US couple arrested after drugs and cash found
AN American couple was arrested in Abaco after they were accused of having illegal drugs and more than $70,000 in cash at Hope Town, police reported.
Drugs retrial forced after pair are denied right to unsworn testimony
TWO men previously convicted of being involved in a $500,000 drug smuggling plot will be retried in Magistrate’s Court.
Life sentence for murder case reduced to 35 years in jail
A MAN seeking “time served” for a 1987 murder had his life sentence reduced to 35 years’ imprisonment yesterday.
Policeman cleared of raping under-age girl
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday unanimously acquitted a police officer of the statutory rape of an underage girl.
Dead man was relative of victim in murder case
A MAN recently released from prison on a murder charge is back in police custody after he allegedly shot and killed a man during an argument yesterday morning.
Man dies after shooting
Police are on the scene of a murder on Adderley Street in Fox Hill.
Murder victim shot in the head on Sunday
A 25-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot in the head during an altercation late on Sunday night in Yellow Elder Gardens.
Bahamian pair granted bail in Belize following arrest
TWO Bahamian men arrested at an airport in Belize last week were granted bail yesterday. The men, Kelvin Leach and Rohn Knowles, were charged for allegedly failing to declare $20,000 on arrival at the Philip SW Goldson International Airport on Friday.
Search for $210,000 catamaran
ABACO police are searching for a $210,000 catamaran that was reported stolen from the Conch Inn Hotel Marina in Marsh Harbour.
Bostwick court case to start in December
A JUDGE yesterday delayed the expected start of the ammunition possession trial for former Senator John Bostwick Jr until December.
10 years for burglary and unlawful sex
A 44-year-old Grand Bahama man was given a ten-year sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison after pleading guilty to burglary and unlawful sexual intercourse on Monday in the Supreme Court.
Teen jailed for 15 years over fatal shooting
A TEEN, who admitted his guilt to the fatal shooting of a man 10 years his senior, will spend the next 15 years in jail receiving counselling in anger management.
Man shot dead during altercation
A 25-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim after he was shot in the head during an altercation late Sunday night.
Bahamians in fraud probe held in Belize
TWO Bahamian men were arrested on Friday at an airport in Belize three days after they were indicted by US federal prosecutors over an alleged $500 million securities fraud and money laundering scheme, according to a Belize news report.
PM pays tribute to murdered aide
PRIME Minister Perry Christie highlighted Latore Mackey’s commitment to fighting crime at the funeral of his former press secretary on Saturday, adding that the government could honour the 37-year-old’s memory by establishing programmes to curb crime in the country.
