June 26, 2025
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Judge blocks forced retirement of official
A THREE-YEAR dispute over efforts to remove Deputy Financial Secretary Athena Marche from her post has been laid bare in a Supreme Court ruling, revealing that Financial Secretary Simon Wilson accused the senior official of unresolved performance problems and insubordination before she was given a choice between transferring to the University of The Bahamas or facing retirement in the public interest.
Power outages forces Supreme Court closure
THE Supreme Court was forced to close yesterday after a downtown power outage that reportedly began on Friday exhausted and damaged its backup generator system, disrupting court schedules and prompting the Bahamas Bar Association to warn that the administration of justice had been “materially” compromised.
Supreme Court awards $180k to victim of jitney crash
A SUPREME Court judge has awarded nearly $180,000 to a former spa worker who suffered a lasting neck injury after the Golden Rule jitney she was riding in slammed into the back of a car more than 12 years ago.
Taxi driver wins unlawful arrest suit
A SUPREME Court judge has found police liable for unlawfully arresting, handcuffing and detaining a licensed taxi driver who was taken into custody near Prince George Wharf for “loitering and soliciting”, even though those were not arrestable offences.
Court denies daughter control of parents’ affairs
A SUPREME Court judge has dismissed a daughter’s seven-year bid to take legal control of her elderly parents’ affairs, ruling that the Mental Health Act cannot be used as a vehicle to settle a bitter family dispute over property and control.
Former senior officer named in US cocaine indictment challenging RBPF over dismissal
A FORMER senior police officer named in a US federal indictment over alleged cocaine trafficking has won permission to challenge his dismissal from the Royal Bahamas Police Force, after a Supreme Court judge ruled that Commissioner Clayton Fernander may have acted unlawfully in firing him without due process.
Work on new Supreme Court complex to begin by year’s end
THE government plans to break ground on the new Supreme Court Judicial Complex before the end of the year, with a public unveiling scheduled for July during the Bahamas’ Independence celebrations.
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