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Teenager accused of selling coconut water faces trial

A juvenile street vendor who denied selling coconut water on the side of the road without a business licence was granted bail ahead of his trial yesterday.

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Teen accused of murder claims he was beaten in custody

THE lawyer for a teenager who was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murder alleged his client was beaten while in police custody.

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Dames: We will catch the killers

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday issued a stern warning to the perpetrators responsible for killing a seven-year-old boy in Nassau Village on Sunday night, insisting that he has “every confidence” the Royal Bahamas Police Force will find them.

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Govt must hand over papers on shanty town demolitions

SUPREME Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson yesterday gave attorneys representing the government in a judicial review centred on shanty town demolition 21 days to hand over all documents relating to the plans to eradicate the communities.

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Man in hospital after shooting

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot on Sunday night.

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Marijuana bust nets $3.4m cargo

A JOINT operation with police, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, US Coast Guard and other American agencies led to the seizure of more than $3m worth of marijuana Monday.

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Who could kill harmless Keva?

THE sister of the woman whose body was found washed ashore on a beach in Eleuthera over the weekend said she believed her sister was raped, beaten and drowned.

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Boy fatally hit by crossfire bullet: Youngster killed as police probe two women's murders

A CHILD was shot dead in Nassau Village last night after a gunman opened fire outside a residence, police said.

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Man in hospital after stabbing

A GRAND Bahama man is in hospital after he was stabbed on Saturday, police said.

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Foul play suspected as bodies of two women found in separate incidents

Police on Eleuthera and New Providence are investigating after the bodies of two women were found in separate incidents at the weekend.

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Convenience store manager dies after armed robbery shooting

THE manager of Grace of God Convenience Store was shot and killed on Thursday night during a robbery of the Miami Street store.

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Man violated curfew ‘to pick up groceries from his brother’

A man who claimed he violated the curfew because he left his home to pick up a bag of groceries from his brother was fined $250 on Friday.

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Man fined after shop breaking and stealing

A 26-year-old man was placed on two years’ probation and ordered to pay a $3,500 fine after he pleaded guilty to shop breaking and stealing in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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Pair found with stolen goods get nine months

Two men who were found with an assortment of stolen tools and electronics were sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday.

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Ten arrested in Abaco for breach of curfew

TEN people were arrested in Abaco for breach of curfew under the Emergency Powers Orders.