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POLICE SHOOT MAN WHO ‘PULLED GUN’: One suspect killed and three more on the loose, say officers

A POLICE-involved shooting yesterday left one man dead and three suspects on the loose.

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45 Haitians charged in court

FORTY-FIVE Haitian nationals apprehended during a recent interdiction operation on Long Island were charged with illegal landing in the Magistrate’s Court this week.

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Man jailed over gun

A 21-year-old man who was found with an unlicensed gun that he claimed he planned to sell was yesterday sentenced to 13 months in prison.

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Probation for attack on security guard

A 54-year-old man who broke a door while assaulting a security officer at Domino’s Pizza was put on probation yesterday for six months. The incident occurred after the man became upset that the pizza chain did not have the toppings he wanted and security tried to escort him out.

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Teenager denied bail for robbery

A TEENAGER has been sent to prison for allegedly robbing a food store earlier this week.

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Stash kept in man’s socks

A MAN who stashed marijuana in his socks was yesterday ordered to attend drug counseling classes for a year.

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‘Everyone deserves a second chance’ says Dames

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames wants more ex-offenders to apply to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee to get their criminal records expunged, saying “everyone deserves a second chance.”

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Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound

ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.

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Call for stronger penalties after mom beaten to death

IN the wake of a single mother reportedly being beaten to death, Women United Northern Bahamas has asked for individuals to petition their politicians and policy makers to demand stiffer penalties and legislation to protect women and girls.

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Two men found shot dead on Pitt Road

POLICE discovered the bodies of two men on Wednesday morning who were shot dead on Pitt Road.

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Second suspected suicide probed

POLICE are investigating a suspected suicide in New Providence just days after a man was discovered hanged from a ceiling in Grand Bahama.

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Wells: Too soon to tell if we were naughty or nice

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials will not know until mid-January if holiday celebrations will lead to an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

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D’Aguilar: Tourism numbers show we’re a glimmer of our former self

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said he is not happy with the country’s tourism arrival numbers since border restrictions were softened, adding the pandemic has made fewer people want to travel.

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A dinner to make people’s Christmas Day

AT a time when many persons on Grand Bahama are struggling, Elnet Maritime Agency delivered a full Christmas dinner to five needy families on Christmas Day.

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Oil court hearing adjourned until today

A SUPREME Court hearing on an application for judicial review of Bahamas Petroleum Company’s exploratory oil drilling was adjourned yesterday after lawyer Fred Smith highlighted the lingering effects he experiences following a paragliding accident in Italy last year.