AG Bethel tells web shops: Pay your taxes and go to court later
AS the legal and regulatory framework for a tax agreement between the government and domestic gaming houses nears its competition, Attorney General Carl Bethel has warned those still fighting the deal to “pay your tax” and go to court later.His comme
Mdeez murder wasn’t road rage
THE initial police report about how popular singer Devon “Mdeez” Knight died was wrong, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson confirmed yesterday, three days after the homicide.
Case of RBDF marine charged with murder delayed again
FAMILY and friends of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine charged with murdering his superior at Government House yesterday prayed for justice after his case was delayed by another month. Able Seaman Jevon Seymour was due to receive a voluntary bill
Two more charged over drive-by shooting
TWO more men were charged yesterday with murdering a 21-year-old man during a drive-by shooting that was captured on surveillance video two weeks ago. Jahman Delancy and Rashad Clarke appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt concerning
Man faces $16,000 fine after pleading guilty to firearm offences
A MAN who pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition at his arraignment in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday was fined $16,000 or, in default he must spend 18 months in prison. Kingsley Cooper, 28, of Scott Avenue, appeared bef
17-year-old charged with murder of 16-year-old
A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The minor, who was accompanied by his mother in court, is accused of the stabbing death of 16-year-old Joshua Davis, of Carissa Street, Freeport. The juvenile a
UPDATED: Initial police report about Mdeez death was wrong
UPDATE: THE initial police report about how popular singer Devon “Mdeez” Knight died was wrong, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson confirmed Monday, three days after the homicide.
Police seize five illegal firearms
POLICE seized five illegal firearms in two separate incidents on Friday and have taken two adult males into custody. In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 1pm two American males arrived on New Providence at Jet Aviation, Lynden
Two men in hospital after shootings
TWO men are in hospital after they were shot in separate incidents over the weekend, according to police. In the first incident, a man was walking on Malvern Road in the Yellow Elder Gardens area shortly after 7pm Friday, when he was approached by a
Man dies after Pinewood Gardens stabbing
Police are investigating after a man died following a stabbing incident in Pinewood Gardens on Friday night.
Singer Mdeez believed to be murder victim
Bahamian music artist Mdeez is believed to be the country’s latest homicide victim, after he was stabbed in a row following a traffic collision on Friday night.
Court of Appeal reduces rape sentence by five years
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed a man’s attempts at overturning his 25 year sentence for breaking into a young woman’s house and raping her at gunpoint while her children slept in the bed. However, the court took five years off his sentence because the original was considered “unduly harsh”.
Nygard wants ‘biassed’ judge recused from case
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard is seeking to have a Supreme Court judge recuse herself from presiding over his pending sentencing hearing due to her alleged bias.
17-year-old charged with shopbreaking
A 17-year-old was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court this week with shopbreaking.
Immigration chief admits releasing Jamaican woman to the officer who allegedly raped her
THE assistant director of immigration yesterday admitted to releasing a Jamaican woman into the custody of the senior immigration officer who allegedly raped her, as he said he had no reason to suspect anything untoward would happen.Dwight Livingston
