NIB manager denies fraud charges
THE manager of the National Insurance Board’s Andros branch who yesterday denied defrauding the organisation of tens of thousands of dollars was denied bail ahead of his trial.
Mother and daughter murdered in Nassau Village
A MOTHER and her child were found slain at their Nassau Village home on Monday morning.
Four in hospital after shooting and stabbings
FOUR people are in hospital after a shooting and two stabbing incidents over the weekend.
SUSPECTS QUIZZED IN ‘$200k’ NIB FRAUD
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is expected to charge several people today over allegations of fraud at the National Insurance Board.
Senior pastor accused of preventing pastoral board from entering church
A DEFENCE attorney on Friday accused the senior pastor of Golden Gates Assembly of “throwing jeers” at members on the church’s pastoral board and preventing them from having access within the church, in what was described as an abuse of power.
Poaching captain jailed for nine months and fined
THE captain of “Angel Gabriel”, one of the Dominican vessels caught last week poaching in Bahamian waters, was yesterday sentenced to nine months in prison and ordered to pay a $35,000 fine.
Teenager who stole car jailed for three months
A teenager who admitted stealing another man’s car last month was sentenced to three months in prison.
Man admits damaging neighbour’s tyre
A 26-year-old man who admitted damaging his neighbour’s tyre during an ongoing dispute was fined $100 and ordered to reimburse the man for his damaged property.
Man accused of illegal gun possession
A FREEPORT man was charged with illegal gun and ammunition possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week.
Going for parts costs man $350 fine
A MAN who claimed he violated the curfew because he was trying to get a part to fix a Mac computer was fined $350.
Man accused of raping child
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he raped a child over the span of four years.
Trio denied bail ahead of trial in $3m drugs case
THREE men accused of illegally smuggling drugs into the country in connection with a $3m drug seizure in the Exuma cays earlier this week were yesterday denied bail ahead of their trial.
Poachers fined $20,000 a man
THE captain and crew of two Dominican vessels caught poaching in Bahamian waters late last week were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
