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Tourist 'didn't know' marijuana was illegal
AN American man was fined $2,000 for possession of one gram of marijuana found on a nightstand in his hotel room.Claudio Louis Evangelista II, 22, of Underhill Road in Locust Valley, New York, appeared before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on the sing
Businessman and Rotarian Chappy Knowles dies
Well-known Grand Bahama businessman Chappy Knowles has died. “It is with great sadness and a broken heart that we inform you of the passing of our employer, mentor, adviser and friend, and the shops namesake Chappy,” according to a statement release
John Watling's rebrands COVID-19 hand sanitiser
John Watling’s Distillery has relaunched the hand sanitiser created to combat COVID-19 under the Buena Vista Estate name. Just three months after its initial launch, the company said it has has partnered with Blanco Chemicals to locally source spray
LETTER: Tales From The Twenties
One hundred years ago, the 1920s, known as the roaring ‘20s, was a decade of prosperity in western society and western culture.
Man charged with Market Street murder
A 22-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday on murder charges concerning the shooting death of a man in the Market Street area on Hallowe’en night.
Two more tourists victims of robbery
TWO tourists were robbed in the area of Woodcock Primary on Hospital Lane yesterday, the latest example of a distressing increase in tourist related crimes on the island. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm on Monday.
Former acting police chief dies, aged 60
FORMER Acting Commissioner of Police Christopher McCoy has died at his home.
Marijuana fields worth $17m found
FREEPORT - More than 160,000 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of nearly $17 million, were discovered growing in the pine forest in East Grand Bahama.
Two US citizens charged over rifle find
TWO American citizens were charged on Monday after failing to declare two rifles when they entered the Bahamas on a private boat.
The Guardian's strange headline
First, I was worried when I saw that there was a turnover in the running of The Nassau Guardian. I was proud of the former Managing Editor who seemed to understand the awesome responsibility that goes with editing a national newspaper.
Mystery surrounds death of four-year-old boy
POLICE are investigating the circumstances into the death of a four-year-old child on Friday.
76 Haitians held in Exumas
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force arrested 76 Haitian migrants on Friday after receiving intelligence from OPBAT.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Govt needs to do more to curb gun violence
THESE days, maniacal criminals are increasingly using guns as their weapon of choice as they disrupt the serenity of our once tranquil islands, going on murderous rampages, robbing families of loved ones and callously committing heinous crimes with no regard for the law.
TOUGH CALL: We know the problems and they remain the same
WITH all the shock-horror at our skyrocketing crime rate, you would never believe that the causes and consequences of the country’s social slide have been copiously documented over the past 20-odd years by a slew of commissions and reports.
Pharmacies reopen with PM meeting set for 4pm
Private pharmacies will reopen this morning after the Government relented and agreed to a meeting between the Prime Minister and industry representatives today to address the price control dispute.
FACE TO FACE: A family living up to the legacy of a legend
WHEN a giant of a man leaves the imprint of his footstep on this Earth, it can be seen for generations to come.
It's not all murder
THE status quo is an important aspect of a society. It makes people feel safe.
A LIFE OF CRIME: Criminal before birth?
THE rising tide of serious crime in the Bahamas has reached the point at which a national debate is required to help solve the blight on society.
INSIGHT: A successful way forward not easily seen in Haiti
A US court charged a Haitian gang leader last week in what seems an exercise in futility. The accused wasn’t there – and there seems no likelihood he ever will see the inside of that court.
THE KDK REPORT: A different path
ON an island where time already crawls, during rainstorms it can sometimes feel as though the world has just stopped spinning. Within this vortex, where the sun is blanketed by thick dark clouds and all forms of life have retreated to shelter, time feels suspended, like dust particles in the air without a breath of wind. For those who live alone, the quiet can be deafening leaving an eerie, palpable, feeling that you’re the only person on the planet.