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Leaked photos land boyfriend in jail

A 27-year-old man was sentenced to nine months in prison after admitting to defrauding his ex-girlfriend of over $1,000, hacking her social media accounts and damaging her cellphone.

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Two men charged with stealing garbage bin

TWO men were yesterday charged in magistrates court with stealing by reason of employment. Thomas Ingraham, 50, and Rashad McFall, 27, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with stealing a garbage bin valued at $2,000, belonging to Henr

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Pair jailed for assault as victim criticised for not walking away

A GRAND Bahama magistrate sentenced two Eight Mile Rock men who assaulted an 18-year-old girl to five months in prison, but also strongly admonished the complainant and her female friend for not “walking away” from the altercation. During an arraign

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Woman fined for breaking curfew

A WOMAN who claimed she broke the national curfew because she was on her way back home from picking up an important item from her friend’s house was fined $1,000 yesterday. Bissau Miller, 22, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after officers

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Motorcyclist dies after accident

AN Exuma man is dead after a traffic accident on Wednesday.

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Court delays action against officer

THE Supreme Court has halted disciplinary proceedings against a senior officer in Exuma who was accused last year of badly bruising a woman’s face.

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Two face charges for attack on Grand Bahama girl

TWO men are expected to appear in court today for charges related to a Grand Bahama incident that left a woman beaten and injured.

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Jogger who ran past police is fined $2k

A FILIPINO woman who was caught jogging past the Cable Beach Police Station during the weekend lockdown was fined $2,000 yesterday. Helen Lacar, 41, was charged after officers found her on West Bay Street around 4.20pm on Sunday, May 17. Prosecutor

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Fined for breaking into liquor store

AN Eleuthera man was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine or face one year in prison for breaking into a liquor store on the island last month. Deon Cummings, 34, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with one count of shop breaking after he adm

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23-year-old admits trying to stab neighbour to death

A 23-year-old man yesterday admitted to threatening to stab his neighbour to death. Cedric Cooper appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney for threatening Wellington Whymns with death on May 19 and assaulting him with a knife the same day. He plea

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Two men in hospital after shooting

TWO men are in hospital after a shooting in New Providence on Tuesday. Police said shortly before 5pm, officers were alerted to gunshots on Montel Street, Montell Heights.

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Fined for refusing to give name

A 22-year-old man was fined $100 yesterday after refusing to give his name and address to an officer when he was stopped for a traffic violation last week. Brent Taylor appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with failing to give his n

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Lockdown visit to pastor costs man $700

A MAN was fined $700 yesterday after claiming he violated the COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday to visit a pastor in search of food for his family. He was one of five people who appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner for curfew and lockdown infra

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Man and teenager on murder charges

A MAN and a juvenile were arraigned in Freeport yesterday in connection with last week’s double murders in Grand Bahama.

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Memorial motorcade: 13 held on breaking curfew

A FRIDAY motorcade in South Eleuthera celebrating the life of a beloved resident who died last week resulted in police arresting 13 people on the island yesterday, including 12 women and one man.