Child cruelty case against ministers faces new delay
BECAUSE both Crown and defence counsel have matters before the Supreme Court, the case of two ministers accused of cruelty to a 15-year-old boy has been delayed a second time.
Man found dead in public bathroom after shooting
A MAN was found dead in a public bathroom early Wednesday morning after being shot in the head.
Police issue wanted call
POLICE are requesting the public’s help in finding the whereabouts of two people to assist in ongoing investigations.
Pair killed in shootings were dating
THE country’s two latest murder victims were dating, police confirmed yesterday. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ferguson, said that police have recently discovered that 19-year-old Latheria Moss and 42-year-old Fred Dames “knew each other and were dating”.
Bostwick vows to fight ammunition accusation
MOMENTS after he was granted bail after being arraigned in Magistrates Court, Free National Movement (FNM) Senator John Bostwick vowed that he “will fight” the charge of ammunition possession brought against him yesterday.
Two years since murder and no progress in court case
A Grand Bahama family is upset over the continuing delays in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court into the stabbing death of their loved one who was murdered almost two years ago, while the man accused is out on bail.
Man accused of execution faces court
A MAN accused of the “execution style” murder of Clarence Newry Coakley, who was on bail at the time of his death, was arraigned before a magistrate yesterday.
Four years in jail for woman who smuggled cocaine
A WOMAN will spend the next four years in Her Majesty’s Prison after she maintained her guilty plea to serious drugs charges yesterday for the smuggling of $50,000 worth of cocaine into the country from Panama in several home appliances.
Americans accused of manslaughter face delay
TWO Americans accused of killing a fellow countryman in Bimini must wait six weeks before their manslaughter case is fast-tracked to the Supreme Court for trial.
FNM Senator charged with possession of ammunition
FNM SENATOR JOHN Bostwick was charged with possession of ammunition and bailed on $9,000 Monday morning.
Police call for witnesses as pedestrian killed in crash
POLICE are asking for witnesses to come forward after a man was hit by a car and killed on Friday on John F Kennedy Drive.
Man killed, five hurt in crash
A MAN is dead and five others are injured following a fiery car crash on Grand Bahama Highway early Saturday morning in East Grand Bahama. The accident happened around 1am involving two vehicles, one of which erupted into flames on impact.
Teenage girl among three gunned down in 36 hours
A TEENAGE girl was found shot to death early yesterday morning – the third person to be killed within 36 hours in the capital.
Bostwick ‘had ammunition in bag at airport’
FNM SENATOR JOHN Bostwick is in police custody after he was found with a quantity of ammunition at the Grand Bahama International Airport on Saturday.
Killer captain high on crack and rum
A BAHAMIAN boat captain, who has pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling resulting in the drowning of four Haitian women, was smoking crack-cocaine and drinking rum at the time the vessel he was steering capsized off the coast of Miami, Florida.
