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Man in hospital after drive-by shooting

A MAN is in hospital after being injured during a drive-by shooting on Polhemus Street, police said.

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No trial until 2017 for man accused in murder probe

A MAN awaiting trial for murder will not get a 2015 trial date as he had hoped for yesterday.

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Man charged with first murder of year in Grand Bahama

A FREEPORT man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

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Wife of murdered millionaire podiatrist must wait for bail hearing

THE Australian wife of murdered millionaire podiatrist Phillip Vasyli will remain in jail for a little longer until her lawyers are prepared to argue her bail application before the country’s second highest court.

Three firearms seized by police

POLICE seized three illegal firearms off the streets of New Providence in separate incidents over the weekend.

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One year on, police no closer to solving murder of Edgar Dart

GRAND Bahama police are no closer to solving the murder of wealthy British citizen Edgar Dart, who was shot and killed a year ago this week in Grand Bahama.   

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Eyewitness testifies over alleged attack on immigration officer

THE assault case involving a teenager accused of an attack on an immigration officer continued yesterday with testimony by an eyewitness.

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Man robbed of cell phone at gunpoint

Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in eastern New Providence early this morning.

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Ex-US marine pleads not guilty to attempted murder

AN ex-US marine pleaded not guilty to attempted murder when formally arraigned in Supreme Court on Friday.

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Police ‘do not need outside help’ on crime

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force does not need outside help to address this country’s worrying crime problem, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade told The Tribune.

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Woman guilty of husband’s manslaughter retains new lawyer for appeal

MIKIKO Black has retained a new lawyer to appeal her conviction for manslaughter in connection with the killing of her husband, a Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer.

Stabbing victim identified

THE man stabbed to death early this week in Freeport has been identified as 28-year-old Clayton Rufus Brown, of No 15 Lawrence Close, Freeport.

Police search for knife attacker

POLICE are looking for a group of men who reportedly held up a man and stabbed him in his back.

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Man charged with assault in connection with social media video

A MAN faces up to three years imprisonment if convicted at trial of aggravated assault concerning an alleged incident that was videotaped and shared on social media.

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Confusion over name of accused in court papers

THERE was confusion in court yesterday over the name of a man charged with murder two months ago.