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Murder accused also faces charge of attack on officer

A MAN accused of committing murder will also stand trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

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Teenage boy dies in shooting

A TEENAGE boy died in hospital after being shot on Tuesday night, police said. He was the second homicide victim that day.

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Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal

A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.

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Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal

A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.

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Theft claim ‘was mistaken identity’

A man accused of stealing a woman’s purse five years ago vehemently denied the allegations as he gave closing arguments at the end of his trial.

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Dad shot dead in front of his family

A FATHER was killed and his teenage daughter was injured last night during a shooting incident that occurred off Kemp Road.

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Omar Archer denied appeal on libel charge

THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused Omar Archer’s application for conditional leave to appeal a libel charge to the Privy Council, after ruling that his proposed appeal did not raise a “genuinely disputable issue”.

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Hundreds of Haitians charged in court

THREE hundred and sixty-eight Haitians were charged in an Inagua court on Monday with illegal landing.

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Man who said he found stolen goods in garbage is acquitted

A MAN who said he was arrested after he was found with stolen goods that he had collected from a garbage can was yesterday acquitted after a magistrate ruled that the Crown failed to prove their case to a “requisite” standard.

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Rastafarian denies marijuana charge

A Rastafarian man who denied being found with $15,000 worth of marijuana seven years ago was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Three years in jail for man found with $3m of marijuana

A 54-year-old man who was last week found with over $3m worth of marijuana after he led police on a high-speed chase was yesterday sentenced to three years behind bars.

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Man admits punching boyfriend of his ex

A MAN who admitted punching his former girlfriend’s boyfriend during an argument was yesterday placed on six months’ probation.

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Man accused of murder

A Haitian man has been charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murder.

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Decomposed body found in car

Police are investigating after a decomposed body was found in the Sunset Park area.

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Police officer stable after airport shooting

A POLICE officer is in stable condition after being shot while on duty at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Saturday.