NASSAU, BAHAMAS – “If there is no evidence that Frank Smith met with Barbara Hanna before the cleaning contract was awarded, then the charges against Smith, cannot stand”. Those were the words of lead prosecutor Edward Jenkins, QC, before telling the court that Hanna was “confused with her dates” when she indicated she met with […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Keith Knight, the lead attorney for Frank Smith on Tuesday argued that all 15 charges against his client be dismissed as the Crown did not provide any evidence to support its case. Smith, the former chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority was charged back in July of 2017 with one count of bribery, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – James Thompson, 30, and Robert Arthur, 23, were arraigned on Tuesday for the murder of Joel Russell. Thompson was charged with murder and Arthur was charged with being an accessory after the fact. The men were not required to enter a plea to the charges and they were remanded to the Bahamas […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Nheru Newton, 44, of Wellington Street, in the orange shirt, and Edgar Bonimy, 39, of Golden Gates, in the green and white striped shirt, were arraigned on Monday in the magistrate’s court before Judge Subusola Swain. The men were allegedly found in possession of 554 lbs of suspected marijuana last Wednesday, January 9th. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Attorney General Carl Bethel confirmed last week that the government plans to move the supreme court to the site of the old post office building on East Hill Street. His announcement came at the opening of the legal year ceremony held last week at Christ Church Cathedral. The issues plaguing the building […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The two men believed to have assaulted prosecutor Joel Seymour on January 5 were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court again last Friday, January 11, as prosecutors tacked on another list of charges. The pair originally appeared in court last Wednesday, January 9 on a single charge of causing harm, but were hauled […]
Devano Hanfield, 20, of Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama was arraigned last Friday, January 4 on an attempted murder charge relating to a shooting incident on Tuesday, January 1. He was also charged with possession of a firearm while committing an indictable offence. Hanfield appeared before Magistrate Gwendolyn Claude at the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Phillip Michael Farquharson, 29, was brought before Magistrate Samuel McKinney in court number one last Friday [Dec. 28], charged with the December 21 murder of Elcarta Murphy. According to reports, shortly after 2:00 a.m. on the said date, officers responded to reports of a shooting at a nightclub in the Malcom Road area. […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Justice Estelle Gray Evans (left) was sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Government House on December 27. (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Attorney General Carl Bethel confirmed yesterday that seven Dominican fishermen who were apprehended earlier this week were released because there was no apparent crime to charge them with. According to reports issued by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, officers apprehended a group of Dominican fishermen for allegedly operating in Bahamian waters on […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Franklyn Edgecombe,50, and Paul Adderley,26, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on Thursday in the magistrate’s court on two separate murder charges. Edgecombe was charged with the murder of Rico Ricardo Archer, which occurred on December 11, 2018. According to police reports, Archer’s lifeless body was found in the Fort Fincastle area […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three days after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), seven Dominican fishermen were charged before the courts on Friday for poaching in Bahamian waters. According to the RBDF, patrol craft P-129, coxswained by Petty Officer Edison Rolle, apprehended the seven Dominicans aboard two small go-fast type boats approximately […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Ahmad Clarke, 20, of Acklins Street and Kortaz Coakley, 19, of Yellow Elder Gardens, were charged on Wednesday with the murder of Christian Moore back in April of this year. It is alleged that on Saturday, April 28, the two took Moore’s life and also attempted to take the life of Romello […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The court of appeal on Tuesday granted leave for Jean Rony Jean Charles to take his constitutional case before the Privy Council in London, despite the government’s attempt to block the move. Fred Smith, the lawyer for Jean Charles told Eyewitness News that he will be appealing to the Privy Council. The […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Stephen Smith, 47, was charged in Magistrate’s Court on Monday with stealing and fraud. Between June 18 to August 28, the accused robbed Robert Jennings of items that he was responsible for shipping and money that he paid to have them shipped. After receiving a payment of $9,506 from Jennings, Smith told […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Louizelien Louis, 37, a Haitian national was charged on Monday with fraudulent marriage. Louis was charged with making a false declaration to a marriage officer on June 6, 2017. Louis was then charged with possession of a false document, uttering a false document, fraud by false pretenses, conspiracy to commit illegal marriage […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A man was shot by police on Sunday after he became aggressive. According to police reports, around 10:30 a.m., police responded to a domestic complaint at Sandilands Village Road. As the officers were carrying out the arrest, the suspect became aggressive and a struggle ensued, resulting in the suspect being shot. The […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The government is expected to invest some $2 million to refurbish the Garnet Lavarity Justice Centre in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The facelift will mark the largest refurbishment exercise since the court was constructed in 1994, according to Senator Kwasi Thompson. “This will bring relief to staff members, lawyers and the general public. […]
