Woman faces charges over $1.6m construction theft
A FEMALE accountant accused of stealing more than $1.6m from two construction companies over nearly two years was granted $400,000 bail on Friday.
Four arrested, $21,000 in drugs seized in busts across three islands
FOUR people were arrested and more than $21,000 worth of suspected marijuana products seized in three drug operations in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Bimini on Thursday and Friday.
Teen girl and woman hospitalised in suspected suicide attempts
A 13-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman were taken to hospital in separate suspected suicide attempts in Grand Bahama and New Providence on Friday.
Robbery voice notes can be played at trial
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled that five viral voice recordings at the heart of the $1.4m Odyssey Aviation robbery case can be played at trial, rejecting lawyer Bjorn Ferguson’s bid to have the prosecution against him stopped.
Four Haitian nationals denied bail over $541k drug bust
FOUR Haitian nationals accused of importing more than $500,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana into The Bahamas near Norman’s Cay, Exuma, last week were denied bail.
Man denied bail over injuring two with a knife and cutlass attacks
A MAN accused of seriously injuring two people with a knife and cutlass on Moore Avenue was denied bail yesterday.
Dominican national denied bail over forged passport
A MAN from the Dominican Republic accused of fraudulently obtaining a Bahamian passport was denied bail yesterday.
Former RBDF marine faces new indecent assault case
A FORMER Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine accused of indecently assaulting his ex-girlfriend over the Emancipation Day holiday weekend was denied bail yesterday.
Gardiner indicted on new US cocaine charges
ACCUSED Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner has now been indicted in Georgia on federal cocaine trafficking charges after US authorities arrested him following his rescue from the Election Day plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean.
Gofundme launched for boy bitten by dogs over 100 times
A BIMINI dog owner was sentenced to 12 months in prison yesterday after six dogs mauled a nine-year-old American boy about 100 times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries and facing what his family described as a long and difficult recovery.
LPIA robbery suspect cleared of shooting cop but guilty of robbery
A MAN was acquitted of attempting to murder a police officer at LPIA in 2021 but was convicted of robbing the female Bahamasair employee the officer was escorting when he was shot.
Babysitter accused of beating two young girls with a stick
A WOMAN was accused of beating two young girls with a stick while babysitting them last week at Fox Alley and Cox Street.
Murder suspect denied bail after wrapping monitor in foil
A MAN awaiting murder trial was denied bail on Friday after he allegedly breached his curfew and tampered with his monitoring device twice this year.
Fox Hill murder suspect jailed over illegal firearm
A 19-year-old man awaiting trial for a Fox Hill murder last month was sentenced to 42 months in prison for possessing a loaded gun.
Teen remanded over $21K in summer shop break-ins
A 17-year-old boy was remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys on Friday after he was accused of a series of shop-breakings in New Providence this summer.
