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EDITORIAL: Nassau Needs a Mayor, City Manager

NASSAU needs a mayor. We have beat around the bush long enough and pretended that somehow this historic city could just run itself. We should have known better. Its majestic Madeira trees are suffering.

The PLP has no credibility to lecture us about crime

Twenty years from now, in 2037, Eugene Woodside Jr. could have become a member of parliament. Or been called to the Bar. Or started making doctor rounds at a modern Princess Margaret Hospital.

Armed robbery suspects held after high-speed chase

A high-speed chase led to police taking five of six armed robbery suspects into custody on Sunday.

Promotions left force ‘top heavy’

AN audit of manpower in the Royal Bahamas Police Force reveals the institution is top-heavy with recent promotional exercises placing a burden on the performance of the force, National Security Minister Marvin Dames (pictured) said in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Studies into life at Department of Correctional Services revealed

THE findings of various research studies carried out on the elements of life at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services were yesterday presented and detailed during a one day symposium hosted at the University of the Bahamas.Researchers, guid

EDITORIAL: How can today’s growing crime be controlled?

CRIME! Is there a solution? Will there ever be a solution?

36 arrests in anti-crime operation

POLICE conducted an island wide anti-crime operation over the weekend which saw a large contingent of officers from the Uniform Division fan out across New Providence.As a result, 36 people were arrested for a number of major and minor offences. Duri

POLICE ADVICE: Proper parenting will help prevent crime

IF we want to stop violence, we need to understand what causes it in the first place. Young men and women who carry out acts of serious violence are often experiencing deep-rooted problems. The majority of youths in custody are themselves victims of abuse. Some experience suffering and violence at home; the struggle many of these children have experienced so early in their short lives is a key factor in their violent criminal behaviour.

Price Commission sends 'gouging' report to the AG

The Price Commission has forwarded its report on complaints of pre-Hurricane Irma price gouging ahead to the Attorney General’s Office, its chairman has confirmed.“We forwarded our findings to the AG’s Office, and we are awaiting a review from them b

Woman held after attempting to smuggle drugs into Department of Corrections

A woman is being held by police after she allegedly tried to smuggle drugs into the Bahamas Department of Corrections on Friday.

Mother’s race against time to raise funds for medicine

THE mother of an eight-year-old boy diagnosed with a rare hereditary condition is again appealing to the public for help in securing the life-saving medication needed to treat her son.

Feeling lost? There is always hope

WE live in a time of great emotional turmoil and confusion. There are so many people who feel completely lost. Let me share with you some thoughts written by another young woman entitled, Confessions of a Lost Girl: “I wish I could understand why at

EDITORIAL: Society must cooperate in defeating crime

“Yes, mommy, I love you too.”

Bahamian providers ‘lack enthusiasm’ on dodgy deal tip-offs

Bahamian financial institutions show “a lack of enthusiasm” in reporting clients’ questionable transactions to the authorities, a Caribbean regulatory body has warned.

In the midst of rapid change - do you have a coping strategy?

The one guarantee about life is the constancy of change. Whether we define those changes as good or bad, they consistently flow our way. Still, change it and of itself is not the challenge. The thing that causes most to become overwhelmed is the way

Police 'lacking capacity to pursue' money launderers

The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) “lacks the capacity to effectively pursue” money laundering offenders due to inadequate skills, training and resources.The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), in its July 2017 assessment of the Bahamas

$300,000 marijuana find

THERE was a significant drug seizure in North Bimini on Wednesday, resulting in the discovery of more than $300,000 worth of suspected marijuana, police reported. According to Assistant Superintendent Terecita Pinder, officers were on routine patrol

POLICE ADVICE: Don’t let bullies ruin your life

THERE are four basic types of bullying: verbal, physical, psychological, and cyber. Cyber-bullying is becoming one of the most common types. While victims can experience bullying at any age, it is witnessed most often in school-aged children.

Police launch Fox Hill offensive

ACTING Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson announced yesterday the establishment of two separate Royal Bahamas Police Force anti-crime units aimed at eliminating gang activity in the country, reducing the number of homicides as well as safeguarding the residents of Fox Hill.

Gibson legal challenge 'could cost the government millions'

ATTORNEYS for former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson are seeking to add several persons to their client’s application for constitutional relief on the basis that a magistrate’s lack of jurisdiction to grant bail according to the Bail Act is unconstitut

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