Murder trial adjourned
A CASE management hearing ahead of the murder trial of Leo Roderick Johnson has been adjourned until January 23.
‘SIMPLE MISTAKE’ AT HEART OF TRIAL: Crown claims key Smith witness got vital date wrong
THE Crown’s lead attorney in the extortion and bribery trial of Frank Smith has suggested that star witness Barbara Hanna’s indication that she met with the accused in March of 2016 after she was awarded a cleaning contract was nothing more than a “simple mistake,” stunning the court Wednesday with the admission that the prosecution’s case was built around this error in the record.
ZNS cyber attack was predicted
POLICE have sought assistance from “international partners” after radio servers at ZNS were hacked for ransom on Monday.
‘THROW IT OUT - WITNESS LIED’: Defence insists evidence shows Smith’s innocent
THE lead attorney for former PLP Senator Frank Smith has called on a judge to throw out the case against his client, as he branded the key witness in the matter a liar whose claims cannot be used as evidence that would safely lead to a conviction.
Grand Bahama police appeal for witnesses after shooting
POLICE in Grand Bahama are following significant leads into the island’s first murder for 2019 and are appealing to persons to come forward with any information that can further assist them.
Pair in court over murder charge
TWO men were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the country’s second murder of the year.
Two face charges of armed robbery in Grand Bahama
TWO men were charged with armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Junkanoo-gate: We will leave no stone unturned, promise police
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force will leave no stone unturned in its probe of Junkanoo bribe claims, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash.
Haitian woman sent home after she used fake visa
A Haitian woman was ordered to be deported yesterday after she confessed to trying to enter the country last week with a fake Bahamian visa.
Pair deny planning to supply $500,000-worth of marijuana
TWO men yesterday denied planning to distribute over $500,000 worth of marijuana they were allegedly caught with last week.
Father shot dead - just like his son
GRAND Bahama recorded its first homicide for 2019 when well-known musician and businessman Lester Adderley Sr was shot outside a night spot in Freeport early Sunday morning.
Family shock as killer’s sentence cut by 19 years
A nearly 20 year sentence reduction for a convicted Grand Bahama murderer has sent shockwaves through the victim’s family, and left his widow calling for changes to the country’s legal system.
Two brothers deny attacking prosecutor
TWO brothers have denied attacking and injuring prosecutor Joel Seymour on Saturday, January 5, with their attorney accusing the Crown of launching a “malicious prosecution” against her clients.
Man taken into custody after second murder of the year
POLICE are investigating the second murder of the year.
1,200lbs marijuana are seized by police
POLICE on New Providence have seized more than 1,200 pounds of suspected marijuana in two separate incidents on Wednesday and took two men into custody. The combined street value of the drugs is more than $1m.
