Masked raider robs Freeport business
FREEPORT – Grand Bahama Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery of a business establishment in the Freeport area.
Identity confirmed of man shot by police
FREEPORT – The man shot and killed by police on Monday evening has been officially identified as Detandrion Lockhart, 37, of South Bahamia.
Sentencing delayed for human smuggler
THE sentencing of a woman convicted in the Bahamas’ first human trafficking trial has been delayed by a prosecutor’s request that the Director of Public Prosecutions be present.
Forensic expert to give evidence in rape trial
A FORENSIC analyst is expected to give testimony today in a trial where a man is accused of raping a woman in her home the night of an island-wide power outage.
Teen and 20-year-old accused of separate murders
POLICE believe they have solved two of this year’s murders when they brought a juvenile and a 20-year-old to Magistrates Court on Tuesday to be arraigned in connection with the deaths.
One year after ruling, still no action over death in custody
A FULL year since Aaron Rolle’s death in police custody was ruled unlawful by a coroner’s court, no further action has been taken by the Attorney General’s office.
Man dies after shootout with police
FREEPORT - A man was shot and killed late on Monday evening during a chase and shoot-out with police that ended at the Warren J Levarity Highway.
Decision due today on criminal charges for Abaco blaze
POLICE expect to provide an answer today on whether or not criminal charges will be filed in connection with Sunday’s devastating fire that destroyed more than 70 homes in a shanty town in Abaco.
Three arrested for possession of fresh crawfish out of season
POLICE in the Berry Islands arrested three men yesterday for the possession of fresh crawfish during the closed season – a breach of the Fisheries Act.
Four Bahamians, seven immigrants held in suspected smuggling case
FREEPORT – Four Bahamians and seven illegal immigrants were picked up by authorities in connection with an alleged human smuggling incident in the Dover Sound area on Monday.
Suspect in Abaco fire 'has history of mental problems'
A 23-year-old man, assisting police with their investigations into the fire that destroyed more than 70 shanty town homes in Abaco on Sunday, has a history of mental problems and was recently seen running naked in the area, residents claimed yesterday.
Guilty of manslaughter over death of sister's boyfriend
FREEPORT – Denie Osias was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter in the Supreme Court yesterday in the stabbing death of his sister’s boyfriend in July 2012.
Victim killed the day after his birthday
A MAN who celebrated his birthday just two days ago became the country’s latest homicide when siblings found his lifeless and bloodied body inside a residence off Cowpen Road yesterday.
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.
