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Man held on charge of failed robbery that ended in standoff with police

A MAN accused of an attempted armed robbery at a liquor store on Robinson Road that ended in a police standoff last week was remanded to prison.

$9,900 bail granted for charge of stealing $65k using fraudulent bank of The Bahamas cheques

A WOMAN accused of stealing $65,000 last December through a fraudulent cheque was granted bail earlier this week.

Davis: Fake voter cards pose no systemic threat

Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said fraud cases involving Bahamian passports and voter cards do not pose a systemic threat, despite a string of recent arraignments tied to forged official documents.

‘I have not resigned’ - Gibson denies quitting FNM party

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson last night dismissed claims that he is resigning from the Free National Movement as “false”, but signalled that future decisions about his political path would be made “transparently” if circumstances require it.

St John’s principal back at work after viral neck-grab video

ST JOHN’S College principal Quinn McCartney has returned to work after a viral video showed him grabbing a girl by the neck during a school event, an incident that prompted an investigation by the Anglican Central Education Authority.

Former PM calls for probe into politicians’ sharp rise in wealth

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday questioned unexplained jumps in politicians’ declared assets, saying those whose wealth rises sharply in office should be required to explain how it happened.

Sons watch stabbed dad bleed to death

RELATIVES of Okino Kareem Burrows watched in horror as he bled to death on the front porch of his mother’s home in Hepburn Town, Eight Mile Rock, after fleeing a violent confrontation at a nearby bus stop.

Police suspect natural causes in deaths of elderly couple

THE deaths of an elderly couple whose decomposing bodies were discovered in their home last month are believed to have been due to natural causes, police said yesterday.

Man admits to rape of 72-year-old

A 26-year-old man admitted to the murder and rape of 72-year-old grandmother Vernencha Butler in her Ross Corner apartment.

Appeal court cuts robber’s sentence over judge's error

THE Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a man for armed robbery but reduced his prison sentence after finding that the trial judge made an error in law during sentencing.

Pathologist: Victim killed by handgun and shotgun

A PATHOLOGIST testified that a man was killed by both a handgun and a shotgun as the murder trial of Stephon Mackey continued yesterday.

Fake marriage suspect admits assaulting police at station

A HAITIAN man accused of entering a fraudulent marriage to obtain a spousal permit was remanded to prison yesterday.

Off-duty officer praised for clearing traffic jam

AN off-duty police officer on her way to collect her son from school stepped into a busy intersection last week after malfunctioning traffic lights left motorists trapped in gridlock.

Jamaican woman accused of trafficking for prostitution

A JAMAICAN woman accused of human trafficking in Abaco last month was remanded to prison yesterday.

SpaceX donates $1m to UB to build nationally owned satellite and expand STEM research

THE University of The Bahamas has secured a $1m donation from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to support the development of a nationally built satellite and expand science and technology research, according to a press statement issued by the university.

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