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52-year-old denied bail after being accused of raping 13-year-old girl

A MAN was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday after being charged with the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl.

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Baha Mar lawyer accused over traffic fatality

A WOMAN employed at a mega-resort in Cable Beach is on $10,000 bail after being charged last week in connection with one of the two traffic fatalities that occurred on New Year’s Day.

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Two men charged over murders

TWO men were remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison yesterday after being charged in Magistrate’s Court concerning two separate murders that recently occurred in the capital.

Man cleared of killing stepfather

A MAN accused of killing his stepfather was acquitted of murder in the Supreme Court on the judge’s direction to the jury.

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Man exposed himself to tourists

A 36-year-old man is in police custody after he was caught “exposing himself” to tourists on Paradise Island beach on Saturday.

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Shooting victim was caught in crossfire outside club

A 23-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after he was “caught in the crossfire” between two groups of men outside a nightclub and shot multiple times, police reported.

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Man who opened fire on police 'was on bail'

A MAN opened fire on police in the Wilson Track area Thursday night before being taken into custody after leading them on a high-speed chase.

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71-year-old faces court accused of allowing bar to be used for poker and blackjack

A BAHAMIAN entertainer has denied breaking the law by allowing his bar to be used as a place for gaming in contravention of the country’s laws.

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Widow tells of hearing husband's 'death cry'

THE widow of murdered businessman Leslie Maycock told the Supreme Court she will never forget the pain – which she described as a “death cry” – in her husband’s voice when he called to tell her he had just been shot outside the family business in Hawksbill, Grand Bahama, five years ago.

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Juveniles charged with robbery

TWO juveniles were charged with armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

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Robbery was 'the most terrifying moment of my life'

MAYAGUANA Island Administrator Charles Moss said he needs extensive dental work and therapy after he was “gun-butted” and tied up during a robbery he described as “the most terrifying moment” of his life.

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Nolle Prosequi issued over Dean's Lane murder case

EIGHTEEN months after a barber was charged with murder, prosecutors produced a written directive from the Attorney General’s Office requesting that proceedings be discontinued.

Man faces gun charge

A MAN faces up to seven years in jail if convicted of the charges against him of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

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Three shot during Fox Hill Day

THREE men are in hospital after they were shot in two separate incidents at Fox Hill Day celebrations early yesterday morning.

Administrator hit in head during raid

MAYAGUANA’S island administrator was airlifted to the Nassau yesterday morning after he was hit in the head with a “blunt object” during an armed robbery and abduction on Tuesday.