American fined for carrying 'medical marijuana'
A MAGISTRATE yesterday expressed disbelief that an American who claimed his “medical marijuana” was in his pocket had breached security protocol at the ports in Florida.
One shot, one stabbed in separate incidents
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in solving a stabbing and a shooting that left two men detained in hospital.
Man shot dead, three hurt including PLP campaign chief
A MAN was killed and three people, including a PLP campaign general, are in hospital after a shooting in Fox Hill on Saturday night.
PM: We must stop severe craziness of young people
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that “something” has to be done to minimise the level of “severe craziness that possesses” young people as murder and criminal activity remains a challenge for law enforcement.
Authorities refuse to release any details of death
AUTHORITIES yesterday refused to release any details regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of a man while in police custody on Saturday.
Man and woman arrested after drugs found
A MAN and a woman were arrested after police allegedly found them with one pound of marijuana.
16-year-old stabbed, second teen held by police
A 16-year-old boy is in hospital and a teenager is in police custody following a stabbing incident at Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, on Friday.
One dead, three injured in shooting
One man is dead and three others are injured after a shooting incident on Saturday night.
Lawyer argues for 15-year sentence for former death row inmate
THE Court of Appeal yesterday reserved its decision on the appeal of a former death row inmate who wants a 52-year sentence for murder reduced by more than half.
Activist: Talk to the residents, don't lock down communities
MONTELL Heights Community Development Association President Clinton Minnis yesterday called on National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage to reconsider the government’s proposals to initiate lock downs of notorious criminal areas in the capital.
Man accused of threat to prosecutor granted bail
A MAN accused of threatening a prosecutor was yesterday granted bail ahead of his January 2015 murder trial when the Crown backtracked on their position on his bail application.
Man shot in shoulder and rushed to hospital, two arrested by police
A 24-year-old man of Cowpen Road and a 23–year-old man of Nassau Village are in custody following a shooting incident that left a man detained in hospital on Tuesday night.
Trio spared life sentences for Burger King raid
THE trio convicted of the armed robbery of a Burger King restaurant in Cable Beach faced life imprisonment when they appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for sentencing.
Mother tells child cruelty case of conversations with pastor
THE mother of a 16-year-old boy who claimed a pastor blackmailed him into a night of drinking said she had agreed with the pastor’s suggestion that the boy needed to “get out of his shell”.
Woman victim of sex attack by gunman
A GUNMAN sexually assaulted a woman after he accosted her as she walked on St James Road yesterday morning, police said.
