Man dies after Fleming Street drive-by shooting
A MAN has died in hospital after a drive-by shooting in Fleming Street on Tuesday night and police are searching for the suspects responsible.
Man charged with murder
A SEVENTH Street resident was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned on a murder charge.
Marijuana use compounded man’s schizophrenia, court hears
A schizophrenic man who fatally stabbed his five-year-old brother had a “genetic predisposition” to the mental illness that was further compounded by marijuana abuse, a psychiatrist told a Supreme Court judge yesterday.
Accused man’s desire to stay in The Bahamas ‘gives him no right’
MATTHEW Sewell’s desire to remain in The Bahamas amid legal disputes does not give him the automatic right to be here, a prosecutor said yesterday.
Lawyer claims extradition after a decade ‘unjust’
THE extradition of five men to the United States to face drug trafficking charges on an invalid indictment after a decade-long delay “would be unjust and oppressive”, a lawyer argued in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Man accused of murder and causing grevious harm
A Freeport man was charged on Monday with murder and causing grievous harm in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.
Sentencing of McCartney killers delayed
SENTENCING for a former couple convicted of having a role in the killing of businessman Kurt McCartney did not proceed yesterday as scheduled.
Couple held over fake visas
A Haitian couple was arrested at Lucayan Harbour by immigration officials in Grand Bahama after it was discovered that they had fraudulent US visas in their passports.
Man held after being shot by police during shop breaking
Police shot and arrested one man and are searching for three others after a shop breaking incident.
19 arrests in island-wide anti-crime operation
POLICE made 19 arrests, seized a firearm and recovered dangerous drugs in an island-wide anti-crime operation on Friday.
Pair convicted of role in death avoid maximum penalties
TWO men convicted of playing a role in the death of a former Ocean Club employee who was killed during a failed robbery did not receive the maximum penalties of imprisonment requested by the widow of the victim.
Teens charged with murder of student have case fast-tracked to Supreme Court
THREE teens charged with the murder of a 12th grade Doris Johnson Senior High School student had their case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Man guilty of manslaughter of woman feeding baby
A MAN was convicted of manslaughter yesterday by a Supreme Court jury for his involvement in the fatal attempted carjacking of a woman who was breastfeeding her baby six years ago.
Judge rules Rufa can stay until verdict of judicial review
CANADIAN Bruno Rufa will be able to remain in the Bahamas until April 4 when the Supreme Court is expected to deliver its ruling in the judicial review into a decision made by the Department of Immigration to revoke his 150-day stay in the country.
Sewell bail decision facing court review
A magistrate’s recent decision to grant bail to a Jamaican facing his third allegation of sexual assault in ten years is facing a “review” in the Supreme Court.
