Bail denied for double murder accused
A MAN was denied bail yesterday for a 2018 double homicide in Pinewood Gardens after his previous bail was revoked last year due to his failure to appear for trial.
Man charged over alleged abduction and attack on woman
A 52-year-old man accused of abducting and violently attacking a woman was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
High Commission hosts Bahamian Cambridge alumni
The British High Commission recently hosted the Bahamian alumni of Cambridge University for a celebratory dinner.
Mixed reaction to proposal to relocate roadside garages
SOME roadside garage operators are open but sceptical about the Davis administration’s desire to relocate such businesses from residential areas to designated zones, raising concerns over costs, space limitations, and unfulfilled promises from previous initiatives.
Man accused of gun charges admits curfew breach
A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison after admitting to breaching curfew conditions related to a pending drug and firearm trial, following the discovery of 100 rounds of ammunition at his home last year.
Businessman admits throwing stones through window
A GRAND Bahama businessman who pleaded guilty to causing damage at a local business establishment has been ordered by a magistrate to undergo evaluation and treatment at the Diah Ward of the Rand Memorial Hospital before sentencing.
Probation over stolen bike
A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to receiving a stolen motorcycle last week.
Guilty of cutlass assault
A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to assaulting a landowner with a cutlass while attempting to pick bananas.
Two men facing charges of child molestation and murder
TWO men were informed that their charges of child molestation and murder, respectively, would proceed to the Supreme Court.
Two killed in separate traffic accidents
TWO people were killed in separate traffic accidents, bringing the country’s road fatality count for the year to 11.
WSC TRIAL: ‘I’ll come up and slap you’, defence lawyer tells witness
A TOP defence attorney was cautioned in court yesterday after he threatened to slap Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) General Manager Robert Deal during cross-examination in the ongoing trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.
Glover-Rolle silent on who gave support for pay change
PUBLIC Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the administration has met with stakeholder groups that support bi-monthly pay for public servants –– but government officials have not identified the groups.
Yet more failures over disclosures
THE Public Disclosures Committee chairman said office inaccessibility and facility issues, including mould, have slowed the processing of this year’s public disclosures of public officials.
Water and Sewerage GM grilled over knowledge of the project in Gibson trial
A DEFENCE attorney in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others suggested yesterday that a prosecution witness may have an agenda as he pressed the witness on his involvement in the contracts at the centre of the case.
No Bahamians reported as detained by US Immigrations, says Ambassador Jones
NO Bahamians have been reported as detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since the United States intensified enforcement efforts, according to Ambassador to the United States Wendell Jones.
