Teacher and cousin admit several fraud charges
A PRE-SCHOOL teacher and her cousin were charged in Magistrate’s Court charged with attempting last week to defraud two Super Value stores with fraudulent food store stamps. Tromar Sweeting, 26, and Bendra Thompson, 25, appeared before Chief Magistr
Man threatens to kill two women during row
A 30-year-old man was charged in Magistrate’s Court after he threatened to kill two women during a verbal altercation at a gas station last week. Thorne Bootle appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with threatening Samantha
Accused of underage sex
A 21-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having sexual intercourse last month with a minor. Ashton Sturrup appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt after he was accused of engaging in sexual intercourse
Curfew rules are lost in translation for Spaniard
A SPANISH man was fined $400 yesterday after he claimed he violated the recent weekend lockdown because he was not aware of the emergency orders and saw people jogging outside. He was among several people who appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann
Jamaican man wins new $60k payout over detention
AFTER a series of court wins, Jamaican national Matthew Sewell has scored another legal victory, with the Supreme Court ordering a $60,000 interim payment within 60 days.
ANOTHER CHILD’S LIFE CUT SHORT: Lorencia, who dreamt of growing up to teach, is gunmen’s latest victim
The 10-year-old girl who was injured last month in a shooting in Bel Air Estate died on Sunday morning.
One man dead, another injured after separate shootings
One man is dead and another is in hospital after two separate shooting incidents on Wednesday night.
Pair fined after admitting drug possession charges
TWO men were fined yesterday after being arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on drug possession charges.
Jamaican man still on the run, two weeks after escaping
JAMAICAN Anthony Lee who escaped from the Eight Mile Rock Police Station about two weeks ago is still at large, according to a senior police official in Grand Bahama.
Couple admit posting video of naked woman
A MAN and woman were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after posting a nude video of the man’s ex-girlfriend on his Whatsapp status last month.
Magistrate discharges man delayed by 'crazy traffic'
A MAGISTRATE discharged a man who violated the weekend lockdown after the accused said he was on his way home but had got stuck in heavy traffic.
Eleuthera men charged with marijuana stuck in Nassau
WHEN police brought Cordell Evans from Eleuthera to New Providence in a boat last month, the 20-year-old bumped his head during the ride and suffered a seizure so severe his friend began to cry, thinking he would die at sea.
I was only stretching my legs, claims man who was fined $500
A MAN was fined $500 yesterday for violating the weekend lockdown after claiming he only went for a walk to stretch his legs.
Judge dismisses firearm charges against mother and daughters
A Grand Bahama mother and her three children - including a 20-year-old son and two juveniles - were arraigned on illegal firearm and ammunition possession charges yesterday after police found a gun in a bedroom of their home.
Teenager accused of armed robbery
A 19-year-old man was arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of armed robbery and causing damage to public school property in Grand Bahama.
