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Man arrested after firearm found

FREEPORT – Grand Bahama police arrested a 28-year-old male resident of Fresh Creek, Andros in connection with the discovery of an unlicensed firearm.

What is the solution to escalating crime?

THIS COUNTRY is being suffocated by crime. When you open your Tribune today, you will be confronted by a front page that will make your blood run cold – “Pastor beaten and family terrorised”; “Missing policeman’s body found in Grand Bahama”; “Police officer accused of sex attacks on minors” and “Jet ski rape alert came after repeated complaint by US Embassy ignored”.

Poor people's children

THIS came to mind as I sat and witnessed the outpouring of sympathy when someone got murdered the other day.

Distribution of income and property

There is a nebulous myth here in The Bahamas that there is and has been a gradual equalisation in income and property ownership amongst our people. I

Witness testifies he was part of group in robbery

VIRGIL Hall told the Supreme Court yesterday that he was one of four men who went to rob “a drug boy” of $2m at a house in Deadman’s Reef on the night of September 12, 2015.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Welcome back, Tellis - now you have the toughest job of your life

Standards Inspector of Security Forces. It’s an impressive title and to the best of my knowledge had not been bestowed on anyone before July 1 when it was handed with all the layers it entails to the former Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Tellis A Bethel.

‘That’s Bain Town for ya’

THE body of a young man was lying face down in a dusty, garbage heaped alley, surrounded by barricade tape as police waited for the hearse.

Murder victim Philip Vasyli was ‘abusive and had drug habit’

A MILLIONAIRE podiatrist’s alcohol, prescription drug and cocaine abuse placed a strain on his business relations and marriage, a Supreme Court jury heard yesterday.

LIFE OF CRIME: Gangland Bahamas - how much violence can be put down to gangs?

I READ all the time about gang-related crime in The Bahamas; in fact recently, a senior official went so far as to blame all killing on gang activity.

‘Golden Girl’ Debbie turns coach for Rio Olympics

After making her debut at the Olympic Games as a member of the women’s 4 x 100 metre relay team in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1996, sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is back for her sixth straight appearance at the four-yearly global competition.

FACE TO FACE: Success and challenges for two pharmacy industry forerunners

TWO phenomenal women, both forerunners in the Pharmacy industry in the Bahamas, shared their stories with me this week. We spoke of their journey to success, and the challenges along the way, including the most recent hurdle, which led them to join with pharmacists throughout the country for a shocking one-day closure of pharmacies.

Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans.

THE MCCABE PROJECT: A new breed

ONE night not too long ago, a young man in his early 20s was walking home through the narrow, dimly lit streets of the neighbourhood where he was born and has always lived.

Lawyer claims extradition after a decade ‘unjust’

THE extradition of five men to the United States to face drug trafficking charges on an invalid indictment after a decade-long delay “would be unjust and oppressive”, a lawyer argued in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Reaching out hands to bring an end to crime

BAHAMAS Against Crime Executive Director C B Moss yesterday called for community based anti-crime initiatives as his organisation launched its “Hands Around Bain and Grant’s Town” project, explaining that only a focused approach could alleviate the “violent crime spree” in the country.

Former US convict angered over comments on release by Cuba

A BAHAMIAN who claimed he was extradited from this country to the United States more than a decade ago after a conviction yesterday criticised Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade for saying he was not happy about the early release of Bahamian convicts from Cuba.

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