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Three years jail for man with unlicenced flare gun

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to having an unlicenced flare gun and shotgun shell last week.

Jamaican national faces three counts of armed robbery and overstaying

A JAMAICAN national was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of multiple armed robberies in New Providence over the past month.

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4-year-old watches as father murdered

A HEART-WRENCHING video capturing a young father’s murder in front of his toddler daughter sparked public outrage over the weekend.

Surveillance footage shows prisoners urging medical help for man who died in police custody

SURVEILLANCE footage from the Central Police Station’s cell block shows prisoners urging officers to get medical help for 60-year-old Hartman Dawkins as he repeatedly complained of feeling unwell — his condition deteriorating over multiple interactions before he was found dead in his cell.

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Man shot dead in front of girlfriend and child

A man was gunned down while in the car with his girlfriend and young child outside a restaurant this morning.

Murder accused remanded after bail violation

A MAN awaiting trial for murder was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of failing to sign in at his local police station for 18 days.

"Prolific offender" sentenced to three years for groping teen

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after he admitted to indecently assaulting an 18-year-old female at Prince George Wharf earlier this month.

Teen accused of West St murder

A 17-year-old boy was imprisoned on Friday after he was accused of the fatal shooting of Miler Thelamour on West Street last year.

Man to compensate officer injured when he resisted arrest

A MAN was ordered to compensate a police superintendent he injured while resisting arrest earlier this month.

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Police investigate suspected suicide of man on Fritz Lane yesterday

POLICE are investigating the suspected suicide of a 39-year-old man at a residence on Fritz Lane, off East Street, yesterday morning.

Man to pay $3k fine for kissing woman without her consent

A MAN was ordered to pay a woman $3,000 in compensation after admitting to kissing her without her consent at Oh Andros on Arawak Cay earlier this week.

30-month sentence for having loaded gun

A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun while riding his motorcycle on Montrose Avenue last week.

Woman fined after admitting she let her pit bulls roam free

A WOMAN was fined after admitting to allowing her pit bulls to roam free, leading to an attack on a 78-year-old woman on her way to church near Goodman’s Close and Johnson Road earlier this month.

Teacher charged with indecent assault of 15-year-old girl he was driving home

A TEACHER was granted bail yesterday after being accused of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old female student while driving her home last month.

Woman ordered to drug counselling after admitting to having 30 grams of marijuana

A MAN was ordered to attend drug counselling after admitting to having 30 grams of marijuana in his car in Fox Hill last week.