Police called after row between man and woman at Freeport NIB Building
POLICE were called to a disturbance at the National Insurance Building in Freeport where a man and woman were involved in an argument on Valentine’s Day.
Man tells court he found stepson in pool of blood
A MAN told the court on Friday of how he heard what sounded like “firecrackers” going off at the nearby Freedom Park, only to end up finding his stepson lying in a pool of blood at the Fox Hill recreation grounds seven years ago.
Police investigate three armed robberies
POLICE are searching for people responsible for three separate armed robberies on Thursday.
Armed robberies spark increase in police manpower
FOLLOWING a string of recent armed robberies and home invasions in New Providence, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday police officers will be beefing up manpower in an effort to get the matter under control. “We’ve heard of and we recogn
Nygard hit with new US sex lawsuit
PETER Nygard has been accused of raping ten women, including nine Bahamians, in a wide-ranging criminal enterprise that involved intimidating victims and offering them hush money for over more than a decade.
Wife was in US when husband killed in Fox Hill shootings
A WOMAN yesterday testified how she had left her husband in The Bahamas to go on a trip with her children out of the country, only to find out later that he was one of four people killed in the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting. Helen Davis, taking the wi
Man admits stabbing alleged sex offender to death in bar
A man admitted yesterday to stabbing an alleged sex offender at a bar following an altercation nearly two years ago. Dino Pinto denied murdering Jeremy Petit-Frere on September 8, 2018, but instead pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter
Man on bail for murder jailed for owning gun
A MAN previously on bail for murder was sentenced to over two years in prison yesterday after being caught with a loaded gun in his home two days ago. Magistrate Samuel McKinney sentenced Andre Thompson to two-and-a-half years in prison for being ca
20-year-old remanded over 'karaoke king' attack
A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday for trying to kill Bahamian entertainer Demetrius Smith in the course of an armed robbery on Sunday. Rasheed Watson was charged before magistrate Samuel McKinney on one count each of attempted murder
UPDATED: Two arrests after staff held hostage in armed robbery
Two men are in custody after staff were held hostage in an armed robbery at the FML Plaza on Carmichael Road on Tuesday morning.
Two more guilty of Breanna murder
A young mother burst into tears and fell to the floor in court in despair yesterday after she and her friend were unanimously convicted of murdering teenage mother Breanna Mackey two years ago.
Reserve policeman jailed for assault on teenage girl
RESERVE Sergeant Dwayne Decosta was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday for abducting and assaulting a teenage girl at a police station two years ago. Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson sentenced the 56-year-old convict to six months behind bars
Haitian man jailed for getting fake birth certificate for daughter
A Haitian man was sentenced to three years behind bars yesterday for getting a fake birth certificate and school acceptance letter in order to obtain legal papers for his daughter. Jacsen Simeon avoided the maximum five-year penalty yesterday for sw
33 years for killing former Governor General's aide
A MAN was sentenced to over 30 years in prison yesterday for murdering the aide-de-camp to former Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling over a year ago. Justice Bernard Turner sentenced Timothy Cole to 33 years behind bars for murdering Inspector
Smith and Gibson sue for damages: Cleared of corruption, now they hit back for ‘malicious prosecution’
SHANE Gibson and Frank Smith have sued the government for malicious prosecution and are seeking aggravated and exemplary damages stemming from the bribery charges they were acquitted of last year.
