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Prime Minister admits mistake - but is he about to make another one?

AT LAST Prime Minister Christie has admitted that it might have been “unwise” of his party to have blamed the Free National Movement for the nation’s crime problem, the seeds of which, if Bahamians are honest with themselves, were sown and flourished during the drug years of the PLP’s first administration.

Former US marine accused of attempted murder

AN ex-US marine appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of the recent near-fatal shooting of a man on Current Island.

Curfew for accused in firearms case

A CURFEW was imposed on a man who was granted bail following his arraignment yesterday in connection with one of the 11 firearm seizures so far for 2015.

High-speed chase and shootout

POLICE are searching for two armed robbery suspects who led them on a high-speed chase and shoot-out on Saturday.

Grand Bahama junkanoo

JUNKANOO fans turned out for the 2015 New Year’s Day parade in Grand Bahama, despite wet and chilly conditions and the format being reduced to one lap for reasons of time.

Lawlessness or male privilege?

WHILE driving down the road on Sunday a jitney was in front of me. Apparently no cars were coming and he was flagged down. He stopped in the middle of the road. The driver sat waiting for the passenger to board. All traffic came to a halt. Fortunately it was a Sunday so there wasn’t too much traffic, however, he could have pulled off to the side of the road; there was ample shoulder to allow him this manoeuvre in order to allow for traffic to flow. He chose, instead, to stop traffic, inconveniencing everyone around him. That was his prerogative! He was flexing his privilege. He is man, he could do that.

11 arrests as police say they crack major crime ring

POLICE cracked a major crime ring at the weekend which led to the arrest of 10 men and a woman for several armed robberies and “at least three” of the country’s latest murders.

Teenage girl is murdered

POLICE are investigating the homicide of a female, believed to be in her late teens, who was found dead off a dirt road in the Gladstone Road area.

'Advantage' criminals

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Call for curfew in hot spots to tackle crime

NOTED psychiatrist Dr David Allen has called for a curfew in crime hot spots and urged the government to bring in law enforcement officers from overseas to help combat the crime problem.

Man killed in hit-and-run identified

A MAN who was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident has been identified as 45-year-old Angelo Thurston, of Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Ambassador hails step forward in US-Cuba relationship

CUBAN Ambassador to the Bahamas Ernesto Soberon Guzman yesterday touted the American government’s decision to ease trade and travel restrictions against Cuba as a surprising and historic first step in normalising diplomatic relations.

Appeal is denied for pair in $6m drug case

THE Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeals of two men who contested their conviction and sentence for their involvement in a $6m drug smuggling operation.

Hunt for trio after man shot

POLICE are on the hunt for three men who shot and critically injured a man early Sunday morning.

'Preggars': What makes a 'serial mother'

By KIRKLAND H PRATT

Four in hospital after gun attacks

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in solving three separate weekend shooting incidents – two in Grand Bahama – that left four men in hospital.

Corruption hindering anti-crime measures

POLICE corruption hinders anti-crime initiatives and efforts to restore confidence in law enforcement, according to Commissioner Ellison Greenslade.

Crash probe puts focus on pilots

OFFICIALS have completed their analysis into the cockpit voice recorder and digital electronic engine monitors on board the plane that crashed in Grand Bahama over a month ago, killing prominent pastor Dr Myles Munroe and eight others.

'Most murders are retaliation killings'

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade yesterday revealed that most of the murders being committed in the country are retaliation killings stemming from illegal drug dealing.

Double attempted murder suspect denied bail

A JUDGE denied bail yesterday to a man awaiting trial for double attempted murder.

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