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UPDATE: 2026 Jury Lists Now Published

The 2026 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…
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New Judgements

  • February 3, 2026
    BETWEEN Tevin Fritz AND Director of Public Prosecutions - CRI/bal/00162/2021
  • February 2, 2026
    BETWEEN Feizal Khan AND Commissioner of Police, Director of Immigration, Superintendent of H.M. Prisons and Attorney General – 2006/PUB/con/0001
  • February 2, 2026
    BETWEEN Carlton Eugene Lightbourne Jr. AND Eugenia Tekera Lightbourne, Philip Anthony Lightbourne, Samuel Roosevelt Lightbourne and Devin Dino Almondo Lightbourne – 2013/PRO/npr/FP/00008
  • January 30, 2026
    BETWEEN Island Ostomy and Wound Treatment Centre and Dawn Albury Gaitor AND Telcene Albury and Sonja Albury - 2016/CLE/gen/01649
  • January 27, 2026
    IN THE MATTER of the Petition of Jenifer Doon McKinney - 2022/CLE/qui/01783
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Latest News

From the Judiciary

UPDATE: 2026 Jury Lists Now Published

The 2026 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…

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Press Release: Chief Justice Sir Ian Winder to attend 24th Commonwealth Law Conference in Malta

CHIEF JUSTICE SIR IAN WINDER TO ATTEND THE 24TH COMMONWEALTH LAW CONFERENCE…

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Vacancy Notice - S & C Magistrate

The Judicial and Legal Service Commission invites applications from suitably qualified persons…

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NOTICE: Criminal Case Management Amendment Rules

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Supreme Court (Criminal Case Management)…

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UPDATE: 2025 Jury List Now Published

The 2025 Jury List for New Providence and Grand Bahama is now…

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Press Statement: Court Services Act 2023 Comes Into Effect

The Court Services Act 2023 (the Act) has officially come into effect…

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Notices, Tenders, Press Releases and EOIs

  • Press Release
    Reprint of Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2022
  • Press Release
    Closure of the Garnet Levarity Building
  • Publication
    Bahamas Judiciary Annual Report 2019
  • Tender
    TOR Digitize Court Modernization