Jury hears opening statements in rape trial
The rape trial of Fred Williams, who is accused of having unlawful sex with a minor, opened in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama yesterday.
Freeport man is charged with murder
A 25-year-old Freeport man was charged with attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Supreme Court acquits man over teenage shooting
A Supreme Court jury unanimously acquitted a man yesterday of shooting a teenager in the head and killing him near a park on Flint Street seven years ago.
Seven Haitian nationals plead guilty to illegal landing
Seven Haitian nationals pled guilty to illegal landing in Marsh Harbour Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Evans set free over Ambrose murder
CLINTON Evans, who was sentenced to life for murdering Detective Constable Jimmy Ambrose and trying to kill another officer almost 20 years ago along with Stephen “Die” Stubbs and Andrew “Yogi” Davis, was acquitted by majority decision yesterday by the Court of Appeal.
Freeport man on murder charge
A 25-year-old Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Sentencing for man convicted of grievous harm adjourned
A LAWYER for convict Antonio “Snake” Symonnette, who was convicted of two counts of grievous harm in the Supreme Court, requested an adjournment of the sentencing hearing yesterday.
Junkanoogate: Police pursue bribery claims
POLICE are continuing their probe into Junkanoo bribery claims, but the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence has established its own sub-committee to investigate the claims. The committee will review allegations that made headlines after audio recordings between a purported female judge and George “Bommer” Armbrister, a costume designer for the Genesis group, circulated this month.
Police appeal after drive-by shooting
A WOMAN is in hospital after she was injured during a drive-by shooting yesterday.
Peruvian found not guilty of killing DJ in club
A PERUVIAN man has been acquitted of killing a disc jockey and attempting to kill another man following a scuffle in a downtown nightclub three years ago.
Court of appeal reserves its decision on acting chief justice
THE Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether or not the acting chief justice was right to find that two police officers had no case to answer concerning the 2013 death of 20-year-old Aaron Rolle.
Bahamian man and 31 illegal immigrants charged in Freeport
A Bahamian man and 31 illegal immigrants who were picked up in waters off Bimini were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with breach of the Immigration Act.
Labour Day driver - eight new charges
A voluntary bill of indictment was served on Travis Lamar Sawyer yesterday, the driver of the truck which mowed into a crowd during last year’s Labour Day parade, with some eight counts of causing harm by negligence being added to his list of charges.
Nygard given final court deadline
A Supreme Court judge has given fashion mogul Peter Nygard one last chance to explain himself in court over his failure to appear on two occasions to be sentenced for breaching a court order prohibiting him from engaging in any illegal dredging near his Lyford Cay home.
Man charged with using rusty cutlass in robbery attempt
A 29-year-old man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations he choked and attempted to kill a woman on whom he used a rusty cutlass to rob of her cellphone last week.
