Dominican poachers fined for 3,000 pounds of fish
THE 17 Dominican poachers caught plundering Bahamian waters of nearly 3,000 pounds of fisheries last week were fined for their actions yesterday afternoon. Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt fined the 17 poachers $23,000 in total for raiding the
Nygard tries to dodge jail term
LAWYERS for Canadian tycoon Peter Nygard filed an urgent application on Monday to appeal Justice Ruth Bowe-Darville’s decision last Friday to jail the fashion designer for 90 days and fine him.
Crown wraps up its case against Gibson
THE Crown closed its case yesterday against former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson over allegations he demanded more than $300,000 from local businessman Jonathan Ash to ensure the contractor would be paid for hurricane cleanup efforts.
Dominican poachers beg court for mercy
NEARLY 20 Dominican poachers admitted yesterday to plundering Bahamian waters of nearly 3,000 pounds worth of fisheries last week.
Open verdict in cement mixer death
A JURY could not decide whether a man’s death from having his legs mangled in a cement mixer last year was an accident or otherwise.
Armed robbery at gas station
POLICE are searching for the armed man who robbed a gas station in east New Providence on Sunday night. Shortly after 10pm Sunday, an armed man entered the gas station on Fox Hill Road and Prince Charles Drive, held a cashier up and robbed the estab
Police arrest three after shots fired
POLICE arrested three men who shot at them and led them them on a car chase in Yellow Elder Gardens on Sunday night. A man is also in hospital after he was found in the area with a gunshot wound, police said. Police said swift action by officers le
Tourists arrested after drugs found in separate incidents
SEVEN male tourists — six Canadians and one American — were arrested in two separate incidents after they were found in possession of drugs.
Four in custody after man robbed in home
Four men are in police custody after a man was robbed in his Coconut Grove home on Friday night.
UPDATED: Absent Nygard sentenced to 90 days, fined $150,000
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced to 90 days in prison and fined in the Supreme Court on Friday after being found in contempt of court.
Gibson detective - we made mistakes
THE lead investigator in former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson’s bribery case admitted on Thursday she was wrong to have jointly interviewed a local businessman and a woman to “synchronise” their claims against the former parliamentarian.
Marco Archer murder appeal set for March
KOFHE Goodman, convicted of the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer, will have his appeal against that conviction heard on March 18, 2020. The date was set during a status hearing at the Court of Appeal yesterday. Last month, the prosecution withdre
Shane Gibson trial: Officer admits changing Ash’s witness statement
THE lead investigator in former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson’s bribery trial admitted on Wednesday to altering the original statement she took from a local businessman by adding in a pivotal allegation against the former parliamentarian some three months after it was taken and signed.
I never asked Ash for money. He wanted to give to PLP
FORMER Cabinet minister Shane Gibson denied soliciting thousands of dollars in bribes from a local businessman while under police interrogation, and instead asserted that their conversations were about the alleged bribe payer wanting to make campaign donations.
Sex attackers dump victim in sea
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted, beaten and thrown into waters at Potter’s Cay on Monday morning in a shocking attack, police said.
