Man accused of stabbing and killing Jamaican woman in 2013
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a murder charge concerning the fatal stabbing of a Jamaican woman that occurred two years ago.
Teenager accused of web shop raid asks for protective custody
ONE of three men accused of being a part of an armed robbery ring that recently targeted a popular web shop asked a magistrate yesterday to put him in protective custody at the prison.
Murdered volleyball coach had been dead for "quite some time" say police
THE partially decomposed body of 40-year-old man was found "with blunt force trauma" on Monday afternoon in an apartment complex off West Bay Street.
Bet Vegas opens doors again ahead of judicial review
THE Supreme Court has granted web shop chain Bet Vegas Casino permission to remain open after it was ordered by the government in October to shut down its gaming houses because it did not meet criteria to qualify for a gaming house operator’s license.
Victim's relative held for hit-and-run on suspected killer after man is shot dead
A 30-year-old man was shot multiple times as he stood outside a home on John Chipman Street and later died in hospital on Saturday night.
MP dismayed as Christmas tree stolen from Sea Breeze park
SEA Breeze MP Hope Strachan said she is disheartened by the apparent theft of a Christmas tree from one of several parks in her constituency over the weekend.
Murder suspect claims he was at home with girlfriend
A MAN offered an alibi in the Supreme Court on Friday that suggested he was not behind the murder of the boyfriend of a leading anti-crime activist earlier this year.
Bus passenger foils armed robber as police investigate 11 weekend incidents
AN ATTEMPT by an armed man to rob a fellow passenger on a public service bus in the area of Balfour Avenue and Minnie Street late on Friday afternoon was foiled after a struggle and the gun turned over to police. It was one of 11 armed robberies in New Providence reported by police over a 36-hour period from Friday evening to Sunday morning.
Man dies in hospital after John Chipman Street shooting
TWO MEN are in custody assisting police with their investigations into a shooting on Saturday night that has left a man dead.
Two held after 100 pounds of marijuana found
TWO men are in police custody after they were found in possession of 100 pounds of marijuana early on Friday morning.
Murder accused offers alibi in court
A MAN offered an alibi in Supreme Court on Friday that suggested he was not behind the murder of the boyfriend of a leading anti-crime activitist earlier this year
Man accused of murder outside nightclub
A PINEWOOD Gardens resident was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned on a murder charge in a fatal shooting outside a nightclub on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway last weekend.
Mitchell says judge's ruling is a challenge to authority
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday labelled a recent Supreme Court judge’s ruling that Canadian Bruno Rufa was unlawfully deported from The Bahamas as a “challenge to the authority of immigration”.
Haitians detained by authorities say they paid trafficker to take them to the US
Six Haitian nationals who claimed that they had paid money to a human trafficker to be smuggled to the United States were taken into custody by Bahamian authorities in Grand Bahama this week.
John Bostwick guilty after "unbelievable and unconvincing" defence over bullets in bag
A MAGISTRATE yesterday rejected the argument from former Senator John Bostwick II that he was set up when a loaded magazine clip was discovered in his backpack at an airport 18 months ago and convicted him of possession of ammunition.
