Police seize 100 pounds of marijuana
Police seized almost 100 pounds of marijuana in Exuma on Saturday.
UPDATE: Three men die in separate shooting and stabbing incidents
THE murder toll in the Bahamas in 2015, already at record annual levels, has risen further with three killings in three separate incidents in 20 hours between Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
UPDATED: Death penalty sought for brothers convicted of killing off-duty policeman
A Supreme Court jury found two brothers, Dion Bethel and Kevin McKenzie, guilty of the December 2014 murder and armed robbery of off-duty policeman Sgt Wayne Rolle on Friday afternoon.
PM suggests 'impact on our freedom to move about' in crime fight
PRIME Minister Perry Christie on Friday said he is “distressed” by the country’s crime problems, which he said now requires a more aggressive approach by the government and law enforcement.
Court orders disclosure of all immigration policy documents
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered the government to disclose all relevant documents relating to its immigration policy introduced a year ago.
UPDATED: School shocked by teacher’s murder
FAMILY, friends and colleagues of a Queen’s College elementary teacher who was shot dead in her car on Wednesday night struggled yesterday to deal with the “senseless killing” that claimed the life of a woman they described as “a devoted mother and teacher”.
AUTISTIC MAN WAS VICTIM OF DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in locating the persons responsible for killing an autistic man and seriously injuring another man in a drive by shooting Wednesday night.
Resident takes shotgun off gunman during burglary
A MAN disarmed a gunman who broke into his home on Thursday morning, police said.
Unanimous verdict as man guilty of murder
A SUPREME Court jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict for one of two men standing trial for a murder that occurred on a national holiday.
Anti-crime rally being held tonight
THE Family: People Helping People project plans to host a major anti-crime rally this evening to present its 10-point plan to arrest the nation’s crime woes.
Five in court accused of being gang members
AMID tight security, cordoned off streets and in the presence of armed police, five men who denied being members of a gang when arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the criminal offence.
Man fit to stand trial for incest
AN elderly man will stand trial in the Supreme Court on charges of incest and attempted incest, a judge ruled yesterday.
UPDATED: Donna Vasyli sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder
AFTER she was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing death of her millionaire husband, an attorney for Donna Vasyli said her legal team intends to challenge the guilty verdict of a jury that the widow felt “betrayed” her.
Wilchcombe: Murder record is a disgrace
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe conceded that the Progressive Liberal Party made crime a political issue, but said the party has learned from that experience and realises now that everyone must work together to combat crime.
Lawyer raises concerns over process in murder case
A LAWYER yesterday raised concern over the contents of an indictment Crown prosecutors intend to use in fast-tracking the murder case of her clients to the Supreme Court for trial.
