Murder and attempted armed robbery charges dropped
MURDER and attempted armed robbery charges were discontinued yesterday against a woman accused of having a hand in the slaying of a 45-year-old resident of an Eastern suburb.
Three in hospital after Eight Mile Rock nightclub stabbings
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating a stabbing incident at a nightclub that has left three men requiring hospital treatment for injuries.
Immigration officer charged with rape
AN Immigration officer was remanded to prison yesterday and not placed in “quarter guard” custody as his lawyer hoped following his arraignment on a rape charge.
Extension granted for murder appeal
A MAN yesterday was granted an extension of time by the Court of Appeal to serve notice against his conviction for the murder of a friend who he believed had double-crossed him.
Trio remanded over $600,000 cocaine discovery
THREE Grand Bahamians were remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being arraigned in connection with Monday’s seizure of more than $600,000 worth of cocaine.
Court of Appeal upholds sentences on web shop staff
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the convictions and subsequent sentences a magistrate imposed on 13 then-employees of a raided FML web shop belonging to principal owner Craig Flowers.
Injunction granted over Canadian’s deportation
ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, has obtained a Supreme Court injunction restraining the deportation of Canadian resident Bruno Rufa, who was taken into custody and deported by immigration officials yesterday following an adjourned hearing in Freeport.
Man who murdered Cabinet Minister has sentence cut
THE Court of Appeal has reduced the life sentence of the man convicted of murdering a Free National Movement Cabinet minister, a decision that came 18 years after Charles “Chuck” Virgil’s death.
No leads in double murder probe
POLICE have no leads and no suspects in a shooting incident that left two men dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital.
Man seeks probation for robbery of tourist
A MAN seeking five years on probation for the knife-point robbery of a tourist in a hotel room told a judge yesterday he would have “walked the moon” to avoid what happened two years ago.
Man cleared of killing Bertha’s employee
A NOT guilty verdict yesterday led to the acquittal of a third man standing trial into the armed robbery and murder of a Bertha’s Go-Go Ribs employee.
Man accused of burning BAMSI
THE man charged with setting fire to a male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) last month yesterday claimed his rights were “violated” during the investigative process.
Son charged after woman aged 81 is asphyxiated
A 56-year-old man was charged with murder yesterday in connection with the death of his 81-year-old mother.
UPDATED: Two dead, two injured in shooting
TWO men are dead and another two were left in hospital after gunmen opened fire in the Plantol Street area last night, police said.
Trio charged with forgery
THREE men were charged with forgery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with fake licence discs.
