Deportee’s return ends in jail term
A Haitian man who was previously deported was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday for coming back into the country under a fake name and trying to apply for a work permit with a fake letter of approval.
Another murder pushes 2019 total up to 88
Police were last night on the scene of a homicide in Excellence Estates off Golden Isles Road where an adult male was confirmed dead. This killing brought the murder count for the year up to 88. An increase on last year when, as of October 21, 2018, The Tribune’s records show there were 71 murders up until that point.
Woman robbed after taking cash from ATM
NEW Providence police are searching for the man who robbed a woman of cash shortly after she withdrew money from an ATM on Saturday. Police said the woman had just taken money out of the ATM on Wulff Road when she was approached by an armed man who
Man shot dead in Pinewood Gardens
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead in Pinewood Gardens on Sunday night.
Harbour Island project ‘unlawful’
A HARBOUR Island development must make an application to the “appropriate authority” and receive the requisite approvals “in compliance with the law” if work is to ever resume on the project, a Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Trial for pair accused of killing mother
THE remaining two women accused of murdering teenage mother Breanna Mackey last year will stand trial tomorrow. Dervinique Edwards and Zaria Burrows will be tried before Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson over allegations they murdered the 19-year-old on
Bail for man accused of armed robberies
A YOUNG man allegedly flogged with a cutlass by police while in custody over a litany of armed robbery charges has been granted bail ahead of his trial.
Jury finds police killing was lawful
A POLICE officer was justified in killing a man who shot him and his partner with a high-powered weapon after leading them on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle two years ago, a jury determined on Friday.
Three arrested after drugs found
THREE adult males were arrested after police recovered a quantity of illegal drugs in two separate incidents Thursday.
LOCK THEM UP: Judge warns jail terms needed for illegal migrants
A JUDGE yesterday lamented that court fines do not seem to be a deterrent to illegal immigration and were “making things worse”, adding undocumented migrants will “go to jail for a longer time” if they keep coming to her court.
Man accused of gun possession
A Freeport man was arraigned on firearm and ammunition possession charges in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. Brandon Miller, 24, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson and faced charges of possession of an unlicensed f
Public to foot bill for Archer killer's lawyer
KOFHE Goodman is to be assigned an attorney at the public’s expense to better enable him to appeal his latest sentence for murdering 11-year-old Marco Archer eight years ago, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.The appellate tribunal of Justices Jon
Hunt for gunman after robbery
POLICE are looking for the gunman who robbed a man of cash in a parking lot on Mackey Street on Tuesday. The victim was robbed shortly after 9am when a gunman approached him in the business’ parking lot and stole a bag containing cash. The thief es
Crown loses bid to add jail time for former prison officer
A FORMER prison officer remains a free man after the Crown lost its bid to have him committed to prison for attempting to smuggle $1,000 worth of drugs into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services earlier this year. Appellate Justices Jon Is
'Don't send me to jail, I have bullets inside me'
A 23-year-old man charged with murder yesterday claimed he isn’t “fit” for jail because he has two bullets lodged in his upper body. Stephon Davis, upon being remanded for allegedly killing Anthony Wright, said he has a bullet in the back of his hea
