WITNESS ‘DID NOT SIGN’ CONTRACTS: Cashier tells court signature on papers does not match hers
A KEY witness in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and five others claimed she never signed maintenance contracts awarded to a company of which she was a shareholder when court documents allegedly bearing her signature were shown to her in court yesterday.
35 Haitian migrants found hidden in a boat near Arawak Cay
NEARLY three dozen Haitian migrants were apprehended by police yesterday after they were found hidden inside a boat near Arawak Cay.
Forest fire in Abaco destroys house and threatens nearby farmland
A BUSH fire in Abaco has destroyed one structure and may threaten farmland in South Abaco, according to Cherokee Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s chief.
40-year-old man accused of soliciting sex from boy, 14
A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy last week.
Woman must pay neighbour after attack by unsecured dog
A WOMAN was ordered to compensate her neighbour yesteray after her unchained dog attacked them last week.
Four years for gun possession
A MAN was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday after he admitted to having a banned gun on him on Nassau Street earlier this week.
$3,500 fine for curfew breaches
A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.
‘He took his last breath in front of me,’ said uncle
THE uncle of the latest teen murdered in the country said before Andrew Newry took his last breath in front of him on Monday, that he had unsuccessfully tried to learn who his killer was.
Manager ‘pressured’ on WSC payments
THE former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified yesterday that Adrian Gibson pressured the general manager of the company to resolve delayed payments to landscaping companies.
Head of Film Control Board defends decision on anime movie rating
THE head of the Film Control Board yesterday defended its decision to give a D rating to the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To The Hashira Training”, which prevents it from being shown in local theatres, saying the film has no understandable plot and is not in English.
American tourist dies after falling from vessel
A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.
DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed
AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.
USCG searches for boat with couple missing on trip to the Bahamas
THE US Coast Guard is searching for a pair of boaters who left the Florida Keys for The Bahamas.
Teen on bail for murder sentenced to five years jail for having a loaded gun
A 19-year-old man on bail for murder was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of having a loaded gun.
18-year-old accused of armed carjacking and possession of dangerous drugs
AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.
