Guardian Top Stories - Wed Feb 24

Wed, Feb 24th 2010, 12:55 AM

Man arraigned for murder, armed robbery
The man who police shot in the leg during a confrontation last week appeared before a magistrate yesterday to face a series of charges, including 15 counts of armed robbery, murder and attempted murder.

Ryan Pinder files court petition
One week after the Elizabeth by-election ended without a decisive victory for anyone, Progressive Liberal Party candidate Ryan Pinder filed a petition in the Election Court.

Condemned prisoner's life spared pending appeal

Condemned prisoner Godfrey Sawyer will be spared - for now.

Police: Armed robbers are repeat offenders
Many of the armed robberies in New Providence are committed by repeat offenders, police revealed at a press conference yesterday.

Possibility Election Court could declare a tie in by-election
As both major political parties exchange declarations of victory for the Elizabeth seat, each is also considering the possibility that the Election Court could declare the race a tie, forcing another vote.

High demand for govt jobs program

The government was forced to turn away many people who applied for its temporary job program, according to Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing.

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