Pair arrested after shotgun is found
POLICE have taken a 21-year-old male and a 19-year-old female into custody for questioning in reference to a shotgun recovered by police during their latest anti-crime operation.
Coral Harbour man found with marijuana
A 25-year-old Coral Harbour resident is in custody following the seizure of nearly seven pounds of marijuana, according to police.
Fugitive American couple arrested in the Bahamas
A MYSTERIOUS American couple who disappeared after they and their seven children were rescued from a foundering sailboat in Galveston Bay last October have been arrested in The Bahamas.
Lawyer cites publicity’s effect on jury in child killer’s trial
COURT of Appeal judges were told by convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman’s lawyer that he would seek a deferment of a retrial if the court allowed the appeal against his client’s murder conviction and death sentence due to the publicity of the matter.
Police shoot alleged thief at dock
POLICE shot and seriously injured a man early yesterday morning when he was reportedly caught breaking into several stalls on Potter’s Cay Dock and removing the generators.
Written ruling published on why death sentence was not imposed
THE Court of Appeal, in a written ruling published on its website yesterday, contended there was “no torture or other aggravating factors” involved in the paid execution of Aleus Tilus to justify imposing the death penalty on the man convicted of the killing.
Two in court for stealing voter’s cards
TWO suspects were charged in court for allegedly stealing voter’s cards from the Parliamentary Registration Department’s voter’s room, according to Bain and Grants Town MP Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday.
Nine years’ jail over stolen car
A MAN whom a jury believed had fled from police in a stolen car on Independence Day was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday on a receiving charge.
Man gunned down hours before his birthday
A MAN was fatally shot multiple times early yesterday morning while visiting a friend in Bamboo Town – just hours before his 28th birthday.
Police appeal for family of murder victim to come forward
POLICE are appealing to members of the public who have not heard from an “extremely heavy set” male family member since Sunday to contact them immediately.
Cleared of murder - but jailed for eight years for manslaughter
A MAN acquitted of murder but convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter was sentenced to eight years in prison yesterday.
jury absent as legal discussions held in murder trial
THE continuation of testimony into the armed robbery and murder of a Bertha’s Go-Go Ribs employee was short-lived yesterday when legal discussions were held in the absence of the jury.
Canadian accused of working illegally
A CANADIAN resident, accused of working illegally in The Bahamas, was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Trial delayed as accused man is absent
THE Supreme Court trial into the armed robbery and murder of a Bertha’s Go-Go Ribs employee was halted yesterday by the absence of one of three men being tried in connection with the fatal shooting.
Charges expected this week over murder of elderly man
CHARGES are expected to be filed in court early this week in connection with the murder of a beloved, retired school teacher in Grand Bahama over the weekend.
