Privy Council ruling on joint mortgage after a partner dies
THE Privy Council upheld a Court of Appeal decision regarding who is responsible for a mortgage on a jointly owned property after one of the owners dies.
Police seize 42lbs of suspected marijuana in home search
Police arrested a 43-year-old man after they discovered 42 pounds of suspected marijuana during a search of a residence off Baillou Hill Road yesterday.
Significant portion of Mexico’s $10bn lawsuit against US gun makers dismissed
A US judge has dismissed a significant portion of Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit to hold US gun manufacturers accountable for the spread of firearms in the region.
Man charged with illegal weapon and drugs with intent to supply
A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday after allegedly being found with a banned firearm and $26,000 worth of drugs in July.
Man accused of assault with a deadly weapon and threats of death granted bail
A MAN was granted bail after allegedly threatening to kill a woman with a gun last week.
Man ordered to Maintain good behaviour after admitting to assault with a cutlass
A MAN was ordered to maintain good behaviour yesterday after admitting to assaulting someone with a cutlass on Bernard Road last weekend.
Woman prison officer remanded in murder plot
A WOMAN prison officer and two men were remanded yesterday for allegedly plotting the murder of Elvardo Thompson last month.
Man found shot to death in South Beach is 79th murder
POLICE are investigating a fatal shooting in South Beach that has raised this year’s murder count to 79.
Recently acquitted of 2013 double murder, man now faces another murder charge
A 29-year-old man recently acquitted of a 2013 double murder was granted $30,000 bail last week for his alleged involvement in a 2021 murder.
Woman accused of stealing $27k from former employer
A WOMAN was granted $8,500 bail on Friday after she allegedly stole over $27,000 from her former employer last year.
Man fined for breaching bail conditions
A MAN was fined after he admitted to breaching his bail while on release for a pending armed robbery charge.
FTX ordered to pay $12.7bn to victims of their fraudulent activities
THE Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday that a US District Court in New York has ordered FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research LLC to pay $12.7 billion to their customers and victims of their fraudulent activities.
Munroe: No reason to fear police probe
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he doesn’t believe people who may be questioned as part of a Royal Bahamas Police Force corruption probe should fear for their lives despite several coincidences that have unsettled the public.
Double shooting in GB leaves one man dead and another in hospital
GRAND Bahama recorded its fourth homicide for the year after a double shooting at a nightspot in Freeport.
$2m for man beaten and abused in prison
THE Supreme Court has awarded a record $2m in damages to Matthew Sewell, a Jamaican man who endured sexual assault and beatings while being unlawfully detained in prison and the detention centre for nearly a decade, experiences so damaging that he became schizophrenic and developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
