Environmentalists granted leave for oil drilling judicial review
A JUDGE has granted environmentalists leave to conduct a judicial review concerning Bahamas Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling on Tuesday morning.
Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights
ANOTHER man is dead after a shooting in Montell Heights last night, making him the sixth person killed in five days.
Jailed for four years over unlicenced gun
A 23-year-old man, found with an unlicenced gun and over 50 rounds of illegal ammunition, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.
Probation for punching girlfriend in mouth
A MAN who punched his girlfriend after he thought he saw her flirting with a lesbian in a local bar was yesterday placed on probation for a year.
In court over $5 of hemp
AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.
Three men dead in separate shootings
Police are investigating the deaths of three men in separate shooting incidents on Sunday and Monday.
UPDATED: Woman shot dead in Abaco, her younger brother injured
AN 18-year-old woman was shot and killed at her home in Abaco on Sunday afternoon in an incident that also left her younger brother in hospital.
TWO HELD OVER GUN FIND
TWO men were arrested for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition following a search by police of a residence in the Eight Mile Rock area. TWO HELD OVER GUN FIND
Two men shot dead on New Year's Eve
Police are investigating after two men were shot dead on Thursday night.
Man jailed for unlicensed firearm
A 32-year-old man who was found with an unlicensed firearm was sentenced to 15 months behind bars on Thursday.
Bail granted for man accused of fraud
A 41-year-old man who denied defrauding two other men of thousands of dollars was on Thursday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Man shot dead hours after double homicide
A MAN was shot dead on Wednesday night just hours after a double homicide in the Pitt Road area.
Court to consider oil submissions today
LAWYERS representing environmental activists, the government and Bahamas Petroleum Company tussled over applications seeking judicial review of BPC’s exploratory oil drilling during a Supreme Court hearing yesterday.
Murder accused one of two men gunned down
TWO men, including one who was charged with murder, were found shot dead in the Pitt Road area yesterday.
POLICE SHOOT MAN WHO ‘PULLED GUN’: One suspect killed and three more on the loose, say officers
A POLICE-involved shooting yesterday left one man dead and three suspects on the loose.
