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Gardiner seeks more time to challenge New York case

CONVICTED Bahamian drug trafficker Jonathan Eric Gardiner is seeking more time to challenge the federal case against him in New York, with his attorney telling a judge that she needs additional time to review the record because Gardiner was arrested long after his co-defendants.

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Aircraft debris, additional remains found off Andros

AIRCRAFT parts recovered alongside human remains from a large debris field north of Andros are believed to have come from the plane that crashed with an American family of four aboard, investigators said, nearly a week after relatives mounted their own search and recovered the victims.

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Loved ones gather as Stefan Davis’ remains return home from Miami

BAHAMIAN artist and entrepreneur Stefan “Legend” Davis was remembered as a man whose influence reached across generations as family and friends gathered at a Bahamasair hangar on Friday to receive his body following his sudden death in Miami.

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Bahamian green card holder accused of illegal vote in US

A BAHAMIAN green card holder who has lived in the United States for nearly 50 years is facing deportation after US authorities said an investigation found he illegally voted in the 2020 presidential election despite a criminal record that includes armed robbery, domestic violence and assaulting a police officer.

BUT chief calls Eleuthera school electricity disruptions unacceptable

TWO Eleuthera schools have repeatedly dismissed students early after unstable electricity left classrooms hot and dark, with Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson warning that persistent power problems are now disrupting teaching and learning on the island.

American woman, 94, dies after apparent drowning

A 94-YEAR-OLD American woman died after an apparent drowning at Goodman’s Bay on Saturday evening, despite efforts by her daughter and others to pull her from the water and perform CPR.

Complaints against police officers rise 19 percent as most remain unresolved

COMPLAINTS against police officers rose 19 percent in the first half of the year, while most of the cases remained unresolved, according to preliminary Royal Bahamas Police Force figures.

Six months prison for ammunition found taped under a bathroom sink

A 35-year-old man who was already on bail for a firearm and ammunition charge was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday after admitting that six .40-calibre rounds found taped beneath a bathroom sink at a Kemp Road home belonged to him.