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Two divers die ‘from bends’
TWO divers died on Saturday during a fishing trip off Rose Island, apparently after suffering from the bends.
Man found dead in sinkhole
BIMINI police are investigating the apparent drowning of a Grand Bahama man found floating in a sinkhole on Sunday.
Cubans detained by U.S. Coast Guard
ANOTHER group of Cubans was recently intercepted off Anguilla Cay in the Cay Sal Banks by the United States Coast Guard and subsequently handed over to Bahamian authorities.
$1k fine for man who tried to hide stash
A 27-year-old man who tried to hide his stash of marijuana when officers visited his home to search it was yesterday fined $1,000.
Officers’ ordeal in Dorian recovery
A CRIME scene investigator testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday how he and a team of officers retrieved numerous bodies of victims who were trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after Hurricane Dorian in 2019.
FOUR FOUND WITH DRUGS AND GUNS
FOUR people were found with marijuana, firearms and ammunition at a Lucaya residence on Grand Bahamas this week, police reported.
Haitian man to be jailed
A HAITIAN man who was caught residing in the country without the required legal documents will spend two months in prison before being deported back to his home country.
Man told to pay to repair ex’s door
A 24-year-old man who admitted breaking his former girlfriend’s door during a row was yesterday ordered to compensate her for her damaged property.
Body found ‘drowned’ in Potter’s Cay
POLICE are investigating the suspected drowning death of a man whose body was fished out of waters at Potter’s Cay yesterday.
U.S. man told to pay $400 or go to jail
AN American man who was found with a small bag of marijuana must pay $400 to avoid prison.
Man ‘stabbed waiter in the head’ at bar
A WAITER was left bleeding after a man struck him in the head with a pocket knife at his place of employment, a court was told.
Police probe man’s suspected drowning
A BODY was found submerged in waters under a pier off Victoria Avenue yesterday morning.
Sea search goes on for five Cubans
A SEARCH is ongoing for five Cubans who are presumed missing after 19 others were picked up, including a deceased male, during a joint law enforcement operation in the southern Bahamas last week.
From remand to jail after prison officers find marijuana
A SENIOR magistrate yesterday sentenced a man who was on remand to eight months behind bars after he was found with 1.5 ounces of marijuana by prison officers last year.
Two survive as plane ditches in sea
TWO people were rescued after an aircraft crashed in waters approximately four miles from Chub Cay Airport in the Berry Islands yesterday.
$700 fine for marijuana and pills
A 26-year-old man caught with marijuana and Percocet pills must pay $700 to avoid spending four months behind bars.
Officer says he found marijuana in boxes
A 37-year-old man accused of marijuana possession denied the allegations when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
American jailed for cocaine in suitcase
A 31-year-old man caught trying to travel with cocaine that he claimed he found while jet skiing near Paradise Island was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.
Tow truck driver: I did not knock down work colleague
A wheelchair bound tow truck driver denied knocking his colleague down with his vehicle when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
