Mistrial over man accused of killing woman during hurricane
A MISTRIAL was declared yesterday in the case of a man accused of murdering an elderly woman during the passing of Hurricane Sandy.
December date for child cruelty charges
TWO ministers scheduled to return to the Magistrate’s Court in December will be called on to give a defence concerning allegations that they gave a 15-year-old boy liquor to get him drunk.
Witness to shooting of US man ‘not coerced’
A DETECTIVE yesterday said a suspect alleged to have direct involvement in the murder of an American sailor gave a statement to police of his own accord and was not coerced.
Gunman shoots victim then speeds off on motorcycle
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot by a gunman in the Nassau Village area on Tuesday, police said.
Three migrants arrested
IMMIGRATION officials arrested three illegal migrants this week at a resort near Williams Town, Grand Bahama, where they were making plans to be smuggled into the United States.
KEOD SMITH CONTEMPT CASE DELAYED UNTIL DECEMBER
A LAWYER’S bid to appeal contempt proceedings against him concerning his accusations of bias on the part of a judge will now be heard in December.
Handbag found in yard after US man shot trying to stop mugging
A HANDBAG believed to be a part of a crime scene stemming from the murder of an American sailor was found in a yard off east Shirley Street, a jury heard yesterday.
82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN STABBED IN HER HOME
AN 82-year-old woman is fighting for her life in hospital after she was stabbed multiple times with a screwdriver during a home invasion in Harbour Island early on Monday morning.
Trial for murder of Kurt McCartney delayed again
THE murder trial into the shooting death of businessman Kurt McCartney will now be heard in November, after a second consecutive delay.
Officer tells of accused’s testimony over murder of tourist
THREE men allegedly told police of their direct involvement or lack thereof in the events that led up to the fatal shooting of an American tourist, a jury heard yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Two murders since Friday take year’s total to 116
A 25-year-old man was stoned to death early Saturday morning in a shanty town off Gamble Heights, hours after a security officer was shot multiple times and killed off Shirley Street.
VIDEO: Freddie Ramsey charged in BEC contracts bribe case
A 78-year-old man denied collecting more than $500,000 in bribes over a four-year span concerning generator purchase contracts for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) in Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.
BREAKING NEWS: Man found dead in Gamble Heights
POLICE are at a house in Gamble Heights where a man has been found dead on Saturday morning.
Donna Vasyli guilty
DONNA Vasyli gasped in shock and fainted in a courtroom yesterday after hearing that a jury unanimously found her guilty of the stabbing death of her husband, millionaire podiatrist Philip Vasyli, at their home in Old Fort Bay.
BREAKING NEWS: BEC bribe taker expected to be charged on Friday morning
POLICE are expected to bring charges on Friday morning against a man in connection with the 2003 bribery allegations at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC).
