Colombian held at airport after liquid cocaine find
A 28-year-old man from Antioquia, Colombia in police custody after the discovery of five kilos of liquid cocaine.
DEVELOPING: POLICE DISCOVER FISHERMAN'S BODY
Police discovered the lifeless body of a 39-year-old man in waters near Potters Cay Dock this morning.
1,000 sign petition to ‘stop abuse’ of carriage horses
MORE than 1,000 people from around the world have signed a petition calling on the Bahamian government to ‘stop the abuse’ of the country’s carriage horses.
Marco accused denies murder
KOFHE Goodman denied murdering 11-year-old Marco Archer when he was formally arraigned in court yesterday in connection with one of the country’s most high-profile murder cases.
Man convicted of laundromat murder
NEARLY a decade after a man was stabbed in the back on his way to the laundromat, the man accused of his murder was unanimously convicted by a Supreme Court jury.
Former officers fined for gas theft
FREEPORT – Two former police officers convicted of stealing nearly $800 of gasoline from the Royal Bahamas Police Force were each ordered by a Supreme Court judge to pay a fine.
Woman charged with harbouring criminal
FREEPORT – A 37-year-old woman has been charged with harbouring a criminal.
Billionaire hit by smear stories
MEDIA boss Wendell Jones has admitted in court he hired a columnist who went on to write defamatory articles about Lyford Cay billionaire Louis Bacon as part of a “smear campaign”, despite having heard the writer may be working for Mr Bacon’s adversary in a bitter dispute – fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
PM: Major statement on gambling in days
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said that a major announcement on the highly anticipated referendum to legalise web shop gaming in the country is expected to come within days.
Partner tells murder trial of ‘loud bang’
THE business partner of a murdered CEO told a court he was on a business call in his office when he heard a “loud bang”and then a second one shortly after the first.
Two held in drugs find
POLICE yesterday said two people were arrested after they were found with $15,000 worth of marijuana and a high powered weapon.
Man convicted of double murder, second accused cleared of charge
A SUPREME Court jury convicted a man of double murder yesterday while acquiting his co-accused who faced a single charge of murder during the month-long murder retrial.
2% of drugs pass through The Bahamas
NEARLY 99 per cent of the illegal firearms taken off the streets and into police custody have been traced back to Florida, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday.
Pair rob man of his laptop
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in finding two men responsible for robbing a man of his Toshiba laptop.
