Man charged in $15.8m Acklins drug bust
A 33-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after being connected to a $15.8m cocaine and marijuana bust linked to a plane crash in Acklins last December.
Female prison officer disciplined over barbershop fight caught on video
A FEMALE prison officer has been fined $1,000 and will be ineligible for promotion for three years after being involved in a fight captured in a viral video.
Prisoner stabbed to death by inmate waiting trial for prior murder charge
A PRISONER was stabbed to death by a man awaiting his murder trial, and two more were injured at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Saturday morning.
Man dies after being stabbed in his upper body at Meadow and Augusta Street
A MAN in his early 60s died after suffering a single stab wound to his upper body yesterday.
Man accused over assault rifle
A MAN awaiting a murder trial was remanded into custody after he was accused of having a banned assault rifle near his home last week.
Murder suspect charged
A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of a fatal shooting on Cowpen Road that marked the country’s third murder of 2025.
Woman denies stealing $4,000 of Popeye’s food
A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of stealing over $4,000 while working at a Popeye’s Fast Food Restaurant last month.
US trio accused over fishing
THREE American men were charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court on Thursday with illegal commercial fishing and possession of unlicenced firearms and ammunition.
Trial by judge alone laws in force by March
LEGISLATION allowing people to waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by judge alone is expected to come into force in March, The Tribune understands.
Privy Council rules legal challenge over home ownership was too late
THE Privy Council has overturned rulings by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of The Bahamas, finding that a legal challenge to a woman’s ownership of a family home was filed too late.
Man accused of abducting and attempting to rape 16-year-old girl
A 41-year-old man was remanded into custody yesterday after he was accused of abducting a 16-year-old girl and attempting to rape her in his car near a park in the Yamacraw area last week.
Attorney not being able to complete cross-examination leads to adjournment in Gibson and others trial
A SUPREME Court judge adjourned the trial of Adrian Gibson and others yesterday after a defence attorney could not complete the cross-examination of a key witness.
Four police facing extortion bid case
FOUR police officers were charged yesterday with attempting to extort a suspect in a $1.475m airport bank truck heist in November 2023.
Woman admits to stealing over $4k from insurance company
A WOMAN was fined in court after admitting to stealing over $4,000 from an insurance company where she worked last summer.
$6,000 fine gun and ammo possession guilty plea
A MAN was fined $6,000 after admitting to having ammunition and a gun magazine at his residence on Asphalt Drive last weekend.
