There has reportedly been a growing discontent among members of the judiciary and the public on the length of time it takes for cases to be tried in addition to the backlog that has yet to be dealt with, Eyewitness News understands. In response to the concerns, Attorney General Senator Carl Bethel said, The Bahamas […]
The man shot killed in the Kennedy Subdivision Tuesday night has been identified as 23-year-old Tarino Bevan White of Willow Tree Street . White, according to police, was sitting in a vehicle near a bar in the area, when he was approached by a group of men, one of them armed with a handgun. The […]
William Etienne, 26, appeared before deputy chief magistrate Subusola Swain charged with the August 24 murder of Alvin Strachan According to reports, shortly after 9 a.m., an armed male entered FML webshop on East Street and Balfour Avenue and exchanged words with Strachan before going into the restroom. A few minutes later, the assailant approached Strachan […]
Man shot in car, dies in hospital The murder count climbed again last night after a man was killed in what police said was gun violence in the southeastern district of New Providence. Police said the victim was sitting in his vehicle outside a bar in Kennedy Subdivision off Soldier Road, when he was approached […]
Three men found themselves on the wrong side of the law when police officers in Abaco allegedly discovered drugs and cash in their possession. Reports are that on Monday 27th August 2018, shortly after 5:00 p.m., officers of the Abaco District acting on information, proceeded to the area of Forest Drive, Murphy Town, Abaco, where they searched […]
Major crime in the country remains down, according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames, although he gave no exact figures. The national security chief, who spoke with Eyewitness News recently, attributed the curb in crime to increased patrols by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and its recently relaunched community neighborhood watch program. “All of […]
Murder suspect Valantino Pratt, also known as “T-Boy”, has turned himself in, the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) said. Officers attached to the Central Detective Unit (CDU) in Grand Bahamas said, Pratt, 22, who is wanted wanted for murder turned himself in at Central Police Station on Saturday, shortly after 5pm. There has been no […]
A man is nursing a gun shot wound this morning, after he was shot while in a liquor store this weekend, police said. According to reports by police, the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, when the victim had just pulled up to a liquor store on Gladstone Road. Police said as he exited […]
A web shop was the scene of the country’s latest homicide which occurred on Friday morning at about 10 a.m. Police said a man believed to be in his early 30’s got into an exchange of words with another customer in the Flowers web shop off East St. and Balfour Avenue, when one of the […]
Another police shoot-out on the streets of New Providence has ended with the death of a man. Anthony Fowler became the 9th person for the year to die in a police-involved shooting. Police press liaison officer Superintendent Shanta Knowles said officers were on White’s Alley off Wulff Road in the midst of dealing with another matter, […]
Two men were brought before a judge Friday, charged in connection with one of the country’s latest murders. Alpheaus Smith, 23, and Tevin Johnson, 22, were charged with the murder of Andrew Ferguson on August 18. The two appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson Pratt and were not required to plead. They were sent to the Bahamas […]
Officers of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) in Grand Bahama need your help locating Valentino Auston Pratt, 22, also known as T-boy. Pratt is wanted for questioning in connection with murder. The Nassau resident is described as standing between 6’1 – 6’2″ inches tall, is of dark brown complexion and slim build. His last known […]
