Six months probation for unlawful possession charge
A 20-year-old man was charged with unlawful possession in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Man accused of stealing cousin's phone
A 34-year-old man who was accused of stealing his cousin’s phone was ordered to compensate him for the device.
Man pleads guilty to marijuana possession
A MAN was fined $500 after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in the Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Three face fraud charges
THREE women were charged separately with fraud in the Freeport Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Police hunted suspect before double killing
COMMISSIONER Paul Rolle yesterday revealed that several police units were searching for the suspect who had murdered a mother and daughter hours before they were killed.
Appeal court: Murder trial was unfair and sentence quashed
THE Court of Appeal recently quashed a man’s 35-year murder sentence after he appealed his conviction on the grounds his verdict was unsafe since he did not receive a fair trial.
$75,000 extortion case
AN accountant who was accused of extorting a man out of $75,000 earlier this week was yesterday denied bail ahead of his trial.
Rape suspect denied bail
A 34-year-old man was remanded to prison over allegations he raped a woman last week.
Village Pub manager is shot dead outside bar
A MAN was shot on Tuesday night and found unresponsive on the sidewalk outside a local bar.
Suspects face new controls in Bail Act
THE Minnis administration is seeking to make changes to the Bail Act by introducing a bail management system that ensures accountability while eliminating loopholes that allow impropriety.
Extradition appeal rejected in case that dates back to 2002
THE Court of Appeal has denied a man’s request to appeal his extradition case to the Privy Council, after ruling his matter did not raise an arguable case or highlight a point of law of general public importance.
Shoplifter sentenced to six months jail for theft
A 55-year-old man was sentenced to six months in prison after he was caught attempting to steal an assortment of hygienic products from a local pharmacy last week.
Men admit guilt in breaking curfew
A 45-year-old man who said he violated curfew because he went to pick up his wife from her mother’s house was fined $200 yesterday.
Man shot dead on Belfour Avenue
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead on Belfour Avenue on Tuesday night.
Woman stole from children’s home
A 43-year-old woman was fined $500 after she admitted stealing from a children’s home where she worked last month to help pay her rent.
