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Two months jail for grabbing police officer

A MAN was sentenced to two months behind bars yesterday after admitting to assaulting a police officer as she tried to arrest his cousin.

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Cannabis legislation ‘direction’ revealed by end of the year

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said by the end of the year Bahamians will know the direction his administration intends to take when it comes to cannabis legalisation.

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Police raid 'strip club'

A NIGHTCLUB was shut down over the weekend during a raid by police who were tipped off that the West Bay Street spot was a strip club.

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Two held after latest pair of armed robberies

TWO more armed robberies were recorded over the weekend - with two teenage boys arrested in connection with one of the attacks minutes after it took place.

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'WORST AIR DISASTER IN HISTORY' IS REMEMBERED

YESTERDAY marked the second anniversary of the plane crash that many have described as the worst air disaster in Bahamian history.

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Plea to find hit and run driver

POLICE are appealing to members of the public with information on a hit-and-run accident that left a woman in hospital to come forward. According to report

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Reprimand for bail breach

A MAGISTRATE chastised a man yesterday who breached a condition of his bail without the court’s permission by reporting into a police station in Abaco as opposed to the Fox Hill station in New Providence.

Crime prevention and prisoner rehabilitation

As the debates are being discussed as how to solve the crime problems in the Bahamas, here are some suggestions to deal with the vexing problems. The first way to deal with the crime problem is having a Police Task Force assigned to dismantling gangs in the Bahamas and be able to identify gang members so they can get them off the street from committing crimes.

We need a ‘New Day’ as to how we operate

FTX crash brought me to think about our past and certainly suggest the theme adopted by the PLP in the last election is of significance and exceptional importance. Editor, we need a ‘New Day’ as to how we operate and give concessions - licences to unsavory parties.

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Victim of nightclub shooting named

POLICE have identified the man who was shot and killed in front of a night club over the weekend as 20-year-old Akio Françoise Burrows.

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Executed for killing gang pal

NOEL Roker may have been executed by members of his own gang after he accidentally shot and killed a friend and fellow gang member the night before.

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Two men quizzed by police after murder

POLICE are questioning two men in connection with the country's latest murder.

Support group breaks silence over lupus

A NEW support group for those suffering with lupus has officially been launched in New Providence.

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Former death row inmate 'waited too long' to challenge court ruling

THE Court of Appeal told a former death row inmate he waited too long to challenge a 2008 ruling.

The leaky dog

The leaky dog By Dr Basil Sands How many times do you come from home, from work or school and meet puddles of urine on the floor? Have you ever wonder why your house broken dog would start to urinate in the house? In times like these, you need to do det

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Higgs says PHA will investigate Sandilands woman’s death before ministry follow-up

AN INVESTIGATION into the death of a woman in Princess Margaret Hospital after being transferred from Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre will be carried out by the Public Hospitals Authority before the Ministry of Health and Wellness has any involvement.

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Man on bail for multiple crimes murdered in broad daylight

A MAN in his early 30s was shot dead in the Nassau Village community yesterday.

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Police Commissioner says murders down by 16 percent

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said major crimes are trending down, with the murder rate 16 per cent lower than it was up to this time last year.

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Duo Cleared of 2013 Sexual Assault Allegation

TWO men have been cleared by a Supreme Court jury of sexual assault allegations concerning an American visitor. Dino Bethel, and Parron Knowles, both 23, faced a count of unlawful sexual intercourse with the then 15-year-old that allegedly occurred

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Two police officers in hospital after being blasted by shotgun

TWO police officers, a husband and a wife, are in serious but stable condition after they were shot multiple times while responding to a “domestic incident”.