Man who was ‘shot eight times’ jailed for illegal gun possession
A MAN who allegedly acquired a handgun to protect himself from people making a third attempt on his life was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Double murder trial delayed
THE expected start of a trial into the disappearance and murders of a Department of Immigration officer and his girlfriend in Andros has been delayed by six days.
Bimini man charged with murder
A 24-year-old Bimini man was charged with murder and illegal firearm possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Bahamian jailed for 60 months over human smuggling
A 32-year-old Bahamian man has been sentenced to 60 months in a Florida prison following his second conviction for human smuggling.
UPDATED: Police find further $2m of cocaine on seized boat
POLICE seized nearly $2m worth of cocaine from a boat in Inagua Sunday afternoon two weeks after they first discovered $20,000 worth of cocaine in the same vessel.
Pathologist: No evidence of women being shot at close range
A pathologist testified yesterday that she saw no evidence of close range fire in an autopsy she performed concerning two of three victims who were fatally shot.
Two men in rape case say woman gave consent
A POLICE investigator told the Supreme Court yesterday that two of the seven men accused of rape admitted to having consensual sex with a Bimini woman who had also given her permission for their friends to have sex with her after a night of drinking and partying at several night clubs.
Trial delay for ex-cop accused of child porn
THE trial of a former police constable accused of producing child pornography did not begin yesterday due to the absence of a stenographer and conflicting schedules for witnesses in the case.
Two policemen charged with manslaughter over Aaron Rolle's death in custody
TWO policemen were granted $18,000 bail on Tuesday following their arraignment in connection with the beating death of Aaron Rolle exactly three years after the 20-year-old was found dead in a police station cell.
Bruno Rufa files defamation claim over online petition
CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa has filed a defamation lawsuit in the Supreme Court concerning allegations published by a Bahamian in an online petition early last year.
Five to be charged after Bimini murder
POLICE are expected to formally charge several persons in connection with the murder of a man last week in Bimini, a senior police official said in Grand Bahama on the weekend.
Man accused of gunpoint robbery is denied bail
A MAN was remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being charged in connection with the recent gunpoint robbery of a convenience store.
Man accused of sex attack on tourist
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon in connection with a complaint filed by an American tourist who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance.
Seven men accused of raping woman
A BIMINI woman who alleges that she was gang raped two years ago testified that she remembered waking up after the alleged attack without her tights or underwear.
$4.5m cocaine haul seized
A MAJOR drug seizure of some $4.5m worth of cocaine was made at the Freeport Container Port yesterday, police said.
