Munroe defends police over crime reporting
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has defended the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) approach to disclosing information of public interest amid scrutiny over the force’s recent reporting practices.
Son: I killed and cut up my father
A MAN from Acklins admitted in court yesterday to killing and dismembering his father last week on the Family Island.
One dead and one in hospital in Pinewood shooting
One man is dead and another injured after a double shooting in the Pinewood area yesterday.
Police investigate suspected suicide in South Andros
POLICE launched an investigation into what they suspect to be the suicide of a 21-year-old man whose body was found early Saturday morning in The Bluff, South Andros.
Privy Council rules lender’s $2.4m sale of luxury yacht ‘reasonable’
THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has upheld a lower court ruling requiring the owners of a luxury yacht, Maratani X, to repay more than $2.7m, rejecting claims that the vessel was sold recklessly and below value.
Man charged with 22 counts of incest with underage niece
A 31-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he allegedly molested his underage niece 22 times over the past two years.
Man fined $2,500 for slapping woman’s hip and assaulting her
A 35-year-old man was ordered to pay $2,500 in compensation to a 36-year-old woman after admitting to slapping her hip and assaulting her at a bar on First Street earlier this month.
Woman fined in fake car sale scheme
A WOMAN was fined yesterday after admitting to dishonestly receiving $1,300 in a fake car sale scheme last September.
Man accused of housebreaking and stealing
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he allegedly broke into a home on Sisal Road West and stole a vehicle last week.
Man convicted of molesting his ten-year-old step-niece
A man was convicted yesterday of molesting his ten-year-old step-niece while she was in his and his wife’s care two years ago.
Man denies stealing $2,000 in medical supplies from business
A 42-year-old man was denied bail yesterday after being accused of stealing $2,000 from a medical centre on Montrose Avenue last week.
Teen charged with fatal stabbing of brother in GB
A 17-year-old boy was charged yesterday with the fatal stabbing of his brother in Grand Bahama earlier this month.
Man accused of possession of loaded gun and ammunition
AN 18-year-old man was granted bail yesterday after being accused of possessing a loaded firearm near Hays and Comfort Street last week.
‘Gibson not listed as owner in any of three suspicious companies in WSC audit’
A SENIOR Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) official testified yesterday that former WSC executive chairman Adrian Gibson was not listed as the owner of any of three landscaping companies that raised her suspicion during an audit conducted under the Minnis administration.
Man charged in fatal stabbing of Andero Curry
A 30-year-old man accused of a fatal stabbing earlier this month was remanded to custody yesterday.
