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Killer of Kurt McCartney misses deadline for appeal

A MAN convicted and sentenced to 45 years in jail for the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney has missed the deadline to formally lodge an appeal against conviction.

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Pair accused of robbing well-known psychiatrist face court

A TRIAL date in 2018 has been fixed for the accused behind the home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist.

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Murder suspect to wait a week for bail decision

A MAN accused of murder will have to wait another week before his bail application is heard before a judge who will also set a date for his trial.

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Four are charged over drug discovery

FOUR Grand Bahama men were charged with possession of dangerous drugs in New Providence this week.

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Harbour worker found stabbed dead in his home

A harbour employee was found murdered in his apartment in Freeport on Tuesday morning after he did not show up to work.

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Third man accused of shooting aide

A THIRD man has been arraigned in connection with the shooting of a police aide attached to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Teenager one of two accused in separate murder cases

A TEENAGER was one of two individuals who appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon for separate murder arraignments.

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Trio spared death penalty must face ruling challenge

THREE men previously spared the death penalty by a Supreme Court judge for the murder of American sailor Kyle Bruner will now have to present arguments to the Court of Appeal as to why that decision should not be reversed.

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Bulgarian released - but still seeks to clear name

A BULGARIAN man is reportedly intent on clearing his name notwithstanding that he returned to his home country after completing his sentence for money laundering.

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Man denied bail over firearms charges

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on two firearms related offences.

$12,000 seized from man taking it out of country

A COURT seized more than $12,000 in US currency from a man yesterday who failed to get formal permission to carry that amount of money out of the country.

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Teenage boy gunned down off Soldier Road

A YOUNG teenager was shot dead on Monday night when gunshots rang out in the Soldier Road area.

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Man awaits court date over sex attack on four-year-old

A MAN is scheduled return to the Supreme Court in two weeks to learn whether his trial will proceed concerning the alleged sexual assault of a four-year-old child.

Two men shot dead in weekend killings

TWO men were killed in two separate shooting incidents over the weekend taking the country’s murder count to 92 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

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Police: Be extra careful in run-up to Christmas holidays

POLICE are warning people to be “extra careful” in the run-up to the Christmas holiday season following several armed robberies and break-ins in the past few days.