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Four-year sentence for gun possession was constitutional
A MAN’S four-year mandatory minimum punishment for unlicensed firearm possession was constitutional, said a Supreme Court judge yesterday.
Time for Christie to pass the baton
The Rt Honourable Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie recently made several declarations about his future as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party.
Police say that rapist was caught in the act
AN 18-year-old youth is in police custody after he was caught “red handed” raping a woman on Sunday.
How to stop the cycle of domestic violence
DOMESTIC violence can be perpetuated against a spouse, members of the family and friends living together or separated. It includes physical abuse, verbal abuse, financial abuse, spiritual abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, child abuse and elder abuse. It is illegal.
Island-wide operation by police after spate of killings
IN DIRECT response to a spate of murder and violent crimes in the capital, the Royal Bahamas Police Force launched an island wide anti-crime operation over the weekend aimed at “arresting prolific offenders and preventing serious incidents before they happen”, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Leon Bethel.
Call for off-duty police officers to be armed
POLICE Staff Association (PSA) executive chairman Dwight Smith yesterday called on the government to allow off-duty Royal Bahamas Police Force officers to be armed.
Farewell to two judges - as another steps up
THE Court of Appeal president dubbed yesterday’s special ceremony for the retirement and elevation of three judges as “the institutional knighting of the Court of Appeal”.
It's not all murder
THE status quo is an important aspect of a society. It makes people feel safe.
Phone policy safety alarm
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Deadly night of gun violence
A MAN was shot dead while standing in the Soldier Road area last night and three others were taken to hospital for gunshot wounds, including a reportedly drunk woman driver who was shot by police after leading officers on a high-speed car chase.
Thugs are running our streets
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Marijuana plants worth $2m discovered
A LARGE number of marijuana plants worth an estimated $2 million were discovered in East Grand Bahama on Friday.
Bahamian woman volunteers to be test subject for Ebola research
A BAHAMIAN woman studying medicine in the United States has willingly become a test subject in a research designed to fight the spread of Ebola in the Western hemisphere, according to an international report.
Delay in $2m drug trial
THE trial of three men accused of being involved in a $2m drug smuggling plot has been pushed delayed by three months.
Bahamian couple detained over US currency
A BAHAMIAN couple has been arrested and accused of possessing a large quantity of US currency believed to have been obtained by illegal means.
Bill Cosby concert for women’s charity ‘will not be cancelled’
DESPITE growing controversy over renewed allegations that he sexually assaulted women in several incidents decades ago, American comedian Bill Cosby is still expected to perform in the Bahamas tonight in a charity event.
Maycock to appeal to Privy Council
MELVIN Maycock Sr was granted leave to go to the Privy Council to contest the Court of Appeal’s rejection of his application that questioned its jurisdiction in varying a sentence originally imposed on him from the Magistrate’s Court.
YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: BOB's lucrative partnership poses questions on ethics
YET again, the Bank of the Bahamas’ (BOB) corporate governance is requiring more scrutiny with the bank’s partnership with the Brickell Management Group, the management company for Venetian West, which is a gated community development purportedly headed by Island Luck owner Sebas Bastian. According to representatives of the management company, their partnership with the Bank of the Bahamas (BOB) will result in that credit facility providing an “exclusive” financing package for potential buyers.
$6.2m drug suspect denied bail by court
A GRAND Bahama man was denied bail yesterday after being arraigned in connection with the $6.2m drug seizure in the nation’s second city.
Why tragedy before wisdom?
EDITOR, The Tribune.