As detainees face court, Bahamas faces claim of reneging on deal
MIAMI-BASED protesters accused the Bahamas government of “reneging” on an agreement struck through US congressman Joe Garcia over Cuban immigrants held at Fox Hill prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.
Bishop feels ‘violated’ by church theft
BISHOP Simeon Hall says he feels “violated” after thieves caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to New Covenant Baptist Church – stealing cash, computers, and laying waste to several rooms.
Judge to give directions to trial jury
JUSTICE Bernard Turner will give further directions to the jury in the Kofhe Goodman murder trial today after choosing to postpone the trial yesterday.
US Embassy official is victim of robbery
LESS than two months after an attack on a senior US diplomat, another US official was robbed at the beach with his family last weekend.
Cocaine worth $200,000 seized
FREEPORT – Police seized over $200,000 worth of suspected cocaine, which was found hidden in a bucket inside a vehicle, police reported on Thursday.
Police appeal after armed robbery
POLICE need people’s help to solve two armed robberies that happened in New Providence in the last two days.
Brothers settle case
A SETTLEMENT between two millionaire brothers over $100 million after years of litigation might never be known by the public after the appellate court ordered that the agreement be sealed yesterday.
Accused speaks out during trial
POLICE escorted Kofhe Goodman from court yesterday during his murder trial after Goodman stood and said he was “disturbed” by the prosecutor’s closing submissions and claimed he was being threatened by those in the gallery behind him.
Three arrested on suspicion of drug possession
AUTHORITIES have arrested three men after finding them with suspected marijuana.
No arrests after body discovery
POLICE have made no arrests in connection with the discovery of a badly decomposed body of a man wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet earlier this week.
Abaco police seek man over thefts
ABACO Police are searching for a 26-year-old Exuma man for questioning into housebreaking, shopbreaking and sacrilege.
Medical fear delays 17-year-old murder suspect's arraignment
THE arraignment of a 17-year-old boy accused of murder was postponed until further notice yesterday after his mother told a magistrate that he was diabetic and had been denied his medication while in police custody.
Man, 42, charged with having sex with girl, 13
WILLARD Rolle, 42, was arraigned in court yesterday charged with having sex between June and July with a 13-year-old girl.
Six women held as part of housebreaking ring
WOMEN are playing an increasing role in housebreaking, according to police.
Body of man wearing ankle bracelet is found
The badly decomposed body of a man wearing an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet was found in bushes off an isolated track road on the north-side of the South Beach canal, yesterday morning.
