College clerk ‘paid herself extra $640k’
AN internal investigation at the College of the Bahamas (COB) in 2015 revealed how within seven years, former employee Chimeka Gibbs took home approximately five times more than her net salary, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.
Decomposed bodies confirmed to be male
THE two severely decomposed bodies that were discovered in Abaco over the weekend have been confirmed as male, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said yesterday.
$30,000 marijuana seizure
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers, along with the Royal Bahamas Police Forces’ K-9 Unit, have seized $30,000 worth of marijuana from a boat moored at Potter’s Cay Dock.
‘Killers will be brought to justice’ says Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has warned those committing murders would be caught and brought to justice.
Shooting victim dies in hospital
A MAN who was shot late last year has died in hospital, police said yesterday.
Police probe decomposed bodies find
POLICE are investigating the discovery of two badly decomposed bodies in bushes near Treasure Cay, Abaco on Saturday.
Gunmen raid fast food restaurant
POLICE are looking for the gunmen who robbed a fast food eatery and a convenience store on Saturday.
Man accused of committing armed robberies in 1989
A 49-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday accused of committing multiple armed robberies almost 30 years ago.
Teenagers charged on two killings
TWO male juveniles were arraigned on murder and other gun-related charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
Bahamian Neo-Nazi jailed for five years in explosives case
BAHAMIAN Brandon Russell, the self-described Neo-Nazi and former St Andrews School student who first came under scrutiny when his roommate allegedly committed a double murder, has been sentenced to five years in a US federal prison on explosive charg
Police signal crackdown planned on gun traffickers
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander has warned police would be taking an aggressive approach to crack down on firearm traffickers.He stressed the Royal Bahamas Police Force would be working with US counterparts to disrupt the flow of g
60 per cent drop in use of nolle prosequis
THE use of nolle prosequi orders to hack away at the backlog of criminal matters before the courts decreased by more than 60 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.
Beauty store robbed
POLICE are looking for a gunman who robbed employees of a beauty supply store on Tuesday afternoon.
Retrial ordered for man in nightclub shooting
THE Court of Appeal has ordered a retrial for a man previously sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering another man outside of a nightclub in Abaco six years ago in what he previously claimed was an accident.The appellate court, in a written rul
Suspect held after officer knocked to ground
POLICE took a man into custody yesterday who they believe injured an officer as he attempted to evade arrest, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police Shanta Knowles.Videos of the altercation were circulated widely on social media. Supt Knowl
