Bahamian living in Atlanta flees during trial
A BAHAMIAN man living in Atlanta has been declared a fugitive in the United States, going missing days before a jury found him guilty of rape, aggravated sexual battery, child molestation and cruelty to children in the first degree.
Grand Bahama is winning the war on drugs, says ACP Butler
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler said yesterday the force has had a “major impact” on the war on drugs in Grand Bahama.
Student arrested in Florida for death threat to professor
A Florida Atlantic University student raised in the Bahamas was arrested last week for allegedly threatening to kill his professor for scheduling a 7am exam.
Two accused of killing
AN adult male and a teenager were yesterday arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges.
Murder toll falls by a quarter
THERE have been 86 murders for the year thus far, police press liaison officer Superintendent Shanta Knowles revealed yesterday.
Man is guilty of trial juror contact
A 26-year-old Freeport man was convicted of obstruction of justice and sentenced to more than a year in prison by a Freeport magistrate.
Man stabbed after argument in street
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a stabbing that has left a 22-year-old man in hospital in serious condition.
Man robbed of cash
POLICE are searching for the men responsible for an armed robbery which occurred on Tuesday.
Two men found shot dead in Jubilee Gardens
TWO men, one of whom was being electronically monitored by police, were found shot to death in Jubilee Gardens early Wednesday morning in a car with its motor still running. The men were reportedly cousins.
Govt fails to halt Jean Rony case
THE Court of Appeal has granted Bahamas-born deportee Jean Rony Jean-Charles leave to appeal its revocation of a Supreme Court judge’s landmark decision concerning his controversial detention and removal from The Bahamas to the Privy Council, despite stern opposition from the Crown.
Dames: We have ‘fair idea’ who shot couple
POLICE have a “fair idea” who was responsible for Monday’s brazen double homicide at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in Fox Hill and will “bring them to justice,” according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames.
Justice of the peace accused of performing fraud marriages
A 60-year-old justice of the peace was charged yesterday with performing fraudulent marriages with some of the fake marriage certificates he allegedly had in his possession bearing the name of his co-accused.
RBC worker told to pay back $170,000 he stole
A FORMER Royal Bank of Canada employee was yesterday ordered to pay back the $170,000 he stole from his former employer over a four-month period two years ago.
AMBUSHED: Gunmen slay couple as they leave hospital
AN engaged couple were murdered yesterday in an apparent ambush near the general entrance to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre in Fox Hill.
Major case delayed as attorney falls ill
DWIGHT Major’s $280,000 drug case was adjourned for another four days yesterday after his attorney told the court he was too ill to continue with the proceedings.
