COVID-19 - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Tourist attacked after asking men to social distance https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2021 09:08:14 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/ NASSAU- Three Mexican men got into a scuffle with an American woman during a row over social distancing. Brittany Dryden sustained scratches to her arms and legs during the incident that took place at the COVID-19 testing centre at the Atlantis Coral Towers on July 28. Dryden asked the men behind her to step back […]

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]]> https://bahamascourtnews.com/tourist-attacked-after-asking-men-to-social-distance/feed/ 1 Six months in jail for fake COVID-19 test https://bahamascourtnews.com/six-months-in-jail-for-fake-covid-19-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=six-months-in-jail-for-fake-covid-19-test Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:17:21 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/six-months-in-jail-for-fake-covid-19-test/ NASSAU- A single mother has been sentenced to six months in prison for trying to travel on a fake COVID-19 test. Jasmine Pyfrom, 21, of Matthew Town, Inagua, was detained at LPIA on April 7 after a COVID-19 ambassador suspected her test was fraudulent. A Doctors Hospital official confirmed that the test result was fake. […]

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]]> Four admit using fake Covid-19 test results https://bahamascourtnews.com/four-admit-using-fake-covid-19-test-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-admit-using-fake-covid-19-test-results Mon, 29 Mar 2021 21:37:04 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3576 NASSAU-Four people have admitted to cheating travel restrictions with fake negative coronavirus test results. Scott Davis, Samuel Colebrooke, Edroy Rolle and a 17-year-old guilty today pleaded guilty to possession of forged documents. Their travel plans were ruined after police arrested them at the Lynden Pindling International Airport with bogus tests results on Friday, March 26. […]

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]]> Owners fined $30,500 over packed club https://bahamascourtnews.com/owners-fined-30500-over-packed-club/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=owners-fined-30500-over-packed-club Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:28:51 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3430 ABACO – Police fined the owners of a club $30,500 over the weekend for breaking coronavirus restrictions. The officers on Friday found 95 people jammed into the business in Central Pines. A maximum of 24 patrons should have been allowed inside if social distancing guidelines were observed. A video of the incident showed maskless patrons […]

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]]> Desperate mom to repay store for stolen groceries https://bahamascourtnews.com/desperate-mom-to-repay-store-for-stolen-groceries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=desperate-mom-to-repay-store-for-stolen-groceries Sat, 21 Nov 2020 05:17:32 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/desperate-mom-to-repay-store-for-stolen-groceries/ NASSAU- A jobless mom-of-two was arrested after stealing $206 in groceries. Tanai McKenzie, 41, walked out of Super Value with a “trolly full of groceries” on November 14, a court heard. An employee reported the theft to police on November 16 after reviewing the store’s CCTV. Police arrested McKenzie, who lost her job due to […]

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]]> Four plead guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud https://bahamascourtnews.com/four-plead-guilty-to-covid-19-unemployment-fraud/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-plead-guilty-to-covid-19-unemployment-fraud https://bahamascourtnews.com/four-plead-guilty-to-covid-19-unemployment-fraud/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:33:13 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/four-plead-guilty-to-covid-19-unemployment-fraud/ A magistrate on Monday ordered three men and a woman to repay the $24,102.47 that they received in unemployment benefits to avoid spending six months in jail. Brian Cooper, Quentin Rahming, Santoine Major and Kaylisa Miller on Monday, September 28 admitted to fraudulently obtaining relief funds for people who lost their jobs due to COVID-19. […]

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]]> https://bahamascourtnews.com/four-plead-guilty-to-covid-19-unemployment-fraud/feed/ 1 Plans to resume jury trials, family court https://bahamascourtnews.com/jury-trials-family-court-to-resume/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jury-trials-family-court-to-resume Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:36:16 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/jury-trials-family-court-to-resume-next-month/ NASSAU- The Supreme Court intends to resume jury trials for the first time since March, when the COVID-19 global pandemic hit the country. Although the country is experiencing a surge in cases, the court’s website says that it intends to resume jury trials in September. The actual start date depends on “future developments relating to […]

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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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]]> Rider forced off bus arrested for cursing cops https://bahamascourtnews.com/rider-forced-off-bus-arrested-for-cursing-cops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rider-forced-off-bus-arrested-for-cursing-cops Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:18:02 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/rider-forced-off-bus-arrested-for-cursing-cops/ NASSAU- A woman who lashed out at police after they stopped bus service has received a conditional discharge. The 25-year-old was headed to work around 10am Tuesday when officers ordered passengers off the bus at Frederick Street, the court heard. Police were enforcing an emergency order intended to curb the spread of COVID-19. But the […]

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]]> 13 arrested for Exuma beach party during lockdown https://bahamascourtnews.com/13-arrested-for-exuma-beach-party-during-lockdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=13-arrested-for-exuma-beach-party-during-lockdown Tue, 28 Apr 2020 03:54:21 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1214 Police have arrested and charged 13 people who attended a beach party in Exuma for violating a ban on gatherings during a lockdown in the country. Police spokeswoman Superintendent Shanta Knowles said the alleged lockdown violators would appear before a magistrate soon. The party took place on April 25. However, a nationwide lockdown required all […]

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