Suspect accused of playing part in murder conspiracy
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged in Magistrate’s Court with having a role in a murder plot that was carried out in June.
Man shot dead and children hurt as gunmen fire on car
A MAN was murdered and children injured after three gunmen opened fire on the vehicle they were in on Amos Ferguson Street, off Cordeaux Avenue last night.
Privy Council upholds Court of Appeal ruling to quash human trafficking conviction
PARLIAMENT should amend the law if it wants the attorney general to have the power to fast-track human trafficking cases to the Supreme Court for trial, the London-based Privy Council ruled yesterday after it upheld the Court of Appeal’s ruling to quash the conviction in the Bahamas’ first tried human trafficking case.
Four deny involvement in Sandilands Primary school break-in
FOUR men denied having involvement with the recent break-in and the theft of cash and items worth nearly $16,000 at the Sandilands Primary School during Hurricane Matthew in an arraignment in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Pair accused of murdering union leader’s son back in court in December
TWO men accused of murdering the son of National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas Leader John Pinder will have to wait until December for their case to be transferred to the Supreme Court.
UDPATED: Man shot dead in Pinewood Gardens
A MAN was shot multiple times in the head and killed early yesterday morning as he pulled up to a residence in Pinewood Gardens.
13 in custody after suspected drugs found
THIRTEEN people - eight men and five women - were turned over to police officials by Royal Bahamas Defence Force Marines on Friday after a search uncovered suspected drugs on Friday afternoon at the Port Department.
Boy shot dead in abandoned building on Bain Street
POLICE are investigating the fatal shooting of a boy found lying in a pool of his own blood in an abandoned building early on Friday.
Fisherman acquitted of murder
A FISHERMAN'S defence that he accidentally knocked over a man during traffic was accepted by a jury on Friday.
Armed robbers flee with "substantial amount" of cash after grabbing business deposits
POLICE in New Providence are looking for the suspects responsible for an armed robbery on Thursday evening in which a "substantial amount" of cash was taken.
Cat Island police arrest two for drugs possession
POLICE in Cat Island have arrested a man and a woman following separate marijuana seizures on Thursday.
Murder charge compared to Hurricane Matthew
A LAWYER likened his client’s predicament of facing a murder charge to the recent devastation left by Hurricane Matthew, which he said had turned the country “upside down.”
Proceedings against lawyers delayed by a week
COMMITTAL proceedings against two lawyers who accused a Supreme Court judge of bias have been pushed back by one week.
Former ZNS reporter’s appeal may be dismissed
A FORMER ZNS reporter’s application for a stay of a ruling made by a Supreme Court judge in contempt proceedings against him may be dismissed if he does not appear for the appellate hearing in November.
Judge delays decision over murder trials
A JUDGE has reserved his decision concerning which of two murder trials he will adjourn to a later date.
