coronavirus - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:15:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Beach party host fined $500 https://bahamascourtnews.com/beach-party-host-fined-500/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beach-party-host-fined-500 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:15:36 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/beach-party-host-fined-500/ BIMINI – A Bimini resident has been fined $500 for breaking COVID-19 rules for hosting a beach party on the island that attracted hundreds of people. Police tracked down the party’s organizer Dano Duncombe after a video of event at Radio Beach in North Bimini on November 14 went viral on social media. On the […]

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]]> Sentence cut for man who stole from stepmom https://bahamascourtnews.com/sentence-cut-for-man-who-stole-from-stepmom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sentence-cut-for-man-who-stole-from-stepmom Fri, 09 Oct 2020 07:17:17 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/sentence-cut-for-man-who-stole-from-stepmom/ NASSAU- A thief has had his sentence cut by a third on appeal. Wade Mackey was jailed for 18 months after he admitted to breaking into his stepmother’s service station during the five-day coronavirus lockdown in April. Mackey, 27, pleaded guilty to shop breaking and stealing at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney. The court […]

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]]> Poom poom seeker fined for curfew breach https://bahamascourtnews.com/poom-poom-seeker-fined-for-curfew-breach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poom-poom-seeker-fined-for-curfew-breach Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:24:39 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/poom-poom-seeker-fined-for-curfew-breach/ Nassau- Police enforcing the curfew meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus said a man broke the stay-at-home order to look for poom poom. The officers arrested Cadwell Taylor, 34, on July 20 and gave him bail to appear in court on Thursday. Officers enforcing the coronavirus restrictions stopped Taylor when they saw him […]

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]]> Jailed for spit attack during COVID-19 crisis https://bahamascourtnews.com/jailed-for-spit-attack-during-covid-19-crisis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jailed-for-spit-attack-during-covid-19-crisis Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:12:32 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2496 NASSAU- A man who deliberately spit in the faces of two strangers during the COVID-19 crisis has been jailed for two months. Owen Strapp, 51, spat at Kevin Robinson and Owen Johnson in separate incidents on August 4. He spit in Mr Robinson’s face after they had an argument in the parking lot of Home […]

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]]> Court frees man stuck in prison during pandemic https://bahamascourtnews.com/court-frees-man-stuck-in-prison-during-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-frees-man-stuck-in-prison-during-pandemic Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:12:55 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/court-frees-man-stuck-in-prison-during-pandemic/ NASSAU- The coronavirus pandemic left a man accused of trespassing and disorderly behavior stuck in prison for almost five months. Police arrested Romeo Major, 42, around 3:35am on March 8 after receiving a complaint from his father. Joseph Major told police that his son showed up to his house in Freeport and created a disturbance. […]

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]]> $1,000 fine for birthday party https://bahamascourtnews.com/1000-fine-for-birthday-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1000-fine-for-birthday-party Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:49:13 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2260 NASSAU-A man spent his 26th birthday in a cell after police shut down his party. Police met 200 guests at Lemar Walters’ birthday bash at the Bob Marley Resort on July 12, the day before his birthday. None of the guests were wearing masks or observing social distancing protocols. Walters, a Jamaican, admitted to hosting […]

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]]> Retrial delay for man accused of killing activist’s brother https://bahamascourtnews.com/retrial-delay-for-man-accused-of-killing-activists-brother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retrial-delay-for-man-accused-of-killing-activists-brother Thu, 09 Jul 2020 05:53:44 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2196 NASSAU-The coronavirus pandemic has delayed the murder retrial of a man accused of killing the brother of an anti-crime activist Khandi Gibson. Thorne Duncan, 28, was supposed to face trial for the 2012 murder of Khanoachi Knowles on June 29. Since new jury trials remain on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns […]

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]]> Club manager fined for breaking coronavirus rules https://bahamascourtnews.com/club-manager-fined-for-breaking-coronavirus-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=club-manager-fined-for-breaking-coronavirus-rules Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:27:24 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2183 NASSAU-Police shut down a promotional party after more than 100 people flooded Cheetah’s Lounge over the weekend. On Monday, a magistrate fined the club’s manager Fritnnel Petithomme $2,500 for failing to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Not only were the partygoers close together, but they were not wearing face masks. Employees […]

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]]> Man who drank too much fined for curfew breach https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-who-drank-too-much-fined-for-curfew-breach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-who-drank-too-much-fined-for-curfew-breach Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:09:59 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/man-who-drank-too-much-fined-for-curfew-breach/ Drinking too much alcohol came at a hefty price for Genesis Wallace, as a magistrate fined him for breaking coronavirus curfew rules.

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]]> Security guard fined for not wearing mask https://bahamascourtnews.com/security-guard-fined-for-not-wearing-mask/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=security-guard-fined-for-not-wearing-mask Mon, 29 Jun 2020 06:08:00 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2084 A man arrested for not wearing a mask paid a $150 fine to avoid a one-month prison sentence.

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