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Man denies gun possession

IN the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a man denied possession of a loaded firearm.

‘Be careful at holidays as murder rate soars’

AN activist has called on residents to be careful this holiday season due to the country’s escalating murder count, saying people have stopped valuing the lives of others.

Mitchell hits back over ‘attacks’ on Bahamas over FTX

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell questioned how “attacking” The Bahamas helps resolve the FTX saga and dismissed claims of the country’s jurisdiction being nontransparent.

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UPDATED: Sam Bankman-Fried waives right to fight extradition – FTX founder will go to the US

AFTER a confusing day in court, Sam Bankman-Fried has decided not to fight extradition to the United States, his attorneys announced yesterday.

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Man held after shooting incident

A 25-year-old man is in police custody following a shooting incident that left another man in hospital in the early hours of Saturday.

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Police investigate alleged sexual assault

Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault of a 28-year-old female working aboard a vessel docked in eastern New Providence.

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Man on bail in court to face multiple charges

A MAN was denied bail in the Magistrate‘s Court on Friday after being charged with a series of vehicle part thefts and violating his pre-existing bail on an armed robbery charge.

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Bail for man charged with grievous harm

A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court after being accused of harming a man in an attack earlier this year.

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Man charged with rape

A MAN was charged on Friday in connection with sexual assault of a teenager.

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Bid for bail by lawyers for FTX’s founder

LAWYERS for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have filed a bail application in the Supreme Court, after the disgraced businessman was sent to prison on Tuesday.

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Man gunned down as he arrives at home

A MAN was shot dead shortly after he arrived at a home in eastern New Providence yesterday.

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Smashing up ex’s car brings probation order

A WOMAN was placed on three months’ probation in court yesterday after admitting to smashing her former boyfriend’s car and other belongings after she found he was cheating on her.

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Bail granted in car attack case

A MAN accused of hitting a woman with his car was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Man accused of housebreaking

A MAN was sent to prison yesterday in connection with a housebreaking in Andros last month.

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Attorney to seek Bankman-Fried release

AN attorney representing embattled former FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried says he will proceed with “whatever is necessary” to have his client released from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after he was sent there on Tuesday.