Murder suspect claims he was at home with girlfriend
A MAN offered an alibi in the Supreme Court on Friday that suggested he was not behind the murder of the boyfriend of a leading anti-crime activist earlier this year.
Bus passenger foils armed robber as police investigate 11 weekend incidents
AN ATTEMPT by an armed man to rob a fellow passenger on a public service bus in the area of Balfour Avenue and Minnie Street late on Friday afternoon was foiled after a struggle and the gun turned over to police. It was one of 11 armed robberies in New Providence reported by police over a 36-hour period from Friday evening to Sunday morning.
Man dies in hospital after John Chipman Street shooting
TWO MEN are in custody assisting police with their investigations into a shooting on Saturday night that has left a man dead.
Two held after 100 pounds of marijuana found
TWO men are in police custody after they were found in possession of 100 pounds of marijuana early on Friday morning.
Murder accused offers alibi in court
A MAN offered an alibi in Supreme Court on Friday that suggested he was not behind the murder of the boyfriend of a leading anti-crime activitist earlier this year
Man accused of murder outside nightclub
A PINEWOOD Gardens resident was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned on a murder charge in a fatal shooting outside a nightclub on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway last weekend.
Mitchell says judge's ruling is a challenge to authority
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday labelled a recent Supreme Court judge’s ruling that Canadian Bruno Rufa was unlawfully deported from The Bahamas as a “challenge to the authority of immigration”.
Haitians detained by authorities say they paid trafficker to take them to the US
Six Haitian nationals who claimed that they had paid money to a human trafficker to be smuggled to the United States were taken into custody by Bahamian authorities in Grand Bahama this week.
John Bostwick guilty after "unbelievable and unconvincing" defence over bullets in bag
A MAGISTRATE yesterday rejected the argument from former Senator John Bostwick II that he was set up when a loaded magazine clip was discovered in his backpack at an airport 18 months ago and convicted him of possession of ammunition.
Court rules Rufa was deported unlawfully
SUPREME Court Justice Petra Hanna Weekes has ruled that Canadian Bruno Rufa was unlawfully deported from The Bahamas and that his second arrest and detention by immigration officers in Freeport were in violation of the law.
Two teens accused of stabbing moved to jail
TWO of three teenagers who were charged on Monday in connection with the recent stabbing death of a 12th grade Doris Johnson Senior High School student have been transferred from a juvenile facility and are now in prison on remand awaiting trial.
Police arrest 11 'masterminds' behind string of armed robberies
POLICE arrested eleven people on Tuesday whom they suspect to be the “masterminds” of a string of armed robberies in the capital.
Bostwick guilty of having bullets in bag
A MAGISTRATE yesterday rejected the argument from former Senator John Bostwick II that he was set up when a loaded magazine clip was discovered in his backpack at an airport 18 months ago and convicted him of possession of ammunition.
Customs officer faces court accused of theft
A Department of Customs officer in Abaco was charged with stealing by reason of employment and forgery in the Marsh Harbour Magistrate’s Court on December 9.
Bail denied for murder suspects
TWO men hoping to be released from prison ahead of their respective murder trials had their bail applications dismissed by a Supreme Court judge yesterday.
