Bahamians fined and jailed for smuggling
TWO Bahamian men were each fined over $62,000 and sentenced to two years imprisonment after they pleaded guilty in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court to assisting in the illegal embarcation of 26 illegal immigrants from Grand Bahama last week.
Six people in hospital after three separate shootings
SIX people, including three women, are recovering in hospital following three separate shooting incidents on Monday.
Dominican fishermen fined $170,000 for poaching
ELEVEN Dominicans were fined a collective $170,500 yesterday in Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to five poaching related charges.
Man shot dead on Wulff Road
INVESTIGATORS are appealing to members of the public to come forward with information that can assist in solving a homicide that occurred yesterday in the area of Wulff and Pinedale Roads.
Prisoner who got away from bus denies escaping
PRISONER Jason Jerome Rolle denied escaping lawful custody on Friday afternoon when he was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday.
Man denied bail over killing at Burial Ground Corner
A MAN was denied bail and remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged in connection with a recent fatal shooting in an inner-city community.
Suspect in court over rape attack
A MAN appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday facing a rape charge stemming from an late night attack at a woman’s home over the weekend.
Nottage ‘not satisfied’ with murder rate decrease
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said on Friday he is not satisfied by the decrease in the murder rate in 2016 compared to the last two years, vowing to work to ensure all Bahamians feel safe.
Police hunt Robinson Road area rapist after knife attack
POLICE in New Providence are on the hunt for a man who allegedly broke into a woman's home early on Sunday morning and sexually assaulted her at knife point.
Update: Police capture escaped prisoner
A PRISONER who escaped from a police bus on Wulff Road on his way back to prison on Friday afternoon has been described as “armed and dangerous” by police in New Providence.
Murder accused denies $14,000 belonged to Long Island web shop
A WOMAN accused of murdering a web shop employee denied that the $14,000 found in her possession belonged to a web shop in Long Island, a Supreme Court jury heard on Friday.
Man has firearm sentence reduced
A MAN sentenced to the previous mandatory minimum of four years for possession of an unlicensed firearm has had his sentence reduced on appeal.
Police are investigating social services fraud claim
ACTING Deputy Commissioner Anthony Ferguson said yesterday that police are investigating claims of fraud at the Department of Social Services as revealed in a recent report by the Auditor-General.
Man accused of murder granted bail ahead of retrial
A MAN awaiting retrial on a murder charge was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Police to buy more CCTV cameras to fight crime
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said the government has “taken steps” to acquire additional closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) for New Providence to “assist in minimising armed robberies” and combatting crime.
