Trial date for woman accused of murdering friend
A TRIAL date has been fixed in 2016 for a woman accused of murdering a female friend.
Birth records under scrutiny
POLICE were called in to investigate how an officer who was transferred from the Registrar General Department’s birth record office was able to log 75 birth certificates in the system that were not recorded in the department’s Data Management Search Section.
Woman badly hurt near school
GRAND Bahama Police are questioning a 40-year-old man in connection with an incident that has sent a badly injured woman to hospital in Freeport.
Woman found guilty of huband’s manslaughter given appeal date
A WOMAN who claimed she killed her husband in self-defence will now have her substantive appeal hearing in September.
Bail decision upheld for human trafficking suspect
THE Court of Appeal has upheld a judge’s decision to grant bail to a man accused of having a role in human trafficking.
Victim shot dead while visiting girlfriend
A 36-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot multiple times while visiting his girlfriend on Monday night.
Hearing date set for rape appeal
THE Court of Appeal has set a substantive hearing date for a man challenging a jury’s verdict that he raped a teenage girl ten times.
Man held after drugs and firearm discovered
A 37-year-old Bahamian man was taken into custody over the weekend in connection with a drug and firearm seizure.
Bulgarian guilty of credit card scam launches court appeal
A BULGARIAN, who admitted being involved in a credit card scam, is now seeking to have the Court of Appeal overturn his conviction and one-year sentence.
Convicted rapist given appeal date
A MAN found guilty of rape is now represented by a Queen’s Counsel who will argue his appeal against conviction at a hearing in three month’s time.
Shooting brings 2015 count to 63
MURDERS are up five per cent compared to the same time last year, an analysis into the country’s homicide figures for the first five months of 2015 has revealed.
Man shot dead in Yellow Elder Gardens
Police are seeking the public's help after a man was shot dead on Friday night.
Man dies in hospital after shooting
A MAN died in hospital Thursday night shortly after he was shot in the Pinewood Gardens subdivision.
‘My murdered daughter died in my arms’
LEVITA Thurston said she will never forget the blank look in her daughter’s eyes as she lay dead and cold in her arms after being shot in the head in front of their home.
