Two men detained after drug seizure at Bird Cay
TWO men - one of them a Jamaican - are in police custody after a drug seizure in waters near Chub Cay.
UPDATED: Fox Hill man shot dead through window at home
POLICE have made an appeal for information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect who fatally shot a man through a window as the victim was sitting in a bedroom on Saturday morning.
Court affirms 12-year sentence for sexual assault of minor, abetment to abortion
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the conviction and 12-year sentence of a man who a Supreme Court jury found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor and aiding her into a forced abortion.
Sentence delay for man who used counterfeit money in gaming house
A MAN who admitted to using counterfeit money in a gaming house was spared an immediate prison sentence by a magistrate yesterday.
Court upholds 20-year sentence for sex attack on eight-year-old
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the conviction and 20-year sentence of a man who sexually assaulted an eight-year-old boy.
Murder trial delayed until late 2018
A MAN accused of committing a murder more than three years ago will stand trial in late 2018, a Supreme Court judge told him yesterday.
UPDATED: Omar Archer denied bail in criminal libel case
OMAR Archer Sr’s apology yesterday to a magistrate for failing to appear in court four months ago for his criminal libel case was not sufficient to spare him being remanded to prison.
Woman arrested as $6,000 of marijuana is seized
POLICE arrested a woman from Eleuthera on Sunday after a joint operation netted the seizure of five pounds of marijuana and $6,000.
Man must wait two months for sentencing in murder case
A MAN seeking to appeal his sentence for the murder of a utility technician must wait another two months before his application is heard.
19-year-old woman among four charged over killings
A 19-year-old woman was among four people to appear in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having a role in a number of recent killings in the capital.
Teenager charged with gunpoint carjacking
A 19-year-old Fox Hill resident appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of committing a recent gunpoint carjacking.
Two accused of separate sex attacks
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after they were separately arraigned concerning sexual assault allegations.
Jogger found lying in her own blood after assault
A HARROWING assault of a morning jogger has left the victim and her husband with a warning to Bahamians not to go jogging alone, even in crowded areas.
Marijuana field discovered in Abaco
A LARGE marijuana field, with nearly 700 illegal plants, was discovered on the island of Abaco over the weekend, police have reported.
UPDATED: Policewoman shot dead in Freeport nightclub
A FEMALE police officer who was fatally shot at a club in Freeport over the weekend is being hailed as “a loving mother and an officer who was loved by everyone”.
