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Man dies after stabbing on Raymond Road

POLICE in New Providence are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man who died in hospital after an altercation at Raymond Road.

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Man jailed for throwing rock at storefront

A 30-year-old man was sentenced to five months in prison after he admitted throwing a rock at the storefront of a woman’s clothing store because he was stressed out.

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Man accused of having sex with minor

A 36-year-old man was remanded to prison on Friday accused of having sex with a minor last month.

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Two charged with marijuana possession agree to drug counselling

TWO men, charged with marijuana possession, were conditionally discharged after they agreed to attend drug counselling classes.

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Police warn public about catfish scam

POLICE are warning the public about an online romance scam where victims are being deceived and eventually defrauded of thousands of dollars.

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Man heard 'pop', then realised he was shot

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot while walking on Shrimp Road yesterday morning, police said.

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Church leader row now moves to Supreme Court

A SUPREME Court judge is set to decide whether the pastoral board of Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries has the right to protest the appointment of the organisation’s newly assigned leader.

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Man accused over body wrapped in sheet

A 34-year-old man was charged with murder yesterday, days after a man’s body was found wrapped in sheet in the area of Bacardi Road. Charles St Luc also known as “Elmo” appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the death of

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Judge slates govt over Sewell case

A SCATHING condemnation of the government has been delivered over its handling of its defence in the case involving an innocent Jamaican man unjustly held in detention for nearly ten years.

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Curfew breaker who gave fake name to officers is fined $750

A MAN who last month gave police a fake name when he was arrested for being outdoors during curfew hours was fined $750 yesterday.Officers arrested Quincy Edgecombe after they found him near Windsor Lane around 3.05 am on August 20.The court was told

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Probation for breaking windshield

A 41-year-old man was placed on a year’s probation and ordered to compensate another man after he broke his windshield with a rock last week. Fred Ramsey appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after he was accused of causing $500 wort

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JUSTICE - AFTER TEN YEARS LOCKED AWAY: Now man innocent of any crime wants $27m in damages

A SUPREME Court judge has ruled in favour of a Jamaican man who spent nearly a decade unlawfully detained in prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, despite the fact he was never convicted of a single crime.

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$300 price for man to see his sweetheart

A 48-year-old man who told officers he was outside during curfew hours because he was heading home after visiting his sweetheart was fined $300 yesterday.

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Drug find

A JOINT effort by police and law enforcement partners led to the discovery of a marijuana field in Andros. Sometime after noon on Monday, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit in conjunction with Operation Bahamas and Turks and Caicos, United Stat

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Eight mile rock man denies series of offences

A Grand Bahama man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate Court in connection with offences including unlawfully discharging a firearm.Samiko Rigby, 32, of Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson.He was