Former police officer faces delay in child pornography trial
A FORMER police officer will have to wait an additional three months before his child pornography trial begins in Magistrates Court.
UPDATED: Suspect in multiple killings caught - police search for 14 more
POLICE arrested a 21-year-old man yesterday afternoon in connection with a number of recent homicides in the capital.
‘Partisan politics gets in way of fighting crime’
FORMER Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes yesterday highlighted the negative impact “partisan politics” has on remedying the country’s crime crisis, saying that the country “has not been good at knowing where to draw the lines in our politics” when addressing the issue.
Glinton to take contempt case to Privy Council
A LAWYER intends to have the country’s highest court examine a conviction for contempt of court despite him paying a $15,000 fine for his words and actions during an extradition appeal that he contended were not contemptuous.
Accused denies that he sexually assaulted boy in his care
A MAN accused of being “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that he did not sexually assault a boy entrusted to his care.
Boy tells court how he was sexually assaulted
A BOY who testified in court yesterday of his alleged sexual assault by a man he knew said he didn’t know if what was happening to him at the time was “right or wrong”.
Victim believed to have posted ‘hit list’ to social media
POLICE suspect that the country’s latest murder victim was behind an alleged “hit list” that was posted on a social media page under the guise of one of New Providence’s most dangerous gangs.
SWAT officers on street after latest killing
DOZENS of heavily armed SWAT officers locked down Nassau Village yesterday afternoon, moments after a 22-year-old father of one was shot multiple times and killed while walking in the area.
Police chief not surprised by rising murder count
A FRUSTRATED Ellison Greenslade yesterday said he was “not surprised” by the nation’s rising murder count, telling reporters that that he predicted months ago that the country would continue to have problems if certain changes were not made.
Court of Appeal approves Melvin Maycock's extradition to US on drugs charges
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the committal order of the Magistrates Court which approved an extradition request from the United States government to have Melvin Maycock Sr and several alleged accomplices to stand trial in the US on drug trafficking charges.
Man sought by police over housebreakings
Police are searching for Fritznel Richmond, otherwise called “American”, of Gibbs Corner, who is wanted in connection with a number of housebreakings in New Providence.
Trio wanted in Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama police want to question three men they believe can help with ongoing investigations into allegations of theft.
Man shot dead in Nassau Village
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed this morning while walking through Nassau Village.
Contractor accused in Palm Cay killing denied bail
A JUDGE yesterday denied bail to a contractor accused of having a role in the killing of a construction worker after lamenting the “record rate of murder” and a “consequential depreciation in public safety.”
Pair accused of killing PM's press secretary to face trial in 2016
TWO men scheduled to stand trial for the murder of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary, Latore Mackey, will now have their case heard in 2016.
