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Man and woman in hospital after shootings

A man and a woman are in hospital after two separate shooting incidents on Sunday.

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Shooting victim 'critical' after 12-hour gun spree puts four in hospital

THREE separate shooting incidents in New Providence in 12 hours have left four men detained in hospital, one in critical condition.

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Man held over alleged rape of teen he met on Facebook

A 25-year-old man is in police custody in connection with the alleged rape on Thursday of a teenage girl he met on Facebook.

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25 years in jail for robbery that ended in death

DUDLEY Seide Jr was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in prison for the armed robbery of businessman Leslie Maycock, who was robbed and murdered five years ago in Grand Bahama.

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Businessman accused of smuggling ammunition

AN elderly businessman was ordered to return to Magistrates Court today to post his $15,000 bail after he was arraigned yesterday in connection with the recent seizure of more than $200,000 worth of stolen vehicles, ammunition and electronics from two shipping containers.

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Woman risks five years in prison for human smuggling

A WOMAN faces up to five years imprisonment after being convicted yesterday in the country’s second human trafficking case to date.

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Multiple gunshots leave father of three dead

A FATHER of three became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot multiple times late on Wednesday night.

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Man recently freed from jail held for immigration dept raid

A 53-year-old man, who was recently released from prison, is in police custody in connection with a string of thefts, including the break in at the Department of Immigration last month.

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Drug dealer's appeal over jurisdiction rejected by court

THE Court of Appeal was divided 2-1 in rejecting a drug convict’s application that questioned its jurisdiction to order that he serve two more years in prison if he fails to pay a $250,000 fine.

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Man who stabbed girlfriend to death in rage jailed for 45 years

A MAN was sentenced to 45 years in prison yesterday for the murder of his girlfriend who he stabbed 15 times and nearly beheaded.

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Man in tears as he is cleared of sex attack on 12-year-old

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Two charged in connection with illegal landing of migrants

TWO Bahamian men have been charged in Abaco for assisting in the illegal landing of some 20 illegal Haitians on the island this week.

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Double rapist Oscar Ingraham gets 30 years in jail

A JUDGE yesterday did not go along with Crown prosecutors’ request that a double rapist, considered “a serial rapist” and a “danger to society”, be given a life sentence.

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Women urged to be vigilant after spate of attacks

POLICE are warning women to be “extra careful and vigilant” after a recent “spike” in the number of reported rapes in New Providence.

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Drug trafficker's appeal delayed until he is freed from US prison

THE Court of Appeal yesterday adjourned the hearing of convicted drug trafficker Dwight Major until his scheduled release from a US prison in May 2016.