New date for appeal over acid attack on family
A NEW date has been set for the Crown’s appeal against the punishment imposed on a woman who threw acid on her lover, his wife, and the couple’s son.
Hunt for man after accident
POLICE want to speak with 25-year-old Jason Cleare of Faith Gardens who they think can help with an investigation into a fatal hit and run accident.
Sentencing delayed for man convicted of manslaughter
A JUDGE yesterday deferred a sentencing hearing by ten weeks for a man convicted of manslaughter by provocation concerning the 33 stab wounds he inflicted on a banker he claimed had made a sexual pass at him.
Constitutional challenge against criminal libel charges in trial
A MAGISTRATE yesterday adjourned a lawyer’s criminal libel trial pending a motion to determine whether the charges brought against her are a breach of her constitutional rights.
Bail rejected for man accused of rape
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on a sexual assault charge.
Warrant issued for murder accused
A JUDGE issued a warrant of arrest yesterday for a man accused of murder who failed to appear in court for his case.
Man on firearms charges denied bail
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on firearm related offences.
Two men shot dead in weekend violence
POLICE are investigating two homicides - the fatal shooting of a man by a relative in Bimini and the killing of another man who died in hospital after he was shot in the capital on Friday - pushing the country’s murder toll to 34 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Man, 21, dies in Bimini after domestic altercation leads to shooting
POLICE in Bimini are investigating a shooting incident on Saturday that has left a 21-year-old man dead.
Man dies after drive-by shooting in Pinewood Gardens
A MAN shot in a drive-by shooting in Walnut Street, Pinewood Gardens, on Friday night has died of his wounds in hospital on Saturday afternoon, police in New Providence have confirmed.
Status hearing for man accused of 2015 murder
A MAN awaiting trial on a murder charge appeared in the Supreme Court for a status hearing on Friday morning.
Suspect faces court accused of three murder charges
A MAN wanted by police for questioning in a number of shootings in the capital found himself in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing three murder charges.
Teamwork credited for lull in murders
A recent lull in murders is the result of “consistency” in targeting “prolific offenders” and a “team approach” by law enforcement agencies in executing the government’s most recent anti-crime measures, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander said yesterday.
Christie’s legal team lodge bit to overturn ruling on judge recusal
A FORMAL application has been lodged to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn a decision of a judge who refused Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recusal application which argued that she, while awaiting an approval of her application to extend her tenure as a Supreme Court judge, cannot be perceived to be impartial in hearing an ongoing judicial review into allegations that Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard illegally increased the size of his property.
UPDATED: Manslaughter verdict for killing of banker
Convicted of manslaughter by provocation
LAMAR Albury cursed in the Supreme Court yesterday within moments of a jury returning a 10-2 guilty verdict for manslaughter by provocation concerning the 33 stab wounds he inflicted on a banker he claimed had made a sexual pass at him.
