Decision likely today over lawyer's contempt case
CONTEMPT proceedings against Geoffrey Farquharson are expected to reach a conclusion today when Justice Bernard Turner determines what action, if any, the court will take regarding the lawyer’s conduct during the Marco Archer murder trial.
Summons issued for absent lawyer
THE Court of Appeal has issued a summons for a lawyer to explain his absence from the hearing of his client who is contesting a 40-year prison sentence and conviction for the murder of his mother’s boyfriend.
Two U.S. tourists arrested over marijuana
TWO American tourists are in police custody and will appear in court this week after they were found with marijuana in their possession.
Two men killed in weekend shootings
INVESTIGATORS say they need the public’s help in solving two separate shootings that resulted in the deaths of two men over the weekend.
Five people in hospital after spate of gun attacks
AUTHORITIES are investigating several shooting incidents that occurred over the weekend that have left five people recovering in hospital.
Two charged in connection with $1.5m drug seizure
A MAN celebrating his 24th birthday yesterday found himself before the Magistrate’s Court facing charges in connection with a $1.5 million drug seizure off the coast of Long Island this week.
Man dies after shooting
Police are investigating after a man was shot dead on Friday night - the fifth homicide in 72 hours.
Five in custody over murder of 20-year-old
POLICE have five men in custody for questioning into the murder of a 20-year-old man on Thursday night. The victim was gunned down shortly after 9.30pm as he walked through Wilson Track with another man.
Murder victim Edgar George Dart hailed as hero by family
British citizen Edgar George Dart, who was shot and killed while in Grand Bahama, is being hailed as a “hero” by grieving family members.
'Attempted break-in' at RBC Cable Beach
The Royal Bank of Canada on the Cable Beach strip is currently in lockdown after an 'attempted break-in' this morning.
San Salvador sex attack suspect charged
A MAN accused of raping a 17-year-old American girl on Easter Monday was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man gunned down while walking in the street
AUTHORITIES are trying to determine a motive behind the fatal shooting of a man who was taking a leisurely walk with a woman friend on Wednesday night.
Guilty of stabbing girlfriend to death
DOUGLAS Pratt faces life imprisonment after being found guilty yesterday by a Supreme Court jury of murdering his girlfriend because she refused to continue a relationship with him.
Police still probing visa irregularities
POLICE are still investigating suspected visa irregularities at the Bahamas Embassy in Haiti, Assistant Commissioner Anthony Ferguson said this week.
