Two dead in weekend killings
POLICE are on the hunt for two men in connection with the country’s latest homicides.
$500,000 of marijuana seized
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers confiscated more than $500,000 worth of marijuana in two separate incidents over the weekend.
Teenager accused of escaping police seeks bail
A TEENAGE girl who pleaded not guilty to escaping police custody after allegedly trying to rob a clothing store with a shotgun appeared in Supreme Court yesterday seeking bail.
Man killed by stab wound to the head
A 25-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when in the heat of an argument he was stabbed in the head Wednesday evening.
Jury directed to find wife not guilty
MOMENTS before the man accused of Stephen Sherman’s “execution” testified that he did not kill the banker, his alleged accomplices walked free of the charges they faced concerning the incident on the judge’s direction to the jury.
Case against Janaldo Farrington will continue
The judge in the Stephen Sherman murder case has directed the jury to acquit Renee Sherman and Cordero Bethel of the charges they face due to legal reasons.
Police question man after stabbing death
A 39-year old man is in custody assisting police after a man was stabbed to death last night.
BTC restores northern Bahamas services after disruption
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has restored its landline, internet and cellular services to the Northern Bahamas and to the Mars Bay area of South Andros.
Girl says she saw gunman's face
THE girl who knelt next to her uncle as they were being robbed outside his Yamacraw Shores home told a jury that she looked back to get a glimpse of the armed gunman’s face.
Parent held by police after row with teacher
A PARENT was taken into police custody at the Anatol Rodgers High School yesterday after yet another argument with a teacher turned physical.
Jury told of confession given to police
PHYSICAL abuse and “a big insurance” were the reasons a woman ordered a hit on her husband, a man suspected of murder allegedly told police while in custody.
'Dozens screaming' after pepper-spray incident
POLICE are investigating a pepper-spray incident in Andros said to have left dozens of people, including tourists, screaming and jumping into sea.
Boy, 16, accused of being serial rapist
A TEENAGE boy accused of being a serial rapist was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with four sexual assaults in which two of his alleged victims are 13-year-old girls.
49-year-old faces court over rape of 13-year-old
A 49-year-old man was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with statutory rape. He was accused of having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Jury returns in murder trial after two weeks of legal discussions
THE jury in the murder trial of a widow accused of plotting her husband’s death returns to court today having been excused from Supreme Court for two weeks because of legal discussions which had to take place in their absence.
