Man charged with murder, arson in connection with woman's death
A MAN was remanded to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre yesterday after appearing in Magistrates Court to be charged in connection with the death of a woman who was found in a home burnt beyond recognition.
CORRECTION: After witnesses failed to show up in court last week, murder trial begins
A murder trial will begin today, after key witnesses in the case failed to show up for trial last week.
Two shot, one stabbed in incidents over weekend
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in solving two shootings and a stabbing that occurred over the weekend that have left a man and woman in hospital in serious condition.
Victim escaped after gun failed to go off
A WEEK ago a young woman on her way to her Eastern Road home was held up by a gunman, who had driven his car across the front of her car forcing her to stop.
Man out on bail shot dead
A MAN out on bail and being electronically monitored by police was shot several times and died on Saturday pushing the country’s murder count for the year to 30.
Four men arrested after illegal firearm seized
POLICE took four men into custody after they seized an illegal firearm from a home with five live rounds of ammunition on Saturday.
Several arrests over car theft ring
POLICE arrested three men and two women who are the suspected masterminds behind a stolen car ring that resulted in a number of vehicles being stolen over the past few months.
Suspected prostitutes arrested
TWO women, one a Jamaican, were arrested on suspicion of prostitution and a nightclub owner was arrested during a raid on Saturday morning.
Murderer spared death sentence is given 35 years In prison
A MAN spared the death sentence by the Court of Appeal for the contract killing of a friend was re-sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on Friday.
Police road checks net 91 Grand Bahama motorists
GRAND Bahama police have cited 91 people for various traffic violations as a result of road check exercises in the past two days.
Murderer spared death sentence is given 35 years in prison
ANTHONY Clarke Sr, who was spared the death sentence by the Court of Appeal in November for the contract killing of a friend, was re-sentenced to 35 years imprisonment on Friday.
Man charged with murder of baby claims to be mentally ill
A MAN claimed to be mentally ill was arraigned in Magistrates Court on Friday in connection with the battering to death of a one-year-old baby boy last week.
Judge speaks out on violent crimes as man is jailed for 18 years
A JUDGE who sentenced a man to 18 years in prison for manslaughter yesterday lamented the increase in violent crimes involving men with little conflict resolution skills.
Three US visitors arrested over stolen boat
THREE people from the United States, including a juvenile boy, are in police custody after they were found in possession of a stolen boat.
