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Man charged with murder and attempted murder

A 28-year-old man was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder in the Magistrate’s Court.

Two in court on separate ferocious dogs charges

TWO people were charged with separate ferocious dog charges.

Warned and discharged over possession of Indian hemp

A 20-year-old was given a warning yesterday after pleading guilty to having Indian Hemp.

PM notes ‘complexities’ in dealing with roadside garages

RESIDENTS are still awaiting relief from the persistent issue of roadside garages crowding their neighbourhoods, as Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis highlighted the complexities in resolving the problem.

Supreme Court to summon employer over complaint of Gibson trial duration

A SUPREME Court judge plans to summon the employer of a sitting juror in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others after the employer reportedly raised concerns about the trial’s lengthy duration.

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Woman testifies ex-boyfriend threatened her with death and stabbed her in head

A WOMAN testified that her ex-boyfriend sent her a message saying, “You ga dead,” before he came home and stabbed her in the head.

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Sweeting calls tabled local govt bill ‘pivotal milestone’

WORKS and Local Government Minister Clay Sweeting tabled the long-awaited Local Government Bill in the House of Assembly Tuesday, marking what he called a “pivotal milestone” to modernise the country’s approach to local governance.

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‘Top-Up Tax won’t be burden to Bahamians’

ELECTED officials debated a bill to introduce a new corporate tax aimed at multi-national corporations with annual revenues exceeding $800 million.

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Another conflict turns deadly

A MAN was gunned down to become the country’s latest murder victim of the year.

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GB woman murdered on Turks and Caicos Island

GRAND Bahama residents are reeling after one of their own, Aiesha Clark Williams, 47, was murdered in Turks & Caicos last week –– one year after her husband was fatally shot on the same island.

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‘Why secrecy on hiring ex-CCA VP?’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has questioned the Davis administration’s secrecy surrounding hiring Daniel Liu, former senior vice-president of China Construction America (CCA), as a “special envoy to China”.

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Young GB man allegedly takes his own life

A YOUNG man who suffered from mental illness and was reported missing earlier this week by his father was discovered on Wednesday after allegedly taking his own life.

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Shiver to remain in prison after bail appeal lost

LINDSAY Shiver, an American woman accused of conspiring with two men in Abaco to kill her husband, will remain in custody after the Court of Appeal reserved its decision on a judge’s ruling to revoke her bail.

Man pleads not guilty to threats of death

A MAN pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court for threatening another man.