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‘Man set our house on fire’

A WOMAN testified yesterday that she believes her mother’s former partner set their house on fire and threatened to kill her.

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Woman denies smuggling firearms

A 25-year-old woman who denied trying to smuggle several firearms and ammunition in addition to a large quantity of drugs into the country was yesterday granted bail before her trial.

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Bail granted in grievous harm trial

A 51-year-old who was accused of seriously injuring another man was granted $8,000 bail ahead of his trial.

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Bloody toll of weekend gun attacks

POLICE are investigating two murders that happened over the weekend as well as the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was found with gunshot wounds about his body.

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Marijuana worth $7m seized by police

POLICE in Grand Bahama discovered a marijuana farm where they seized seven thousand marijuana plants, which have an estimated street value of $7m.

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One dead, three injured in shooting

One man is dead and three others are injured after a shooting incident on Third Street in The Grove on Friday night.

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Man charged in connection with Cat Island cocaine seizure

A 36-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Friday on several drug related charges in connection with a recent seizure of more than $1m worth of cocaine found on Cat Island several days ago.

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Probation for disorderly behaviour

A 29-year-old business owner who behaved in a disorderly manner when being questioned by police about a complaint made by Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper was on Friday placed on probation for a year.

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Man wanted by police in connection with drug investigation

GRAND Bahama Police are searching for a man who is wanted in connection with a drug investigation.

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Nygard suffers another setback

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed Peter Nygard’s application for conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council over their rejection of his appeal of a contempt conviction.

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Man gets probation for assault on girlfriend

A HARBOUR Island man who admitted assaulting his girlfriend in an argument over money was placed on three months probation.

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‘I was drugged and raped by immigration officer at safe house’: Deported Suriname woman at centre of attack claim files legal action for justice

A 27-year-old Surinamese woman has sued the government, claiming that an immigration officer drugged her with alcohol and sexually violated her.

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Probation for behaving in disorderly manner

A HARBOUR Island man who behaved in a disorderly manner and cursed an officer who caught him buying a marijuana joint was yesterday placed on probation for a year.

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Vagrant punched driver who refused to give him a dollar

A VAGRANT punched a driver who refused to give him a dollar at a traffic light, a court heard yesterday.

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Man charged over fatal traffic accident

A 45-year-old man of East Grand Bahama was charged yesterday in connection with a traffic accident that killed two people, one of them a 12-year-old girl.