Man accused in $38,000 fraud case
A MAN on trial in the magistrates’ court accused of conning 13 prospective car owners of $30,000 was back in two courts yesterday being arraigned on more fraud charges totalling more than $38,000.
Loans officer admits guilt in $1.3M theft
A FORMER Scotiabank loans officer has admitted guilt about his role in stealing $1.3 million from the Nicholl’s Town branch.
Two dead in possible suicides
POLICE are investigating the suicide of a 35-year-old Fox Hill woman hours after a 31-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the head on Friday.
Five shot in two attacks at weekend
FIVE men are recovering in hospital after being shot in two separate incidents over the weekend
Terrorised by criminals 'almost daily'
RESIDENTS of a Nassau community say they are being terrorised by criminals on an almost daily basis.
PM’s vow over custody deaths probe
A ‘VERY accountable investigation’ will take place to probe the circumstances surrounding last weekend’s deaths of two men while they were in police custody, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
Family grieves after father ‘kills himself’
SHOCKED family and friends are grieving after a father of two reportedly shot himself in the head.
Wrinkle granted bail by appeals court
STEPHEN Wrinkle's year-long prison stretch for stealing electricity was cut short today after he was granted bail in the Court of Appeal.
Boy in hospital after being beaten in street
A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital today after being attacked by a group of men Wednesday afternoon.
Man charged with murder
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the February 3 murder of Margaritte Oltime. It is alleged that on Sunday, February 3, 38-year-old Dion Brice, being concerned with another, intentionally caused her death.
Human rights group speaks out after deaths
A GLOBAL human rights watchdog group yesterday delivered several scathing criticisms of the Royal Bahamas Police Force following the deaths of two men in custody.
JUST IN: Apparent suicide at Perpall Tract
Police have just received reports of an apparent suicide at Perpall Tract. Investigators are on the scene at this moment.
Human rights group calls for 'accountability for police abuses'
HUMAN rights watchdog Amnesty International has hit out after the deaths of two men in police custody in the Bahamas.
200 arrested in car licensing scam
POLICE say they have arrested more than 200 persons in connection with a fraudulent auto licensing scam that had contributed to the country’s “alarming” level of vehicles reported stolen.
No bail for Wrinkle
ANY hopes of bail for former Bahamas Contractor’s Association president Stephen Wrinkle pending his appeal over his conviction for stealing electricity were ended yesterday.
