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Man receives two-year sentence for gun possession

A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting having a loaded gun in his car over the weekend.

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Man accused of stabbing tourist

A MAN was granted $4,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stabbing a male tourist in Nassau earlier this month.

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90 kilos of suspected cocaine seized in Bimini

Bahamian law enforcement officials seized over 90 kilos of suspected cocaine – worth $1m – onboard a vessel at the Cat Cay Marina in Bimini on Sunday.

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Three dead on weekend in separate incidents

A MAN, believed to be a Dominican national, was shot dead on Friday morning as he got into his vehicle - one of two murders on Friday, with a third man yesterday dying from wounds suffered in an incident last Monday.

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Shanty town demolitions, evictions can resume after court ruling

DEMOLITION of shanty town properties and evictions of residents can resume after a Supreme Court Justice lifted a previous injunction on Friday when residents failed to prove such actions would be unlawful.

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Two charged over separate deadly shootings

TWO MEN were sent to prison on Friday after being accused in two separate deadly shootings in the nation’s capital last month.

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Man in custody in connection with death threats to Prime Minister

A 58-year-old male resident of Carmichael Road is in custody being questioned in connection to last week’s death threats made against Prime Minister Phillip Davis, according to police.

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Bus driver fined $250 for assaulting another bus driver

A BUS driver was ordered to financially compensate a fellow bus driver after he admitted to assaulting him over vehicle repairs.

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Man gets one year in prison for marijuana possession

A MAN was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after he changed his plea and admitted to having $70,000 worth of marijuana in 2018.

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Bail breach leads to 6 months in prison

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after he admitted to breaching curfew while on bail for a murder charge.

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Teen on probation after causing harm to a woman

A MALE TEENAGER was placed on a year’s probation in court yesterday after he admitted to injuring a woman.

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Hunt for suspect in attempted child stealing

POLICE are hunting for a suspect in an attempted child stealing.

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Police seek to identify victim

POLICE are seeking help in identifying the man shot and killed on Sunday at the South Beach ramp.

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Decades in jail for killers of ZNS host

THE KILLERS of a ZNS broadcaster were yesterday sentenced to decades in jail.

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Freeport man charged in 2016 murder case

A 45-YEAR-OLD Freeport man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.