Woman held over mall fire
A WOMAN is in custody assisting police in Grand Bahama with an arson investigation into a fire that destroyed a Freeport mini shopping plaza valued at some $800,000.
Govt offers no evidence against Rufa
CANADIAN Bruno Rufa’s third judicial review against the Department of Immigration closed yesterday with no evidence or submissions filed by the government.
Missing man case adjourned
THE habeas corpus application for a “missing” man who relatives believe was taken into police custody was adjourned to next month after the government was late filing its response.
Coroner rules boat tragedy accidental
A CORONER ruled yesterday that the death of a 73-year-old man in a boating collision was an “accidental death” — however the victim’s daughter has said the family will pursue the matter in a civil case.
‘I saw pair of accused men with brother at time of shooting’
THE brother of a man killed in Abaco in 2016 testified that he saw two men accused of the crime with his brother at the time of the shooting.
Three accused over immigration breaches
TWO Haitians and a Polish national were charged with breaches of the Immigration Act in Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
Miss Florida's trial put on hold as co-accused fails to show
A WOMAN who went viral on social media last year had her criminal trial over alleged drug possession with intent to supply adjourned to March 27 after her co-accused failed to show in court yesterday.
Pair accused of murder claim they were beaten in custody by police
TWO men accused of murder alleged yesterday they were beaten and suffocated by police while in custody to admit to a crime they say they did not commit.
Hit-and-run driver held after fatal dawn crash
TRAFFIC police in New Providence are investigating an early morning hit-and-run incident that left a woman dead and a man in hospital.
Now trio accuse police of torture
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is being sued for allegedly torturing three innocent people in a bid to secure confessions from them.
Marijuana swoop by police after tip off from public
POLICE seized a quantity of suspected marijuana in a swoop on Thursday evening.
Nygard files new court action against Bacon
PETER Nygard has filed new court action in the United States against Lois Bacon, according to US reports.
Realtor prison sentence reduced by two years
THE Court of Appeal has shaved two years off of a former realtor’s prison sentence for swindling 21 people out of over $144,000 between 2007 and 2008 as part of a property scam.
Six crew members held after drugs, firearm found on mail boat
Six mail boat crew members are in police custody after a firearm and a large quantity of drugs were found on their vessel on Friday night.
Four C's owner and captain to stand trial
FOUR C’s Adventures owner Clayton Smith and one of his captains, Roderick Watson, are to stand trial over allegations they caused the death of an American woman and injured nine other people due to negligence when their charter boat burst into flames last year.
