courtroom on Friday.

$5,000 fines for falsified COVID test results

TWO women who attempted to travel to Eleuthera with falsified COVID-19 test results were each fined $5,000 on Friday.

Date set for sentencing over drug possession

CHIEF Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt is next week set to determine the fate of a 32-year-old man who on Friday confessed to being in possession of $26,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine.