Three in hospital after shooting and stabbings
THREE men were taken to hospital after separate shooting and stabbing incidents on Friday.
Defence Force officer held after gun found
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer is in police custody after he was found with an unlicensed firearm.
Arrests at airport over false COVID test results
SEVERAL people have been arrested for submitting falsified COVID-19 diagnostic test results at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Smith criticises govt's use of Act to repossess shanty town land
ATTORNEY Fred Smith accused the government of using the Building Regulations Act for reasons that are contrary to the intention and purpose of the law – namely, to repossess shanty town land.
Suspect accused of killing one, trying to kill another
A 26-YEAR-OLD man was brought to court on a murder charge yesterday.
‘ERADICATION’: Smith accuses Govt of racist plan to wipe out Haitian communities
THE attorney representing shanty town residents in a judicial review centred on the demolition of unregulated communities yesterday accused the government of embarking on a “dictatorial” policy to completely eliminate ethnically Haitian-Bahamian communities.
14-year-old in custody over marijuana snacks in school
A 14-year-old student from SC McPherson is in police custody after he allegedly brought marijuana laced snacks to the school and sold them to students.
Suspect held over exposure incident
POLICE have arrested a man who is suspected of exposing himself to a young girl while she was on her way to school yesterday morning.
Court-appointed lawyer to defend shooting accused
A MAN who was accused of fatally shooting another man in 2004 will receive a court-appointed lawyer to defend him against the Crown’s appeal against a judge’s decision to stay the proceedings of his case.
Arraignment delay
A MAGISTRATE yesterday questioned why a Jamaican man who was charged with overstaying was not arraigned until about a week after his arrest.
Man fined for cocaine
A 32-year-old man who claimed he used cocaine as an antibiotic to help alleviate his immune deficiency disorder has to pay $100 to avoid spending a month behind bars.
Legal challenge to Emergency Powers Orders denied
THE Supreme Court has denied a judicial review application that seeks to challenge the competent authority’s Emergency Powers Orders, with Justice Indra Charles ruling that a constitutional motion would be the appropriate route for the applicant to take, not a judicial review.
LANDLORD TOLD TO PAY BACK MONEY
A LANDLORD who pocketed downpayments from two potential tenants she failed to rent her property to was yesterday ordered to reimburse the people she stole from.
Bail for break-in suspect
AN Eleuthera man who denied breaking into a man’s home on the island was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
