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Man pleads not guilty on drug charges granted bail

A MAN was granted $9,900 bail after he was accused of having illicit drugs last week.

Witness tells how teen robber killed by police

A WOMAN said she was terrified when 17-year-old Elron Johnson entered a Chinese restaurant with a gun last year.

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Bimini Police investigate Porgy Bay homicide

Bimini Police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Thursday morning in North Bimini.

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Justifiable homicide ruling in Kwondrick Lowe case

A CORONER’S Court jury returned a unanimous finding of justifiable homicide yesterday concerning the police-involved killing of 18-year-old Kwondrick Lowe near Kemp Road in 2023.

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Ex-teacher accused of indecent assault

A FORMER teacher was granted $8,000 bail after he was accused of assaulting a 15-year-old girl last week.

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BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING RELATIVE: Mom at school play when told of deadly Eleuthera stabbing

THE mother of one of the country’s latest murder victims was at a school play on Friday when she learned Topaz Baillou, 25, had been stabbed to death - allegedly by a minor who is related to the victim.

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Court of Appeal denies govt appeal in matter of former officer in wrongful arrest case

THE Court of Appeal refused to grant the government leave to appeal to the Privy Council after the courts found that a former police officer was entitled to damages because he was wrongfully arrested and detained by his colleagues in 2016.

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Man fined for body armour without a permit

A MAN was fined in court after he admitted to having body armour without a permit.

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Four year sentence for having assault rifle

A MAN was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday after he admitted to having a banned assault rifle near his home on Wilson Tract last week.

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Man accused of breaking into home

A MAN was denied bail on Friday after he was accused of breaking into a Golden Gates home earlier this month.

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Cooper defends Prime Minister’s travels, dismisses car controversy

DEFENDING Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis' travels yesterday, acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said former Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield did not travel enough.

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Court of Appeal dismisses application to prevent key witness testifying

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed an application from Adrian Gibson and his co-defendants seeking to prevent a key witness from testifying in their criminal trial.

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‘Kwondrick died from gunshot wounds to his head and body’

A PATHOLOGIST testified that 18-year-old Kwondrick Lowe died from gunshot injuries to his head and torso last year as the inquest into the police-involved killing continued yesterday.

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Man accused of unlawful entry into woman’s home granted $5,000 bail

A MAN was granted $5,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of invading a woman’s home at night last week.

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Man gets three years jail for having unlicenced firearm and ammunition

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to owning a loaded gun found in an abandoned car in Miller’s End last weekend.