Man fined $200 for cursing at police officers who evacuated crowded bar
A 26-year-old man was fined $200 for cursing at police officers who last week evacuated a crowded bar in an effort to enforce the safety measures outlined in the COVID-19 emergency orders. Giovanni Smith was charged with acting disorderly and using
Man ordered to pay for furniture damage
A magistrate ordered a man to fully compensate another man whose furniture he damaged earlier this week. Marlin Smith, 20, was accused of causing $807.97 damage to a man’s 32-inch Samsung TV and two tables on July 27. He pleaded guilty during a hea
Man killed, two injured in altercation between uncle and nephews
A man is dead after a stabbing incident involving three relatives in Nassau Village on Thursday night.
Man jailed for six months for threatening to kill
A 38-year-old man was jailed for six months after he admitted threatening to kill a woman, dishonestly receiving stolen appliances and damaging a man’s car. Sanjay Cooper was accused of dishonestly receiving a fridge, blower, AC unit, microwave and
Woman passenger admits swearing at police officers
A 25-year-old woman who used profanity and punched a police officer who stopped and evacuated a bus she was riding on earlier this week was granted a conditional discharge in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Lucna Severe appeared before Assistant C
Nygard bids to reduce court punishment
PETER Nygard has appealed a contempt conviction he received for breaching an injunction that banned him from publishing stolen emails from environmental group Save The Bays (STB), on the grounds the fine and sentence handed down to him was too harsh.
Man charged with murder, three attempted murders
A 21-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murdering a man and attempting to murder three other people. Kervon Stewart was charged with killing Renaldo Nairn on July 16. He was also charged with trying to murder Antonio P
Magistrate worried by lack of COVID compliance
A Grand Bahama Magistrate yesterday expressed serious concern over residents failing to comply with COVID-19 rules, especially since GB now leads with the highest number of infections in The Bahamas. “I am worried for us,” Magistrate Rengin Johnson
Archer killer told to reapply to appeal murder conviction
THE killer of 11-year-old Marco Archer has been told he is out of time to challenge his murder conviction.
Americans deny taking too much cash
FOUR American men were charged yesterday after failing to declare more than $30,000 en route to the United States over the weekend. The men who hail from Florida were granted bail ahead of their trial.
Man told to attend anger management
Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes ordered a 33-year-old man to attend anger management classes after he admitted to assaulting a man with a cutlass last week.
Attorney pleads not guilty to obstruction of justice
ATTORNEY Phillip Lundy pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday to committing obstruction of justice.
Man on child sex charge
A JAMAICAN man was yesterday remanded to prison over allegations he had sex with a minor. Lamar Williams, 29, appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged with one count of unlawful sexual intercourse after he was accused of having s
Two charged with drug possession
A 30-year-old man who pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and cocaine possession with the intent to supply was fined $1,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Bill Frazier was charged after officers seized 27 grams of Indian hemp and seven grams
Man jailed over stolen motorbike
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to eight months in prison after he admitted to dishonestly receiving a stolen motorbike earlier this year.Aaron Bethel appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans after he was accused of stealing and receiving
