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.
Man jailed for killing cop may appeal
A MAN sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman may contest his punishment in the Court of Appeal when he returns to court in January 2017.
Five people arrested for drug possession over the weekend
POLICE arrested five people for drug possession in four separate incidents.
Man charged with Market Street murder
A 22-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday on murder charges concerning the shooting death of a man in the Market Street area on Hallowe’en night.
Man accused of killing his common-law wife 10 years ago will stand trial
A JUDGE ruled yesterday that a man accused of killing his common-law wife will stand trial notwithstanding that a 10-year delay in the case breached his constitutional right to a trial within a reasonable time.
Two dead, three injured in Grand Bahama shooting
TWO persons are dead and three others were injured in a shooting on Thursday in the quiet and peaceful community of McLeans Town, East Grand Bahama.
