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40-year-old man accused of soliciting sex from boy, 14

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy last week.

Woman must pay neighbour after attack by unsecured dog

A WOMAN was ordered to compensate her neighbour yesteray after her unchained dog attacked them last week.

Four years for gun possession

A MAN was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday after he admitted to having a banned gun on him on Nassau Street earlier this week.

$3,500 fine for curfew breaches

A MAN on bail for murder was fined $3,500 yesterday after he admitted to breaching his curfew five times this month.

‘He took his last breath in front of me,’ said uncle

THE uncle of the latest teen murdered in the country said before Andrew Newry took his last breath in front of him on Monday, that he had unsuccessfully tried to learn who his killer was.

Manager ‘pressured’ on WSC payments

THE former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) testified yesterday that Adrian Gibson pressured the general manager of the company to resolve delayed payments to landscaping companies.

Head of Film Control Board defends decision on anime movie rating

THE head of the Film Control Board yesterday defended its decision to give a D rating to the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To The Hashira Training”, which prevents it from being shown in local theatres, saying the film has no understandable plot and is not in English.

American tourist dies after falling from vessel

A 68-year-old tourist from Mississippi, USA, fell off a vessel and died near Tillo Cay, Abaco, yesterday.

DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed

AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.

USCG searches for boat with couple missing on trip to the Bahamas

THE US Coast Guard is searching for a pair of boaters who left the Florida Keys for The Bahamas.

Teen on bail for murder sentenced to five years jail for having a loaded gun

A 19-year-old man on bail for murder was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of having a loaded gun.

18-year-old accused of armed carjacking and possession of dangerous drugs

AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.

Man charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was granted $1,000 bail after he was accused of having drugs last weekend.

BAARK urges govt to enforce laws against animal cruelty

A BAHAMAS Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness (BAARK) leader is urging the government to enforce laws against animal cruelty and breeding, saying the problem is worsening.

Govt defends reallocating $25,000 from a disabilities commission to an Obie Wilchcombe memorial

OFFICE of the Prime Minister director of communications Latrae Rahming yesterday defended the government’s decision to reallocate $25,000 from the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities to memorials at Baha Mar for the late Obie Wilchcombe.

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