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Canadian government issues travel warning for the Bahamas

THE Canadian government has again warned its citizens to exercise a “high degree of caution” when travelling to The Bahamas to avoid falling prey to this country’s “high rates of crime.”

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Woman accused as over $1m goes missing from COB

A 39-year-old woman was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday faced with 40 criminal charges for the alleged theft and subsequent laundering of hundreds of thousands of dollars while serving as an employee at The College of the Bahamas.

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Pair face court after claims of death threats

TWO men were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for allegedly making death threats.

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Suspected drug dealer held after chase

A SUSPECTED drug dealer was on the run from police in New Providence last night after a high-speed chase across the island ended on West Bay Street in a crash and the seizure of 200 pounds of marijuana.

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‘Dangerous’ man hunted

POLICE last night issued a wanted notice for a man in connection with an incident of grievous harm.

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Police search for robbery suspects

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating several suspects responsible for three separate armed robberies that occurred on Sunday.

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UPDATED: Shooting victim killed while waiting for his girlfriend

A YOUNG man was shot multiple times and killed early yesterday morning as he sat in his car waiting for his girlfriend outside Jimmy’s Take Away off Carmichael Road.

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Two arrests as weapons seized

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force apprehended two persons on Saturday morning for possession of undeclared weapons aboard a vessel in the Abaco chain.

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Six held after drugs, firearm found on mailboat

Five men and a woman are in custody after drugs and a firearm were seized on a mailboat on Friday.

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Police arrest two men wanted for questioning in connection with murder

Two men wanted for questioning in connection with murder were arrested by police Grand Bahama, police reported on Thursday.

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Murder plot suspect granted $20,000 bail

A MAN awaiting trial concerning an alleged murder plot was granted $20,000 bail in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Killers of couple in Andros face wait for sentencing

TWO men must continue to wait before they are sentenced concerning their roles in the disappearances and murders of an Immigration Department officer and his girlfriend in Andros.

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Man issues threats to kill Chinese and ‘wage war’ with police

POLICE are on the hunt for man who allegedly threatened to “kill Chinese” persons living in the Bahamas and “wage a war” on the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

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No death penalty for killers of American sailor

THREE men who were convicted of the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner during his attempt to prevent a robbery of two visitors were spared the death penalty yesterday.

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Woman accused of killing ZNS host and stealing his iPhone

A WOMAN accused of killing ZNS radio broadcaster Scott Richards and stealing his iPhone during a gunpoint robbery was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon on murder and armed robbery charges.