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Man denied bail over regatta murder charge

A MAN is behind bars after being arraigned in connection with the murder of a Harbour Islander at a regatta on Cat Island.

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Man is shot outside home

INVESTIGATORS are searching for the person believed to have shot a man leaving him in hospital.

Four held over handgun and drugs find

FOUR people were detained for questioning after police found marijuana and a handgun at a home on Millers Road off Bacardi Road yesterday.

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Cries of help heard by witness, court told

A WOMAN has told how she was woken up in the early hours by a voice crying ‘help me! help me!’

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Man shot dead on East Street

A MAN was gunned down last night - shot multiple times as he visited a mechanic to recover his broken-down car.

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Neighbour threatened death

A WOMAN is in fear of her life after filing a police report with officers she now suspects might be corrupt.

Teen pleads not guilty to voyeurism

A TEENAGER has pleaded not guilty to a charge of voyeurism, denying that he made nude visual recordings of a woman.

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Regatta marred by murder

A WEEKEND of violence brought the country's murder count up by two as a stabbing at the Cat Island Regatta and an armed robbery in the capital ended in death.

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Plea over missing girl and wanted individuals

POLICE are looking for three people – one who was reported missing and two who officers want to question in connection with ongoing investigations.

Man injured in shooting

A 30-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in a business establishment on Wednesday night.

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Man stands accused of cutting woman's throat

A MAN was arraigned at the Magistrate’s court yesterday in connection with the murder of Kitley St Brave, a 20-year-old mother of two. Gibson Raphael, 27, appeared in Court One, Nassau Street, to face the charges.

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'Near riot' at girls' centre

A “near riot” in June at the Willie Mae Pratt Centre for girls resulted in six inmates being remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison with the public yet to hear from the government what caused the problem, according to FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner.

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Minister says murder down 24 per cent

MURDERS are down 24 per cent this year compared to the same point in 2011, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday.