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US gives speedboats to drug fight
US Charge d’Affaires John Dinkelman and US Embassy’s narcotics affairs officer David Jea visited Grand Bahama to present the Marine Services Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force with three new Mercury Verado engines for marine interceptor speedboat to assist critical anti-drug smuggling efforts in the northern Bahamas.
Four held over handgun and drugs find
FOUR people were detained for questioning after police found marijuana and a handgun at a home on Millers Road off Bacardi Road yesterday.
Questions on drugs 'link' to contracts
PLP senators were yesterday asked if government contracts worth more than $100,000 had been issued to a company owned by a man facing drug charges.
Government presses ahead with creation of National Intelligence Agency
AS PROMISED, the government is moving ahead with the formation of a National Intelligence Agency comprised of representatives from all branches of law enforcement.
Police hunt killer of 78th murder victim
POLICE are on the hunt for a man suspected of shooting and killing 30-year-old Ramon Thompson, alias ‘Mon’, late Wednesday night.
GAMBLING IN THE BAHAMAS
THE gambling debate in the Bahamas has always been surreal – part of a weird fantasy world that is difficult to navigate with logic.
Neighbour threatened death
A WOMAN is in fear of her life after filing a police report with officers she now suspects might be corrupt.
The devil has had it too long, turn it to good
TO GAMBLE or not to gamble — that is the question. In the Bahamas today it is a question that has already been answered by a large number of Bahamians without need of a referendum.
Complicitous nuances
Politicians do dumb things in the name of the “party line”, and a certain level of “dumbness” can be expected from them as they go about doing what they think is best in a particular moment.
Holding up a Torch for Life: regulating weapons
CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) countries joined dozens of other nations in fighting for a robust and comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2 to 27 July, but their efforts were frustrated by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign team.
How to maintain a healthy mouth during chemotherapy
The word chemotherapy is a combination of two words: chemical and therapy.
Man injured in shooting
A 30-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in a business establishment on Wednesday night.
Man injured in shooting
A 30-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being shot in a business establishment on Wednesday night.
Policing without fear
THE change in the Police Act, that took away security of tenure from the Commissioner was a major mistake made by the former government.
Generator threat
This is to draw the Commissioner of Police’s kind attention to an incident that took place at my home on July 6, 2012.
Former PLP MP: Speaker was wrong over Ingraham
THE Office of Prime Minister is bigger than the occupant. What the Chair did to Mr Ingraham will unfavourably mark the manner of our bearing for years to come. “I do not agree with what you have to say” wrote Voltaire in another century, “but I will defend to death your right to say it.”
Time for Christie to move to other projects
WITH THE Bahamas’ economy in desperate straits – the need to reduce our crippling national debt, get Bahamians back to work, and attract both local and foreign investors – we were surprised that Prime Minister Christie would reveal at an international conference how little his government respects contracts, especially those negotiated by a previous government.
(VIDEO) Police: owners consulted before homes demolished
URBAN Renewal officials insist they get permission from the owners before demolishing any dilapidated homes under the scheme.
13 arrests in weekend operations
POLICE arrested 13 persons and cited 43 others in two separate weekend operations.
Billionaire's claim of defamation
A LYFORD Cay billionaire has filed defamation charges against an alleged contributer of a local blog. Hedge fund manager Louis Bacon is seeking an injunction against Earlin Williams over four articles posted on BahamasPress.com, according to a Supreme Court writ dated July 11.