Officer held over drugs find at prison gate
THREE people are in police custody, including a corrections officer, in connection with two separate drug busts on Wednesday.
Man on bail shot dead as he entered restaurant
A MAN on bail for attempted murder was shot multiple times and killed on Wednesday night as he was entering a restaurant on West Street.
Two arrested for cocaine and marijuana possession in Freeport
PACKAGES of cocaine and marijuana have been discovered at a home in Hearne Lane, Freeport, by Grand Bahama Police and two people arrested.
Two men caught with 65 pounds of cocaine at airport
TWO MEN have been arrested following a major drug bust at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Wednesday night.
Corrections Officer arrested for marijuana possession at prison
AN OFFICER from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday at the prison.
Two men wanted after Cambridge Lane and West Street shooting death
TWO men are being hunted by police in New Providence after their suspected involvement in a shooting incident that left a man dead on Wednesday night.
Jitney driver: I’ll be cleared of sex attack
A JITNEY driver who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl told a Supreme Court judge yesterday he would continue to hold his head up as he believed he would be vindicated on appeal.
Seven years for armed robber
A MAN, who admitted responsibility for a double gunpoint robbery, was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday after accepting a plea agreement with Crown prosecutors.
Child porn trial discontinued
THE Office of the Attorney General discontinued its case against a photographer who was awaiting trial in the Supreme Court on allegations of child pornography.
Death penalty sought for Bruner killers
A PROSECUTOR argued yesterday that the murder of an American sailor during his attempt to prevent a robbery of two visitors is a fitting case for the imposition of the discretionary death penalty.
Justice for Alexis as killer found guilty
A MAN was found guilty yesterday of murdering his 15-year-old girlfriend Alexis Smith, who was shot to death outside a sports bar in Eight Mile Rock two years ago.
Appeal court considers affadavit in shooting case
THE Court of Appeal yesterday probed the necessity of an affidavit filed by a woman who is contesting a jury’s verdict that the shooting death of her husband was not accidental or in self-defence.
Man accused of sex attack on girl aged 16
A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of sexually assaulting a minor who was more than 20 years his junior.
Three arrests over tearing down of beach fence
POLICE yesterday arrested three persons in connection with the destruction of the fence torn down during a massive protest last week at Cabbage Beach.
Man in hospital after shooting
POLICE are investigating a shooting that left a man in hospital.
