Teenager cleared of murder
A TEENAGER was cleared of a murder charge yesterday afternoon in Supreme Court.
Retrial ordered in murder case
FREEPORT - Jurors in the murder trial of Hulio Smith were unable to reach a verdict yesterday, leading to a hung jury and an order for a retrial.
Court debate on teen's interview over murder
A POLICEMAN from the USA presented a DVD recorded interview, allegedly of himself and a teenage girl concerning the 2009 murder of her mother, Anna Garrison.
Man accused in murder case walks free
A MAN walked free from the Supreme Court yesterday after the prosecution, on the orders of the Attorney General, discontinued its murder case against him.
'Jamaican crooks were smuggled from Freeport'
THE SEARCH for a group of missing Jamaican men has reportedly uncovered an illegal trafficking scheme using Bahamian waters to access the United States.
54 years in jail for murderer
A CONVICT spent his first night of 54 years in prison last night after being sentenced by a judge for a nightclub murder seven years ago.
Police following leads but no murder arrests yet
POLICE say they are following significant leads in the country's latest murders, however no one has been taken into custody.
Couple face claims as trial gets under way
A POLICEMAN had an “off and on” relationship with a woman allegedly murdered by her teenage daughter and the daughter’s lover.
Deaths take toll to 12 in a fortnight
THREE men are dead and four are fighting for their lives in hospital after a weekend of violence rocked the capital. The bloody spree follows nine killings in the space of seven days – taking the murder count for last two weeks to 12.
Man's body found in pond
Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in the pond at the rear of the National Insurance Building, Baillou Hill Road.
US report's crime rating blamed on FNM
STATE Minister for National Security, Keith Bell, blamed the alarming crime rating of New Providence and Grand Bahama in a recent US report on the previous FNM government’s decision to “stop, review, and cancel” crucial crime fighting initiatives during their term in office.
Defence Lawyer calls for murder charge to be dismissed
FREEPORT – Defence lawyer Paul Wallace-Whitfield submitted that the prosecution had failed to prove its case against murder accused Hulio Smith and asked that charges be dismissed against him.
Threat of crime at 'critical' levels
A DAMNING report by US authorities has blasted New Providence's criminal threat level as "critical" - and for the first time rated Grand Bahama's level as "high", putting the island on a par with the Dominican Republic.
Nottage: Murder count must come down now
MINISTER of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday said reducing the murder count is not only realistic, but necessary as the government moves forward this year.
Police in schools for new term
A STRONG police presence is expected for public schools when the new term begins in September, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday said.
