Pair accused of kidnapping student
Ppair accused of kidnapping student By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the rob
Police officers' trial due to start
Police officers' trial due to start By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO police officers charged in connection with the death of a father-of-six will stand trial tomorrow morning in Supreme Court. Cpl Donovan Gardiner
Fraudster told he deserves more time in jail than law allows
MAGISTRATE Guillimina Archer told an American man he deserved to spend longer than nine months in prison for committing more
Three dead in shootings
THREE people were killed in two separate shooting incidents over the weekend bringing the homicide count to 14 for the first two month's of the year. Police are questioning a 29-year-old man over yesterday's triple shooting that
Four injured in shootings
FOUR people are in hospital following two separate shootings that occurred less than an hour apart yesterday.
Shot brothers in hospital
A DOUBLE shooting yesterday has landed two brothers known to police in hospital, one is in serious condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Though unconfirmed, the victims of the shooting are believed to be 30-year-old
High-speed chase ends in gun battle
A HIGH-SPEED police chase ended in gunfire, leaving two officers injured, a man with "multiple gunshot injuries," and possibly two others on the run. The 22-year-old was shot sev
Police plea over murder
FREEPORT - After two weeks and no further leads in Grand Bahama's second homicide for the year, police are again appealing to the public for help with their investigation. Franklyn McIntosh, 46, was found dead on the roadside in
A number of foreigners held over drugs seizure
A BAHAMIAN-Amercian man, six Bolivians, a Brazilian and two Turkish men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court in connection with a drug seiz
Police follow leads over Chinese man's murder
POLICE are "going through a process of elimination" to find the man responsible for the country's seventh homicide for 2012. Superintendent
Top judge: Jury trials not unfair
APPELLATE Court president Justice Anita Allen expressed her support of the jury system in criminal trials yesterday though she admitted that the system
Arrest made after drug seizure
FREEPORT - A 42-year-old Bahamian man and several suspected illegal immigrants are in police custody following a drug seizure in an upscale neighbourhood near Port Lucaya. According to
Volunteer Bahamas issues alert
VOLUNTEER Bahamas officials yesterday warned the public to be vigilant after several churches and civic organisations were targeted by con artists. Darron T
Trial date for woman in $40,000 fraud case
A SUPREME Court trial date has been set for a woman accused of defrauding a community development initiative of more than $40,000. Valderine Watkins, who once worked as a secretary in the
Cleared of murder charge
FREEPORT - After a week-long trial, Dareo Smith was acquitted of murder in the Supreme Court on Monday. Senior Justice Hartman Longley told Smith, 19, that he was discharged of murd
