Man, 22, held over firearm find
A 22-year-old man is in police custody after officers discovered an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of ammunition.
Sentence cut from four years to 18 months
THE COURT of Appeal reduced the four-year sentence of man who wanted to plead guilty to simple drug possession at his arraignment, instead of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Two held after murder of teenager
Two men are in police custody after a teenager was shot dead this morning.
Nine years for armed robbery
A MAN initially standing trial in the Supreme Court, along with another, was sentenced to nine years in prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty to a gold chain armed robbery.
Policeman to have acquittal challenged
A POLICE sergeant who was cleared of having sex with two underage girls returns to the Court of Appeal today where his acquittal will be challenged by prosecutors.
Pulpit mayhem rocks church
A PRAISE and worship at a church service allegedly turned into an unholy shoving match between church leaders while two women assaulted each other with a shoe and a tambourine.
Man who killed girlfriend to launch appeal
A CONVICT will be appointed a public attorney as he challenges his conviction and life sentence for the murder of his former girlfriend, whose body was found inside a grave in the Bahamas Veteran’s Cemetery. Angelo Poitier, 27, of Chippingham, appeared in the Court of Appeal yesterday to state his attention to appeal.
Jury rules accused man is innocent
WHO killed banker Hywel Jones outside his Compass Point office in 2009 is the question that remains unanswered after the man accused of his murder was acquitted by a Supreme Court jury yesterday.
Extra time for attorney to pay back $96,000
AN attorney convicted of stealing nearly $100,000 from a client could spend 2013 in prison if she does not repay the funds by New Years Eve.
Man acquitted of banker's murder
THE man accused of murdering a banker outside his Compass Point office in 2009 has been acquitted of murder.
Two men injured, boy shot in weekend violence
A MAN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was involved in a fight with several other men.
Jury expected to give verdict in murder trial
A SUPREME Court jury is expected to hand down its verdict today in the trial of a man accused of murdering a banker outside his Compass Point office.
Attorney to face jail if she has not repaid money
AN attorney convicted of stealing nearly $100,000 from a client is due to tell the Magistrates Court today whether she was able to pay the money back over the past month.
Judge defers decision on John Bull retrial
SENIOR Justice Jon Isaacs said he needed time to consider the submission of an attorney asking for a retrial order to be struck out against his client concerning the John Bull armed robbery.
Woman’s gold chain snatched as she sat in car
A LAWYER is warning Bahamians to be on the alert this holiday season after her 69-year-old mother’s gold necklace was snatched off as she sat in her car reading a newspaper with the windows down.
