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Passengers hurt after ferry ran aground
MORE than a dozen passengers received minor injuries when a ferry boat they were on ran aground in waters near Man-O-War Cay, Abaco, on Sunday evening.
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Fire quickly contained at BPL plant
BAHAMAS Power and Light said a mid-morning fire yesterday at its decommissioned Station O at Clifton Pier had no impact on generation or other operations.
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Bahamas island owner accused of $40m fraud
The owner of a private island in the Abacos has been accused of masterminding a $40m fraud that has also ensnared a Bahamas-based financial services provider in the fall-out.
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Man accused of raping women
A 39-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of raping several women between January and last month.
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Court chaos as prosecutor wasn’t approved for practice
SUPREME Court judge Deborah Fraser yesterday ruled that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was not valid as it was signed by an African prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar.
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Murder and attempted murder accused in court
TWO men were charged with murder and attempted murder in separate incidents in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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Woman who turned killer?
A JAMAICAN woman was charged with murder yesterday in connection with a stabbing incident which left another woman dead last week.
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Man accused of burglary and indecent assault
A 50-year-old man accused of burglary and indecent assault was yesterday denied bail.
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Women praised for bravery in accusing Peter Nygard
THE first women to come forward and expose Peter Nygard’s alleged international sex trafficking ring are being celebrated for “their incredible bravery in the face of unimaginable odds,” becoming the inaugural recipients of Rotary International’s Action Group Against Slavery Hero Award for Outstanding Courage.
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Two accused of separate murders
A MAN and a teenager were yesterday charged in Magistrates Court with murder in connection with two separate incidents.
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Appeal plan over invalid indictments
THE Department of Public Prosecutions intends to appeal a Supreme Court’s judge’s ruling that states that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was not valid as it was signed by an African prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar.
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Teenagers accused of fatal stabbing
FOUR teenagers were yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murder in connection with two separate incidents.
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Officer’s sentence quashed for assault
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the six-month sentence of a former police reserve sergeant who was convicted of abducting and assaulting a teenage girl at a police station over two years ago.
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Defendants could be re-prosecuted if VBIs were signed by African prosecutor
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder revealed Friday that his team may have to re-prosecute defendants whose voluntary bill of indictments were signed by African prosecutor David Bakibinga.
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Harbour Island man charged with shooting death
A HARBOUR ISLAND man was charged on Friday with murder in connection with a shooting incident last week that left another man in the settlement dead.
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One dead and more than 50 migrants detained
MORE than 50 migrants and one deceased individual were taken to Inagua after they were discovered on a cay in the Southern Bahamas on Thursday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.
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One dead and more than 50 migrants detained
MORE than 50 migrants and one deceased individual were taken to Inagua after they were discovered on a cay in the Southern Bahamas on Thursday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.
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Court of Appeal dismisses application of man who was juvenile when charged
THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the application of a man who attempted to have his burglary and armed robbery case heard summarily since he was a juvenile at the time when he was charged with the offences.
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Teenager accused of rape attack
A 19-year-old resident of Grand Bahama was charged with rape, burglary and causing harm in Freeport yesterday.
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