Police make arrest after 46-year-old Freeport man is stabbed to death
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the murder early on Tuesday of a 46-year-old man of Drake Avenue, Freeport, and have a man in custody in connection with the incident.
Police seize handguns, arrest five men and foil armed robbery
POLICE in New Providence have arrested five men and seized three handguns in three separate incidents in a 20-hour period from Friday evening, including foiling an armed robbery.
Sentencing adjourned for four convicted in connection with kidnapping and double murder
THE sentencing of four men convicted of having a role in the disappearance and murder of an Immigration Department officer and his girlfriend in Andros has been adjourned by another eight weeks.
Alleged robbers that psychiatrist prayed with are charged in court
THE alleged culprits behind the home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Complaint filed against doctor a day after he was cleared of rape
ONE day after being acquitted of rape and indecent assault, a complaint was filed against Freeport doctor Gerald Forbes for allegedly creating a disturbance at a law firm and following a female employee around the office.
Sex attack suspect denied bail
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on a sexual assault charge.
$13,000 seized from American man trying to travel to Jamaica
A COURT seized more than US$13,000 from an American man yesterday who failed to get formal permission to carry that amount of money out of the country.
Pay back $522 by friday or go to jail, fraudster told
A MAN has until Friday to return $522 he stole from a woman’s Scotia Bank account.
Jamaican detained without trial is awarded $125,000
A JAMAICAN who spent nine years in and out of prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre without trial was awarded a $125,000 settlement in Supreme Court yesterday.
"I prayed with men who robbed me" says Dr David Allen
RENOWNED psychiatrist Dr David Allen said he prayed with the three young men who held him at gunpoint during a home invasion early on Tuesday morning.
Two policemen fired for stealing $22,000 during traffic stop
TWO Royal Bahamas Police Force officers were fired on Monday after they were convicted of stealing nearly $22,000 from a man during a traffic stop in Grand Bahama on Saturday.
judge to consider sentence on men guilty in triple killing
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on what sentences he will impose on two men convicted of having a role in the fatal shooting five years ago that claimed three lives, including a pregnant woman due to give birth to her son.
Jury sworn in for armed robbery trial
A JURY sworn to hear evidence in an armed robbery trial was excused yesterday while lawyers for the prosecution and the accused held legal discussions with the presiding judge.
UPDATED: Doctor found not guilty of rape, indecent assault
Dr Gerald Forbes, 45, has been acquitted of rape and indecent assault in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama.
Prosecutor challenges Vasyli lawyers over appeal basis
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin yesterday challenged a woman’s belief that a jury may not have convicted her of murdering her millionaire husband if the judge had directed the panel to her lack of antecedents on the day the unanimous guilty verdict was returned.
