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30 months jail for having loaded gun

A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in his Eleuthera home last week.

Haitian woman accused of having fake passport

A WOMAN of Haitian descent was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of possessing a fake Bahamian passport last year.

Bahama grill offers $5,000 reward over food ‘rumour’

BAHAMA Grill is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and prosecution of those spreading what it calls false and defamatory claims linking its food to recent illnesses or death.

Court rejects injured workers’s plea for $70,000 interim payment ahead of trial

A SUPREME Court judge has rejected a former grocery store worker’s request for an interim payment of up to $70,000 ahead of his upcoming trial against AML Foods Limited, ruling that substantial factual disputes make the case unsuitable for pretrial relief.

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Abaco shelter ‘on track’ as officials preparing for hurricane season

EMERGENCY management officials say national hurricane shelter inspections will begin on April 1 as part of ongoing readiness efforts, with a renewed focus on categorising shelters by storm type and expanding overall capacity.

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Visitor dies after jet ski hits rocks at Half Moon Cay

POLICE are investigating the death of a female cruise passenger who died on Saturday after crashing a jet ski into a rock at Half Moon Cay.

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‘My ten years trapped in bed after car accident’

GABRIELLE “Gabby” Lord was 25 when a car ride with her grandfather changed her life forever.

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Pintard blasted for LNG deal criticism

FOCOL Holdings chairman has accused the Opposition’s leader of “political gimmickry” and “petty foolishness” over his demands for greater disclosure and transparency on the Government’s energy reforms.

‘Regional cooperation important after US cut NOAA and USAID budgets’

WITH sweeping staff cuts threatening the reliability of the United States’ key weather agency, a top Bahamian disaster official is urging greater regional cooperation to avoid overdependence on foreign forecasting support.

Judge upholds conviction of two men on cocaine charges

THE Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions of two men on drug charges, rejecting claims that their trials were unfair or unsupported by evidence and reinforcing the legal weight of circumstantial proof and statutory presumptions in drug prosecutions.

Woman dies in jet ski crash

A FEMALE tourist has died after a jet ski crash at Half Moon Cay on Saturday.

Education minister appeals to drivers after high schooler injured in traffic accident

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin has urged motorists to exercise greater caution near school zones after a CH Reeves Junior High School student was reportedly injured in a traffic accident near the Mall of Marathon on Thursday.

Man accused of East St south stabbing

A 50-year-old male was imprisoned on Friday after he was accused of the fatal stabbing of a man outside a business on East Street South earlier this month.

Woman accused of assaulting another woman with baseball bat

A WOMAN was granted bail after she allegedly assaulted another woman with a baseball bat earlier this month.

Teen admits to possession of loaded gun

A 16-year-old boy admitted to having a loaded gun and running away from police on Kemp Road earlier this month.