Eight Bahamians are extradited to the US
EIGHT Bahamian men were extradited to the United States yesterday to face drug trafficking charges after an 11-year legal battle.
Police officer accused of gunpoint robbery
A FORMER police officer could face up to life imprisonment if convicted of multiple armed robbery charges.
Teenagers face court over boy's stabbing
THREE teens appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a murder charge concerning the fatal stabbing of a Doris Johnson Senior High School student who was attacked near the school’s campus.
Police officers arrested for armed robbery
TWO police officers were arrested on Sunday in connection with a recent armed robbery, Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday.
Man dies after being shot in car outside nightclub
A MAN has died in hospital after being shot outside a nightclub on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway in the early hours of Sunday, police have reported.
Man dies after hit-and-run in Nassau
POLICE are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a man was struck by a black vehicle in Nassau early on Sunday and later died in hospital.
UPDATED: Man shot dead in 140th murder of the year
A MAN died in hospital hours after he was shot on Homestead Street yesterday, police said.
UPDATED: Three teens arrested in connection with student stabbing death
POLICE arrested three teenage boys yesterday in connection with the stabbing death of a 12th grade male student of Doris Johnson Senior High School on Wednesday.
PM ‘stunned’ by murder of boy: Extra police may be placed in the schools
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he was “stunned” to learn of the stabbing death of a 16-year-old Doris Johnson Senior High School student as he suggested the country’s crime situation now requires not only a stronger police presence in schools but for the government to invest in ensuring campuses are outfitted with security equipment.
Two arrested after drugs discovery
GRAND Bahama Police arrested an Indonesian national and a Bahamian man who were allegedly found in possession of dangerous drugs and a large sum of cash.
Two customs officers face court
TWO Customs officers have appeared before court on a series of charges.
Accused was ‘watching Scandal’ on night of murder
A JURY was told yesterday that the woman who allegedly rolled over businessman Kurt McCartney in Gambier Village after he was shot was actually at home watching the television shows “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” the night of the murder.
45 years in prison for convicted killer
SUPREME Court Justice Estelle Gray-Evans yesterday sentenced convicted murderer Rasheed Farrington to 45 years in prison.
Haitian man accused of beating woman
A HAITIAN man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Abaco in connection with the brutal beating of a Haitian woman a week ago on the island.
KURT MCCARTNEY TRIAL: Defence lawyers claim witnesses were unreliable
LAWYERS for the four accused of killing businessman Kurt McCartney in Gambier Village last year asked jurors on Friday to acquit their clients, arguing that witnesses in the case were unreliable and inconsistent.
