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26-year-old critically injured while operating heavy-duty machine

POLICE are investigating an industrial accident that left a 26-year-old man critically injured early Friday morning in the downtown area off Bay Street.

Two teens facing murder and firearm charges remanded to prison

A 16-year-old boy and another teenager accused of murder and firearm possession in separate cases were remanded to prison on Friday.

Bail revoked for attempted murder accused after charge of firing shots at police car

A MAN awaiting trial for the attempted murder of a police officer had his bail revoked after being accused of firing 13 shots at the officer’s vehicle during a confrontation on Gladstone Road last September.

Man accused of causing harm and threats of death

A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of injuring two people and threatening to kill them in New Providence earlier this week.

Bail granted to man charged with breaking into home

A MAN was granted bail after being accused of housebreaking in Montell Heights earlier this week.

GB man fined $4,000 for libel

A MAN accused of libel was fined $4,000 and ordered to apologise after changing his plea to guilty in Grand Bahama’s Magistrate’s Court Wednesday.

Employee loses $300,000 lawsuit over NIB fall

A NATIONAL Insurance Board (NIB) employee has lost her lawsuit against the agency after seeking damages for injuries sustained on the job.

Man charged with attempted housebreaking

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of attempting to break into a home in Hope Town last month.

Murder accused fined for breaching bail

A MAN awaiting trial for attempted murder was fined yesterday after admitting to breaching his bail conditions for more than 100 days.

Man accused of stealing DRMA trailer in Abaco

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of stealing a trailer home from the Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRMA) in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, earlier this year.

Cooper files criminal complaint over ‘defamatory’ claims about $200m ultra-luxury resort in Exuma

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said he has filed a criminal complaint with police over what he describes as “defamatory” and “deceitful” claims circulating online about a proposed $200m ultra-luxury resort in the Exuma Cays.

Teen accused of assault and robbery of man

A 17-year-old boy was remanded to the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys yesterday after he was accused of assaulting and robbing a man on Commonwealth Boulevard last week.

Stepfather accused of molesting 12-year-old

A 40-Year-old man was remanded yesterday after he was accused of molesting his 12-year-old stepdaughter twice over the past ten months.

Two years jail for having gun and marijuana

A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison after admitting to having a loaded firearm and marijuana at his Rosewood Street home last week.

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Man charged after death of Sammy Thompson

A MAN was charged yesterday in connection with an Eleuthera bar fight that preceded the death of 29-year-old Samuel “Sammy” Thompson, whose case sparked public outrage and calls for justice