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Man convicted of rape

A 28-YEAR-OLD Abaco man was convicted of rape and other serious offences yesterday at the Grand Bahama Supreme Court.

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‘I stole conch to support my family’

A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.

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April date for hostel trial

SIX women charged in connection with the beating of a number of wards at the Children’s Emergency Hostel will stand trial in April.

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Released after vagrancy charge

A MAN who spent three months on remand after being arrested for vagrancy last year has been released from custody.

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Man in assault claim given bail

A MAN was granted bail yesterday in his ongoing trial in the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting his neighbour.

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AG’s office: Heavenly Terveus was murdered, then killer committed suicide

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force said the Office of the Attorney General has agreed with its conclusion that young mother Heavenly Terveus was killed by her fiancé, who then killed himself.

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Six on drugs charges

SIX men were taken to court yesterday to face charges in connection with two separate drug seizures that took place on Moore’s Island and Ragged Island last week.

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Money laundering accusation

A JAMAICAN man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges of money laundering and receiving.

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Islands hit by weekend murders

A GRAND Bahama man who was shot while playing a game of backgammon in front of a church was one of three people killed in separate homicides that occurred on New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama on Saturday.

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Woman used her car as a weapon

A WOMAN charged with hitting a man with her car while aiming for her ex-boyfriend has officially changed her plea to guilty.

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Two on drug possession charge

TWO men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being found in possession of dangerous drugs by police.

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Privacy concerns raised over bank details in Gibson libel case

A BANK employee raised financial privacy concerns regarding revealing the personal information of a man on trial for libelling former Water and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson.

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Man dies after shooting in Eight Mile Rock

A Grand Bahama man died of gunshot injuries following a shooting incident in Eight Mile Rock on Saturday evening.

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Man shot dead in Abaco, two women shot at in separate incidents

Abaco police are investigating a homicide in Marsh Harbour and two other shooting incidents on the island early on Saturday morning.

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Shot dead as he rode motorcycle

A MAN is dead and a woman is in hospital after a shooting incident on McQuay Street last night.