Dutch woman pleads guilty to importing ecstasy pills
A DUTCH WOMAN on Friday pleaded guilty to importing three pounds of ecstasy pills into the Bahamas last week.
Defence Force officer and girlfriend charged in connection with BTC shop break-in
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer and his girlfriend were arraigned in a Magistrate's court on Friday for their alleged involvement in a break-in and robbery at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's JFK location last week.
Pennsylvania farmworker stole to fund Bahamas trip
PROSECUTORS say a part-time painter at a Pennsylvania farm stole more than $900,000 from his employers to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars, jewellery, a trip to the Bahamas and private schools for his children.
Man dies in hospital after Quarry Mission Road shooting
A YOUNG man is dead after he was shot in the chest during an altercation with another man late on Thursday night.
Police seek man in libel probe
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating 28–year-old Leandrell Symonette of Marsh Harbour and Dundas Town, Abaco, who they believe can help with an ongoing intentional libel investigation.
Gun seized as three men are arrested
POLICE seized two illegal firearms and took three men into custody in separate incidents over a 48-hour period.
Murder trial delayed
THE trial of a woman accused of murdering a web shop employee in Long Island may face a delay because she was not represented.
Ramsey surrenders passport after BEC bribery conviction
LAWYERS for Freddie Solomon Ramsey complied with a judge’s order to surrender his passport to the Supreme Court as a condition of his extended bail while he awaits a hearing that seeks to arrest his convictions on multiple bribery related charges stemming from the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) scandal.
Five men who face extradition have 21 days to file appeal to commital ruling
A SUPREME Court judged has affirmed a committal order seeking the surrender of five men to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Sentence upheld for man guilty of illegal landing
THE Court of Appeal affirmed the 12-month prison sentence and $300 fine of a man who admitted to illegally landing in The Bahamas for the second time within five years.
UPDATED: Ramsey convicted of multiple charges in BEC bribe case
A SUPREME Court jury returned four not guilty and 14 guilty verdicts against accused bribe taker Freddie Solomon Ramsey concerning the BEC/Alstom bribe scheme.
Grand Bahama man, 43, dies after Man-O-War Circle stabbing
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 43-year-old man in the Man-O-War Circle area of Freeport on Tuesday night.
Drugs and gun seized
POLICE made significant drug and firearm seizures in Grand Bahama and Bimini earlier this week.
Man held after shooting
A MAN is in custody assisting police with investigations into a shooting incident that left another man in hospital on Monday.
Hunt for robbery suspects
POLICE are looking for the suspects behind two separate armed robberies that occurred Monday night.
