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$3,500 fine for curfew breaches

A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.

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Manager ‘pressured’ on WSC payments

THE former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified yesterday that Adrian Gibson pressured the general manager of the company to resolve delayed payments to landscaping companies.

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Teen on bail for murder sentenced to five years jail for having a loaded gun

A 19-year-old man on bail for murder was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of having a loaded gun.

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18-year-old accused of armed carjacking and possession of dangerous drugs

AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.

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Man charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was granted $1,000 bail after he was accused of having drugs last weekend.

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Gibson’s brother ‘did not know’ about transactions at company

THE brother of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson testified yesterday that he did not know about the day-to-day operations or financial transactions of a company for which Mr Gibson allegedly asked him to be a shareholder.

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Former policeman charged with four counts of attempted murder

A FORMER police officer was charged with four counts of attempted murder yesterday after he allegedly shot at three officers during a car chase near Bahamas Games Blvd last week.

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THREE SHOT DEAD IN UNDER 24 HOURS: Man killed in a club shooting in Eleuthera, two teenagers killed on Faith Avenue

THREE people were killed in less than 24 hours yesterday, pushing the murder tally for the year to 30.

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Man charged in relation to two separate murders

A MAN was jailed yesterday after he was accused of two separate killings in Coconut Grove this year, including the death of 15-year-old Chester Forbes, Jr.

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Man charged with five counts of breaching bail

A MAN awaiting a murder trial was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking curfew while on release.

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Man charged with possession of ammunition with intent to supply

A MAN was sent to prison after he was allegedly found with 150 rounds of 9mm ammunition in his Bozine Town home last week.

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Three in custody after man shot dead on Harbour Island

Police in Eleuthera have arrested three men in connection with the shooting death of a man on Harbour Island early on Monday.

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Confession was made under duress, Supreme Court rules

A SUPREME Court judge declined to accept as evidence a man’s alleged confession to armed robbery after the 19-year-old claimed police beat him on his buttocks with a cutlass, put a fish bag over his head, poured hot sauce in his eyes and forced him to confess to the crime.

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Father of six murdered as he drove child to church

A FATHER of six was murdered yesterday morning while taking his 16-year-old daughter to band practice.

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Registrar General continues testimony over land and company records

THE registrar general’s testimony continued on Friday in the criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and five others.