GB police officer faces charge of raping woman
A Grand Bahama police constable was interdicted from the police force and charged yesterday with raping a 28-year-old woman.
Registrar questioned over documents on Gibson’s land buys
TESTIMONIES continued yesterday in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and five others.
Man accused of armed robbery, possession of a gun and leading police on car chase
A 44-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after police allegedly caught him with a stolen vehicle after a chase in Montell Heights last weekend.
Man given community service after he admits stealing $2K from starbucks while employed
A MAN was ordered to serve 250 hours of community service yesterday after admitting to stealing just over $2,000 from a Starbucks at Baha Mar while working there in the last two months.
Man pleads guilty to possession of two ounces of marijuana, fined $700 by court
A MAN was fined yesterday after he was found with over 2oz of marijuana this week.
Woman charged with libel after police sex claim
A WOMAN has been charged with intentional libel after allegedly claiming that a male officer asked to have sex with her in exchange for dropping criminal charges against her relatives.
Police criticised over delay of evidence being presented in Blair shooting inquest
THE coroner once again criticised the police as an inquest into the police-involved killing of three men in Blair Estates in 2019 resumed yesterday, calling it “unacceptable” that only eight of the 15 weapons officers used to kill the men were submitted as evidence.
Registrar General questioned over properties bought by Gibson between 2019 and 2023
REGISTRAR General Camille Gomez-Jones admitted under cross-examination yesterday that she could not say how Long Island MP Adrian Gibson bought properties between 2019 and 2023.
Bail granted to man accused of breaking into a New Providence home on New Year’s Eve
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of breaking into a home on New Providence on New Year’s Eve.
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.
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.
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.
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.
