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Teen charged with stealing while working at Burger King

A 16-year-old boy was granted bail after he was accused of stealing from the Burger King on Bernard Road while employed there earlier this year.

Woman accused of stealing more than $12,000 granted bail

A WOMAN was granted bail yesterday after she was accused of stealing more than $12,000 from a medical centre on Thompson Boulevard over a six-year period.

Bail breach fine while waiting gun possession trial

A MAN awaiting trial for alleged firearm possession was fined yesterday for failing to sign in at his local police station.

Man granted bail after alleged assault with Guinness bottle

A MAN has been granted $6,000 bail after he allegedly injured a woman and intentionally damaged her phone and car tyres earlier this month.

Father testifies that mother of his child claimed step-dad ‘would not stop touching’ her

A MAN testified yesterday that the mother of his child told him in 2022 that her stepfather had sex with her and would not stop touching her.

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Court hears officer’s testimony on vehicles suspected to be proceeds of crime in Gibson trial

THE criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others resumed after a months-long delay yesterday with an officer testifying that he seized several vehicles suspected of being purchased with the proceeds of crime.

Man accused of assaulting another man and a woman with a glass bottle

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of assaulting two people with a glass bottle, injuring one of them during an incident on East Street South and Soldier Road last month.

Woman allegedly found with a loaded gun in her purse granted $7,000 bail

A WOMAN was granted bail on Tuesday after she was allegedly found with a loaded gun in her purse on Plantol Street last week.

Immigration deports 105 haitians in year’s largest repatriation

THE Department of Immigration yesterday carried out its largest deportation operation of the year, repatriating 105 Haitian nationals to Cap-Haïtien on a chartered flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport.

Man admits to having underage sex and fathering child with 13-year-old girl

A MAN admitted to having sex with an underaged girl in the Berry Islands multiple times and fathering a child with her.

Defendant accused of stabbing man with kitchen knife claims self-defence

A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of stabbing another man with a kitchen knife in Kemp Road earlier this month.

Man charged with stealing vehicle at gunpoint

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday for allegedly robbing another man of his vehicle at gunpoint and trying to force him to drink a suspicious liquid.

Convicted mom and daughter remanded as crown fights judge’s decision to grant bail

THE director of public prosecutions yesterday filed an appeal against the decision to grant bail to a mother and daughter convicted of attempting to murder two of their tenants on an unnamed road in Fox Hill in 2021.

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Man accused of killing prison officer fears jail retaliation

A MAN accused of murdering a Bahamas Department of Corrections officer was denied bail by a Supreme Court judge despite claims he would be in danger of retaliation if held at Fox Hill Prison.

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Two Bahamians charged in US ‘take back America’ citizenship fraud crackdown

TWO Bahamians were indicted in separate US federal districts last week on charges linked to passport fraud and false claims of American citizenship, according to statements from prosecutors in Pennsylvania and Florida.