Crime
Credit Card Used After Italy Deaths
November 15, 2019
THE father of one of two Bahamian men who died under mysterious circumstances while on a trip to Italy said relatives still have unanswered questions, claiming the credit card of one victim was still in use after his death.
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Gibson Detective - We Made Mistakes
November 14, 2019
THE lead investigator in former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson's bribery case admitted on Thursday she was wrong to have jointly interviewed a local businessman and a woman to "synchronise" their claims against the former parliamentarian...
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Shane Gibson Trial: Officer Admits Changing Ash’S Witness Statement
November 13, 2019
THE lead investigator in former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson's bribery trial admitted on Wednesday to altering the original statement she took from a local businessman by adding in a pivotal allegation against the former parliamentarian some three months after it was taken and signed...
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Sex attackers dump victim in sea
November 12, 2019
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted, beaten and thrown into waters at Potter's Cay on Monday morning in a shocking attack, police said...
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56 Haitian National Convicted in Magistrate's Court
November 12, 2019
On November 11, 2019 (50) Males and (6) Females appeared in Magistrateâs Court #2 before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux and were convicted of Illegal Landing. They all pled guilty as charged...
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Three left orphaned as gunman opens fire
November 12, 2019
POLICE in New Providence are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a man dead yesterday. According to reports, shortly after 1am, a man and a woman arrived at their residence on Ashley Close, off Hawk Ridge Road, when a gunman shot the man multiple times before fleeing...
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Woman facing fake cheques charges remanded to prison
November 08, 2019
A 21-year-old woman was ordered to be remanded to prison on Friday accused of being caught with over $8,000 worth of fake bank cheques drawn on a local cable provider's account...
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‘We Didn’T Murder Breanna, Thea Did’: Alleged Killers Blame Friend For Fatal Attack
November 07, 2019
A janitor and her friend both told police they did not know teenage mother Breanna Mackey was being stabbed to death by their other friend until it was too late, jurors heard yesterday...
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CLEAR YOUR NAME: Chance to erase record for minor marijuana crimes
November 06, 2019
FORMER Police Commissioner Paul Farquharson wants young and first-time offenders, especially those convicted of drug possession crimes, to get their criminal records expunged..
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Bahamas Against Crime Launches Anti- Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children Week with Ecumenical Service
November 05, 2019
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell, told an audience attending the National Ecumenical Church Service that launched Bahamas Against Crimeâs anti Abuse, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children Week of Activities that each citizen has a role to play in the countryâs child protection efforts...
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Deportation For Renew’S Ex-Boss Cox
November 01, 2019
FORMER Renew Bahamas CEO Michael Cox and his uncle Maurice were collectively fined $6,000 yesterday for working at a local scrapyard without valid work permits late last year...
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Show Her Mercy: Family Begs Judge To Help Mother Who Killed Her Girl
November 01, 2019
THE brother-in-law of a schizophrenic woman who killed her two-year-old daughter by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire yesterday begged a judge not to send her to prison, but to allow her to get âthe help she needsâ...
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Breanna slipped twice - then they attacked
October 30, 2019
A 14-year-old boy yesterday testified how a car full of girls nearly ran him over in their haste to ultimately stab and beat to death teenage mother Breanna Mackey over an $80 cell phone last year...
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They Ran Breanna Down Like Animals: Sister Tells Court How Gang Stabbed Teen Over $80 Cellphone
October 29, 2019
THE older sister of teenage mother Breanna Mackey tearfully recounted yesterday how five girls who were supposed to be her sisterâs friends ran her down âlike a dogâ in the street and brutally mobbed her over an $80 smartphone last year...
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UPDATED: Suspect dies in police shootout
October 27, 2019
One of two men taken to hospital after a car chase and shootout with police on Friday afternoon has died of his injuries. A third man remains at large...
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UPDATED: One of two men shot by police dies in hospital
October 26, 2019
One of two men taken to hospital after a car chase and shootout with police on Friday afternoon has died of his injuries. A third man remains at large...
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Atlantis death - suicide or murder
October 25, 2019
THE older brother of a South African woman found hanged in a room at the Atlantis resort last year, yesterday urged a jury to find that his sister was murdered...
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Man critical in hospital with gunshot wounds
October 24, 2019
A MAN is in hospital nursing gunshot wounds after he was shot Tuesday night, police said. According to police, shortly after 10pm two men were sitting outside a residence on Wilson Tract off Wulff Road, when a gunman entered the yard and opened fire...
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Rose McGowan sues Weinstein over silencing attempts
October 24, 2019
Actress Rose McGowan has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, his ex-lawyers and a private intelligence agency, accusing them of trying to silence her...
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Jail and fines for 15 more migrants
October 24, 2019
A 26-year-old Haitian womanâs two-month prison sentence was increased to a year and coupled with a fine yesterday because she gave immigration officers a false name out of fear when they arrested her last week...
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