American to be sentenced for killing father-in-law
AN American man convicted of murdering his father-in-law will be sentenced on Thursday in the Supreme Court.
Killer jailed for 55 years for murder of 15-year-old girlfriend
CONVICTED murderer Basil Black was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Alexis Smith.
Activist to apologise and pay $200 for obscene language and disorderly behaviour
RADIO personality and community activist Louby Georges must return to Magistrate’s Court in a month’s time to provide a written letter of apology and proof of payment for a fine stemming from a verbal altercation outside a bar.
Man charged in connection with double murder
A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday afternoon following his arraignment in connection with a double murder in Fox Hill.
Man charged with ATM murder
A 27-year-old man made his initial court appearance on Friday to be arraigned on 24 serious criminal charges ranging from murder, accessory to murder, attempted rape and armed robbery.
judge urged to impose most lenient sentence on woman involved in Kurt McCartney killing
A JUDGE was asked to impose the most lenient sentence possible for a woman convicted of having a role in the accosting and killing of businessman Kurt McCartney.
Prosecutor calls for ‘maximum penalty’ over McCartney murder
SHOOTING an unarmed man in the head and crushing nearly every bone in his body with his own truck to ensure his death warranted the maximum penalty on the law books, a prosecutor argued yesterday.
Judge asked to rule on witness anonymity in trial
A JUDGE has been asked by the Crown to allow a witness anonymity order to remain in place during the trial of a man accused of committing murder.
Jury fails to reach a verdict in murder trial
A WOMAN’S defence at trial that a drug trafficker did not need to rob and murder a web shop manager for money was not completely sold on a jury yesterday, which returned unanimous guilty verdicts on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Murder victims named
POLICE have released the identities of two men who were killed during a shooting in Fox Hill on Sunday night.
Sentencing of killers delayed by absent lawyer
THE sentencing of a couple convicted of having a role in killing businessman Kurt McCartney did not proceed yesterday due to a lawyer’s absence.
Housebreaking suspect charged
A MAN was arraigned in a Grand Bahama Magistrate’s Court on 12 counts of housebreaking and stealing from a house.
Family says of ATM shooting victim: He was our superman
THE FAMILY of Ivan Cleare, who was shot and killed at a Scotiabank ATM on Sunday morning, yesterday described the father of three as “Superman”.
Man accused of sex attack on 15-year-old girl at regatta
A MAN made his initial court appearance yesterday on a charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl during the Long Island regatta earlier this month.
Silence on plan to stop killings
THE day after three men were slain in the capital in two separate shooting incidents, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage had very little to say when he was questioned on the government’s approach to arrest violent crime in the country.
