Status hearing for man accused of 2015 murder
A MAN awaiting trial on a murder charge appeared in the Supreme Court for a status hearing on Friday morning.
Suspect faces court accused of three murder charges
A MAN wanted by police for questioning in a number of shootings in the capital found himself in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing three murder charges.
Teamwork credited for lull in murders
A recent lull in murders is the result of “consistency” in targeting “prolific offenders” and a “team approach” by law enforcement agencies in executing the government’s most recent anti-crime measures, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander said yesterday.
Christie’s legal team lodge bit to overturn ruling on judge recusal
A FORMAL application has been lodged to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn a decision of a judge who refused Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recusal application which argued that she, while awaiting an approval of her application to extend her tenure as a Supreme Court judge, cannot be perceived to be impartial in hearing an ongoing judicial review into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his property.
UPDATED: Manslaughter verdict for killing of banker
Convicted of manslaughter by provocation
LAMAR Albury cursed in the Supreme Court yesterday within moments of a jury returning a 10-2 guilty verdict for manslaughter by provocation concerning the 33 stab wounds he inflicted on a banker he claimed had made a sexual pass at him.
Police hunt for armed robbers
POLICE are searching for several suspects responsible for two separate armed robberies on Tuesday.
Jury directed to acquit pair over role in shooting deaths
A SUPREME Court jury was directed to acquit Stephen “Die” Stubbs and Giovanni Roberts of abetment to murder yesterday.
Peter Nygard guilty of contempt and fined $50,000 in illegal dredging case
CANADIAN fashion mogul Peter Nygard was convicted of contempt of court and fined $50,000 by a judge yesterday for breach of the Supreme Court’s order concerning illegal dredging near his property in Lyford Cay.
PM bid to appeal over call for judge’s recusal is rejected
A JUDGE yesterday refused leave to appeal her ruling on Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recusal application that argued that she, while awaiting an approval of her application to extend her tenure as a Supreme Court judge, cannot be perceived to be impartial in hearing an ongoing judicial review into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his property.
MPs file appeal against boundaries case ruling
OFFICIAL Opposition members of Parliament yesterday filed a motion in the Court of Appeal to reverse Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder’s previous decision to reject their application to start judicial review proceedings over the Constituencies Commission’s report on constituency boundaries citing several issues where they believe the judge erred in his ruling.
Contempt case against lawyer adjourned
THE continuation of contempt proceedings against a lawyer who faces committal for scandalous accusations of bias against a judge has been adjourned by two weeks.
Fast food manager’s killer to take appeal case to the Privy Council
A MAN convicted of the throat-slashing murder of a fast food restaurant manager will contest the Court of Appeal’s upholding of a jury’s verdict to the country’s highest court, London’s Privy Council.
Man claims sexual advance led to fatal stabbing
A MAN testified yesterday of how accepting a “compliments to the season” Hennessey drink from a banker who hired him to paint his apartment spiraled into a scuffle and stabbing after the banker allegedly made a sexual advance at him.
Judge defers Nygard contempt of court ruling
A JUDGE on Friday further deferred her ruling on whether Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will face prison for contempt of court.
Woman pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting minor
A FRENCH-Canadian woman pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a minor in Supreme Court on Friday morning.
