Two men held over four armed robberies
TWO men thought to be responsible for four armed robberies in New Providence have been arrested, police said yesterday.
Car crashes used to stop female victims
AUTHORITIES yesterday warned women to be on the lookout for four armed men who are causing traffic accidents and then robbing motorists.
Delay for armed robbery appeal
A 25-year-old man, appealing a Supreme Court conviction and sentence for attempted armed robbery, will have to wait nearly three months to have his application heard.
Unnatural sex conviction quashed, retrial ordered
FORMER teacher Andre Birbal’s 2011 Supreme Court conviction of having unnatural sex with two juvenile boys was quashed yesterday and remitted to the court in Nassau for retrial.
Robbery victim left to die after being shot
A 26-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot and killed early yesterday morning.
Mob revenge for fatal crash
AN ANGRY mob attacked and stabbed the occupants of a vehicle involved in a traffic accident that left a 13-year-old dead late Wednesday night, police have confirmed.
'Contract killers' held by police
TWO Bahamian men, being quizzed about 23 murders in New Providence, are thought to be “contract killers” who took orders for hits from a prison inmate.
Dominican pleads guilty to possessing fake Bahamian visa
A DOMINICAN man pleaded guilty in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to possession of fraudulent documents, having been found last week at the Lynden Pindling International Airport with a counterfeit Bahamian visa.
Man shot dead during failed robbery attempt
A CONVENIENCE store shoot-out left one robber dead and another man on the run last night.
POLICE NEWS: Man shot dead, traffic fatality
Police this morning were on the scene of a shooting incident at Andros Avenue off East Street which resulted in the death of a male.
Extra police patrols after robbery spike
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade said patrols have been beefed up for the Christmas season in light of the recent spike in armed robberies.
Call for government to pay City Markets staff
FORMER Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes called on the government to pay the 356 former employees of City Markets the $4.6 million they are owed in pension benefits before the Christmas holiday.
No bail for armed robbery suspect
A MAN was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday after appearing in Magistrate’s Court on charges of armed robbery.
Mistrial in sex attack case
A MISTRIAL was declared yesterday in a high-profile case in which a man is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy.
Prosecution seeks to block part of trial from media coverage
PROSECUTORS in a 13-year-old murder case awaiting retrial were yesterday expected to make an application before a judge asking for certain aspects of the trial to be exempted from media coverage.
