Corrections officer held after drug seizure
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after drugs were seized at his home on Friday.
VIDEO: Kenred Dorsett granted $50,000 bail
FORMER Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett was granted $50,000 bail with two sureties in the Supreme Court on Friday.
CHARGED: Dorsett faces nine counts
FORMER Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of using his former ministerial position to extort and solicit $120,000 in bribes from Johnathan Ash.
Court's Faulty Air-condition System Delays Human Trafficking Case
A WOMAN awaiting trial on allegations related to human trafficking had her case adjourned for a month because of a malfunctioning air-conditioning system at the Magistrate Courts complex.Abigail Wilson, 20, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Fer
US Customs grab Nassau drug boat
UNITED States Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami, Florida, seized 150 pounds of cocaine on Tuesday on a vessel that originated from The Bahamas.
UPDATED: Kenred Dorsett arraigned on nine charges, remanded in custody
Kenred Dorsett has been arraigned on a single count of misconduct in public office and four counts each of extortion and bribery totalling $120,000. He was remanded in custody until August 31, but he has the right to apply for bail in the Supreme Court.
Man accused after 1,200 rounds of ammunition seized
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on almost a dozen firearm related offences.Silas Patrick Thompson, 33, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing five counts of possession of ammun
Pair face court over attempted murder
A MAN and a juvenile appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing multiple criminal charges, including attempted murder.Dwight Lloyd, 23, and his 17-year-old co-accused stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing two counts of attem
Man seriously hurt in stabbing
A MAN is in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing incident on Tuesday evening in Freeport. Inspector Terecita Pinder reported that the stabbing happened shortly before 8pm in the area of Frobisher Drive. She said the victim was at a re
Man jailed for 13 months over drug possession
A MAN who admitted to having custody of illegal drugs was sentenced yesterday to 13 months at the Department of Correctional Services. Andre Hines, 34, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes facing a charge of possession of dangerous
Marine jailed over illegal firearm
A MARINE, who pleaded guilty to firearm and drug related offences, was sent to prison for 15 months yesterday by a magistrate who told him that he should have known better.Lloyd Carl Johnson, 24, reappeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbe
Two accused of shop-breaking in Freeport
TWO men were charged with shop-breaking in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. James Rolle, 52, of no fixed addressed, was arraigned in court two before Magistrate Charlton Smith on five counts of shop-breaking, causing damage, and stealing
Man dies after Independence Day shooting
A 24-year-old man died in hospital shortly after he was shot multiple times on Independence Day during a backyard celebration with friends.
UPDATED: Police open fire as man attacks officers with knife
POLICE shot a man after he allegedly attempted to attack officers with a box cutter during routine patrol on Marcus Bethel Way over the weekend.
Police hunt for suspects after two men are shot
POLICE are appealing to the public for help in finding the suspects responsible for two separate shooting incidents that left two men in hospital over the weekend. According to a report from police, the first incident happened when four men, sitting
