Abaco man accused over $3m marijuana seizure
AN Abaco man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the recent seizure of just over $3m worth of marijuana in waters off Exuma last month. Brannon Strachan, 33, of Central Pines, Abaco, stood before Magistrate Andrew Forbes
Police beg public: Name the shooters
ACTING Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday announced the establishment of a 24-hour incident room at the Central Detective Unit as police revamp crime strategies following another spate of shootings.
Dames: There's no quick fix on killings
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames rebuffed critics of the government’s actions on crime, telling reporters the Free National Movement came to office with crime at alarming levels and the problem could not be solved in three months.
John Bull raid conviction quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction and sentence of a man previously found guilty of conspiring to rob John Bull’s flagship store due to “prejudicial evidence” produced during trial and the judge’s permission of an “unsafe” out-of-court statement against the appellant.
Blair raid suspect said he was just driving
TWO police officers testified yesterday how one of two men accused of the 2014 murder of Blair resident Andre Cartwright allegedly told one of them that he was not directly involved in Cartwright’s murder, but had served as a driver for the four susp
Shootings leave two dead, seven injured
A SPATE of shootings in 24 hours have left two people dead and seven injured - with the latest murder seeing a man killed and a woman left in critical condition after a double shooting at a First Caribbean ATM.
Banker charged with BPL fraud
A 34-year-old former bank employee was arraigned Monday in a Magistrate's Court for allegedly defrauding Bahamas Power & Light of just over $1m within a five-month period earlier this year.
Suspects face court over recent murders on island
THREE men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with three separate murders that took place within the last two months. Edlin Severe, 25, of Fritz Lane, and Andreaz Evans, 18, of Alexandria Boulevard, both stood before Chief
Pair accused over $2m cocaine seizure
TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a major drug seizure of some $2m worth of suspected cocaine near the island of Bimini over the weekend.Valdez Edgecombe, 38, of South Bimini, and 31-year-old Michael Roberts
Man shot dead, woman injured on Madeira Street.
A MAN has been killed and a woman is thought to be injured in a shooting tonight.
Cutlass killer suspect captured
A 54-year-old Long Island woman was hacked to death with a cutlass early Saturday morning during a domestic dispute that also left her elderly mother in the Intensive Care Unit at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Spate of armed robberies
POLICE are looking for the suspects behind five separate armed robberies that occurred over the weekend. In the first incident, shortly after 3pm Friday, two employees were at a business at the Airport Industrial Park when two men, one with a handgu
Police hunt for suspect after late-night murder
POLICE are still searching for the person responsible for a shooting incident that left one man dead late Friday night. The murder took place shortly after 11pm and was one of two killings that took place over the weekend, the other one was in Long
Female dies in Long Island cutlass attack, man shot dead on Blue Hill Road
Two people are dead after a shooting on Blue Hill Road on Friday night and a cutlass attack on Long Island early on Saturday.
UPDATED: Two held after cocaine seizure in Bimini
Two Bahamian men were arrested Friday in connection with a major drug bust that has resulted in the seizure of some $2 million worth of suspected cocaine on the island of Bimini.
