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Judge denies bail in Bimini Marina murder case

A JAMAICAN National was denied bail for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old James Sands at a Bimini Marina 2024.

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Man sentenced to two and a half years over $26k marijuana stash

A MAN was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Friday after he admitted to having $26,000 worth of marijuana in his home on Lawton Avenue last week.

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Inmate sentenced after drone used to sneak phone into prison

AN INMATE was sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having a phone smuggled to him by drone.

Man charged with trying to rape 16-year-old girl

A MAN was remanded to custody yesterday after being accused of attempting to rape a teenage girl in a residence over the summer.

Man accused of stabbing his brother during altercation

A MAN was granted $5,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stabbing his brother during a fight at their Mount Pleasant Village home earlier this month.

Man gets two years’ jail for having a loaded gun in a bar

A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun at a bar in North Andros.

Man accused of touching teen girl inapropriately

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl in New Providence.

Alleged gang hitman denied bail application for third time

AN alleged gang hitman was denied bail for a fourth time yesterday as he awaits trial for a fatal 2022 shooting on Dean Street.

Two teens plead guilty to attempted robbery

TWO teenage boys were remanded to Simpson Penn Centre for Boys yesterday after admitting they tried to rob a man aboard a vessel at Potter’s Cay Dock in the early hours of September 18.

Man given one year probation for beating girlfriend

A MAN was placed on one year’s probation yesterday after admitting he beat and seriously injured his girlfriend during an altercation on Dunmore Street last week.

Man accused of armed mugging and causing harm

A MAN was remanded to prison after being accused of attacking and robbing another man during an armed mugging on Windsor Lane earlier this month.

Teen accused of stabbing man granted $2,500 bail

A TEENAGE boy was granted bail yesterday after being accused of stabbing a man in New Providence over the summer.

Man charged with breaking into a home and business

A MAN was denied bail after being accused of breaking into a home and a business in New Providence.

Man charged with unlawful sex with underage stepdaughter

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter over a three-year period in Cat Island and New Providence.

Man accused of raping 19-year-old girl at residence on Charles Saunders Hwy

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday accused of raping a 19-year-old woman at a residence on Charles Saunders Highway last week.