Trial by judge alone laws in force by March
LEGISLATION allowing people to waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by judge alone is expected to come into force in March, The Tribune understands.
Privy Council rules legal challenge over home ownership was too late
THE Privy Council has overturned rulings by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of The Bahamas, finding that a legal challenge to a woman’s ownership of a family home was filed too late.
Man accused of abducting and attempting to rape 16-year-old girl
A 41-year-old man was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl and attempting to rape her in his car near a park in the Yamacraw area last week.
Attorney not being able to complete cross-examination leads to adjournment in Gibson and others trial
A SUPREME Court judge adjourned the trial of Adrian Gibson and others yesterday after a defence attorney could not complete the cross-examination of a key witness.
Four police facing extortion bid case
FOUR police officers were charged yesterday with attempting to extort a suspect in a $1.475m airport bank truck heist in November 2023.
Woman admits to stealing over $4k from insurance company
A WOMAN was fined in court after admitting to stealing over $4,000 from an insurance company where she worked last summer.
$6,000 fine gun and ammo possession guilty plea
A MAN was fined $6,000 after admitting to having ammunition and a gun magazine at his residence on Asphalt Drive last weekend.
Bound to peace for one year for housebreaking
A MAN was bound to keep the peace for one year yesterday after admitting to breaking into a residence in James Cistern last week.
Two charged with assault of man in eleuthera
TWO men were granted bail yesterday after they allegedly severely beat a man to the head with a brick in Harbour Island last weekend.
Court awards former LJM lecturer over $16,000 in damages over loss of bonuses
A FORMER lecturer at LJM Maritime Academy has been awarded $16,666.65 in damages for the loss of annual bonuses over a five-year period following a court ruling.
Three years prison for having $55,000 worth of marijuana
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to having $55,000 worth of marijuana in his home in Mason Addition last weekend.
Serial groper accused of another sex assault
SIDNEY Cooper, a man National Security Minister Wayne Munroe warned the public about in 2023 because of his history of sexual assaults, was denied bail and imprisoned after he allegedly committed a sexual crime against a 68-year-old woman in a convenience store last weekend.
Man sentenced to two-years jail for having unlicenced gun
A MAN’S family erupted into tears yesterday after he was sentenced to two years in prison for admitting to having a loaded gun in his Acklins home last weekend.
$2,000 bail granted in causing harm charge
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of stabbing another man at a liquor store earlier this month.
Man and woman accused of stealing $20k from bank account of former judge
A MAN and woman were granted bail after they were accused of stealing $20,000 from the bank account of a former judge earlier this month.
