Smith's defence: We want Sands
THE Frank Smith bribery trial resumed yesterday with his lead attorney Keith Knight, QC, giving notice to prosecutors of his need to cross-examine Health Minister Dr Duane Sands before requiring the prosecution’s lead witness, Barbara Hanna to return
Woman attacked near Atlantis
A MAN is expected to be arraigned today in connection with the alleged physical assault of a woman near Atlantis resort’s parking lot.
Teen accused of fatal shooting
A 19-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a June shooting incident.Rodman Knowles, of Step Street, Fox Hill, stood before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged with th
Two arrests after attempted theft from DEU lot
TWO men were arrested by police after reportedly being caught attempting to steal parts from a vehicle in the parking lot of the Drug Enforcement Unit.Royal Bahamas Police Force press liaison officer, Superintendent Shanta Knowles confirmed the incid
Man shot before gunmen speed away
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot outside a Pinewood Gardens home on Sunday night.Police said the shooting happened shortly after 11pm, when two men pulled up to a residence on Breadfruit Street in Pinewood Gardens. A silver Nissan vehicle pulle
Four held in $400k drug bust
POLICE arrested four men in connection with the seizure of nearly $400,000 worth of suspected marijuana found on board a boat in the Coral Harbour area.
Govt postpones gaming patron tax till court hearing
THE government Friday agreed to postpone the imposition of its new five per cent gaming house patron tax until there is a hearing on October 5th in the Supreme Court.
Man charged with possession of dangerous drugs
A 21-year-old man was charged with possession of dangerous drugs in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Haitian man charged with illegal entry into the Bahamas
A Haitian man who arrived by boat only three weeks ago on Grand Bahama was arraigned on Friday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court charged with illegal entry into the Bahamas.
21 caught in police operation with US
AN early morning joint law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of 21 people for various offences, police said.
Two years in jail for teen who had ammo in luggage
A 19-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to two firearm-related charges in connection with the discovery and seizure of 100 live shotgun rounds found in his luggage earlier this week.Randall
Three arrests after marijuana find
Grand Bahama police arrested three men after suspected marijuana was discovered at a residence in Freeport on Wednesday evening.
Accused faces court for killing at web shop
A 26-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations he murdered another man in an East Street web shop last Friday.William Etienne, of Balfour Avenue, stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain charged with one
Man dies after bar shooting
A MAN died in hospital Tuesday night after being shot multiple times outside a bar off Soldier Road.The incident marks the 63rd murder for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.Police said shortly after 11pm, the man was sitting in his vehicle
Man injured in street shooting
A MAN is in hospital after being shot while driving on Tuesday afternoon, police said.The incident occurred shortly after 1pm, when two men were driving on Florida Court off Robinson Road. The men noticed another man standing on the side of the stree
