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Three-year jail sentence for gun charges

A MAN was sentenced to more than three years in prison yesterday after pleading guilty to multiple gun charges.

Man accused of injuring nine-month-old son

A 28-year-old father was granted bail yesterday after allegedly injuring his nine-month-old son by ramming his vehicle into the back of the child’s mother’s car last month.

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Court of Appeal quashes bail conviction of man charged in Shavez Hart’s murder

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the bail conviction and set aside the sentence of Dillon Ethan Jordan, the 28-year-old Abaco man who was previously found guilty of violating bail conditions while awaiting trial for the murder of Bahamian Olympian Shavez Hart.

Man accused of molesting step-granddaughter granted $9k bail

A 52-year-old man was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of molesting his step granddaughter twice in the last six months.

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Man charged with murder of reserve inspector in RBC robbery

A 42-year-old man was charged on Friday with the murder of Reserve Inspector Lernex Williams during an armed robbery outside of RBC Palmdale earlier this month.

Man granted bail after gun, ammo allegedly found in car trunk

A MAN was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of having a loaded gun in his car near Lady Slipper Drive last week.

Murder charges dropped against teen in 2022 baby shower shooting

An 18-year-old man had murder and attempted murder charges dropped on Thursday after a witness gave testimony into the fatal 2022 baby shower shooting.

Man held on charge of shooting gun while on bail for attempted murder

A MAN awaiting trial for attempted murder and abetment to murder in Grand Bahama has been denied bail after allegedly discharging a firearm earlier this year.

$3,500 fine for violating court-imposed curfew

A MAN awaiting trial for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after admitting to violating his court-imposed curfew for two weeks.

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Work on new Supreme Court complex to begin by year’s end

THE government plans to break ground on the new Supreme Court Judicial Complex before the end of the year, with a public unveiling scheduled for July during the Bahamas’ Independence celebrations.

Woman charged with fatal shooting of Jarred Evans

A WOMAN was remanded into custody yesterday after being accused of a fatal shooting outside a Cordeaux Avenue bar that claimed the life of Jarred Evans earlier this month.

Man arraigned for attempted murder in Harbour Island

A MAN was remanded into custody on Friday after being accused of a near-fatal shooting in Harbour Island that left another man injured last month.

Man accused of sex assault of woman in at beach in Abaco

A US national was allegedly sexually assaulted on Monday in Guana Cay, Abaco, by a man she met a local eatery.

Traffic disrupted by overturned cement truck

A CEMENT truck overturned yesterday morning on Tonique Williams Highway, briefly disrupting traffic near the Eagle Building yard roundabout.

Man charged with possession of over 5o images of child pornography on his phone

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of possessing over 50 images of child pornography on his cellphone.