Manslaughter appeal dismissed for man who killed daughter
A MAN who killed his three-year-old daughter and hid her dismembered body in 2000 yesterday had his 15-year-late manslaughter appeal dismissed after the appellate president found his petition was connected to “a very bad case”.Court of Appeal Preside
Shootings leave two dead, four injured
A man is dead after a shooting late last night on West Street near Meadows Street.
Armed robbery accused breaks down in court
A 23-year-old man broke down in court yesterday as he was arraigned on an armed robbery charge, tearfully telling Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt that he doesn't want to return to prison because it is hard.
Trial date set for former minister Kenred Dorsett
A TRIAL date of November 10 was set on Friday in the Supreme Court for former Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett to formally face allegations that he used his former ministerial position to extort and solicit $120,000 in bribes from Jonathan Ash.
Marijuana field found off Thomson Boulevard
THREE people – a Bahamian man and a Jamaican man and woman – are assisting police after an illegal marijuana field was found on a property on Portago Road off Thompson Boulevard Friday.
Tenant ‘heard gunshots and a scream’
AFTER hearing what sounded like gunshots and a woman scream on the evening of September 12, 2015, a tenant who had occupied a unit in Barry and Sheena Johnson’s triplex sat in her apartment and did not call police until the next morning.
Bamsi fire accused ‘witnessed aggression towards contractors’
THE MAN accused of setting fire to a dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) yesterday claimed he only worked at the North Andros site under specific conditions to mitigate against his fear of working among disgruntled and “violent” workers at the site.
One year in prison for stealing rice and tuna
A 21-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to just over a year in prison for breaking into a preschool and stealing a bag of rice and a can of tuna over the holiday weekend.
Man in court on ammo charges
A 35-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court over allegations that he was found in possession of nearly 100 rounds of assorted ammunition.
Fox Hill man gunned down
A MAN standing outside his Fox HIll residence yesterday was killed when two men pulled up in a white vehicle and shot him, police said.
Drive-by victim prayed to God as she lay dying
SHENIKA Hart asked God to forgive her and watch over as she lay dying feet away from the home she shared with her three daughters.
BAMSI accused 'told police fire was started by unpaid labourers'
A SENIOR police officer yesterday testified how the man accused of setting fire to a dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute initially told police the fire was started by one or more of the many unpaid labourers at the site
Couple's bodies 'found 12 hours after murder'
The bodies of Barry and Sheena Johnson were discovered some 12 hours after they were brutally murdered at their residence in Deadman’s Reef, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
RBDF officer held after ammunition found in search
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Officer is in police custody after he and four other men were allegedly found on Monday with a large amount of ammunition.
Trial of five men accused of double murder begins today
THE MURDER trial of five young men accused of the double murder of a couple from Deadman’s Reef opens today in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama.
