BREAKING NEWS: Shane Gibson found not guilty on all counts
FORMER Labour Minister Shane Gibson was acquitted on all counts of bribery he was accused of by a jury on Wednesday.
Bahamian charged with aiding Haitian migrants
Bahamian man and two Haitians who were intercepted at sea in Bahamian waters by the US Coast Guard were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Destry Fox, a 55-year-old Bahamian, appeared before Magistrate Charlton Smith in Court Two
Gibson - victim or simply a crook? Lawyers give their final summaries on corruption charges
PROSECUTION and defence lawyers painted competing portraits of Shane Gibson yesterday, asking jurors during closing arguments to view the former minister as either a corrupt politician or a victim of nefarious plot.
Man, 20, faces murder charge
FOUR men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face separate murder and attempted murder charges. In the first arraignment, Marquin Williams, 20, of Willow Tree Avenue, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt accused of intentionall
NOTHING TO SAY: Gibson stays silent as corruption trial draws to its close
LAWYERS for Shane Gibson wrapped up their case in the former labour minister’s bribery trial yesterday after calling one witness who praised Gibson and expressed disbelief that he could have committed the crimes of which he is accused.
Police hunt for robbers
POLICE on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the men responsible for a robbery and an armed robbery that occurred Sunday.In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 9am, a woman was walking i
NYGARD ACCUSED OF SEX ATTACKS: Police probing SIX formal complaints by alleged victims
BAHAMAS police are investigating six allegations of rape made against Canadian fashion tycoon Peter Nygard.
Marine charged with murder given bail
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine charged with murdering his superior at Government House was granted bail on Thursday.
Man stabbed in nightclub
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one New Providence man in hospital early yesterday morning.
Two men injured in Freeport shooting
Two men in Freeport were shot on Friday night, a senior police official on Grand Bahama reported on Saturday.
Swiss man charged with possession of dangerous drugs
A SWISS man was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Friday with possession of 7.4 pounds of dangerous drugs.
Woman in hospital after shooting
POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a woman in hospital on Thursday night.
Eight Mile Rock man charged with rape
AN Eight Mile Rock man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday.
Four Haitian men charged with breach of Immigration Act
FOUR Haitian men were recently charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breach of the Immigration Act.
Police to beef up manpower as holiday season begins
WITH the murder rate now up to 90 for the year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said the police force will be beefing up manpower in the capital as the holiday season approaches.“We have many police officers out there on the streets
