GB man fined $4,000 for libel
A MAN accused of libel was fined $4,000 and ordered to apologise after changing his plea to guilty in Grand Bahama’s Magistrate’s Court Wednesday.
Employee loses $300,000 lawsuit over NIB fall
A NATIONAL Insurance Board (NIB) employee has lost her lawsuit against the agency after seeking damages for injuries sustained on the job.
Man charged with attempted housebreaking
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of attempting to break into a home in Hope Town last month.
Murder accused fined for breaching bail
A MAN awaiting trial for attempted murder was fined yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail conditions for more than 100 days.
Man accused of stealing DRMA trailer in Abaco
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of stealing a trailer home from the Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRMA) in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, earlier this year.
Cooper files criminal complaint over ‘defamatory’ claims about $200m ultra-luxury resort in Exuma
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said he has filed a criminal complaint with police over what he describes as “defamatory” and “deceitful” claims circulating online about a proposed $200m ultra-luxury resort in the Exuma Cays.
Teen accused of assault and robbery of man
A 17-year-old boy was remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys yesterday after he was accused of assaulting and robbing a man on Commonwealth Boulevard last week.
Stepfather accused of molesting 12-year-old
A 40-Year-old man was remanded yesterday after he was accused of molesting his 12-year-old stepdaughter twice over the past ten months.
Two years jail for having gun and marijuana
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to having a loaded firearm and marijuana at his Rosewood Street home last week.
Man charged after death of Sammy Thompson
A MAN was charged yesterday in connection with an Eleuthera bar fight that preceded the death of 29-year-old Samuel “Sammy” Thompson, whose case sparked public outrage and calls for justice
Deangelo death accused to face June 2026 trial
TWO police officers accused of manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of Deangelo Evans in Mason’s Addition are set to stand trial in June next year.
$500 compensation for indecent assault
A MAN was ordered to compensate a woman yesterday after admitting he indecently assaulted her last weekend.
Suspect accused of attempted murder
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of attempted murder in a near-fatal shooting in Montell Heights last month.
US judge postpones cocaine trafficking pretrial involving three Bahamian men
A US judge has postponed the pretrial conference for three Bahamian men accused of playing key roles in a transnational cocaine trafficking scheme, granting prosecutors more time to disclose evidence and explore possible plea deals.
Two charged with murder including prisoner accused of stabbing inmate
AN inmate accused of fatally stabbing another prisoner at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) last month was charged with murder on Friday.
