Attorney General hits back at Greenslade over bail
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday pushed back against Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent criticism of the performance of the judiciary when it comes to dealing with those responsible for violent crime.
KURT MCCARTNEY TRIAL: Investigator denies sloppy work
THE lead investigator into the murder of prominent businessman Kurt McCartney dismissed a lawyer’s suggestion yesterday that his investigation into the crime “was very sloppy”.
Jet ski operator arrested over sex attack
POLICE arrested a Jet Ski operator over the weekend in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a female visitor.
Freeport man accused of murder
A Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Lawyer fears client’s handover to the US
A LAWYER for a man accused of being a multinational drug lord said his client fears being “given up” to the United States government on drug trafficking charges before his final appeal, as was done to Samuel “Ninety” Knowles nearly a decade ago.
Save The Bays seeks to join in contempt case
SAVE The Bays has applied to the Court of Appeal to be heard today on an application to be joined as a party to a lawyer’s contempt appeal concerning accusations of bias on the part of a Supreme Court judge in an ongoing judicial review.
Lawyers: Lead investigator may have incorrectly charged accused in Kurt McCartney trial
ATTORNEYS representing several individuals accused of killing a prominent businessman in Gambier Village yesterday claimed that a lead investigator might have erred in his decision to charge their clients for the crime.
Police following leads in search for latest killer
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force is following “significant leads” into the case of a man who was shot dead in Nassau Village Friday afternoon.
Police investigate after skeletal remains found
POLICE in Abaco are investigating the discovery of human skeletal remains near the SC Bootle Highway.
Lawyer condemns ‘bad apples’ in ranks of police force
THE lawyer for a community activist once accused of assaulting police officers at his home believes that the Royal Bahamas Police Force must not allow a few of its officers to “allow their good reputation and integrity to be damaged”.
11 Jamaicans suspected of prostitution arrested at night club
ELEVEN Jamaican women were arrested by police in the early hours of Saturday suspected of solicitation for prostitution at a New Providence nightclub and for being in breach of the Immigration Act.
UPDATED: Man shot dead in Nassau Village
A MAN was shot dead on Friday afternoon in Nassau Village, becoming the country's 138th murder victim of the year.
9MM Luger pistol 'believed to have been used to kill Kurt McCartney'
A 9MM Luger pistol believed to be the weapon used to kill a prominent businessman in Gambier Village two years was exhibited as evidence on Friday in a murder trial in Supreme Court.
Hunt for man after sex attack
POLICE are on the hunt for a man who sexually assaulted a woman late Wednesday night.
$300,000 lawsuit filed over detained Haitian man
ATTORNEYS for a Haitian man recently acquitted of an illegal entry charge are now seeking $300,000 in damages from the government, police and prison authorities for the alleged unlawful detention of their client despite his acquittal.
