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
Suspect in hospital after being shot by police
A suspect is in hospital after being shot by police during an alleged break-in at a gaming shop early on Wednesday.
Man shot in argument
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that left one man in serious condition in hospital. The shooting took place shortly before 6pm Saturday off Malcolm Road. Police said three men got into an argument with a male armed with a firearm, who
50-year murder sentence upheld
THE COURT of Appeal has affirmed a man’s 50-year prison sentence for murdering his girlfriend because she refused to continue a relationship after calling it an “appropriate” punishment for a “most brutal and cold-blooded crime”.Former Court of Appea
Robbery sentencing next week
A MAN accused of robbing two people and attempting to rob a third at gunpoint last year will receive his sentencing as part of a plea deal next week, The Tribune understands. Adrian Robinson, will appear before Justice Bernard Turner next Tuesday to
Mother weeps as she and son denied bail in firearms case
A 48-year-old woman wept openly in court yesterday after she and her son were remanded to prison to await trial over two firearms charges stemming from a gun seizure last week. Mary Ferguson and her 26-year-old son Shedlock Bain appeared before Chie
Five held by police after bloody start to year in GB
FIVE men are now in custody assisting police with three murder investigations in Freeport and could be arraigned by the end of the week, as Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander and a team of officers from New Providence are in Grand Bahama assisting police on the island to bring closure to the matters.
Two more die in GB shootings
A MAN was shot dead near a popular restaurant at Port Lucaya marketplace on Saturday evening, leaving bystanders in a state of shock as Grand Bahama recorded its third murder within a week.
Boat captain and migrants appear in court
A Bahamian boat captain and eight Chinese nationals rescued after a boat capsized in waters off Grand Bahama were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court last week.
Man robbed in his car in Harbour Bay
POLICE are asking the public to come forth with any information they may have in solving a number of armed robberies which occured on Friday.
Americans held after guns and ammunition found
TWO Americans are in police custody after a search of private residence in Abaco uncovered a high-powered weapon and more than 600 rounds of ammunition.
Man dies after fatal crash off Carmichael Road
A man has died after a fatal crash off Carmichael Road on Friday night.
Court dismisses employees' seven-day work week appeal
THE Court of Appeal has dismissed the legal bid of more than 20 Freeport Container Port employees to overturn the Supreme Court's upholding of their employer's previously implemented seven-day work week on the grounds that was not in violation of the Employment Act.
