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Two arrested after drugs discovery
GRAND Bahama Police arrested an Indonesian national and a Bahamian man who were allegedly found in possession of dangerous drugs and a large sum of cash.
Eleven men's application for bail to appeal extradition to US denied
THE Court of Appeal has denied the application of 11 men seeking bail and leave to appeal to the Privy Council to contest a Magistrates Court's decision to have them extradited to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
Attorney General hits back at Greenslade over bail
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday pushed back against Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade’s recent criticism of the performance of the judiciary when it comes to dealing with those responsible for violent crime.
Prime Minister ‘playing hocus pocus’ over NHI
FORMER Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie is playing “hocus pocus” games with the public to “buy some more time” until National Health Insurance is ready.
Lawyer fears client’s handover to the US
A LAWYER for a man accused of being a multinational drug lord said his client fears being “given up” to the United States government on drug trafficking charges before his final appeal, as was done to Samuel “Ninety” Knowles nearly a decade ago.
Roll on-roll off vessel joins Defence Force fleet
THE fifth and largest vessel in the new fleet of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force as part of the government’s Sandy Bottom Project, the auxiliary landing craft HMBS Lawrence W Major, arrived in Nassau on December 4.
History lessons for the DNA
Last week, we were treated to an astonishing piece of political theatre by the DNA when the Deputy Chairman of that vanity party made his contribution to the debate over National Health Insurance. The trouble is deciding what kind of theatre it was. But one thing is clear: if the DNA was dealing with this nation’s affairs it would clearly be a tragedy.
11 Jamaicans suspected of prostitution arrested at night club
ELEVEN Jamaican women were arrested by police in the early hours of Saturday suspected of solicitation for prostitution at a New Providence nightclub and for being in breach of the Immigration Act.
Activist ‘thrilled’ at reluctance to apply tough immigration penalties
FRED Smith, president of the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association, said yesterday he was “thrilled” that the courts are “not responding” to the government’s policy change to ensure harsher penalties for breaches of the Immigration Act.
Bid for early release dismissed by judge
A JUDGE yesterday dismissed a man’s request for early release from prison in an application that disputed the lawfulness of his four-year mandatory minimum sentence for firearm and ammunition possession.
Judge dismisses bail plea by men facing extradition
FIVE of 11 men whose extradition requests to the United States on drug trafficking charges have been approved by the Court of Appeal must now ask that same court to consider reinstating their bail after a Supreme Court judge yesterday dismissed their bail applications.
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Gunshots leave man dead in Grand Bahama
A MAN was shot dead in Grand Bahama yesterday evening pushing the country’s murder count to 137 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Two charged with murder
TWO Grand Bahama men were arraigned on a murder charge in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Chipman asks if borders are secure amid global terror alerts
IN the face of global terrorism concerns, St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman yesterday urged the government to explain what it is doing to secure the country’s borders.
Does government plan to go into health insurance business?
ACCORDING to PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts the Bahamas’ private insurance companies want to form their own “monopolistic cartel with unfettered powers to raise premiums to ensure profits.” Mr Roberts claims that the private companies want no government involvement in universal health insurance, the implementation of which is only a month away.
Almost 4,000 migrants repatriated this year
THE Bahamas has repatriated close to 4,000 migrants, most of them from Haiti, so far this year, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell revealed yesterday.
Web shop chain holds seminar on addiction
THE operators of the Chances Games web shop chain on Wednesday hosted the company’s second responsible gaming seminar to equip its New Providence staff with the resources to adequately assist customers exhibiting compulsive gambling habits.
UPDATED: Grand Bahama Police find man shot dead in car
A MAN was found shot dead in a vehicle parked at an abandoned building complex in Freeport on Monday, pushing the island’s murder count to 17 for the year in Grand Bahama.
Three denied bail over drugs haul
THREE men were remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being charged in connection with a near $200,000 marijuana seizure.