Two charged with causing damage
TWO men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate's Court this week with causing damage. Joshua Garvey, 19, of West End, and Sheen Major appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in Court Two.
Judges order retrial in McCartney killing
THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial for the man convicted of killing prominent businessman Kurt McCartney while robbing him of his Hummer SUV five years ago.
$260,000 drug stash found in bushes
MORE than $200,000 worth of dangerous drugs were discovered by Bahamian law enforcement officials in bushes in a Freeport subdivision, but no arrest was made, Grand Bahama police reported. According to reports, nine sacks containing packages of susp
Evicted mother and daughter fined after returning to former home
A 50-year-old woman and her daughter were yesterday fined $50 by a magistrate for illegally entering their home almost two weeks after being evicted by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation.Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans ordered both Michelle and Deshanne
‘Please, I pray you forgive me’
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force marine Christin Reckley is a free woman after paying a $20,000 fine as her punishment for hitting and killing two people in her uninsured car in the Marathon area last month.
Journal’s publisher in smear campaign
A SUPREME Court judge has ruled media boss Wendell Jones was involved in a smear campaign against Lyford Cay billionaire Louis Bacon, pointing to a cache of email correspondence between Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the Bahama Journal publisher.
Teenager accused of attempted robbery
AN 18-year-old man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday with attempted armed robbery and causing grievous harm.Jerounto Kymo Rolle, of Frobisher Drive, Freeport, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson.It is alleg
Ex-officer jailed after hiding drugs in his socks
A FORMER corrections officer was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to trying to smuggle drugs concealed in his socks into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services late last week. Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola
Haitian man accused of raping minor and overstaying in country
A Haitian man who was discovered with no legal status was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court not only with overstaying his time in the country, but also with a more serious offence of raping a minor. Felicos Joseph, 52, of Cap-Haitien, Haiti,
Bank teller who stole from A D Hanna must pay $9,000 a year
A FORMER Bank of the Bahamas teller has admitted to stealing over $50,000 from former Governor General A D Hanna over a six-month period, and must pay over $9,000 a year until the debt is settled.Cameron Rolle Jr, as part of a plea agreement, was ord
UPDATED: Arson suspected in government vehicles blaze
ARSON is suspected in the case of the four government vehicles that caught fire outside a Carmichael Road government building on Saturday night.
Multiple shootings leave one dead, many injured
A YOUNG child was one of five people injured in a shooting incident in Montel Heights on Saturday. This incident was one of multiple shootings that occurred over the weekend, including the death of a young man on Friday in Nassau Village. According t
Five arrests over drug, gun and ammo discovery
FIVE people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs, illegal firearms and ammunition in Grand Bahama, a senior police official reported.Asst Supt Terecita Pinder reported that the arrests were made between 5pm Friday and 2am on on Saturday du
Department of Corrections officer arrested for drug possession
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after he was arrested for drug possession on Friday.
Young child among injured in Montel Heights shooting
Several people, including a young child, were shot in an incident in Montel Heights on Saturday night.
