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Man shot dead outside Shirley Street gym after morning workout

A MAN leaving an early-morning workout was shot dead yesterday in the parking lot of the Shirley Street Shopping Plaza, just steps from the gym he had attended for nearly three years.

Plea deal sees serial armed robber get 20 years in jail

A REPEAT offender was sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday after being convicted of a 2017 armed robbery of a web shop.

Teen accused of new year’s day jewellery robbery granted bail

A 15-year-old boy accused of robbing a man of jewellery on West Bay Street on New Year’s Day was granted bail yesterday.

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Man shot dead after leaving gym

A MAN was reportedly shot to death after leaving a gym he frequents at the Shirley Street Shopping Plaza this morning.

Man who admitted to fatal stabbing given 25 years in prison

A MAN who admitted fatally stabbing another man during a fight was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday.

Accused remanded for allegedly firing gun at a man after argument

A MAN accused of firing a gun at another man earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.

‘Not guilty’ plea for charge of assaulting a man with a cutlass

A MAN accused of injuring another man with a cutlass was granted bail yesterday.

Man pleads guilty in ‘planted drugs’ case

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to drug charges related to an incident in which a relative claimed home camera footage showed police planting narcotics at his Carmichael Road home.

Judge denies bail again to robbery suspect who escaped custody

A SUPREME Court judge has again denied bail to a man awaiting trial for an armed robbery, ruling that his prior escape from custody and the strength of the Crown’s case outweighed any change in his circumstances.

$6,000 bail after alleged handgun threat

A 33-year-old man accused of threatening another man with a handgun after an argument has been granted bail.

Jury acquits man of 2021 murder and attempted murder

A JURY has acquitted a man of murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a 2021 shooting that left one man dead and four injured.

Man remanded for Boxing Day armed robbery

A MAN accused of robbing another man of his car, cash and phone at gunpoint on Boxing Day has been remanded to prison.

Woman in hospital for apparent suicide attempt

A WOMAN was hospitalised Saturday afternoon after an apparent suicide attempt in the Yamacraw Hill Road area.

Doctors: PM threw us ‘under the bus’ on NHI irregularity

Bahamian doctors are accusing the Prime Minister of throwing their reputation “under the bus” with vague assertions about National Health Insurance (NHI) billing “irregularities” as the scheme falls up to two months’ behind in paying some providers.

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Police officer fatally shoots man discovered on premises of his St Margaret Road home

A POLICE officer fatally shot a male after discovering him at his residence on St Margaret Road off Shirley Street, prompting a police investigation.

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