Six month sentence for breaching bail
A man was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to breaching his bail on firearm charges.
Freeport man wanted by police has been captured
A Freeport man who was wanted in connection with a murder has been captured, police have reported.
Man ordered to attend counselling after drug charge
A MAN was ordered to attend counseling on Friday after he admitted to having three grammes of marijuana last week.
Woman accused of death threats and assault
A WOMAN was granted $2,500 bail on Friday after being accused of threatening to kill two people and attacking one of them.
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$510m project to bring more than 3,000 jobs
BRICKELL Management Group is planning a $510m development in western New Providence, with its chairman Sebas Bastian encouraging locals and foreigners to invest in the venture.
Ankle monitoring company sent a show cause letter from govt
THE Ministry of National Security has sent a show cause letter to the company responsible for electronically monitoring people on bail, giving it 30 days to explain and remedy the problems associated with its work.
Pilot national apprenticeship programme for high-demand fields set for September launch
LABOUR and Public Services Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said a pilot National Apprenticeship Programme involving paid training and devel- opment opportunities in high-demand fields will be launched in September.
Police probe ten children falling ill at local school
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding 10 students who mysteriously became ill at Achievers Academy off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.
Officer heard screams - then helped give birth
WHEN police constable LePetra Sands heard screams for help at Princess Margaret Hospital last month, she sprang into action and unexpectedly helped deliver a woman’s baby in a car across the street.
Sands blasts Greenslade’s Immigration appointment
DR Duane Sands condemned the Davis administration yesterday for overlooking qualified civil servants to make former Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade permanent secretary in the Ministry of Immigration.
PM says he ‘respects the media’ as he defends prior comments
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he respects the press and would not try to dictate what the media should do.
MEN KILLED BY POLICE ‘HAD FIRED AT CROWD’: Officer testifies men shot at them near bar then fled in car
AN officer testified yesterday that police opened fire on two men killed in a chase on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway in 2017 after they allegedly fired a gun at a crowd outside a bar.
One-month sentence for man admitting to drug possession
A MAN was sentenced to one month in prison after admitting to having drugs downtown earlier this week.
Man on 12 months probation after stealing two mannequins
A MAN was placed on 12 months probation after admitting to trying to steal $566 worth of property from a department store earlier this week, including two mannequins.
