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Man fined $1,500 for death threat posted on WhatsApp

A 34-year-old bus driver who posted a WhatsApp status threatening to kill another man whenever he saw him was fined $1,500 yesterday. Martin Miller was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully threatening Darcio Rolle with death through writing o

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$2,000 fine for hosting beach party

A Freeport man accused of hosting a beach party at a small cay was charged with violation of the Emergency Orders in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Tuesday.Floyd ‘BJ’ Feaster, 28, of Lawrence Close, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Fe

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Man fined for helping steal car parts

A MAN who admitted to helping his friends steal a car hood and battery from another man was fined $1,500 and ordered to compensate the owner of the vehicle. Brandon McKenzie, 26, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after he was accused of ste

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Two years in jail for gun and ammunition possession

A 21-year-old man who claimed he pocketed a pistol he found in bushes was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession. Jarvis Joseph was accused of being in possession of an unlicen

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RBDF officers’ night spot ‘curfew breach’

FOUR Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers who were accused of violating the COVID-19 emergency orders by attending a nightclub in Abaco during the national curfew were yesterday granted $500 bail before their trial.

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Man accused of fatal stabbing

A man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was brought to count to face a murder charge.

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Jamaicans deny having $60k of cocaine

TWO Jamaican men were remanded to prison yesterday over allegations they were found with over $60,000 worth of cocaine.

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Probation for death threats

A 24-year-old man who last month assaulted and threatened to kill his former landlord was yesterday placed on probation for two years.

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Probation for death threats

A 24-year-old man who last month assaulted and threatened to kill his former landlord was yesterday placed on probation for two years.

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Marijuana field discovered in Abaco

A TEAM of officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force found a marijuana field in Abaco on Saturday. According to a police report, shortly after 9am, a team of officers acting on information, went to an area calle

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Court rejects grandmother killer's appeal

A MAN who was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stabbing his grandmother to death seven years ago has lost his appeal over the matter.

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Beach party organisers face being prosecuted

THE people responsible for hosting a beach party near Sweeting’s Cay over the weekend will be brought to court for organising a large public gathering in breach of the COVID-19 emergency orders, police said.

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Woman violated curfew 'to clear her head'

A magistrate on Friday discharged a woman who claimed she violated the curfew because she needed to go for a walk to “clear her head”.

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Fined for marijuana possession

A 25-year-old man who was caught with an ounce of marijuana was fined $700 in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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Man jailed for stealing woman's car battery

A 30-year-old man who stole and sold a woman’s car battery to make money to buy drugs was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday.