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Man jailed after gun and ammunition found in car

A man was sentenced to more than two years in prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession. Latario Rolle, 25, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and amm

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Search for men after separate armed robberies

NEW Providence police are searching for several men after two separate armed robberies in the capital on Thursday.

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Man stabbed in nightclub

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one New Providence man in hospital early yesterday morning.

Are we out of the woods yet?

Potentially the US and EU maybe experiencing another wave of COVID-19 this spring. In the US cases are at an eight month low, but the exponential growth in infections seen in The EU is the latest evidence that COVID-19 remains a persistent threat with the potential to upend our hopes for moving past this pandemic.

Stand up against madness

The sporting federations, the Olympic Associations, and fellow sportsmen, now is the time to let your voices be heard before all the benefits of sports are lost and destroyed.

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Abaco police hold man over drugs find

ABACO Police arrested a male resident of Dundas Town after discovering suspected marijuana, a firearm and ammunition at a residence on Monday.

Businesses urge new Gov’t: Get COVID-19 under control

Business owners yesterday said they want the incoming administration to focus on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic so that The Bahamas can return to something resembling normality.

BTC helping spread Christmas cheer

BTC HAS announced its corporate donations to 18 organisations for the holidays to help them to spread Christmas cheer to families across the Bahamas. Among the organisations are five children’s homes and eight groups committed to feeding those in need.

Keep it simple

Why does the RBDF constantly suggests that they have such an enormous area to guard our borders, when in geographical reality it is about only 30% of the country, as the majority looks after itself?

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‘Mayday’ aircraft remains missing

Authorities were last night searching for a distressed aircraft in the area of Inagua.

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Missing man case adjourned

THE habeas corpus application for a “missing” man who relatives believe was taken into police custody was adjourned to next month after the government was late filing its response.

44 KILLED ON ROADS IN 2011

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas recorded 10,563 traffic accidents in 2011, with 44 of them being fatal, according to statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Of those accidents, 8,653 were in New Provi

Bridge naming uproar

The uproar over naming Paradise Island Bridge in honour of Sidney Poitier made me cringe.

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Man dragged 1,000 feet to death by car

A 60-year-old man became the country’s latest traffic fatality when he was hit by a car and then dragged nearly 1,000 feet by a second car early yesterday morning.

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Jitney driver dies after being shot in robbery

A BUS driver became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot and robbed Monday evening.

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Tributes to Cunningham

RETIRED Financial Secretary Ehurd Cunningham died in hospital on Saturday night following heart surgery early last week.

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Human trafficking on agenda at CARICOM

PRIME Minister Perry Christie has led a delegation to a CARICOM session in Haiti where officials plan to address regional security matters, including human trafficking.

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Concern for police reputation

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade says he is concerned about the force’s reputation with the public following the number of police brutality allegations and a string of recent deaths in custody.

Dismissed date delay in $64,000 cocaine trial

By LAMECH JOHNSON

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'Fearless' magistrate dies in Trinidad, aged 78

EMBATTLED former magistrate Joseph Alfred died “peacefully” last week in his native Trinidad.