Men arrested over song are released from custody
THE two men, who were arrested by police last week in connection with a song that makes negative comments about Prime Minister Perry Christie and his family, have been released from custody and plan to sue the government, The Tribune has learned.
Still no new leads in two-year probe of British man’s murder
AFTER two years, there are still no new leads in the murder investigation of a British man who was shot to death in Grand Bahama, according to the island’s police chief.
Five million dollars worth of suspected cocaine seized in Freeport
FIVE million dollars worth of suspected cocaine was discovered at the Freeport Container Port on Friday - the largest drug seizure this year in Grand Bahama.
Two in court on armed robbery charges
TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court on Friday, charged with two counts armed robbery.
Couple fined $3,500 each for posting of nude photos
A MAGISTRATE on Friday fined a Filipino couple $3,500 each for their involvement in a criminal defamation case where it's alleged the pair were responsible for the posting of several nude images of the husband’s ex-girlfriend on Facebook.
Two in custody over 'vile' rap song
POLICE have two adult males in custody in connection with a song that negatively references Prime Minister Perry Christie, his family, Members of Parliament and Democratic National Alliance leader Branville McCartney.
UPDATED: Man shot after stabbing police officers
A man was shot by police after stabbing and injuring two officers this afternoon as they attempted to foil an armed robbery at a house on East Street north.
Couple to be sentenced over posting of nude photos
A FILIPINO couple will return to Magistrate’s Court today to face sentencing for criminal defamation concerning the husband’s posting of several nude images of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook.
Father stabbed and left to die
A 58-year-old father of two became the country’s latest murder victim when he was stabbed multiple times and left to die in a public park early yesterday morning.
Monitoring tag removed from man cleared of trafficking charges
A JUDGE yesterday ordered the removal of the electronic monitoring device and return of the passport to an American man acquitted of human trafficking charges.
U.S. judge tells Bacon to pursue case in the Bahamas
A NEW York judge ruled yesterday that billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon ought to pursue his $100m defamation case against his Lyford Cay neighbour in The Bahamas rather than in US court.
Lifeless body found in Christie Park, police on scene
POLICE are reporting they are on the scene of a murder in Christie Park, Nassau Street, on Tuesday morning.
Ten out of 12 murders solved in Grand Bahama, say police
OF the 12 murders in Grand Bahama, ten have been solved and police are assiduously searching for two wanted men – one for last Saturday’s stabbing incident and the other in relation to a fatal shooting on May 29.
Murder trial discontinued
MORE than five years after a man was charged with murder, prosecutors yesterday produced a written directive at trial from the attorney general requesting that proceedings against him be discontinued.
Man accused of receiving car stolen at gunpoint
A MAN appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for a status hearing into his case concerning receiving a car that had been stolen during a gunpoint carjacking.
