Two guilty of killing officer and girlfriend
TWO men who were unanimously convicted by a jury last night of their alleged roles in the disappearances and murders of a Department of Immigration officer and his girlfriend in Andros could be sentenced to death upon their return to the Supreme Court for sentencing.
Prison officer jailed for intent to supply drugs
A CORRECTIONS officer spent the first night of his next 12 months behind bars yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Off-duty police officer shot
AN off-duty police officer was treated in hospital after he was shot during an attempted armed robbery in Abaco.
Father of three shot repeatedly in the head
THE Easter holiday weekend was marred by bloodshed after a father of three and business owner was shot in his head multiple times and killed as he opened his convenience store early Sunday morning in one of three separate shootings in New Providence.
Corrections officer and wife arrested
A male corrections officer from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services and his wife are in custody after they were arrested and accused of possession of dangerous drugs on Friday, March 25.
On the run for a year - but drug suspect now arrested
DRUG suspect Sherlin Woodside, who has been on the run for a year after he jumped bail after being charged in a major drug case, was arrested by officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit on Sunday, March 27.
Man arrested after chase
POLICE arrested a man who led them on a foot chase after he threw a loaded gun to the ground.
Four arrested after 29 pounds of marijuana seized
Four men are in custody after 29 pounds of marijuana were seized on Sunday afternoon.
One dead, three injured in shootings
One man is dead and three people are in hospital after three separate shooting incidents on Sunday.
Armed robber shot and wounded by Grand Bahama police
POLICE shot a suspected armed robber in the arm after a car chase in Grand Bahama on Wednesday night.
American woman caught with marijuana on cruise ship
AN American woman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday at the Prince George Wharf.
Hitmen ‘lied’ to keep $130k deals
A SECOND affidavit filed in the Supreme Court yesterday by a US investigator alleged that “gang members” Livingston “Toggie” Bullard and Wisler “Bobo” Davilma gave “false” evidence to Peter Nygard’s Canadian lawyers because they feared losing government contracts controlled by Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis.
Brothers spared death penalty over off-duty police officer murder
TWO brothers were spared the death penalty yesterday by a Supreme Court judge who found that the circumstances surrounding the murder of an off-duty police officer did not meet the London-based Privy Council’s “worst of the worst” threshold set out in the Maxo Tido case.
Mechanic in drug trafficking case 'had fallen on hard times'
A MECHANIC who accepted responsibility for his role in the trafficking of $521,000 worth of marijuana had resorted to the drug trade because he had fallen on hard times, a magistrate was told yesterday.
Corrections officer given bail
A CORRECTIONS Officer awaiting trial in Magistrates Court on drug possession charges was granted bail yesterday by a Supreme Court judge.
