Marines arrested after row with police officer
TWO Royal Bahamas Defence Force marines were taken into custody over the weekend after they allegedly got into a physical argument with a Royal Bahamas Police Force officer.
New trial date expected in teacher murder trial
A NEW trial date is expected to be set for two men and a teenager to stand trial in Supreme Court concerning the murder of a private school teacher.
Peruvian man accused of nightclub killing
A PERUVIAN man was remanded to prison without bail yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court concerning the killing of a disc jockey who was shot at a downtown nightclub.
Department of Corrections officer arrested for drug possession
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Friday at the prison.
US couple arrested after firearms, ammunition found
AN AMERICAN couple have been arrested for possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition found at a residence in the upscale subdivision of Fortune Bay, Grand Bahama.
$5,000 fine or 18 months in prison for man accused of being 'firearms trafficking mastermind'
A MAN accused of being the mastermind behind a firearms trafficking ring was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for possession of ammunition or face 18 months in prison on Friday.
Woman charged with COB cash theft 'to submit alibi'
A WOMAN awaiting trial on stealing and laundering charges concerning theft of over $500,000 at the College of the Bahamas (COB) said she would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.
Bruno Rufa sues government for $550,000 over ‘racist’ treatment
CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa has filed a lawsuit alleging racist and degrading treatment at the hands of the Department of Immigration when he returned to The Bahamas for an ongoing case in Magistrate’s Court.
Staff terror as armed men storm into clinic
POLICE are on the hunt for two armed men who ran into the Fleming Street Clinic yesterday morning looking for a man with whom they had had an argument.
Judge rules site visit needed to Nygard home
A JUDGE declared yesterday that a site visit to Lyford Cay was necessary to determine whether one of its residents, Peter Nygard, had illegally increased the size of his property.
Suspect accused of killing Tribune worker ten years ago to seek stay
A MAN who has been awaiting trial on a murder charge for the past decade intends to seek a stay in his case from the Supreme Court.
Man convicted of firearm trafficking to appeal
A MAN who maintains he was wrongly convicted of the trafficking of 16 firearms and assorted ammunition will now have his case heard in November in the Court of Appeal.
Firearms trafficking suspect faces court over 30 charges
A MAN accused of being the mastermind behind a firearms trafficking ring pleaded not guilty to 30 firearm offences levied against him in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon.
Call for lawyers to resist probe by Parliament into court ruling
BAHAMAS Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday issued a call to arms to the country’s legal community as he condemned the upcoming parliamentary investigation into Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles’ ruling on the Save The Bays email leak.
Major tells theft trial: I don’t recall signing suspect cheques
PAUL Major, chairman of the Bahamas National Festival Commission, testified yesterday that he could not recall signing cheques purportedly used to facilitate theft of $31,000 from the commission.
