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Hunt for shooters

POLICE are searching for two men, suspected of a shooting incident that sent a man to hospital on Sunday. Shortly before 6pm Sunday, two men were driving on Ida Street when their car was approached by two armed men in a grey Chrysler vehicle, who sh

Second chances

EDITOR, The Tribune. IN The Bahamas, we enjoy luxuries countries could only dream of. One such is the ability to travel throughout the United States of America without a need for a visa, as long as your criminal record is clean, of course. This brin

Drugs discovery

A 22-year-old Bahamian woman was taken into custody after she was found in possession of a quantity of dangerous drugs at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Wednesday. According to police, around 6.30am, the was woman traveling to t

Some ‘leading stores’ on price gouge list

The Price Control Commission’s (PCC) chairman yesterday said some “leading supermarkets” will be included in its report to the Government on pre-Irma ‘price gouging’.

Suspected marijuana found

GRAND Bahama police discovered suspected marijuana in an unfinished building in the Freeport area on Tuesday, police reported. According to reports, shortly after 1am, Drug Enforcement Unit officers acting on information went to an area in Royal Bah

Blair raid suspect arrested in Paradise Island hotel

SUPREME Court jurors heard yesterday how one of the accused men in the 2014 shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright was arrested by police in a hotel room on Paradise Island the day after the incident in question. Police Superinten

Abaco man accused over $3m marijuana seizure

AN Abaco man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the recent seizure of just over $3m worth of marijuana in waters off Exuma last month. Brannon Strachan, 33, of Central Pines, Abaco, stood before Magistrate Andrew Forbes

Dames: There's no quick fix on killings

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames rebuffed critics of the government’s actions on crime, telling reporters the Free National Movement came to office with crime at alarming levels and the problem could not be solved in three months.

Super Value chief: ‘Serious penalties’ for price gougers

Super Value’s owner yesterday demanded “serious penalties” for businesses caught ‘price gouging’, although the Chamber’s chief executive said this was “not a major concern” with most companies.

Pair accused over $2m cocaine seizure

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a major drug seizure of some $2m worth of suspected cocaine near the island of Bimini over the weekend.Valdez Edgecombe, 38, of South Bimini, and 31-year-old Michael Roberts

Police hunt for suspect after late-night murder

POLICE are still searching for the person responsible for a shooting incident that left one man dead late Friday night. The murder took place shortly after 11pm and was one of two killings that took place over the weekend, the other one was in Long

UPDATED: Two held after cocaine seizure in Bimini

Two Bahamian men were arrested Friday in connection with a major drug bust that has resulted in the seizure of some $2 million worth of suspected cocaine on the island of Bimini.

Five accused over massive $3m marijuana hail seizure

FIVE men, ranging in age from 23 to 42, were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on various drug related charges in connection with the recent seizure of just over $3m worth of marijuana in waters off Exuma.

Two held after drug finds

TWO men were arrested and accused of drug possession in separate incidents on Wednesday by Mobile Division officers.

Legalising drugs

DECRIMINALIZING possession of small amounts of drugs is in fact legalising drugs, the possession, whatever amount you might have - no less no more.

Let go of the past

LETTING go of the past is one of the most difficult things to do in our lives. Letting go allows us to live in the golden now and to experience life to the fullest. When we are not fully present in the now, we are imprisoned.

Carey: BAAA has 'very ambitious agenda moving forward'

ROSAMUNDE Carey, president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations, outlined the pending agenda for her administration moving forward. The executives seek to establish several new concepts, most notably the establishment of a chief execu

Two accused over armed robbery

TWO men in their early twenties were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several charges ranging from armed robbery to possession of an unlicensed firearm. Braymond Jones, 21, of Big Pond, and Patrick Carey, 23, of Emerald Coast Subdivisi

MICHELLE MILLER MOTIVATIONALS: You are the change your life is waiting on

Everything changes. In a sense, change is the fundamental essence of life. There are those changes that will occur naturally, such as the changes in the seasons, the rising and setting of the sun et cetera. Then there are those changes that we can bring to our lives in an intentional way. These are the kinds of changes that we can choose to make according to the way we think and perceive the world.

Marijuana mountain

JUST over $3m worth of marijuana was seized by the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Marine Support Unit in waters off Exuma in a joint operation with the RBPF’s Drug Enforcement Unit, and the United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration.

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