Eight years in jail for shooting police officer
A MAN was sentenced to eight years imprisonment yesterday when he owned up to shooting at a police officer more than a decade after the incident occurred.
Roberto 'Bonaby' Williams, boyfriend of FOAM president, shot dead
THE boyfriend of an anti-crime advocate was shot and killed on Thursday morning, The Tribune understands.
Gutless: Miller hits out at colleagues over crime
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday urged the Christie administration “to get a grip on crime,” warning that escalating crime statistics could lead to a decline in the nation’s lifeblood – the tourism industry.
22-year-old shot dead in sixth murder in four days
A 22-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed while driving on Mount Royal Avenue early yesterday, becoming the sixth homicide in the country in four days and the fourth in New Providence.
Debate over evidence in Vasyli case
TENSIONS mounted in day three of the high-profile murder trial of Donna Vasyli as a crime scene detective gave evidence of her involvement in the investigation of the murder of the accused’s husband in Old Fort Bay.
Former senior cop supports call for gun court, stricter gun laws
FORMER Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson yesterday endorsed Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent call for stricter gun laws, and called for the re-establishment of the gun court to “make an example of people” with illegal firearms.
Argument leads to man’s stabbing
Grand Bahama police are investigating a stabbing incident that has left one man in serious condition in hospital.
Man shot dead on Mount Royal Avenue
POLICE are investigating the shooting death of a man who was killed Monday morning.
Three men dead in two days in New Providence
A MAN attending a wake at a home off Mackey Street was shot and killed during a gunfight on Friday night, becoming one of three men killed in New Providence over a two-day period.
Husband and wife found shot dead in Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a double homicide after a husband and wife were discovered dead inside their home on Sunday morning. The victims - believed to be Barry and Sheila Johnson - were found shot dead shortly before 9am at an apartment complex in the Holmes Rock area. Police said both victims were shot once to the head.
16 Jamaican women arrested in police swoop over prostitution
POLICE arrested 16 Jamaican women at two local nightclubs in separate operations in connection with solicitation for prostitution on Saturday night.
One dead, four in hospital after weekend shootings
POLICE in New Providence are investigating a series of shootings over the weekend which has left one man dead and four others, including an off-duty police officer, in hospital.
Fatal shooting in Pinewood, three shot in Fox Hill Park
POLICE are reporting at 3pm on Saturday that officers are on the scene of two shootings in New Providence, one of which is fatal.
One dead, two injured after shootings
One man was shot dead and two other people were taken to hospital with gunshot injuries after a fight reportedly broke out at Shady Tree Lane off Mackey Street on Friday night.
Bruno Rufa 'embarrassed' in rushed deportation by immigration officials, court hears
CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa claims that immigration officials caused him embarrassment when they “paraded” him before a crowd of onlookers at the Coral Beach Condominium after being arrested at his residence on January 30. The claim emerged in an affidavit by Mr Rufa in judicial review proceedings in the Supreme Court on Monday.
