Four in hospital after gun attacks
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in solving three separate weekend shooting incidents – two in Grand Bahama – that left four men in hospital.
18-year-old victim was out on bail for serious offence
AN 18-year-old youth on bail was killed Saturday after attending the funeral of his brother who was murdered two weeks ago.
Double attempted murder suspect denied bail
A JUDGE denied bail yesterday to a man awaiting trial for double attempted murder.
Four-year sentence for gun possession was constitutional
A MAN’S four-year mandatory minimum punishment for unlicensed firearm possession was constitutional, said a Supreme Court judge yesterday.
Shopkeeper shot in week’s fifth murder
A shopkeeper was shot in the back and killed after he and his brother tried to escape from three armed gunmen who entered their store in Nassau Village last night.
Man on bail for double homicide held over officer’s death
A MAN on bail for a double homicide is in police custody in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty police officer on Thursday night.
Police officer shot in the head
A POLICEMAN was shot in the head and killed last night as he sat in his jeep with a female friend while off-duty.
Police officer shot dead
Reports have reached the Tribune that a police officer has been shot dead tonight.
AG confident death penalty will be upheld by appeal courts
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard Gibson is confident appellate courts will uphold the death penalty in accordance with the law despite recent suggestions from the Court of Appeal that capital punishment is over.
Police hunt for hijackers after attack
THREE armed thugs car-jacked two men who were driving at the juncture of East Bay St and Village Road on Tuesday night.
Selling cookies to protect kids
OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development, the National Child Protection Council (NCPC) and Bamboo Shack have teamed up to fight child abuse in a novel way with the launch of the Cookies for Kids campaign.
Extra courts due for start of this year will not open until January
THE additional criminal courts initially scheduled for use at the beginning of this year will not be trying matters until January, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Family court still in planning stage
THE establishment of a Family Court is still in the planning stage, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Swift Justice is working, says AG
“SWIFT Justice is working” was the Attorney General’s response yesterday to the Court of Appeal questioning its efficiency in handling appeal cases.
Farewell to two judges - as another steps up
THE Court of Appeal president dubbed yesterday’s special ceremony for the retirement and elevation of three judges as “the institutional knighting of the Court of Appeal”.
