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Police suspect natural causes in deaths of elderly couple

THE deaths of an elderly couple whose decomposing bodies were discovered in their home last month are believed to have been due to natural causes, police said yesterday.

Man admits to rape of 72-year-old

A 26-year-old man admitted to the murder and rape of 72-year-old grandmother Vernencha Butler in her Ross Corner apartment.

Appeal court cuts robber’s sentence over judge's error

THE Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man for armed robbery but reduced his prison sentence after finding that the trial judge made an error in law during sentencing.

Pathologist: Victim killed by handgun and shotgun

A PATHOLOGIST testified that a man was killed by both a handgun and a shotgun as the murder trial of Stephon Mackey continued yesterday.

Fake marriage suspect admits assaulting police at station

A HAITIAN man accused of entering a fraudulent marriage to obtain a spousal permit was remanded to prison yesterday.

Bahamian trustee battles DOJ on $27m ‘repatriation’ demand

A Bahamian financial provider is battling the US Justice Department’s demand that it surrender assets held in two trusts it administers to cover $27m in unpaid federal income tax arrears owed by their settlor/beneficiary.

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Rosewood Exuma bid ‘did not initially meet sustainable standards’

The $200m Rosewood Exuma project “did not initially meet standards for sustainable development”, the Government’s top environmental regulator has revealed, while also being challenged for citing Nassau Harbour and Arawak Cay as comparisons for its likely environmental impact.