Possession of loaded gun gets man two years jail sentence
A 26-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun inside a business on East Bay Street early Sunday morning.
15-year-old boy accused of murder in fatal shooting of Dennis Lightbourne in Fox Hill
A 15-year-old boy has been remanded to custody after being accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Dennis Lightbourne in Fox Hill last month.
Man charged with having images and videos of child pornography on his phone
A 27-year-old man accused of possessing child pornography was granted $8,000 bail after appearing before a magistrate yesterday.
Two officers lose bid to have charges dropped
TWO police officers accused of killing 20-year-old Deangelo Evans in Mason’s Addition in 2018 have lost their bid to avoid trial, clearing the way for their manslaughter case to proceed in the Supreme Court.
Two Haitian men accused of being involved in $7.8m Cat Island drug bust
TWO Haitian men were remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of involvement in a $7.8 million cocaine bust on Cat Island last week.
‘Teen assaults youth with knife who later retaliates using a tree branch’
A YOUTH used a tree branch to attack a fellow 15-year-old who had earlier assaulted him with a knife, a court heard yesterday.
Woman pays $9k guarantee for attempted murder accused who failed to show up for court
A WOMAN who guaranteed bail for an accused attempted murderer was ordered to pay $9,000 after a Supreme Court judge ruled that the man “habitually” failed to appear for court and was no longer a fit and proper person to remain on bail.
Jamaican accused of phone phishing scam
A JAMAICAN man accused of taking part in a phone phishing scam that drained a local bank account was remanded to prison yesterday.
Woman accused of embezzling nearly $380,000 for company
A 54-year-old woman accused of embezzling nearly $380,000 from a local construction company was granted $70,000 bail yesterday after denying dozens of theft and money laundering charges frothier employer.
KFC firing over giving away expired chicken upheld by court
THE Court of Appeal upheld KFC’s decision to fire a Marathon Mall assistant manager caught on surveillance footage giving away food and a “cold pack” of chicken to a former employee waiting in the parking lot.
Court bars Captain Moxey’s pilot retirement suit but allows Captain Rahming to proceed
THE Supreme Court has struck out Captain Joseph Moxey’s lawsuit against Bahamasair over the airline’s decision to retire him at 60, but allowed co-claimant Captain Fran Rahming to press ahead with his own challenge.
Man granted bail after waiting three years in jail for murder trial
A MAN charged with murder has been granted bail after spending more than three years in prison awaiting trial - despite strong objections from the prosecution.
Man waiting incest trial remanded after violating bail conditions
A 25-year-old man awaiting trial on two counts of incest was remanded to prison yesterday after prosecutors accused him of failing to sign in at his local police station for 186 days — almost two years in breach of his bail conditions.
64-year-old accused of vehicular manslaughter in accident that killed 36-year-old motorcyclist
A 64-year-old man accused of causing a fatal crash on Carmichael Road that claimed the life of a 36-year-old father was remanded to prison yesterday.
Eleuthera man charged with possession of a loaded firearm
A 25-year-old man was granted bail on Friday after police allegedly found him with a loaded firearm in Eleuthera last week.
