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Dominican trio fined $1,000 each

THREE Dominican men who attempted to enter the country with fraudulent visas have each been fined $1,000.

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Haitian man fined $1,000 over expired work permit

A MAGISTRATE handed down a $1,000 fine to a Haitian man yesterday who was residing in the country on an expired work permit.

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20-year-old fined for marijuana

A 20-year-old man who was found with more than two ounces of marijuana was fined $300 in court yesterday.

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Bound to keep peace after breaking window

A 23-year-old man who broke a window at the mother of his child’s home during an argument was bound to keep the peace for one year.

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Police hunting suspect after car chase

Police in Grand Bahama are searching for a suspect who led them on a car chase.

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Three in hospital after shootings

POLICE on New Providence are investigating two shooting incidents that occurred on Monday leaving three men in hospital.

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Thief says unemployment during pandemic drove him to steal from house

A 38-year-old man was sentenced to eight months in prison after claiming that being unemployed during the pandemic drove him to break into another man’s house and steal.

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‘Pay back the stolen money’

A MAN who cashed several cheques that he illegally obtained from his former employer was yesterday ordered to pay back the stolen money.

16-year-old caught rolling marijuana

A TEENAGER who was caught rolling marijuana joints was given a curfew and granted $1,000 bail before his sentencing.

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Jamaican women caught with $10k drugs

TWO Jamaican women who were caught with nearly $10,000 worth of marijuana were each fined $4,000 yesterday.

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Man guilty of $350 fraud

A 28-year-old man who defrauded his former employer of $350 was yesterday ordered to pay back the money he stole.

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Teenager accused over pistol

A TEENAGER was remanded to prison over allegations he was found with an unlicenced firearm and quantity of illegal ammunition last week.

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56-year-old in indecent assault case

A 56-year-old man who denied indecently assaulting a woman was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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SIX STOLEN YEARS: Record $640K in damages to Kenyan illegally held and beaten at detention centre

DOUGLAS Ngumi, a Kenyan national who endured cruel and inhumane treatment during an unlawful six-and-a-half-year imprisonment at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, has been awarded $641,950 in damages by the Supreme Court.

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Two face court accused of separate murders

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged in connection with two separate murders that occurred last week.