No fast track for Palm Cay killing case
TWO men recently charged in connection with a fatal shooting at the exclusive Palm Cay community in eastern New Providence did not have their case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court yesterday.
Trial to go ahead of men accused of sex attacks on children
THE Crown is ready to proceed with the trial for two men separately charged with sexually assaulting three minors, a Supreme Court judge was told yesterday.
Nolle prosequi issued in armed robbery case
A MAN awaiting trial for armed robbery had the charge withdrawn against him in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Murder total hits new record
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the stabbing death of a 17-year-old youth on the weekend, which pushed the country’s murder toll to a record breaking 128 for the year.
Man dies from stab wounds after dance hall fight
POLICE have taken four men into custody after a fight at a dance hall off Prince Charles Drive on Saturday night ended with one man stabbed to death and three others detained in hospital with injuries.
Search for suspect after man shot on Carew Street
Police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot on Carew Street on Friday night.
'Witness identified one of two men accused of murder'
A SUPREME Court jury heard on Friday that a witness identified one of two men on trial concerning a murder that occurred on a national holiday.
Man will have to take murder conviction appeal to Privy Council
A MAN who believes he did not receive a fair trial on a murder charge was told by a Supreme Court judge on Friday that he will have to contest his conviction in the country's highest court of appeal.
Police officer shot outside his home and taken to hospital
POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for the occupants of a white Honda who ambushed and shot an officer on Friday morning.
Nygard’s bid to have judge step aside stalled by lawyer’s injury
THE bid of Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard to have a judge recuse herself from his committal proceeding was stalled yesterday after his lawyer, who said he had sustained a recent injury, sought an adjournment.
Murdered man had been shot twice in chest and three times in the arm
FORENSIC pathologist Dr Caryn Sands told a Supreme Court jury yesterday that she recovered five bullets during an autopsy of a man that was murdered on a national holiday.
Death penalty to be sought for killers of US sailor
THREE men could be sentenced to death if a Supreme Court judge grants a request for the imposition of that penalty for the May 2013 murder of Kyle Bruner, an American sailor who was shot just feet away from the Paradise Island Bridge in Nassau.
Taxi driver jailed for three years over cocaine seizure
A TAXI driver was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting ownership of $510,000 worth of cocaine that was seized by Grand Bahama police on Monday afternoon.
Another suspect on drug charges
A FOURTH suspect was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court concerning a recent $2m marijuana seizure in South Andros.
Three found guilty of American sailor Kyle Bruner's murder
THREE of five men who stood trial concerning the murder of Kyle Bruner, an American sailor, just feet away from the Paradise Island Bridge in Nassau were unanimously convicted on Tuesday.
