Man who swore at judge to be retried for murder
A MAN who cursed out a Supreme Court judge is to be retried for attempting to murder another man three years ago because the judge he berated did not allow him to change his lawyer during his trial, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Acting Appellate Pr
Two men flee as officers seize drugs
BAHAMIAN and US law enforcement officers seized over $1 million worth of suspected marijuana during a high speed boat chase in East Grand Bahama, but the two suspects were able to escape after running the vessel aground in shallow waters.This is the
4C'S IN THE DOCK: Owner and captain face manslaughter over fatal explosion
FOUR C's Adventures owner Clayton Smith and one of his tour boat captains, Roderick Watson, were charged yesterday with causing the death of an American woman and injuring nine other people due to negligence when the boat they were chartering burst into flames earlier this year.
Man denies defrauding 11 of $50,000 in vehicle scams
A 31-year-old man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with defrauding 11 people of more than $50,000 in the furtherance of a vehicle scam, while operating under several names.Shane Mackey, aka Arnold Smith, Ashwood Bodie and Devargo Saunder
Man found stabbed to death outside Okra Hill City Lodge
POLICE are investigating the death of a man found stabbed and wrapped in a sheet in a bushy area outside the Okra Hill City Lodge property yesterday.
DRIVER TO PAY $10K FOR PARKING PUNCH-UP
A HOTEL worker was yesterday ordered to pay a woman $10,000 for throwing her to the ground over a parking dispute near a Paradise Island parking lot last month.
Three men deny charges in $4m marijuana haul
THREE Grand Bahama natives yesterday denied allegations of being caught with close to $4 million worth of marijuana while in waters off South Andros last week. Kenny Major, Patrick Bain, and Brian Marshall each pleaded not guilty to several drug rela
Police hunt for armed robbers
POLICE on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in solving two armed robberies which occurred on Sunday.Police were told the first incident happened shortly after 9pm, when two armed men entered a gaming house on Market Street and Bahama
Two face court on separate murder charges
A 20-year-old man was charged yesterday with killing a man last week who had himself been recently acquitted of murder.Ivans Dodo, of Meadow Street, is accused of murdering Jamal McSweeney on October 21, just months after McSweeney had been acquitte
Cops probe body found in bushes
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man’s partially decomposed body found in bushes in the Cowpen Road area yesterday.
Three injured in weekend shootings
TWO men and a teen are in hospital following three separate shootings over the weekend.
American woman and her brother charged with breach of Immigration Act
AN American woman accused of harbouring her brother illegally in the Bahamas was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday for breach of the Immigration Act.
One man charged with armed robbery, another with receiving
IN the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday two men were charged, one with armed robbery and the other with receiving.
Three held after $3.85m drug bust
THREE men are in custody after a multi-agency task force intercepted a go fast boat in waters off South Andros and recovered nearly four thousand pounds of suspected marijuana.
Three charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court
THREE men appeared in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a number of offences, including attempted armed robbery, assault with a deadly instrument, and causing grievous harm.
