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Attempted murder charge upgraded to murder

A 26-year-old man had his attempted murder charge upgraded to murder yesterday. Farron Palmer appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with the death of Jaron Thompson on March 28. Palmer was initially charged with attempted murder in Apr

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22-year-old pleads guilty to card fraud

A 22-year-old, man, who was accused of possessing fraudulent Bahamian documents, was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday. OcNeal Box appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with two counts each of possession of forged documents a

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Man ordered to pay his child's mother $800 for her injuries

A MAN was ordered to pay $800 in compensation to his child’s mother after he admitted to harming her during a domestic dispute earlier this week. Ray Sands appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after he was accused of stabbing the mother of his

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Two found dead in separate incidents

POLICE are investigating two more homicides after two men were found dead in separate incidents Tuesday.

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'My brother coughed, then died in my arms’

THE brother of a man fatally shot in Nassau Village on Sunday said he will never forget the moment his sibling took his last breath in his arms after being shot in front of their home.

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39-year-old man is charged with incest

A 39-year-old man appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with incest and indecent assault. The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of the complainant, was accused of indecently assaulting and engaging in sexual inte

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San Salvador pair accused of having sex with minors in separate incidents

TWO San Salvador men appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner after they were accused of having sex with teenagers in two separate incidents. Terreance Storr, 21, was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse after he was accused o

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Alleged child abductor faces court date

ALLEGED child abductor De’Edra Gibson will appear before Justice Bernard Turner next week to receive the date she will stand trial for abducting four boys from various places in New Providence early last year. Last April, Gibson was charged before M

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Ordered to pay $3.5k for marijuana possession

A 38-year-old man was ordered to pay a $3,500 fine yesterday after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession with the intent to supply . Jerry Erme appeared in Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after officers seized two pound

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Drugs haul found on boat

A MAN was arrested after police found suspected marijuana on a boat docked at Potter’s Cay. Police said officers armed with a search warrant boarded the vessel shortly after 9pm on Sunday. Officers found drugs on board and arrested a man who on the

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Two in custody after man shot dead

Two men are in custody after a man was shot dead in Nassau Village on Sunday night.

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Police find body of man in a van

ABACO police discovered the body of an adult man in a van Saturday afternoon. However, the officer in charge of the island said foul play is not suspected at this time, but an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death. A video sur

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Man admits assaulting and threatening mother of his children

A MAN admitted to assaulting and threatening the mother of his children during a court hearing on Friday.

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Jamaican man accused of unlawful sex

A JAMAICAN man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Friday accused of unlawful sex last month with a minor.

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Man pleads guilty to breaking cousin's windshield

A MAN shattered his cousin's windshield during an argument, a court heard on Friday.