Appeal court rejects bail plea
A MAN hoping to be granted bail by the Court of Appeal had his hopes dashed yesterday when the judges rejected his application, argued by his lawyer for an hour.
Tempers rise in wake of alleged attack
TEMPERS are running high at Bimini with residents threatening to take matters into their own hands following the alleged gang rape of a woman living on the island, The Tribune understands.
Trial date set for man charged with supermarket owner's robbery
A MAN contesting his conviction and sentence for the home-invasion and armed robbery of a supermarket chain owner received his substantive hearing date for the Court of Appeal.
Two charged over separate murders
POLICE escorted two men to Magistrates Court yesterday to be arraigned on separate charges in connection with two of the 10 murders that occurred last month.
Defence Force Marine charged
A DEFENCE Force marine is on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison as he awaits trial on assault and firearm possession charges.
Two shot and spate of armed raids over weekend
POLICE are searching for the culprits in two separate drive-by shootings and a spate of armed robberies this weekend.
POLICE ATTACKED AT MUD DEMOLITION
THREE Haitians have been remanded to prison after a group of people, including some schoolchildren, allegedly attacked officials trying to demolish an illegal home in an Abaco shanty town.
Teenagers stabbed
TWO teenagers were stabbed and had to be rushed to hospital following an argument on Monday.
Witnesses describe policeman's shooting
TWO witnesses in the vicinity of the shooting of a senior police officer told a Supreme Court jury what they saw and heard on the evening the policeman pulled into his St Vincent Road driveway.
'Judiciary needs public confidence'
THE public’s confidence in the judiciary is the real source of its power and the real basis for its existence, the Court of Appeal president said yesterday.
Call to end confusion over death penalty
ONE of the country’s top judges has called for an end to the confusion surrounding the imposition of the death penalty.
Murdered man was on bail over rape charge
THE COUNTRY’S latest murder victim was on bail for rape and was also recently questioned by police in connection with three other sexual assaults, The Tribune understands.
Tourism conference to debate issue of crime
THE scourge of crime and its implications to the tourism economy will be one of the subjects when scores of international and local officials convene the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) conference next month.
250 drivers cited in traffic crackdown - in the wake of horrific crash
POLICE continue to crack down on traffic offences, citing more than 250 drivers in New Providence on Tuesday alone – in the wake of a horrific traffic fatality in Grand Bahama.
Police probe theft at PM's house
ACTING Commissioner of Police Quinn McCartney confirmed yesterday that police are investigating an incident that occurred at the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday.
