Man stole car after being refused job severance pay
A 24-year-old man, who admitted to stealing someone’s car because he was in desperate need of money, was fined $500 on Friday or face six months in prison.Stevenson Taylor was among several people who appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney for th
Two Dept of Immigration employees accused of fraud
TWO employees from the Department of Immigration were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being accused of committing a number of fraud-related offences.
Three face armed robbery charges
THREE men were remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of robbery.
Police officer on administrative leave amid investigation
A POLICE officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into excessive force after surveillance footage showed a man being body slammed and kicked during an arrest.
20-year-old and teenager accused of killing youth
A MAN and teenager were charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Franklyn Glinton, 20, and a 17-year-old boy appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the death of a victim listed on court dockets as “John Doe
$1,500 fine for cleaning up garbage
A 37-year-old man who claimed he violated the curfew because he was helping a friend clean up garbage was fined $1,500.Police arrested Denville Ramsey after they found him on Meadow Street around 3.45 am on August 4.During his arraignment before Magi
Two in hospital after stabbing in Abaco
Two Abaco men are hospitalised with serious stab wounds at a New Providence hospital following a stabbing incident early yesterday morning. Superintendent Terecita Pinder reported the incident occurred in Murphy Town, Abaco. She said their condition
Prison officers jailed for submitting fake health certificates
TWO correctional officers who handed in fake sick slips to get time off from work were sentenced to more than a month in prison on Thursday after they admitted to defrauding the Department of Correctional Services and the government.
Officers on false sick note charge
TWO correctional officers who were accused of using forged sick certificates to get time off from work in 2018 and 2019 will appear before the chief magistrate today for sentencing.
$15K fine for drugs and firearm charges
Well-known Abaco resident Pericles Anthony Maillis was fined a total of $15,500 after pleading guilty to a list of charges for drugs and firearm possession in the Magistrate Court in Abaco on yesterday.
Man fined $5,000 for attacking girlfriend in her home
A 30-year-old man who broke into his girlfriend’s house and assaulted her and the father of her children was fined nearly $5,000 yesterday. David Taylor was charged with one count of housebreaking and two counts of assault after he was accused of fo
Woman found injured after ShotSpotter alert
NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting and stabbing incident which occurred on Tuesday. Police said a woman was left in stable condition in hospital after she was shot after 8am. Police received a Milton Street gunshot alert from ShotSp
Teenager accused over drugs and ammo
A TEENAGER was remanded to prison over allegations he was found with a quantity of illegal drugs and ammunition which officials say he had plans to sell. Brad Sands, 18, was charged with marijuana possession with the intent to supply after officers
Man fined $1,500 for death threat posted on WhatsApp
A 34-year-old bus driver who posted a WhatsApp status threatening to kill another man whenever he saw him was fined $1,500 yesterday. Martin Miller was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully threatening Darcio Rolle with death through writing o
$2,000 fine for hosting beach party
A Freeport man accused of hosting a beach party at a small cay was charged with violation of the Emergency Orders in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Tuesday.Floyd ‘BJ’ Feaster, 28, of Lawrence Close, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Fe
