Family seized in $4M cocaine bust
TWO men and four women appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having custody of $4m worth of cocaine.
Four held by police after seizure of handgun
POLICE took four men into custody following the seizure of a handgun and a large amount of ammunition in two separate incidents on Sunday. In the first incident, shortly after 11am, officers assigned to the Selective Enforcement Team executed search
"Two face court over gunpoint robbery"
A MAN appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday accused of being the suspect behind a shooting that occurred more than 18 months ago.Wendell Rolle, 23, of Strachan’s Corner stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing a charge of murder
UPDATED: Man on bail for murder shot dead
Police are appealing to the public for information after a man on bail for murder was shot dead in the Nassau Street area on Friday night.
Two charged in incest cases
TWO men were charged with incest in separate cases in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The first man, 55, appeared in court three before Magistrate Rengin Johnson on the charge of incest. The accused was not required to enter a plea to th
Police hunting for armed robbers
POLICE are asking the public to come forth with any information they may have in solving three separate armed robberies that occurred on Friday and Saturday. In the first incident, around 4pm Friday, a woman was sitting in her black 2007 Toyota Pass
Man dies swimming in Eleuthera
POLICE in Eleuthera are investigating the circumstances surrounding the apparent drowning of a man on Sunday.
Bail denied in aiding and abetment to murder case
A MAN formerly accused of murdering the son of veteran trade unionist John Pinder and attempting to murder another man had his bail application denied by a Supreme Court judge on Friday.
Correction officer jailed for trying to deliver marijuana to inmate
A 45-year-old Correction officer was sentenced to a year in prison and made to pay a $1,000 fine on Friday after a Magistrate scolded him for his "stupid" decision to try and deliver marijuana to an inmate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
Corrections officer held after cocaine find
A 45-year-old corrections officer is in police custody after he was allegedly found with six ounces of cocaine at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday. According to police, shortly after 1pm, acting on information, BDCS offic
Witness says accused was present at shooting
A KEY female witness yesterday identified the man accused of fatally shooting another man through Gibbs Corner in 2014, claiming she was less than ten feet away from the accused during the incident in question. Trenique Hall, testifying via live vid
Lawyer appointed for appeal in murder case
A man who is seeking to challenge a Supreme Court jury’s verdict concerning the murder of a Cash for Gold employee has been appointed a lawyer by the Court of Appeal for his appeal application. The Tribune understands that attorney Christina Galanos
Woman awaits psychological report on fitness to plea
A woman accused of stabbing another woman who offered her a ride in Eleuthera must await the court’s receipt of a psychologist’s report on her fitness to plead before the judge can rule.
Bail application to be heard for man on murder, attempted murder charges
A man formerly accused of murdering the son of veteran trade unionist John Pinder and attempting to murder another man will have his bail application heard before a Supreme Court judge today. Jamean Johnson, whose charges of murder and attempted mur
Murder witness to be allowed to testify via television link
A SUPREME Court judge has granted the Crown’s recent application for a key witness to a murder in 2014 to be allowed to testify to the court by a live television-link to ensure her safety. Justice Bernard Turner, before fully commencing Jason Simmon
