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Man shot by police after high-speed chase

TWO suspected armed robbers, one of whom was shot by police, are in hospital after crashing into a utility pole as they attempted to evade arrest.

Three American women held after cocaine discovery

THREE American women were arrested at Freeport Harbour in separate incidents on Friday and Saturday after they were caught with a combined amount of $100,000 worth of suspected cocaine strapped on their bodies.

Man fined $250 over marijuana joints

A man who claimed he found several marijuana joints while walking through a shortcut on his way home from work was fined $250.

Six arrests in connection with shop-breaking, stealing

GRAND Bahama Police arrested six persons for shop-breaking and stealing after numerous items were discovered at a residence in Eight Mile Rock.

13 months in jail for firearm guilt

A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 13 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to an illegal firearm and ammunition possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Boat thefts decline 24% year-on-year

Boat thefts in the Bahamas dropped nearly 24 per cent year-over-year in 2016, according to police statistics, with the Association of Bahamas Marinas being credited for putting a “big dent” in the crime.

Preparing to defend

THE combined unit of Bahamian security forces under the command of Platoon Commander Senior Lieutenant Shawn Adderley are currently in St Kitts taking part in Tradewinds Exercise Phase 1. The unit consists of members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Forc

Insurance industry attends FATF forum

The Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) was represented at the recent Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Private Sector Consultative Forum (PSCF) dealing with financial crime.Emmanuel Komolafe, its chairman, attended the high level meeting from April

One man dead, one injured in double shooting

POLICE are investigating a double shooting that claimed the life of one man and hospitalized another man on Friday.

Jazz Chisholm among top prospects

JAZZ Chisholm was among the top prospects in each Major League Baseball organisation represented at the Rookie Career Development Programme in Miami, Florida. MLB and the MLB Players Association has hosted the event since 1992. According to MLP Pip

Fine or prison for licence plate fraud

A 21-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with licence plate fraud. Stephen Turnquest appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis charged with fraudulent use of a licence plate after officers found him on Baillou Hill Road driv

Looking to the future of Bahamas health care

Dr Desirée Cox MD, PhD, founder and CEO of the HEALinc Future Health Innovation Summit and Dr Charles Diggiss, president of Doctors Hospital, hosted a luncheon for a select group of Future Health stakeholders on Wednesday at Lucianos of Chicago. Pres

Security officer admits having unlicenced gun

A magistrate is set to determine the fate of a security officer who admitted having an unlicenced firearm that he claimed he kept with him for “protection”.

Updated requirements for air travel to the U.S.

STARTING on November 8, foreign national air travellers (those who are not US citizens or US permanent residents) to the United States will be required—with only very limited exceptions—to be fully vaccinated, and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an aircraft to fly to the United States.

Dominican poachers arrested after ‘ram’ attempt

FIVE Dominican poachers who allegedly attempted to “ram” a Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessel to evade capture were arrested in Bahamian waters.

Capital punishment

On the books, legal BUT….since the last hanging 2000 - David Mitchell, when there was a double hanging under the Ingraham Government, the Crown has not been able to win– if you have to use a descriptive word – a Privy Council approval to carry out hanging – 21 years.

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