21 days until BEC bribery suspect reveals alibi
A MAN told a magistrate yesterday that he would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General in 21 days regarding his alleged acceptance of bribes amounting to more than $500,000 concerning generator purchases for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
Man and woman arrested over hit-and-run fatality
POLICE arrested a man and a woman Monday night in connection with a hit and run accident on Sunday that left a man dead.
Education Minister calls for more police after schoolboy stabbing
IN the wake of the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old Doris Johnson Senior High School student last week, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald told the House of Assembly that the incident exposed the need for more police presence on the streets of New Providence.
Bahamians charged with assisting legal departure
THREE Bahamian men were charged in Magistrate’s Court for assisting in the illegal departure of 15 Chinese nationals last week.
Environmental group denies claims of judge bias
ATTORNEYS for an environmental group yesterday refuted allegations that a Supreme Court judge facilitated the group in its attempts at serving Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard with a notice of motion to commit for allegedly breaching the terms of an injunction barring him from engaging in development activities at his Lyford Cay home.
30 Cubans intercepted on makeshift raft
OFFICIALS found 30 illegal Cuban immigrants on a makeshift raft in Bahamian waters on Sunday and took them to Grand Bahama.
Man arrested over Grand Bahama robbery
Grand Bahama police arrested a man who is suspected of committing an armed robbery in Freeport during the early hours of Monday.
Thorne Edwards found guilty of Kurt McCartney's murder
A MAN who was unanimously convicted of the murder of prominent businessman Kurt McCartney by a Supreme Court jury yesterday may face the death penalty.
19-year-old man seriously wounded in Freeport shooting
POLICE in Grand Bahama are following "significant leads" as they investigate a shooting incident on Monday evening that has left a 19-year-old man serious injured in hospital.
Eight Bahamians are extradited to the US
EIGHT Bahamian men were extradited to the United States yesterday to face drug trafficking charges after an 11-year legal battle.
Police officer accused of gunpoint robbery
A FORMER police officer could face up to life imprisonment if convicted of multiple armed robbery charges.
Teenagers face court over boy's stabbing
THREE teens appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a murder charge concerning the fatal stabbing of a Doris Johnson Senior High School student who was attacked near the school’s campus.
Police officers arrested for armed robbery
TWO police officers were arrested on Sunday in connection with a recent armed robbery, Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed yesterday.
Man dies after being shot in car outside nightclub
A MAN has died in hospital after being shot outside a nightclub on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway in the early hours of Sunday, police have reported.
Man dies after hit-and-run in Nassau
POLICE are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a man was struck by a black vehicle in Nassau early on Sunday and later died in hospital.
