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US court rules against Dwight Major

AFTER having his application for a writ of habeas corpus denied by a District Court in North Carolina, convicted drug kingpin Dwight Major will not be leaving a US Federal Prison until at least 2016.

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Death penalty sought for Marco Archer's murderer

EVEN as they continue to call for the death penalty for Kofhe Goodman, Bahamians remain sceptical that such a sentence would ever be fulfilled.

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Police hunt for killers after man gunned down

INVESTIGATORS need the public’s help in finding the persons responsible for the shooting death of a man at Yellow Elder Gardens over the weekend.

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Teenager sneaks out of station

SENIOR Royal Bahamas Police Force officials were embarrassed yesterday after a teenager escaped custody prompting an intense investigation of holding procedures at the Grove Police station.

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Wanted man arrested

A MAN, wanted for questioning in several offences in Abaco, was arrested by police early Sunday morning.

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Police seek woman over death threats

POLICE are searching for a 25-year-old woman who is wanted for alleged threats of death and assault with a deadly weapon.

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Man dead after shooting

A shooting has left a man dead and several vehicles damaged.

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Shotgun fired in clothing store as it is wrestled from would-be girl thief aged 13

A SHOTGUN was been fired in a clothing shop in the Town Centre Mall this morning as an employee wrestled the weapon from a teenage would-be thief.

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Multiple injuries in club shooting

A shooting at a local club last night left five people in hospital with gunshot injuries.

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As detainees face court, Bahamas faces claim of reneging on deal

MIAMI-BASED protesters accused the Bahamas government of “reneging” on an agreement struck through US congressman Joe Garcia over Cuban immigrants held at Fox Hill prison and the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

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Bishop feels ‘violated’ by church theft

BISHOP Simeon Hall says he feels “violated” after thieves caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to New Covenant Baptist Church – stealing cash, computers, and laying waste to several rooms.

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Judge to give directions to trial jury

JUSTICE Bernard Turner will give further directions to the jury in the Kofhe Goodman murder trial today after choosing to postpone the trial yesterday.

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US Embassy official is victim of robbery

LESS than two months after an attack on a senior US diplomat, another US official was robbed at the beach with his family last weekend.

Cocaine worth $200,000 seized

FREEPORT – Police seized over $200,000 worth of suspected cocaine, which was found hidden in a bucket inside a vehicle, police reported on Thursday.

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Police appeal after armed robbery

POLICE need people’s help to solve two armed robberies that happened in New Providence in the last two days.