Man charged with importing gun and 1,000 rounds of ammunition in Eleuthera
A MAN was sent to prison after he was accused of importing more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition into Eleuthera in a 40 ft shipping container last month.
Relatives say 15-year-old that was murdered was ‘mannerly’ and ‘decent’
THE 15-year-old boy murdered on Monday was just taking out the garbage when he was killed, his relatives said yesterday as they grappled with why someone would kill their “mannerly”, “decent nephew”.
Country’s lack of capacity to analyse rape kits criticised
BAHAMAS Crisis Centre Director Dr Sandra Dean-Patterson said for the last 30 years, sufficient capacity to analyse the evidence in rape kits has not existed, resulting in sexually assaulted victims being vigorously interrogated in court to prove their case.
Environmentalist Darville concerned over SpaceX rocket landing agreement
LEADING environmentalist Joe Darville is concerned about government’s first-stage agreement with SpaceX for rocket landings in The Bahamas.
Former MP wanted by police
FORMER Exuma MP and Supreme Court judge Elliot Lockhart is wanted by police accused of fraud by false pretences.
Man disappears before murder trial leaving family $30k fee
A GRANDMOTHER and a mother must pay $30,000 after the man for whom they stood surety allegedly threw his ankle monitoring bracelet into a well and disappeared months before his murder trial.
Marshal asks court to reject police appeal
THE marshal of the Coroner’s Court asked a Supreme Court judge yesterday to reject police officers’ efforts to appeal last year’s homicide by manslaughter finding in the killing of Azario Major.
Mother and four-year-old son die in three-car crash
A YOUNG mother and her four-year-old son are dead after a three-car collision in Abaco yesterday.
POLICE KILLINGS RULED HOMICIDE: ‘Justice is served’ says mother after jury returns finding
THE mother of one of two men police killed on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway on December 2, 2017, said “justice was served” after a Coroner’s Court jury returned a homicide by manslaughter finding at the end of an inquest yesterday.
Defence Force to do integrated training with Jamaican forces
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force team will soon visit Jamaica to prepare for possible deployment to Haiti, according to Defence Force Commodore Raymond King.
RBDF confiscates over 1,500 pounds of grouper caught since close of season
AUTHORITIES confiscated 1,500 pounds of Nassau Grouper in the past three weeks despite the closed season for the fish, according to acting Director of the Department of Marine Resources Gregory Bethel.
Subsidies stopped for Margaritaville at Sea
THE government has stopped giving subsidies to Margaritaville at Sea after the cruise company discontinued its one-way cruise travel to and from Grand Bahama, according to John Pinder, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Tourism.
Minister is hopeful on prison accreditation
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe is hopeful that improvements to the prison’s infrastructure will help the institution get accredited, even as he awaits Cabinet’s approval of necessary construction plans for the facilities.
Pair charged with running brothel and prostitution
A BAHAMIAN man and a Cuban woman faced rare charges yesterday when they were accused of operating and performing in an illegal brothel in Ardastra Estates.
61-year-old accused of incest with grandchild
A 61-year-old man was sent to prison yesterday accused of molesting his granddaughter over a four-year period.
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