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Man charged with murder of Leon Griffin and other killings
A 21-year-old was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the murder of four people last year, including well-known businessman and former Bahamas Taxicab Union president Leon Griffin.
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Bahamian jailed for trying to smuggle migrant into U.S.
A FEDERAL district judge in Fort Lauderdale has sentenced Bahamian Jeremy Christoph Rolle to 60 months in prison for trying to smuggle a migrant previously removed from the country following aggravated felony convictions, including murder, into the United States.
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Man charged with murder and attempted murder in Freeport
A 21-year-old Freeport man was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
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Three accused after series of armed robberies
TWO men and a juvenile were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with armed robbery.
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Majority Rule Day
Amid the surging COVID-19 numbers on New Providence, The Bahamas is gearing up to commemorate Majority Rule Day on January 10.
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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
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Backing for financier’s Treasure Cay purchase
A controversial Austrian financier’s bid to acquire the Treasure Cay Resort was yesterday backed by one stakeholder as the only way to prevent the community suffering further economic blight.
