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NOTHING TO SAY: Gibson stays silent as corruption trial draws to its close

LAWYERS for Shane Gibson wrapped up their case in the former labour minister’s bribery trial yesterday after calling one witness who praised Gibson and expressed disbelief that he could have committed the crimes of which he is accused.

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Police hunt for robbers

POLICE on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the men responsible for a robbery and an armed robbery that occurred Sunday.In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 9am, a woman was walking i

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NYGARD ACCUSED OF SEX ATTACKS: Police probing SIX formal complaints by alleged victims

BAHAMAS police are investigating six allegations of rape made against Canadian fashion tycoon Peter Nygard.

Marine charged with murder given bail

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force marine charged with murdering his superior at Government House was granted bail on Thursday.

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Man stabbed in nightclub

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one New Providence man in hospital early yesterday morning.

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Two men injured in Freeport shooting

Two men in Freeport were shot on Friday night, a senior police official on Grand Bahama reported on Saturday.

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Swiss man charged with possession of dangerous drugs

A SWISS man was charged in the Magistrate’s court on Friday with possession of 7.4 pounds of dangerous drugs.

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Woman in hospital after shooting

POLICE are investigating the circumstances of a shooting that left a woman in hospital on Thursday night.

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Eight Mile Rock man charged with rape

AN Eight Mile Rock man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday.

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Four Haitian men charged with breach of Immigration Act

FOUR Haitian men were recently charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breach of the Immigration Act.

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Police to beef up manpower as holiday season begins

WITH the murder rate now up to 90 for the year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said the police force will be beefing up manpower in the capital as the holiday season approaches.“We have many police officers out there on the streets

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Trio held on immigration conspiracy

TWO women and one man accused of a litany of fraud charges were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Shane Gibson trial due to resume today

THE Shane Gibson bribery trial is expected to resume today after a couple of days of legal submissions in the absence of a jury.

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One arrest after another three armed robberies

POLICE arrested one man moments after he knocked a woman to the ground and stole her purse and are looking for the suspects behind two other armed robberies and an attempted robbery. The incidents all occurred on New Providence on Wednesday. In the

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Gunman shoots dead ‘humble muslim’

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that left one man dead and another man in hospital on Tuesday night.