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Three Charged With Armed Robbery of Web Cafe

THREE men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with an armed robbery at a popular web cafe in southwestern New Providence.

Shakatoure Thompson, 31, Tamico Bannister, 22, and Orlando Wimms, 27, appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez accused of the Island Luck Webcafe armed robbery that occurred Thursday, September 1.

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Govt plotting zoning for gaming houses

Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe, who has Cabinet responsibility for the newly-regulated gaming sector, was due to meet last night with the Gaming Board to discuss zoning regulations intended to curb the proliferation of gaming house locations primarily in residential areas, school zones and near churches.

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Web Shop Seeking Injunction Following Lifting of Conservatory Order

Attorney Derek Ryan said yesterday that he plans to seek an injunction that would prevent authorities from interfering with his client's gaming operations.
Ryan represents Bahama Dreams web cafe. This comes a week after Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett's ruling to lift a conservatory order that...

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Lawyers File in Web Shop Case

Attorneys for web shop bosses yesterday filed documents in the Supreme Court in an effort to permanently prevent the government from shutting down their operations. Attorney Alfred Sears represents Kevin Knowles of Paradise Games.

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Government To Abide By Court Order

The Government of the Bahamas and the police will not be taking any action against the patrons and operators of local "web shops" pending the outcome of a "conservatory order" filed by attorney Wayne Munroe.

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Supermarket targeted in weekend armed robberies

Six armed robberies took place between Friday and Saturday afternoon, with Cost Right supermarket at the Town Centre Mall targeted by three men armed with "high powered weapons", and two Nassau web shops also hit.

Four men have been taken in for questioning in connection with two separate incidents, but up to press time last night, police were still on the lookout for those responsible in four ...

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No date in sight for web shop case

More than five months after a gambling referendum failed, the substantive case on the matter has yet to be heard in the Supreme Court.

That trial is expected to determine whether web shops will be permitted to continue their gambling operations.

Attorney Wayne Munroe, who represents a group of web shops owners, said yesterday the Office of the Attorney General has yet to file a defense to hi...

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Amid Controversy, Casinos Focused on Getting Bill Passed

Baha Mar Senior Vice President Robert Sands said yesterday that while local casinos expect a revenue increase if permanent residents and work permit holders are allowed to gamble in casinos, there was no specific target on how much additional revenue operators expect from this new category of players.

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New Gaming Bill Revealed

The government has drafted a proposed Gaming Act that would allow local casino operators to facilitate online and mobile gambling. While casino operators will benefit from the new law, local web shop operators are angered that their only possible option to keep from going out of business may be...

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