Three in hospital after weekend shootings
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects responsible for two weekend shootings that left two men and a woman detained in hospital.
Second man charged with shooting death
A SECOND man has been remanded to prison after being arraigned on Friday in connection with the killing of Martin Nixon 10 days ago.
UPDATED: Lawyer granted bail after being charged with 'defaming' top police officers
UPDATE: A DAY after being charged with intentional libel of two senior police officials, Maria Daxon was granted bail on Friday morning in the Supreme Court.
One arrest as Bahamasair warns of tickets fraud
BAHAMASAIR Holdings Ltd yesterday advised the public that persons travelling on tickets purchased outside of its approved sales channels would be denied travel after officials discovered and thwarted a scam which offered “deeply discounted” airline tickets to clients purchasing flights through a third-party source.
UPDATED: Marco murder verdict quashed
KOFHE Goodman, who was sentenced to death for the murder of 11-year-old Marco Archer, will be retried in the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal yesterday quashed his conviction and sentence.
Bulgarian guilty of money laundering to return to court
A BULGARIAN man who is contesting his conviction of money laundering will return to the Court of Appeal in a month’s time for a status hearing.
Teen murder suspect says victim had punched him
A TEEN accused of murder told police that 16-year-old Adonai Wilson accosted and punched him while armed with brass knuckles on the day he was killed.
Hunt for suspects after shooting
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects responsible for a shooting incident that left a man in hospital on Tuesday.
Judge orders removal of monitor on man cleared of trafficking
A JUDGE yesterday ordered the removal of the electronic monitoring device of a man whose acquittal on human trafficking charges is being challenged by the Crown.
Massachusetts officer claimed pay while on Bahamas holiday
A VETERAN Massachusetts police officer is facing federal charges for what authorities are calling a double-dipping scheme that defrauded the city of Quincy out of more than $10,000.
Teen killing suspect may give his defence
A TEEN accused of murder may be called on today to give a defence to allegations that he had direct involvement in the fatal stabbing of schoolmate Adonai Wilson.
Proceedings halted six years after murder
MORE than six years after a man was charged with murder, prosecutors presented the Supreme Court with a written directive from the attorney general requesting that proceedings against him be discontinued.
Witness says she saw knife handed over before killing
A JURY yesterday heard a girlfriend’s account to police of how her boyfriend’s shoving match with Adonai Wilson escalated a day later when the 18-year-old murder accused allegedly handed his cousin a knife that had been in his pocket before Wilson was stabbed.
Woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death faces court
A MAN and a woman were separately arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two recent killings in the capital.
Union leader's son, 27, shot dead while playing video games
THE 27-year-old son of National Congress of Trade Unions president John Pinder was shot multiple times and killed late on Monday night while playing video games in his Hillside Park home.
