Smash and grab raid in Baha Mar: Robbers strike inside hotel and target John Bull
TWO men are wanted by police following a “brazen” smash and grab robbery at the John Bull store at Baha Mar yesterday afternoon.
Tourist victim of PI sex assault
POLICE are investigating the reported sexual assault of a female tourist at a Paradise Island beach on Saturday.
Friends of convicted drug smuggler appeal for leniency
FAMILY and friends of convicted drug smuggler Austin Knowles are appealing for leniency in his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to a 2002 conspiracy and drug trafficking scheme.
Three arrested after $1.62m of marijuana found on boat
THREE Bahamian men were arrested after they were found on a boat with 43 bales of suspected marijuana with an estimated value of $1.62m.
Jamaican man found guilty of multiple charges
A 19-year-old Jamaican was charged in the Freeport Magistrate's Court after he was found working illegally in the country.
Man shot by police 'died from wounds to torso and foot'
A FORENSIC pathologist has confirmed that the 20-year-old man fatally shot by police in 2015 died from gunshot wounds to his torso and foot.
Shanty town residents granted leave to amend judicial review application
SUPREME Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson has granted leave for shanty town residents to amend their judicial review application to include grounds that the government failed to consult them.
Families clash as Defence Force marine charged with superior's murder
THE arraignment of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine charged with the murder of his superior spiraled into an emotional and chaotic scene at the Magistrate’s Court complex.
Marine due in court on officer’s murder
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force marine is expected to be arraigned in Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the murder of Petty Officer Philip Perpall who was shot multiple times in his upper body at Government House earlier this week.
Trio arrested after drugs swoops
POLICE on New Providence have recovered a large quantity of dangerous drugs in two separate incidents and have taken two men and a woman into custody.
Court of Appeal refuses to allow Nygard application
THE Court of Appeal struck down an appeal application yesterday in the contempt of court case for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, ultimately instructing his attorneys to return to the Supreme Court to have their motion to delay sentencing and pursue an appeal.
Reckley back in court as prosecutors argue magistrate got it wrong
PROSECUTORS appearing in the Court of Appeal in the case of former Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley and four of her co-accused yesterday argued that a magistrate “erred in law” in his decision to vacate all of the money laundering charges levied against the group.
Jamaican guilty of threatening behaviour
A JAMAICAN teenager has been found guilty of using obscene language, making threats of harm and resisting arrest.
Police hunt two men involved in separate armed robberies
POLICE on the Island of New Providence are seeking assistance in identifying and locating two men responsible for two armed robberies which occurred on Tuesday, April 30.
20-year-old shot dead by police as he chased another man
A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by police in 2015 reportedly while they were in pursuit of a man he had threaten to kill, a Coroner’s Court jury heard yesterday.
