Court of Appeal orders murder retrial for former prison officer
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Pilot gets bail in $1m drug seizure case
By LAMECH JOHNSON
Man accused of raping mother did not sign statement
A MAN accused of having sex with his mother refused to sign his record of interview in police custody after denying the accusation, a jury heard yesterday.
Nottage says crime down - despite recent spate of murders
DESPITE a recent spate of murders and violent crime throughout the country, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that crime is “trending downward” specifically in New Providence and within areas that have challenged authorities.
Drug lord awaits decision over $250,000 fine or jail ruling
MEVLIN Maycock Sr is awaiting a Court of Appeal decision over his questioning its jurisdiction to order that he serve two more years in prison if he fails to pay a $250,000 fine. The Appeal Court had upheld his prison conviction for the possession of $1.2m worth of marijuana, but in doing so added the fine to better reflect the worth of the drugs confiscated.
Gomez highlights conviction rates
SIXTY per cent of the cases that have gone to trial between January and April of this year have ended in convictions, according to data released by the Office of the Attorney General.
Child killer to appeal conviction
DEATH row inmate and convicted child killer Kofhe Goodman must wait four months before his appeal hearing takes place in the country’s second highest court.
Police officer shelters in webshop after being shot in chest
POLICE are on the hunt for three men who shot and critically injured a police officer during an attempted armed robbery yesterday afternoon.
Pair held over gun find
TWO men, ages 21 and 27, are in custody after they were arrested on Tuesday accused of possessing an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Lawyer to contest contempt ruling
A LAWYER is to appear in the Court of Appeal today to contest a Supreme Court judge’s ruling finding him in contempt of court.
Officer happy to be back to work after being shot
POLICE Superintendent Clayton Fernander is happy to be “back to work” after continued therapy for the damage done to his right hand the night he was shot by two men during a botched robbery in the driveway of his home.
Pair jailed for shooting top cop
YESTERDAY’S conclusion of the Supt Clayton Fernander shooting case ended with Excel Josey and Maurice Armbrister being sentenced to 17 and 19 years in prison respectively for the attempted armed robbery and attempted murder of the senior police officer.
Man convicted of armed robbery
A MAN is awaiting sentencing after a jury unanimously convicted him of robbing a man at gunpoint of cash and a cellphone in a bar.
Still no arrests despite $25,000 reward offer
IT HAS been almost three months since the brutal killing of British citizen Edgar George Dart in Grand Bahama and no arrests have been made, despite a $25,000 reward which was offered for information leading to the arrests of those responsible.
Policeman shot by teenager during arrest
A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after he was shot by a teenage boy during an arrest on Sunday evening in Elizabeth Estates.
