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$750,000 drug haul seized
POLICE yesterday confiscated nearly $750,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana when they stopped and searched a Kia Sedona van in the Pinewood Gardens area.
Hospital Authority: No shortage of asthma medication
THE Public Hospitals Authority refuted claims by opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis that the Princess Margaret Hospital has a shortage of the Asthma medication albuterol.
TOUGH CALL: A tale of South Eleuthera
ROCK SOUND, Eleuthera – Other than sun, sand and sea, South Eleuthera’s attractions are modest – a landlocked ocean hole where you can feed the snappers, an 87-year-old fig tree spreading along the highway, and an historic Methodist manse.
Drug unit officers seize marijuana worth $1m
DRUG Enforcement Unit Officers confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana – with an estimated street value of more than $1 million – in two separate operations on Monday.
Policewoman and brother face court over $64,000 cocaine find
AN AXED policewoman and her brother, a pageant coach and franchise owner, found themselves before a magistrate yesterday charged in connection with last Friday’s $64,000 cocaine seizure at the country’s main port of entry.
US man arrested over marijuana find
FREEPORT – Grand Bahama Police arrested a 42-year-old Chesapeake man in connection with the discovery of dangerous drugs over the weekend.
Cop held at airport following drugs find
A WOMAN police officer and her brother are in custody in connection with an attempt to smuggle more than $60,000 worth of cocaine out of the country, The Tribune had learned.
Rodney Moncur: Licence revoked?
RODNEY Moncur is questioning whether the government has revoked his appointment as a Justice of the Peace after documents he signed were reportedly rejected.
Police and policing: Issues and ideas
THE performance of our Police Force continues to be outstanding. We must continue to be supportive and express our gratitude for their performance.
Sentence reduced for man convicted of gun possession
A MAN convicted and sentenced for firearm possession a year ago reappeared in Magistrate’s Court at the direction of a Supreme Court judge to receive a lesser sentence than the mandatory minimum of four years established in late 2011.
Providing an 'Avenue of Hope'
WOMEN leaders are coming together tonight at the British Colonial Hilton for the official launch of “ Avenue of Hope Bahamas.”
Legacy of Sir Lynden's 'millionaire' error
AT SOME time or other one has heard the proverb — “necessity is the mother of invention”.
Copa Airlines 'being watched closely'
ALTHOUGH pleased that Copa Airlines has led to increased visitor arrivals, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said the government is watching the Panamanian airline closely.
Six arrested after marijuana discovery
FREEPORT – Bahamian authorities arrested six persons after $86,000 worth of marijuana was discovered on a boat.
WIKILEAKS: Revealed - Secret cables that uncovered concerns over Pindling link to notorious swindler
AS BAHAMIANS basked in the optimistic aura of newly-won independence, US diplomats were already showing concern about a number of worrying trends developing in the fledgling island nation.
Sweethearting: On the way out?
IT’S no secret that many marriages in the Bahamas suffer from one or both partners acquiring a “sweetheart” on the side.
An unrelenting dilemma
“One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.”
Pair jailed over possession of $500,000 drugs haul
TWO men were sentenced to spend six years at Her Majesty’s Prison after being convicted in two separate drug cases.
Pilots jailed in cocaine trial
TWO pilots standing trial in Magistrates Court in connection with the seizure of $250,000 worth of cocaine two years ago were convicted and sentenced yesterday.