61-year-old accused of incest with grandchild
A 61-year-old man was sent to prison yesterday accused of molesting his granddaughter over a four-year period.
Bannister: No cap on WSC contract approval
FORMER Works Minister Desmond Bannister testified that the Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) board was not legally required to refer contracts over $250,000 for ministerial approval during his last day of testimony in the bribery and fraud trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and five others.
Pistol used by police was engraved with ‘headshots’
THE word “headshot” was engraved on a police gun used in the fatal shooting of two men on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway in 2017.
Man denied bail over accessory charge
A MAN was imprisoned yesterday after he was accused of being an accessory to the murder of a man in Chippingham during a car theft earlier this month.
15-YEAR-OLD BOY IS KILLED BY GUNMAN: Brother watches on as younger sibling shot dead in street
A FIFTEEN-year-old boy is the victim of the country’s latest homicide, bringing the murder count for the year to 26.
Police seeking family of homeless man who was assaulted by teenagers
Police are requesting public assistance in locating family members of a homeless man who was observed being assaulted by a group of teenagers on social media.
Woman ordered to attend drug counselling
A WOMAN was ordered on Friday to attend drug counselling for six months as a part of a conditional discharge.
Man accused of killing woman on Ragged Island
A 34-year-old man was remanded in custody on Friday accused of killing a 39-year-old woman in a drive-by shooting on Ragged Island Street last month.
Woman charged with causing harm
A WOMAN was granted $2,500 bail on Friday after she was accused of injuring someone in an argument earlier this month
Six month sentence for breaching bail
A man was sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to breaching his bail on firearm charges.
Freeport man wanted by police has been captured
A Freeport man who was wanted in connection with a murder has been captured, police have reported.
Man ordered to attend counselling after drug charge
A MAN was ordered to attend counseling on Friday after he admitted to having three grammes of marijuana last week.
Woman accused of death threats and assault
A WOMAN was granted $2,500 bail on Friday after being accused of threatening to kill two people and attacking one of them.
Police probe ten children falling ill at local school
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding 10 students who mysteriously became ill at Achievers Academy off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.
MEN KILLED BY POLICE ‘HAD FIRED AT CROWD’: Officer testifies men shot at them near bar then fled in car
AN officer testified yesterday that police opened fire on two men killed in a chase on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway in 2017 after they allegedly fired a gun at a crowd outside a bar.
