Roberto Reckley News Today

TWO men were remanded yesterday after they were accused of stealing money from a woman at gunpoint last month.

A 30-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old father in the Bernard Road area last month.

Prosecutors intend to appeal after a magistrate imposed a five-year sentence on a suspected gun trafficker, whom he dubbed a “merchant of death”.

Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said yesterday the five-year collective sentence given to a man who admitted to dealing in drugs and guns was appropriate.

A man was on Wednesday convicted of threatening to kill Prime Minister Philip Davis.

A 30-year-old locksmith was on Tuesday sentenced to a collective five years in prison after admitting to dealing in drugs and firearms.

A 22-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion in Eleuthera last week.

A 41-year-old fisherman was on Friday charged with murder and attempted murder after he allegedly chased and shot two intruders.

Two men are behind bars after they were charged yesterday with having unlawful sexual intercourse with two underage girls.

Five people, including two Water and Sewerage Corporation employees, were on Wednesday accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the corporation.