Repeat child molester gets 13-years prison for latest attack
A REPEAT child molester was sentenced to 13 years in prison yesterday for having sex with a nine-year-old boy he lured into his home shortly after being released from prison for raping a five-year-old boy.
Man jailed for breaking into stall and stealing alcohol
A MAN who admitted breaking into an Arawak Cay stall and stealing $400 worth of property last month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Fiancée defends accused in child molestation trial
A WOMAN yesterday said she could not believe allegations that her fiancé molested her nine-year-old sister in 2024.
Murder suspect fined $2,500 for 111-day bail breach
A MAN awaiting trial for a 2019 murder in Chippingham was fined $2,500 yesterday after admitting he breached his bail conditions for 111 days.
Police probe suspected Village Road suicide
A MAN believed to be in his mid-40s was found hanging from rafters with cable wires around his neck in what police suspect was a suicide.
BECAWU loses appeal attempt and faces $15k in court costs
THE Court of Appeal has refused an application by the Bahamas Educators’ Counsellors and Allied Workers Union (BECAWU) to extend the time to appeal a Supreme Court decision in an ongoing dispute over union recognition.
Judge rejects BCP election injunction
A JUDGE dismissed an application for an injunction to halt the May 12 general election after Bahamas Constitutional Party leader S Ali McIntosh raising concerns about the integrity of the voters’ register.
Teens remanded after alleged armed carjacking at the beach
TWO teenage men accused of stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint while she was near Yamacraw Beach with her young godchild last week were remanded yesterday.
Woman allegedly assaulted by father of her child
POLICE are investigating after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted while meeting her child’s father at an abandoned building near East Bay Street.
Man who admits to separate knife, cutlass assaults sentenced to six months in prison
A MAN who admitted to separate knife and cutlass assaults was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday.
Man who broke into church and stole laptop sentenced to one year in prison
A MAN who broke into a church on Fire Trail Road West last Sunday and stole a laptop was sentenced to one year in prison.
Two men acquitted of allegedly pointing a firearm at police
TWO men were acquitted yesterday of allegedly pointing a gun at police in Garden Hills in 2018, an encounter in which one of the defendants was shot and injured.
Man's 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year
A MAN has had his 25-year rape sentence reduced by one year after the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge failed to acknowledge his remorse after conviction.
Man remanded over fatal shooting of young father
A MAN accused of fatally shooting a young father outside his home on Mekel Close South Road in March was remanded to prison yesterday.
Woman charged in near-fatal attack
A WOMAN accused of aiding and abetting in the near-fatal shooting of a bus driver and another man on Baillou Hill Road last week was remanded to prison yesterday.
