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Paint. Sip. Socialize. All for a worthy cause. An afternoon encompassing painting, sipping and socializing was one of the best ways to conclude Lupus Awareness Month while raising funds for lupus awareness. Art lovers and supporters of Lupus 242 came together to paint with a purpose – to raise funds for lupus awareness. Their canvas,

A man was convicted of murder for a second time yesterday. Jurors convicted Mark McKenzie of the January 17, 2017 murder of Carlos Adderley Jr. with a majority verdict of 8-1 after deliberating for two hours. McKenzie was behind bars serving a 40-year sentence for another murder. Adderley, a University of The Bahamas student, was shot

Jurors in the murder trial of Mark McKenzie, who is accused of the shooting death of Carlos Adderley Jr., were shown gruesome photos of the murder victim at the crime scene and in the morgue on Friday. Prosecutors allege that McKenzie, while being concerned with others, gunned down the 22-year-old on January 9, 2017. McKenzie,

A murder trial was unable to begin yesterday because there was no stenographer to record the evidence in the trial. Justice Franklyn Williams apologized to the nine jurors who were selected to decide the fate of Mark McKenzie, who’s accused of the January 9, 2017 shooting death of Carlos Adderley Jr. Williams explained that stenographers

A 33-year-old police corporal, accused of sexually abusing his daughter for over two years, was yesterday granted $12,000 bail. The officer’s name has been withheld to protect his now-12-year-old daughter’s identity. Prosecutors allege that the father began molesting his daughter in November 2020 when she was 10 years old and the acts allegedly continued until February

A doctor was on Friday sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment for rape. Before Senior Justice Bernard Turner passed sentence, Dr. Gerald Mark Forbes remained defiant and unrepentant as he branded his accuser a liar, though he claimed that he still had feelings for her. While referring to a previous rape acquittal in 2016, the 52-year-old

An 33-year-old police corporal, accused of sexually abusing his daughter for over two years, was remanded to prison yesterday. The officer’s name has been withheld to protect his now 12-year-old daughter’s identity. Prosecutors allege that the father began molesting his daughter in November 2020 when she was 10 years old and the acts allegedly continued

The trial of two men accused of robbing a man who sought to buy a phone from Facebook Marketplace ended in a plea deal yesterday. Before any evidence was taken at their trial before Justice Gregory Hilton, Ellitin Jean and Okino Whymms pleaded guilty to robbing Judah Thurston of $200 on August 10, 2020. The

Police have filed raped and burglary charges against a 24-year-old resident of Andros. Garnet Thompson Jr, of Behring Point, is accused of breaking into a home in Cargill Creek, Central Andros, between November 18 and 19 and raping a 27-year-old woman. Thompson wasn’t required to enter pleas to the charges when he made his first