Two charged in connection with assault of BEC staff
TWO MEN were arraigned in the magistrate’s court yesterday in connection with the assault of two women BEC workers.
Two arrests after attack on BEC staff
POLICE arrested two men Tuesday evening in connection with the assault of two women employees of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
Extra time for lawyer in appeal to vary drug convict's fine payment
MORE time was given to a lawyer to make submissions on whether the Court of Appeal has the jurisdiction to vary the payment of a $250,000 fine it ordered a drug convict to pay.
Man held after firearm find
A 26-year-old Freeport man was arrested after it was claimed that he was found with a firearm.
Suspects shot during arrests
POLICE were forced to shoot a wanted man in Acklins yesterday when he reportedly attacked the officers with a cutlass during his arrest.
Stenographer ruling delayed
SENIOR Justice Jon Isaacs deferred his ruling on whether two men’s right to a fair trial would be in jeopardy without the presence of a stenographer.
Guilty of human trafficking and forcing women into prostitution
A SUPREME Court jury that heard evidence in the Bahamas’ first human trafficking trial unanimously convicted a woman of withholding the passports of two women and forcing them into prostitution.
Woman found guilty of trafficking in persons
24-year-old Chevanese “Sasha” Hall has been found guilty on four counts of trafficking in persons and two counts of withholding a passport.
Child cruelty case to be heard in May
THE case of two ministers accused of cruelty to a 15-year-old boy will now be heard in two months time.
Ruling expected in trafficking case
HISTORY is expected to be made in the Supreme Court today when a jury, for the first time in the Bahamas’ history, will decide the fate of a woman accused of human trafficking.
Greenslade ‘will not side step’ jailhouse wedding concern
POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade vowed yesterday “not to side step” on a situation that saw a man in custody at Central Police Station marry his fiancée.
Marijuana fields worth $17m found
FREEPORT - More than 160,000 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of nearly $17 million, were discovered growing in the pine forest in East Grand Bahama.
New lawyer to be appointed in home invasion case
A NEW lawyer must be appointed to represent a man who is challenging his conviction and sentence before the Appeals Court for a failed home invasion that turned deadly.
Man abandons attempt to challenge sentencing
A MAN has abandoned his attempt to challenge his sentencing for a high-speed chase with police in Freeport in which he hit and dragged a pedestrian 80 feet before stopping the car and shooting at police.
Lawyer protest in ministers' child cruelty case
THE lawyer representing two ministers accused of cruelty to a 15-year-old boy did not take kindly to being served with the evidence in the case on the day the trial was to start.
