Crime & Court

Video system for courts

A new video conference system that will allow certain criminal cases to be conducted by video, is set to save the government millions of dollars and cut down on the “traffic hazard” caused by transporting prisoners to court.

One dead, one shot, one stabbed in violent weekend

IN three separate incidents of violence this weekend, one man is dead, another shot in his leg, and a third stabbed in his chest and fighting for his life in hospital.

Man fights for life after stabbing

A 24-year-old man is fighting for his life in hospital after being repeatedly stabbed.

Claim of body found in Abaco

CONCERNS have been raised that law enforcement officials are trying to conceal crime statistics, more specifically instances of murder, to give the impression that government is succeeding in its fight against crime.

Minnis drops threat case

FNM party leader Dr Hubert Minnis has withdrawn his complaint against a PLP supporter who he claimed had threatened to kill him at an FNM Grill n’ Chill event at the Ingraham Park in Coopers Town, Abaco, on Saturday, September 15.

Woman stole Rolex watches

A COLOMBIAN woman was convicted and sentenced yesterday for stealing two Rolex watches – valued at $31,000 – from John Bull Ltd. The watches have yet to be recovered.

Trio were not in court as they were in custody

A SUPREME Court judge reinstated the bail of three men who failed to appear on Monday for the start of their attempted murder trial after he accepted their reasons for not being present.

College party row ends up in court

A POLICEMAN told the court that a student-leader, for whom he and his colleagues had been called to the College of the Bahamas campus, accused him and his fellow officers of being slaves to the “black man” and “the government.”

School dropouts are blamed for high-tech crime

HIGH school dropouts are at the forefront of a new era of high-tech crime, according to Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage.

PLP candidate confident for by-election

NORTH ABACO - Renardo Curry, PLP North Abaco by-election hopeful, believes that a victory for the party would signal an “incredible longing” by constituents to see the island progress.

Casino heist: two in court

TWO of the three men police arrested on Sunday in connection with the botched robbery of the Atlantis casino’s cash cage were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday facing more than 30 criminal charges.

Supreme Court judge to rule on bail for men who failed to show at trial

A SUPREME Court judge will decide today whether two of the three men who failed to appear on Monday for the start of their attempted murder trial will continue to be on bail.

Guilty plea not accepted in excess currency case

THE American wife of a local grocery store owner appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday seeking to change her plea in a $27,000 failure to declare case.