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Needing bread

By Rev Angela C Bosfield

Pastor launches new Youth and Family Centre

The Bahamas of today is faced with many challenges, especially as it relates to youth and families. This is made obvious almost every day as we turn on our televisions, listen to the radio or read the local newspapers. Crime, abuse and domestic violence unfortunately dominate our headlines.

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Greenslade ‘will not side step’ jailhouse wedding concern

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade vowed yesterday “not to side step” on a situation that saw a man in custody at Central Police Station marry his fiancée.

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Marijuana fields worth $17m found

FREEPORT - More than 160,000 marijuana plants, with an estimated street value of nearly $17 million, were discovered growing in the pine forest in East Grand Bahama.

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Police close six nightclubs and bars

POLICE SHUT down six nightclubs and bars early yesterday morning for operating in breach of the Business and Liquor License Acts

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Man accused of smuggling drugs on cruise ship

A MAN is facing federal charges in the United States after being arrested for reportedly smuggling cocaine and heroin from The Bahamas into Florida on a cruiseline.

PLP imitates FNM plan

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Stenographer motion to be heard next week

THE Constitutional motion of two accused men seeking to have a stenographer present for their respective trials in a lower court will be heard in a week’s time.

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$232m borrowing to pay for boats

THE Christie administration will today table a resolution to borrow $232 million to purchase nine new Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels.

It’s now time for Bahamian society to heal itself

THE Bahamas has lost its moral fibre, a Bahamian recently remarked. He wanted to know whether we agreed, and, if so, when did we first notice it.

It's now time for Bahamian society to heal itself

THE Bahamas has lost its moral fibre, a Bahamian recently remarked. He wanted to know whether we agreed, and, if so, when did we first notice it.

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Murder accused ‘should not get bail’

NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday reiterated that persons charged with murder should not receive bail.

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Man wanted in connection with attempted murder

THE police have issued an appeal for help in tracking down a man wanted in connection with attempted murder.

Where's the honeymoon?

Re: Police put on leave for jail wedding….. while the groom faces drug charges.

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Munroe: Nothing wrong with wedding in police custody

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe yesterday came to the defence of four police officers now on administrative leave after they facilitated the marriage of a man in custody and his fiancée at the Central Police Station.

Running a holy race

By Rev Angela Bosfield

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Greenslade blames repeat offenders

REPEAT offenders out on bail continue to challenge anti-crime initiatives, according to Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade, who yesterday renewed his appeal for Bahamians to “draw a line in the sand” against criminals residing in their communities.

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Police Station wedding groom faces drug charges

TWO days after being allowed to marry his bride in the Central Police Station, a Freeport resident appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on charges in connection with a $50,000 marijuana seizure.

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Police on leave for jail wedding - Commissioner condemns incident

FOUR police officers have been put on administrative leave after a drug suspect was allowed to get married while in custody at Central Police Station.

52 to take courses to receive captain's licence

A TOTAL of 52 youths will participate in the first-ever Urban Renewal Maritime Programme.