Lawyer condemns ‘bad apples’ in ranks of police force
THE lawyer for a community activist once accused of assaulting police officers at his home believes that the Royal Bahamas Police Force must not allow a few of its officers to “allow their good reputation and integrity to be damaged”.
11 Jamaicans suspected of prostitution arrested at night club
ELEVEN Jamaican women were arrested by police in the early hours of Saturday suspected of solicitation for prostitution at a New Providence nightclub and for being in breach of the Immigration Act.
UPDATED: Man shot dead in Nassau Village
A MAN was shot dead on Friday afternoon in Nassau Village, becoming the country's 138th murder victim of the year.
9MM Luger pistol 'believed to have been used to kill Kurt McCartney'
A 9MM Luger pistol believed to be the weapon used to kill a prominent businessman in Gambier Village two years was exhibited as evidence on Friday in a murder trial in Supreme Court.
Hunt for man after sex attack
POLICE are on the hunt for a man who sexually assaulted a woman late Wednesday night.
$300,000 lawsuit filed over detained Haitian man
ATTORNEYS for a Haitian man recently acquitted of an illegal entry charge are now seeking $300,000 in damages from the government, police and prison authorities for the alleged unlawful detention of their client despite his acquittal.
Charges dismissed against Scrooge Brown
CHARGES against an inner-city community activist accused of being the aggressor in an altercation with police were dismissed by a magistrate yesterday.
Police issue plea to find two wanted men
POLICE yesterday captured another one of the country’s most wanted suspects, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean.
Pathologist tells jury cause of Kurt McCartney’s death
A pathologist told jurors hearing evidence in a trial into the murder of a prominent businessman yesterday that the victim not only died of a gunshot wound to the head but significant blunt force trauma to most parts of his body.
Key witness quizzed again in McCartney murder trial
A LAWYER for one of five persons alleged to have a role in the death of businessman Kurt McCartney probed the criminal history of the prosecution’s key witness yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Student stabbed in fight over video game
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck during an argument at C R Walker Senior High School early yesterday morning.
Bid for early release dismissed by judge
A JUDGE yesterday dismissed a man’s request for early release from prison in an application that disputed the lawfulness of his four-year mandatory minimum sentence for firearm and ammunition possession.
Judge dismisses bail plea by men facing extradition
FIVE of 11 men whose extradition requests to the United States on drug trafficking charges have been approved by the Court of Appeal must now ask that same court to consider reinstating their bail after a Supreme Court judge yesterday dismissed their bail applications.
US Embassy issues Christmas crime warning
The US Embassy in Nassau has issued a Christmas crime warning for American residents living in The Bahamas or planning travel to this country, urging them to “remain on heightened alert to avoid being a victim of crime”.
Shot Haitian man has illegal entry charge dismissed
A HAITIAN man who was shot in Eleuthera during an argument with authorities during an immigration exercise earlier this year had his charge of illegal entry dismissed by a Magistrate’s Court judge yesterday.
