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March 03, 2011
Six-month jail term for tampering with monitoring bracelet

Officials will know exactly where Antonio Smith is for the next six months. Yesterday, Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell sentenced Smith, 47, to six months in prison for cutting through the strap of an electronic monitoring bracelet placed on him.
He will spend an additional four months in prison if he fails to pay a $231 fine covering the value of the damage caused to the ankle bracelet.
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February 10, 2011
Ankle bracelets ordered on men facing gun charges

A court yesterday ordered that two men accused of illegal firearm possession be electronicly monitored with ankle bracelets as a bail condition.
Magistrate Guillimina Archer set bail at $10,000 for Khalil Thompson, who police allegedly found in possession of a 9mm pistol and 10 bullets on February 7. He returns to court on March 9 for the start of his trial.
The trial of Henry Humes begins on Mar...

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January 06, 2011
First ankle bracelet ordered on suspect

A man who was shot by police during a stand-off in Englerston last month will be monitored electronically, a magistrate ruled.
Michael Hilton Darling, 49, of Charles Vincent Street, is accused of threatening a female police officer with a knife and box cutter on December 10.
Officers shot Darling in the leg, claiming they feared for their lives.
Darling appeared before Magistrate Derence Rolle-Dav...

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May 02, 2023
Man to stand trial for murder of man on bail

A 31-year-old resident of Florida Court was on Friday committed to stand trial for the murder of a man on bail. Kirkland Bullard received a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI) that sent his case to the Supreme Court when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on Friday. Bullard, who is on remand, is accused of ...
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February 21, 2024
Man disappears before murder trial leaving family $30k fee

A GRANDMOTHER and a mother must pay $30,000 after the man for whom they stood surety allegedly threw his ankle monitoring bracelet into a well and disappeared a month before his murder trial.

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February 16, 2024
CLEARING THE AIR: Achievers Christian Academy dispels rumours surrounding the sudden illness of 10 students on the school's campus

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Dr. Matheo Smith, Principal of Achievers Christian Academy, is attempting to clear the air concerning rumors circulating online which suggest that 10 students fainted on campus yesterday after interacting with, and receiving bracelets from, a group of Baptist Missionaries from Poland. Dr. Smith told Eyewitness News today that the missionaries visited students at [...]

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February 16, 2024
UPDATE: School officials debunk reports that interaction with missionaries resulted in the hospitalization of students

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Officials from Achievers Christian Academy debunked reports that the sudden illness and hospitalization of ten of its students was related to their interaction with Missionaries visiting the campus. In a letter addressed to parents, school Principal, Dr. Matheo Smith advised that upon preliminary investigations, "it has been determined that the students who felt [...]

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December 05, 2014
Appeals court refuses to alter bail terms in drug case

The Court of Appeal yesterday refused to order the return of an accused drug smuggler's pilot license so he could support his family.
Darryl Bartlett Jr. had to surrender his pilot's license, passport and be fitted with an ankle bracelet as a condition of his $150,000 bail pending his trial on charges of drug importation, drug possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to commit the offenses ...

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December 14, 2023
Ankle Monitored Suspects Traveling to Commit Crimes

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - It appears as if there has been an increase in criminals wearing ankle monitoring bracelets traveling to Grand Bahama to commit crimes. 

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November 20, 2023
What To Do When Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease Wanders

The definition of wandering varies from context to context. Technically, wandering is an umbrella term for several different behaviors. This includes elopement (attempts to escape), repetitive pacing and becoming lost. According to neurologist, Jagan Pillai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, most of the caregivers he works with think about wander...

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