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'Be safe - get a flu shot
HEALTH officials are urging Bahamians to get vaccinated as soon as possible after the US-based Centres for Disease Control called the current flu season in America the worst in 10 years.
Gun found on US man's boat
A 60-year-old American has been arrested for failing to declare the firearms on his boat to Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers.
Appeal by man convicted over drugs and firearm
A MAN who believes a magistrate did not give him the opportunity to mount a defence in his $80,000 drugs, firearm and ammunition trial is appealing his conviction and sentence.
Giving a Christian view on issues concerning gambling
A faulty basic assumption is implied: that legalising something makes it morally right...
TOUGH CALL: The scale of illegal fishing problem
Illegal fishing by Dominicans and others was one of the hot-button issues of last year’s general election campaign.
Haitian captain, crew charged in connection with $1m drug seizure
A HAITIAN captain and his crew of seven countrymen appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to be arraigned in connection with a $1million cocaine seizure last weekend.
Accused will face drug charge over discovery of 130lbs of marijuana
A MAGISTRATE ruled that the prosecution in a 130 pound marijuana seizure trial has produced sufficient evidence for the accused to answer a drug charge.
Concern over rise of drug shipments at airport
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade expressed concern yesterday over the growing use of the Lynden Pindling International Airport as a transshipment point for dangerous drugs.
Woman smuggled drugs to pay for care of her child
BEFORE being sentenced to 16 months in prison for trying to smuggle cocaine into the USA, a woman told the magistrate that she was willing to risk getting caught because she needed the $6,000 payment to take care of her and her then two-year-old child.
Murder rate down 13% from 2011
DESPITE overall crime statistics being down by 5 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, police say serious crimes or crimes against persons increased by 2 per cent during the same time period.
$1M cocaine seized in raid
OFFICIALS seized more than one million dollars worth of cocaine during a drug bust at Great Inagua over the weekend.
Man to hear if drugs trial will proceed
A MAN on trial in connection with a 130 pound marijuana seizure will learn today whether or not he has a case to answer.
Renaldo's Ramblings: NFL Wild Card Picks
AS MOSES descended from Mount Sinai with the stone tablets dictating the rules of NFL Playoff football, his followers took note of the inscribed: If you are taking a young quarterback (rookie/sophomore) on the road...you’d better trust that quarterback more than you trust your barber the day before your wedding.
Man's body found on beach
Police are attempting to identify the body of a man washed ashore on a beach in Eleuthera on Saturday.
Christmas fatality as man hit by car
A MAN died on Christmas night when he was hit by a car as he tried to cross the street while another man was shot in his leg during an argument on Christmas morning.
Ex-employee accused of airport damage
A FORMER employee of the Nassau Airport Development Company was taken into police custody Saturday, accused of causing $35,000 worth of damage to the nation’s airport.
Bahamas talks to US on sanctioning for people trafficking
FOREIGN Affairs minister Fred Mitchell said the government is seeking political understanding from the United States concerning pending sanctions concerning trafficking in persons.
Pregnant woman guilty of $1M drug charge
A MAGISTRATE deferred the sentencing of a pregnant woman convicted yesterday for her part in possessing $1 million worth of marijuana found in an apartment leased in her name.
Concerns raised over Cuban immigration
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday said the government was concerned with the potential impact changes to the Cuban exit visa policy could have on illegal migration, which he termed as the “most vexing issue” for Bahamians.
Man injured in shooting
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that has left a 26-year-old Hospital Lane man in hospital. It happened around 7:55pm on Sunday.