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Three armed roberries take place within 24 hours on New Providence

THREE-armed robbery incidents happened less than 24 hours apart in New Providence on Wednesday.

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Man on bail charged with death of 10-year-old, fined for failing to charge ankle bracelet

A man on bail for his alleged involvement in the death of ten-year-old Lorencia Walkes was fined $3,500 yesterday for failing to charge his court-ordered electronic monitoring device (EMD).

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FAMILY ‘VINDICATED’: AZARIO DEATH RULED HOMICIDE – Brother says ‘at least for tonight my family can have peace’

AZARIO Major’s siblings hugged and held back tears after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled that their brother’s police-involved killing in 2021 was a homicide by manslaughter.

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Three charged with tourists’ kidnapping and robbery in Exuma

THREE MEN were jailed yesterday after being accused of abducting and robbing two tourists in Exuma last week.

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Man shot by police after car chase

A 25-year-old man from Meadows Drive is in hospital after being shot by police yesterday.

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Toxicologist says Azario was ‘under the influence of alcohol’ at death

A POLICE forensic toxicologist testified yesterday that Azario Major was under the influence of alcohol when he died but had no illegal drugs in his system.

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Guilty plea for man in $2m hemp possession

A MAN pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally having nearly $2m worth of marijuana in separate incidents.

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Two dozen undocumented Chinese migrants apprehended

AUTHORITIES apprehended 24 undocumented Chinese immigrants in separate incidents in Grand Bahama and Bimini on Monday.

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Police investigating 45th murder of 2023

POLICE are investigating the 45th murder of the year.

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Court of Appeal stays Gibson corruption trial

THE Court of Appeal stayed Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial yesterday pending the outcome of his appeal of a ruling from Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson.

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‘Bad behaviour’ cited by judge as she changes FNM injunction

A SUPREME Court judge has varied the terms of an injunction involving Free National Movement leaders after finding that Richard Johnson failed to disclose how his allegedly “bad behaviour” prompted the FNM’s executive committee to exclude him from future meetings.

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Man held on charges of a spree of sexual assaults

A MAN was jailed yesterday after being charged with a spree of sexual assaults in the Golden Isles area this month.

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Man on bail for murder in court on gun charge

A MAN on bail for murder was brought before the chief magistrate yesterday on a new firearm charge.

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Two held over $1m drug find

POLICE arrested two men after finding over $1m worth of marijuana in a drug bust in waters near Crooked Island on Thursday.

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Stay of proceedings ordered in Adrian Gibson trial

A STAY of proceedings has been ordered in the Adrian Gibson corruption trial pending the determination of an appeal hearing.