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Man accused of masterminding plot testifies at murder trial

A MAN alleged to be the mastermind behind a plot to take gambling winnings from an immigration officer and his girlfriend told a Supreme Court jury that his initial release on bail concerning the double murder was indication of his innocence.

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Police hunt for 'armed and dangerous' woman

Grand Bahama Police are searching for a 46-year-old woman in connection with a murder.

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Nygard files Bacon claims in Supreme Court

PETER Nygard filed an affidavit and supporting statements in the Supreme Court yesterday alleging to show evidence that billionaire Louis Bacon and former Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard committed criminal activities while participating in a plan to implicate him in a murder plot.

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Official held in contempt over Nygard dredging

SUPREME Court Justice Rhonda Bain found Michael Major, the former Director of Physical Planning in the Ministry of Works, in contempt yesterday for not abiding by several orders concerning Peter Nygard’s applications for Crown land, building and dredging activities.

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Two dead, one fights for life after Freeport shooting

A SHOOTING in Freeport has left a man and a woman dead, and a third person critically injured and clinging to life in the critical care unit at the Rand Memorial Hospita l in Grand Bahama.

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Tickle suspect awaits jury’s ruling

A JURY is expected to return a verdict today in the case of a man who denied invading a woman’s home and tickling her feet with intent to assault her.

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Two killed, one injured in Freeport shooting

TWO persons were killed and one person was critically injured in a shooting in the Freeport area on Monday morning.

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Man dies in Pinewood sports bar shooting

POLICE have launched an island-wide search for two men they believe are responsible for the shooting death of a man over the weekend.

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Murder suspect dies in hospital after shootout with police

A MAN being held on double murder and firearm charges died in hospital on Sunday night after being shot by police the previous day.

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Woman told to prove legal status

A WOMAN recently discharged of attempting to take $14,000 in US currency out of the country to help her ill mother was able to provide proof of legal status to be in the country, a lawyer confirmed yesterday.

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Grand Bahama police seize cocaine worth $525,000

POLICE in Grand Bahama seized drugs worth over $500,000 in two significant discoveries on Friday and arrested five residents in one of them.

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Man dies after being shot outside Pinewood Gardens sports bar

A MAN was fatally wounded after being shot outside a sports bar in Pinewood Gardens early on Saturday and police are hunting for the two suspects responsible.

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Woman robbed at gunpoint in Eight Mile Rock

A WOMAN was robbed at gunpoint of cash by two masked men at Lovers Beach in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, on Thursday, police reported.

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Man given $100,000 fine or three years in jail for role in drug smuggling plot

A MAN will serve three years in jail if he fails to pay a $100,000 fine imposed by magistrate on Friday for his role in a recent plot to smuggle $450,000 worth of cocaine into the United States.

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'Feet tickling' accused says complainant 'may have liked him'

A MAN who denies invading a woman's home and tickling her feet testified on Friday that the complainant may have identified him because she "might have" liked him.