Five arrested and two illegal guns seized by police
TWO illegal firearms have been seized and five men are in custody after two discoveries by police in New Providence on Friday.
Off-duty officer robbed at gunpoint
AN OFF duty Royal Bahamas Police Force Officer was robbed at gunpoint by four masked men early on Friday near his home.
Man jailed for eight years for sex attack on child in his care
A MAN was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child entrusted to his care last year.
Jury discharged in murder trial
A JURY was discharged in a murder trial after the presiding judge in the case received a letter from one of the two accused who desired to be heard on a constitutional motion.
African man accused in forgery probe
AN African national was charged with possession of forged instruments in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Keod Smith given extra time to pay $263,000 in legal costs
ATTORNEY Keod Smith has been given an extra month to pay $263,000 in legal costs that stemmed from a recusal application where he accused a Supreme Court judge of bias.
Suspect accused of two Grand Bahama killings
A NEW Providence man was arraigned in Freeport’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder.
Murder appeal to be heard in January
A MAN contesting his sentence for murder in the death of a utility technician will now have his appeal heard in January 2017.
‘Marijuana brownies’ put students in hospital
FIVE students from Doris Johnson High School were rushed to hospital last week after they allegedly ate “marijuana brownies” while on campus, police said.
Two US visitors held for failing to declare $64,000
AN American man and woman from New Jersey were taken into custody for failing to declare $64,000 and making a false declaration on Monday, police said.
Appeal court upholds attempted murder conviction
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed a jury’s conviction of a man who stabbed his estranged wife 14 times during a holiday visit to the Bahamas.
Pair accused of role in shooting PM's aide face delay in case transfer
TWO men accused of having a role in the shooting of a police aide attached to Prime Minister Perry Christie will not have their case transferred to the Supreme Court until next month.
Suspect accused of helping woman evade arrest denied bid for bail
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned on allegations that he helped a woman evade arrest in her alleged role in a murder plot.
Man challenges ruling he must face trial for decade-old murder
A MAN is set to appeal a judge’s decision that he should stand trial in the murder of his common-law wife notwithstanding that a 10-year delay in the case breached his constitutional right to a trial within a reasonable time.
Accused man frustrated by series of adjournments
DESMOND Newman, a husband and father of four, is fed up with the numerous adjournments concerning a matter in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
