The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

A 46-year-old Strachan’s Corner man was charged in court yesterday with raping a teen girl. Alden Scott was arraigned for raping a 17-year-old girl on July 12. Police arrested Scott late last week. Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez informed Scott that the court would not require him to enter a plea to the charge. It is […]

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A juvenile who escaped police custody while being treated at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) two weeks ago was charged in court with murder and escape yesterday. Seventeen-year-old Michael Defrend of Peardale, East Street South appeared in court number one yesterday to answer to the charges. Defrend was initially arrested last month in connection with the […]

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Kerzner International has announced its new partnership with the Miss Bahamas Organisation (MBO), in an effort to take the pageant into a new era of show production. Atlantis will serve as the title sponsor and venue for the 2012 Miss Bahamas Beauty Pageant on July 29. Kerzner’s Senior Vice President of Special Events Michele Wiltshire […]

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An outspoken pastor who has been criticised by top clergymen for his stance on gambling says he is not interested in picking a fight with the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC), but says the body does not speak for him and many other churches. The Christie administration has promised to hold a referendum before the end […]

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Deteriorated conditions at the Court of Appeal (COA) will soon be issues of the past as extensive upgrades now underway at the court facility are expected to expand and improve working conditions. Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said recently that plans are underway to take the court to another level. The announcement came during the attorney […]

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In keeping with its promise to provide the local market with the best and latest in mobile technology, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) on Saturday rolled out the new Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone. It’s the latest in smartphone technology. In fact, the new Samsung galaxy SIII is now being compared worldwide to Apple’s all famous […]

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Authorities found a man’s body lying on the shoreline at Marshall Road last Friday. Police gave no word on the condition of the corpse or if there were any visible signs of trauma. At present, investigating officers say they are still uncertain of the circumstances surrounding this latest incident and have not yet classified this […]

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A man who was out on bail for a 2008 murder was charged in court Friday with two more murders. Anton Wright, 31, is accused of murdering of 38-year-old Shamaal Ferguson and 28-year-old Damien Webster. Wright, who appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Court No. 1, was not required to enter a plea to […]

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A suspect has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of an ICS armoured vehicle on Thursday. Head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle confirmed to The Journal that the 23-year-old male suspect was brought into CDU around 4:00 p.m. Friday. Superintendent Rolle believes once the suspect is interviewed he will […]

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Top police officials were locked away Friday trying to determine why a young man would kill a woman, wound several officers and then turn the gun on himself. Police said it was around 12:30 a.m. Friday when gunshots rang out in the Cox Way neighbourhood. Fighting to stay alive was a 33-year-old woman, who had […]

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