Former police corporal charged with libel against businessman
A FORMER police corporal has been charged with libel after prosecutors alleged he unlawfully swore an affidavit earlier this year with the intent to defame a prominent businessman.
IACHR urges Bahamas to implement rights reforms, improve detention conditions
THE Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urged The Bahamas to fully implement recently passed human rights and accountability reforms, as it warns that poor detention conditions across the region remain a pressing concern.
Mystery as Bank exec quits
MYSTERY surrounds the sudden resignation of Taran Mackey as The Bahamas’ ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, after just eight months in the role, and from his high-flying position at the Bank of The Bahamas.
Man fined $1,500 over breaching bail
A MAN awaiting trial for manslaughter in the 2023 death of a three-month-old girl was fined $1,500 yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail conditions for nearly three months.
Accused denied bail after $2,500 theft
A MAN was accused yesterday of breaking into a woman’s home in Pinewood last week and stealing $2,500.
Man held over $20k cocaine and loaded gun
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of possessing a loaded firearm and $20,000 worth of cocaine following a police chase in the Tywnam Heights area on Christmas Day.
PM pays tribute to Walkine after a ‘life of service’
FORMER Acklins and Crooked Island MP and physician Dr Franklyn Walkine has died at 73.
Gunman poses as husband to trick way into woman’s home
A MASKED gunman who tricked his way into a home by pretending to be a resident’s husband fired a shot during a robbery on East Street South, police said, as officers investigate two separate armed robberies in the capital.
Man getas 30-month jail sentence after he was found with loaded Glock
A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded firearm on East Street on Boxing Day.
Father accused of locking up woman and three-week-old remanded to jail
A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of unlawfully detaining the mother of his infant child and their three-week-old son inside his Abaco home following a domestic dispute last week.
Man killed on Christmas Eve after buying gifts for kids
A 25-YEAR-OLD mechanic who had just finished buying Christmas gifts for his children was shot and killed on Christmas Eve, leaving his family, friends and co-workers in shock and pushing the country’s murder count to 83 for the year.
Family demands answers after father of four shot by police
A GRAND Bahama family is demanding answers after a father of four was shot by police in Eight Mile Rock on Sunday afternoon, insisting he was unarmed and posed no threat when officers opened fire.
‘I just want to stay around for my kids’
WHILE many families spent Christmas celebrating, 49-year-old Anastasia Johnson spent the holiday fighting to stay alive for her children, battling ovarian cancer while struggling to afford life-saving chemotherapy.
Father of seven dies while picking breadfruit
A MAN who was fatally electrocuted on Christmas Eve while trying to retrieve fruit from a tree on Wilton Street was a Haitian father of seven who had been worried about money ahead of Christmas.
Terminally ill Roker asks to return home
A FORMER Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer facing up to 20 years in prison for his role in a major cocaine trafficking conspiracy has asked a US judge to show leniency with sentencing and allow him to return to The Bahamas under supervised release, revealing he has advanced prostate cancer that has returned aggressively.
