Former U.S. marine gets 15 years for attempted murder
A FORMER US marine was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday for attempted murder notwithstanding his mother’s letter to the judge pleading for leniency for a son she said had “always shown loving kindness towards others and never judged people no matter their circumstance.”
Freeport doctor charged with rape
THE trial of a Freeport doctor for rape and indecent assault opened yesterday in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama with testimony from the virtual complainant and a medical doctor.
Two arrested for dangerous drug possession
POLICE arrested two people for possession of dangerous drugs in separate incidents in Grand Bahama on Tuesday.
Former Chief Justice becomes a victim of crime in Florida
FORMER Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said yesterday he was “doing well” and in high spirits after he and a group he was travelling with were the victims of theft during a shopping trip in Florida this week.
Seven face court over guns found during resort raid
SIX adults and a minor were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on weapon and ammunition charges stemming from a firearms raid at a small West Bay Street resort over the weekend.
Two in hospital after being shot by masked man
TWO men are recovering in hospital after they were shot by a masked man on Thursday night on Okra Hill.
Eight arrested after pistols and ammunition find at West Bay Street resort
EIGHT people - four men and four women - have been arrested after a police raid at a West Bay Street resort on Saturday morning uncovered guns and ammunition.
BEC bribe-taker Freddie Ramsey fined and ordered to repay $220,000
FREDDIE Solomon Ramsey on Friday escaped being hit with a custodial sentence and instead was fined $1,000 for each of the 14 bribery-related charges of which a jury previously convicted him stemming from the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) scandal.
Masked man shoots and wounds two in Okra Hill
TWO men are recovering in hospital after they were shot by a masked man on Thursday night on Okra Hill.
54 Cubans taken into custody in Grand Bahama in three days
FIFTY FOUR Cuban migrants were taken into custody by Immigration officials in Grand Bahama in three separate incidents over three days this week, a Freeport immigration official has told The Tribune.
Harbour Island man accused of raping American woman
A Harbour Island resident was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the alleged rape of an American woman on Friday.
Fred Smith sued over beach access
TWO residents of Smith’s Point, Grand Bahama, have brought legal action in the Supreme Court against attorney Fred Smith, QC, who is being accused of causing environmental damage and preventing access to a portion of the beach because of a 15ft high groyne constructed at his property.
Former ZNS reporter ordered to pay $15,000 in contempt ruling
FORMER ZNS reporter Sherman Brown must pay $15,000 by noon on Friday or spend a month in prison, Justice Indra Charles ruled yesterday.
Call for ruling after silence in Toggie and Bobo case
CANADIAN fashion designer Peter Nygard and lawyer Keod Smith did not enter a defence to allegations that the pair orchestrated a murder for hire plot against several Save The Bays directors and a pastor.
Man arrested over Harbour Island beach sexual assault of Florida woman
A HARBOUR Island man is in custody in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an American woman on a beach on Friday.
