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Transgender person accused of grievous harm in assault

A TRANSGENDER person was granted bail yesterday after being accused of seriously injuring someone and assaulting them with a stick earlier this week.

Teen gets two-and-a-half years for loaded gun

A 19-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after admitting to having a loaded gun while fleeing police at a park in Kennedy Subdivision last week.

Man accused of stealing electronics from shop

A MAN has been granted bail after being accused of stealing equipment from a shop last week.

GB man accused of 2024 murder granted $20,000 bail

A 39-year-old man was granted $20,000 bail earlier this week after being accused of murdering a 64-year-old man in Grand Bahama in 2024.

18-month sentence for pinning man against wall with his vehicle

A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday after admitting to pinning another man against a wall with his car earlier this year.

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Man shot near Tops Lumber and Plumbing on Wilton Street

A MAN was shot in an incident at Topp’s lumber on Wilton Street yesterday afternoon.

20-year-old accused of sex assault of woman

A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in New Providence last week.

Man charged with over $145,000 in fraud

A 38-year-old man was granted $60,000 bail yesterday after being accused of stealing more than $145,000 through fraudulent means over the past year.

Woman accused of possessing illegal gun

A 37-year-old woman was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing an illegal firearm, ammunition, and drugs.

Worker awarded $15,000 for ‘wrongful and unfair’ dismissal

THE Industrial Tribunal has awarded $15,141.53 plus interest to Jackson Joseph after finding that his dismissal by Transformation Landscaping Development in February 2023 was wrongful and unfair.

Man accused of murder of Lynwood Rolle

A MAN was remanded into custody yesterday after being accused of murdering another man outside his apartment on Newbold Street last weekend.

Couple charged with importing $95,000 worth of marijuana with intent to supply

A COUPLE was granted bail yesterday after being accused of importing $95,000 worth of marijuana into The Bahamas last week.

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.