Taxi driver jailed and fined over drug bust
A 40-year-old taxi driver was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine after pleading guilty in a Magistrate’s Court to four drug related charges stemming from a drug bust in the Carmichael Road area late last month.
Prosecution, defence lawyer hold discussions with judge in banker’s fatal stabbing case
A JURY sworn to hear evidence in a murder trial concerning the fatal stabbing of a banker was excused until noon today while the prosecution and the accused’s lawyer hold legal discussions with the presiding judge.
Accused found guilty of gunpoint robbery of elderly man
A MAN was yesterday convicted by a Supreme Court jury of the gunpoint robbery of an elderly man at his workplace three years ago.
Attorney Keod Smith apologises in contempt hearing
A LAWYER yesterday offered an apology and explanation that he never intended to impugn the professional reputation of a judge through a series of affidavits he created in support of a recusal application from an ongoing judicial review to which he is a party.
Detective denies scene of banker’s fatal stabbing was contaminated
A DETECTIVE who had a role in investigating the fatal stabbing of a banker denied yesterday that there was a possibility the scene of the alleged murder was contaminated.
Alleged sexual assault of senior citizen case discontinued
PROCEEDINGS have been discontinued against a man who was awaiting trial concerning the alleged sexual assault of a senior citizen in 2001 on a Family Island.
Fatal stabbing trial delayed
THE trial into the fatal stabbing of a banker continued in the Supreme Court yesterday after testimony was delayed by three days of legal discussions held in the jury’s absence.
Three charged in connection with drugs, firearms seizure in Abaco
THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were arraigned in connection with a recent seizure of drugs and firearms by law enforcement officers in Abaco.
Nygard to find out 'contempt of court' fate on Friday
CONTROVERSIAL fashion mogul Peter Nygard is set to learn on Friday whether he will face prison for contempt of court.
Four men, teenager in court over recent shootings
FOUR men and a juvenile appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face separate murder and attempted murder charges concerning three recent shooting incidents in the capital.
Nine held after drugs found worth more than $600,000
POLICE arrested nine persons over the weekend, including a Bahamian pilot and two men from Suriname, in connection with three major marijuana seizures in New Providence and Abaco.
600 murders under the PLP
NEW Providence’s killing spree continued over the weekend when two men were murdered in two separate shooting incidents less than 24 hours apart.
Man shot dead after home invasion off Soldier Road
POLICE in New Providence have launched an island-wide manhunt and public appeal for a man suspected of a home invasion and shooting that has left a man dead early on Sunday morning.
Drugs and money found on plane in Abaco
THREE men have been arrested after a large amount of dangerous drugs, cash and firearms were seized by law enforcement officers in Abaco on Friday afternoon.
Man dies in drive-by shooting in Ferguson Subdivision
A MAN was shot dead in the Ferguson Subdivision off Carmichael Road on Saturday morning, police have reported.
