American arrested for failing to declare $40,000 cash
A 60–year-old Massachusetts man was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Wednesday for failing to declare $40,000 cash.
Man acused of beating lover on the head with a hammer
A MAN from Ragged Island is in police custody after he allegedly beat his lover in the head with a hammer, police said yesterday.
Retrial 'not in interests of justice'
THERE will be no retrial for a man acquitted of the 2009 fatal beating of man in Abaco, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
October appeal for murder convict
A MAN convicted of murdering the friend he claimed introduced him to an HIV-positive woman who gave him the virus will have his appeal heard in two months.
Man cleared of killing lover, 66
A MAN found guilty of the manslaughter of his 66-year-old Long Island lover had his conviction and sentence squashed by the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Body found riddled with bullets
THE bullet-riddled body of a man believed to be in his early thirties was discovered yesterday morning deep in farmland off Faith Avenue.
Third arrest after armed robbery
A THIRD man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery at Bristol Cellars Wines and Spirits in Freeport on Monday.
Man jailed for 30 years for paralysing woman in attack launches appeal
A MAN appeared in the Court of Appeal yesterday ready to argue his own case against conviction and 30-year sentence for a near-fatal shooting of a woman who is now paralysed for life.
Police find body with gunshot wounds
POLICE discovered the body of a man believed to be in his early 30s in farmland off of Faith Avenue this morning.
Man charged with murder of teen
A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the murder of an Eleuthera teen.
Rising crime spurs efforts to cut down on violence
RISING crime trends in the Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean involving youth have led an international organisation to spearhead an accreditation programme with a view to enhancing anti-violence strategies.
Police warn against street justice over threats
TOO many people decide to mete out “street justice” and not allow the legal system to do its job, especially when it comes to threats of death, according to head of the Central Detective Unit, Superintendent Paul Rolle.
Armed robbery investigated
POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating an armed robbery which occurred just after 5pm on Saturday. Police were told that a gunman entered a business on East Sunrise Highway with a handgun and robbed it of an undetermined amount of money. The gunman is described as being of slim build with a dark complexion. He is about 6ft tall and was wearing blue coveralls.
Two injured in drive-by
TWO MEN are fighting for their lives in hospital after they were shot during a drive-by shooting Saturday night.
UPDATED: Police shut down junkanoo parade after three men shot
POLICE were forced to shut down the 41st Independence Day People’s Love and Unity Junkanoo Rush Out yesterday morning following a shooting incident that left three males in hospital, Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Bethel said. The rush out started shortly after 1am.
