Crime
Hachalu Hundessa: Deadly protests erupt after Ethiopian singer killed
June 30, 2020
Seven people have died in Ethiopia in protests that followed the shooting dead of musician Hachalu Hundessa, well known for his political songs, medics have told the BBC...
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How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco
June 29, 2020
A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation witnessed by BBC News...
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Man shot dead in Nassau Village
June 29, 2020
A man was shot and killed in Nassau Village on Sunday night during an argument with two men, police said...
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Girl, 10, dies after shooting
June 08, 2020
Only days ago, Lorencia Simmons Walkes was a fifth-grade student at Sybil Strachan Primary, who had aspirations of becoming a doctor...
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One man dead, another injured after separate shootings
June 04, 2020
One man is dead and another is in hospital after two separate shooting incidents on Wednesday night...
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Incoming BFA technical director arrested
May 25, 2020
Incoming Bahamas Football Association (BFA) Technical Director Marc Bircham, English born, was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Friday, for alleged aggravated battery. News broke out about the arrest in the media on Saturday.
Bircham posted on Twitter on Saturday: “Want to thank everyone for the love and support I’ve received off them all, it means so much.”
BFA Secretary General Fred Lunn said the BFA does not have a contractual agreement with Bircham, but rather a signed letter of intent.
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Son 'kills father' during Zoom video chat in New York state
May 22, 2020
A 72-year-old man has been stabbed to death by his son in New York state during a Zoom video chat with 20 other participants, police say...
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Teenage boy charged in Canada's first 'incel' terror case
May 20, 2020
A Toronto teenager has become the first Canadian ever charged with carrying out an "incel"-inspired terror attack...
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13 arrested on Eleuthera
May 19, 2020
A day after Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis expressed disappointment over some Eleuthera residents holding a “motorcade”, police announced yesterday that 13 people were arrested for “breaking the COVID-19 curfew”.
“I must say that I am extremely disappointed with the behavior of those in South Eleuthera who…engaged in a…motorcade on Friday,” said Minnis in a national address.
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Two killed on GB
May 12, 2020
A woman and a man were shot and killed on Grand Bahama yesterday, police said...
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Ahmaud Arbery: Father and son charged with murder of US black jogger
May 08, 2020
A father and son have been arrested and charged in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black man.
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Teen shot dead
May 05, 2020
A 17-year-old male was shot dead in Fox Hill on Tuesday morning, police said...
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Australian police shoot man dead after stabbings in Pilbara
May 01, 2020
Police in Western Australia have shot dead a man after several people were stabbed at a shopping centre in the Pilbara region...
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UPDATED: One dead, one injured after Grand Bahama shooting incidents
April 22, 2020
ONE man is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition following two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama on Monday...
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Canada shooting: Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia
April 20, 2020
A gunman disguised as a policeman killed at least 16 people, including a female police officer, in the worst mass shooting in Canada's modern history.
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Recent Murder Reported during This Pandemic
April 07, 2020
Police are on the scene of a murder on Hampton Street off Mount Royal Ave...
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Criminal Investigation Launched Into Breach of Confidential Patient Records at Rand Memorial Hospital
April 05, 2020
The Public Hospital Authority (PHA) has launched a criminal investigation into the leak and dissemination on social media of a purported confidential document pertaining to clients of the Grand Bahamas Health Services.
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Child hit in drive-by shooting
April 03, 2020
A child accompanying a woman was injured in a drive-by shooting in Elizabeth Estates around 10 a.m. yesterday...
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109 people living in church arrested
March 30, 2020
MORE than 100 people were arrested for illegally residing at a church in Marsh Harbour, Abaco early on Saturday morning...
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Man found hanged in Grand Bahama home
March 28, 2020
Grand Bahama police are investigating the death of a man in the South Bahamia area Saturday...
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