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Prostitutes and drug dealers 'at festival place'

THE government is investigating incidents of tourists on arrival at Festival Place at Prince George dock being solicited by drug dealers and persons engaged in prostitution, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.

Claim over award of contracts

SUSPENDED National Insurance Board director (NIB), Algernon Cargill, has accused Shane Gibson of bypassing transparent tendering processes to award contracts to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters.

Cargill hits out at 'biased' NIB audit

The National Insurance Board’s (NIB) suspended director yesterday blasted the Grant Thornton forensic audit’s findings as “biased and incomplete”, rebutting its “exorbitant” conclusion on the rental of his brother’s apartment.

Four years in jail for drug possession

A MAN who claimed to police officers he found 108 packages of marijuana was sentenced to four years imprisonment yesterday after pleading guilty to drug possession with intent to supply.

Citizens can no longer harbour the criminals

THE MURDER of an American visitor over the weekend has removed the rose coloured glasses from the eyes of at least one government minister.

Body building and fitness championship set for July

AS a part of the Bahamas’ 40th anniversary of Independence celebrations, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation is slated to hold the 40th version of its National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

CORRECTION

IN a story published in Friday’s Tribune, headlined ‘Two Charged After Drug Bust’ we said Brian Andrew Young was an immigration officer.

ACCORDING TO ME: Our children are dying while we are lying

The worst crime levels in The Bahamas are not of murder, attempted murder or armed robbery. And the worst assault taking place in our communities is not at the hands of street thugs or gangsters.

74 new recruits welcomed to RBDF

AFTER 16 weeks of intensive training at the Coral Harbour Base, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force officially welcomed 74 men and women into the military organisation.

Two charged after drug bust

FREEPORT - Two men, including a Defence Force officer, were arraigned in Freeport magistrates’ court in connection with a drug bust at Grand Bahama International Airport.

Auditors refute Moss's $5m NIB savings claim

The assertion by ex-National Insurance Board (NIB) chairman, Gregory Moss, that $5 million would be saved through hiring the administration vendor he wanted is not supported by any evidence, auditors have found.

Bail for two men in drugs case

TWO men charged in connection with separate drug seizures, one at the country’s main port of entry and another in Pinewood Gardens, were granted bail.

Maycock one step closer to extradition to the US

ACCUSED drug lord Melvin Maycock Sr and 13 other men are one court away from facing extradition to the United States after a magistrate handed down a ruling yesterday in the almost decade-old request by US federal officers.

Two armed robberies in Grand Bahama

FREEPORT – Police are investigating two armed robberies on Grand Bahama. According to reports, the first happened around 3am on Monday in the Garden Villas area, where a woman was held up and robbed by two men.

Young people prove themselves 'greater than'

THE “Greater Than” campaign designed by the eNue organisation has garnered great support since it was launched earlier this year, with scores of young people sharing their greater than declarations on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

Interpol training to help tackle organised crime

BAHAMIAN and Interpol officials opened a two-week training programme yesterday that is expected to enhance the investigational skills of law enforcement personnel in the interdiction of criminal organisations involved in counterfeiting, money laundering, human smuggling and the trafficking of illicit goods, weapons and drugs,

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