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PEACE PARTY SHOOTING: ONE DEAD, SEVEN INJURED

ONE man is dead and six others are in hospital after they were shot at a “Bring the Peace Back in Bain Town” party Monday night.

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Two arrested after armed robbery

A QUICK response by Mobile Division officers led to the apprehension of two men just moments after an armed robbery on Monday.

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McCartney murder accused denied bail

POSSIBLE witness interference was among a number of reasons a judge denied bail to one of four people charged in connection with the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney.

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Shooting victim in critical condition

A MAN, shot in his head in the Yamacraw Hill area yesterday, is in critical condition at the Princess Margaret hospital.

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FOUR HELD OVER DPM RAID: ‘Police not to blame for lack of security’

IT WAS not the responsibility of police authorities to ensure that Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was assigned an armed security detail, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday.

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COURT REPORTER'S ABSENCE ENFORCES TRIAL RULING DELAY IN $1.2M ROAD DAMAGE CASE

THE fate of a man who admitted to causing $1.2 million worth of damage to the new airport road was expected to be decided yesterday in Magistrates Court.

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Delay in $380,000 cocaine smuggling trail

A MAN was expected to stand trial yesterday in Magistrates Court accused of smuggling $380,000 worth of cocaine into the country in ceiling fans, a digital drum set and a remote-controlled toy car.

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BRAVE ROBBERY: Four arrested, one man still at large

Authorities have confirmed that four men were arrested for their alleged involvement in the armed robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip 'Brave' Davis and his wife Ann Marie last week.

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Five guns seized by police

FIVE fewer guns are on the streets of the capital after they were confiscated by police over the weekend.

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Wilchcombe: We are making dent in crime

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday said the United States “will have to appreciate” the efforts the Bahamas government is making to help curb crime in the country.

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One dead, two hurt in shootings

ONE man is dead and two others in hospital after three separate shootings that occurred in just over 24 hours.

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Reward to find hit-and-run killer

“HOW can we be so heartless?” was the question the Tall Pines MP put to Bahamians yesterday when offering a $2,000 cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the driver responsible for last week’s hit-and-run accident.

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Woman molested in attack by armed robbers

AN attack in which a woman was sexually molested is one of three armed robberies under investigation by police.

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Bahamas Christmas crime warning for U.S. citizens

THE United States Embassy in Nassau has reiterated its warning against increased criminal activity in the Bahamas for US citizens preparing to the travel to the islands this Christmas season.

Man gets 17 years for attempted murder

By LAMECH JOHNSON