Court
'Pay drugs fine or risk jail'
November 27, 2020
A 33-year-old man was ordered to pay $1,500 or risk spending six months in prison yesterday after he was found last week with marijuana...
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Tara Cooper-Burnside Sworn in as Acting Justice of the Supreme Court
November 23, 2020
Tara Cooper-Burnside was sworn in as Acting Justice of the Supreme Court by the Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Cornelius A. Smith...
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'Die' Stubbs can fight sentence
November 04, 2020
THE Privy Council recently advised the Court of Appeal to give Stephen "Die" Stubbs permission to appeal the 45-year sentence imposed on him for the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of another man over two decades ago...
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Triple killer verdict overturned
November 03, 2020
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 18-year sentence of a man who was accused of killing three people in 2011, after he argued the trial judge erred when he rejected the no case submission and allowed the case to go to the jury...
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Man faces court accused of harbouring fugitive
October 28, 2020
A 42-year-old man was charged with harbouring a fugitive wanted in connection with the John Bull robbery in Grand Bahama several years ago...
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Donna Vasyli Trial Reporting Restrictions
October 23, 2020
Please be advised that on the 2 March 2020 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council made the following Order...
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Probation for punching father unconscious
October 23, 2020
A 20-year-old, who punched his father unconscious last month during a domestic dispute, was put on probation for six months...
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2,000 fine for four ounces of marijuana
October 23, 2020
A man found with over four ounces of marijuana was yesterday fined $2,000...
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Man fined and told to pay damages for smashing woman's windshield
October 23, 2020
A MAN who threw a rock at a woman and damaged her car's windshield was fined $200 and ordered to pay for the damage he had caused...
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Man who dragged ex-girlfriend onto road during row fined 500
October 23, 2020
A 30-year-old man, accused of dragging his former girlfriend on the road during an argument earlier this month, was yesterday fined $500...
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Residents sue over insurance after destruction of Dorian
October 21, 2020
GRAND Bahama homeowners whose residential properties were destroyed a year ago during Hurricane Dorian are taking legal action in the Supreme Court against a major bank and insurance companies for allegedly failing to pay premiums on their insurance policies...
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Dominicans detained after vessel sinks
October 14, 2020
THREE Dominicans were detained by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Inagua after they were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter stationed in Matthew Town, after their vessel is reported to have sunk.
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Accused of killing mother and daughter
October 06, 2020
A 36-year-old man was brought to court yesterday to face charges connected to the murder of a woman and her young daughter late last month...
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Opening of New Premises of the Industrial Tribunal -- New Providence and Northern Region
October 05, 2020
In what was called a ‘red-letter day,’ newly renovated state-of-the-art premises now house the Bahamas Industrial Tribunal in both New Providence...
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Suspects face new controls in Bail Act
October 01, 2020
THE Minnis administration is seeking to make changes to the Bail Act by introducing a bail management system that ensures accountability while eliminating loopholes that allow impropriety...
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NIB manager denies fraud charges
September 29, 2020
THE manager of the National Insurance Board's Andros branch who yesterday denied defrauding the organisation of tens of thousands of dollars was denied bail ahead of his trial...
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Police shooting victim wants 2m
September 23, 2020
A 20-year-old man will seek $2m in damages after police shot him "without justification" in January and caused him injuries and "emotional distress"...
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Govt must hand over papers on shanty town demolitions
September 22, 2020
SUPREME Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson yesterday gave attorneys representing the government in a judicial review centred on shanty town demolition 21 days to hand over all documents relating to the plans to eradicate the communities...
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Mitchell demand over judicial review
September 21, 2020
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell has said it is not acceptable that the court has failed to allow the applicant of a judicial review to be heard...
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Headknowles partners face new court battle
September 17, 2020
THE dispute between the founders of the HeadKnowles organisation has taken a new twist with Lia Head-Rigby countersuing her former friend Gina Knowles...
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