Deputy PM: Media delight in nation's discontent
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that the media appears to “take delight in flaming the fire of discontent” in the Bahamas.
Identity of victim in Cat Island fatal road crash revealed
AUTHORITIES have identified the country’s latest traffic fatality as 21-year-old Andre Lightbourn Jr.
Victim weeps as she describes rape
A WOMAN could not hold back tears yesterday when recalling how she pleaded with God to save her from a gunman who raped her the night of an island-wide power outage.
Jury selected in murder trial
A JURY was selected yesterday in the murder trial of a man and woman accused of murdering a female love interest of the man.
Two accused of bank raid are acquitted
TWO OF three men accused of the $65,000 hold-up of Scotia Bank in Emerald Bay, Exuma, four years ago were acquitted of their involvement after prosecutors offered no evidence against them.
Denie Osias guilty of the manslaughter of his sister's boyfriend
FREEPORT – Denie Osias has been found not guilty of murder, but guilty of the manslaughter of his sister’s boyfriend Calvin “Smokey" Stuart.
Police investigate after man found dead at his home
Police are seeking the public's help after a 30-year-old man was found dead.
Bishop calls for people to rally behind the fight against crime
A LEADING figure in the religious community yesterday called for Bahamians to rally behind the fight against rising crime, asking all sectors of society to become more involved in “this national nightmare”.
Victim killed by lone gunman
POLICE are investigating a weekend shooting in the Prince Charles area that left one man dead and another man in serious condition at hospital. The victims were walking along Zirconia Court, College Gardens when they were gunned down by a lone gunman shortly after 9pm on Friday.
Shooting leaves one man dead, another in hospital
One man is dead and another is in hospital after a shooting on Friday night.
Supreme Court to hold hearing into police raid of FNM Chairman’s home
THE initial Supreme Court hearing into whether the constitutional rights of FNM chairman Darron Cash have been violated will take place on Wednesday.
Man accused of threatening Immigration Department staff
FREEPORT - A Freeport man was charged yesterday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with making threats to the Immigration Department.
Suspects in high-profile court cases denied bail
TWO people accused in separate high-profile criminal cases were denied bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
$2m drugs trial next month - with or without money
A MAN accused of possessing $2m worth of marijuana has been told by a magistrate that his trial will proceed next month with or without his attorney present.
PM vows to win the 'war' against crime
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday the government is developing new crime fighting strategies to win the “war” that they are fighting against “hostile young men” in the capital.
