Grand Bahama man charged with armed robbery
A 23-year-old male resident of Grand Bahama was charged with last week's armed robbery of Coca Cola in Freeport.
34 fishermen deny fishing with prohibited apparatus
MORE than 30 Bahamian fisherman have denied allegations they were caught fishing in the Cay Sal Bank area with prohibited fishing apparatus last month.
Infection killed girl set ablaze
A one-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by her schizophrenic mother had close to 50 percent of her body burned in the process, a forensic pathologist said yesterday.
US cops facing charges over Bahamian-American teen arrest
THREE Florida police officers are facing criminal charges after two of them were caught on video punching and arresting a Bahamian-American teen.
Shooting incident leaves two women in hospital
TWO women are in hospital following a shooting incident in Freeport early yesterday morning, according to police. Assistant Superintendent of Police Terecita Pinder reported the victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. According to reliable
‘Night my wife set daughter on fire’
A MAN fell asleep with all three of his children by his side, only to wake up the next morning to discover that his schizophrenic wife had taken the youngest one and set her on fire at the behest of “demons”, jurors heard yesterday.
Prison escapee fails to overturn his 18-year sentence for armed robbery
A FORMER prison escapee’s hopes at overturning his 18-year sentence for robbing a local jewellery store and two people at gunpoint of over $100,000 worth of cash and merchandise have been dashed by the Court of Appeal. Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs,
You get less time for manslaughter – what judge said as woman appeals against sentence for COB theft
APPELLATE judges yesterday questioned whether a Supreme Court judge was right in sentencing a former College of the Bahamas employee to potentially 20 years in prison for stealing over $700,000 from the institution over a seven-year period.Appellate
Man can still have fair trial even though he's no longer a juvenile
A MAN who was charged as a 15-year-old has lost his bid to appeal a judge’s decision not to permanently stay the criminal proceedings against him because he had already become a legal adult before the trial could get off the ground, thus losing the b
Two arrests as police find marijuana
GRAND Bahama police were able to recover a container with more than 250 packages of suspected marijuana which resulted in the arrest of two men on Monday. According to reports, officers of the Rapid Response Unit were on routine patrol shortly after
Man shot dead on Ragged Island Street
A MAN is dead after being shot shortly before 3pm Tuesday on the corner of Ragged Island Street and Andros Avenue.
Drug trial delayed as accused recovers from shooting
A WOMAN’S trial over allegations she tried to smuggle drugs to an inmate has been adjourned by another three months after revelations she is still incapacitated from being shot earlier this year. Wendy Smith was one of four people shot on March 10 d
29 fishermen arrested for violations
A BAHAMIAN fishing vessel with 29 Bahamians on board was apprehended on Sunday afternoon by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for fisheries violations.While on routine patrol, HMBS Rolly Gray, under the command of Senior Lieutenant William Sturrup, app
Bloodbath: Ten women among 15 shot as gunman attacks birthday party
FIFTEEN people were shot early yesterday morning in Montel Heights during a birthday celebration that turned into a nightmare.
UPDATED – Dr Sands: None of the 17 injured in party shooting have died
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said none of the 17 people injured during a shooting incident early this morning at Montel Heights have died.
