Lawyers were charged with offences that did not exist
SIX months after bringing charges against a lawyer who denied accusations of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, the Crown was compelled to concede yesterday that the charges were a nullity.
Witness says he was part of BEC bribe deal
AN insurance advisor told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that a former board member at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation struck a deal that allowed him to receive a third of some $600,000 as a paid informant for a French company seeking to obtain the New Providence Expansion Phase Two contract with BEC.
Laundromat robbers swiftly apprehended
QUICK response by New Providence police officers led to the arrest of two men early on Wednesday shortly after they committed an armed robbery at the Super Wash laundromat on Blue Hill Road South.
Sentence delayed for man involved in death of breastfeeding mother
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on what sentence he will impose on a man convicted by a jury for his involvement in the fatal attempted carjacking of a woman who was breastfeeding her baby six years ago.
Court backlog down by 322
THE backlog in criminal matters before the courts has been reduced by 322 cases since 2012, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Keith Bell: Crime plan has not failed
DESPITE the fact that nearly 500 homicides have been recorded during the Christie administration’s term, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell does not believe the government’s crime-fighting strategies have failed.
Murder victim identified
POLICE have identified the man who died in hospital hours after being shot in front of his home on Thursday as 36-year-old Kanill Darville.
Three held after marijuana find
OFFICERS from the Selective Enforcement Team (SET) arrested three men following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs on Sunday.
Pathologist says victim may have been able to identify shooter
FORENSIC pathologist Dr Caryn Sands told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that it is possible for a murder victim to speak coherently within moments of receiving a fatal injury.
BEC bribery trial expected to start today
PROSPECTIVE jurors in the Alstom SA/Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) bribery case were instructed to return to the Supreme Court today for the expected start of trial.
Conviction upheld for woman guilty of manslaughter
A WOMAN convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend had her conviction and seven year sentence for manslaughter affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
DNA leader’s cousin hurt in raid
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Branville McCartney has called on the Christie administration to reassess the way it approaches crime, saying yesterday it was evident that The Bahamas has an “undisciplined society”, in the wake of the shooting of his cousin Charles McCartney, who was seriously wounded early Saturday morning during a home invasion.
Shooting victim dies in hospital
A MAN who was shot during an argument outside his home on Thursday died in hospital, police said.
Two men in hospital after early morning shootings
TWO MEN are in hospital on Saturday, one in serious condition, after being shot at their homes in the early hours. Police are also investigating two other armed robberies overnight involving knives.
Appeal for blood donors after Charles McCartney shot in home invasion
THE FAMILY of Charles McCartney have issued an urgent appeal for blood donations after he was shot early on Saturday morning during a home invasion and taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).
