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Supporters impatient for results

THE PLP recognises that crime is quickly escalating and that the duty of a government is to keep the public safe, "but my God, give us some time!"

Hold Bell to same standards as Turnquest

AFTER suffering a devastating loss at the polls in the 2007 General Elections, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) remained in election mode throughout the five-year administration of former Prime Minister Hubert A Ingraham.

Police chiefs meet ahead of conference

POLICE commissioners from across the Caribbean met at the Atlantis Resort yesterday for their 27th annual general meeting and conference.

We all have an interest in combating conflicts

TODAY, the Chamber Voice joins the national discussion in addressing the topic: 'Conflict of Interest'. As a nation we have been slow in speaking to the issue, and educating our employees and the country at large on what constitutes a conflict, how we should address potential conflicts, and the steps we must take to avoid recurring conflicts.

Tread carefully, Mr Minister

LESS than two weeks in, and the new Minister of National Security is already threatening to make the PLP's stance on crime look confused, constrained and contradictory. This, at a time when - as the latest US travel warning so dramatically demonstrated - the Bahamas can little afford to be seen as weak on criminals.

US report's crime rating blamed on FNM

STATE Minister for National Security, Keith Bell, blamed the alarming crime rating of New Providence and Grand Bahama in a recent US report on the previous FNM government’s decision to “stop, review, and cancel” crucial crime fighting initiatives during their term in office.

Threat of crime at 'critical' levels

A DAMNING report by US authorities has blasted New Providence's criminal threat level as "critical" - and for the first time rated Grand Bahama's level as "high", putting the island on a par with the Dominican Republic.

Nottage: Murder count must come down now

MINISTER of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday said reducing the murder count is not only realistic, but necessary as the government moves forward this year.

Drugs found during raid on immigrants

FREEPORT - BAHAMIAN authorities seized $1,000 worth of dangerous drugs and arrested four illegal immigrants at an apartment in the Lucaya area.

Has the PLP gone soft on the criminal?

WHILE for the first time in this country's history, US authorities have announced that these once peaceful "isles of June" have a "critical" level of crime, the new Christie administration plans to review the last government's mandatory minimum laws because the criminal has complained that they are too tough!

Police investigate woman's death by stabbing

POLICE are investigating the circumstances into the stabbing death of a 27-year-old woman.

Drugs found as immigrants arrested

FOUR men have been arrested in Freeport for possession of dangerous drugs and for immigration offences. The four men, all said to be illegal immigrants, were discovered by police and immigration officers during a check

Why does the church oppose gambling?

I WOULD like to comment on an article which appeared in the April 5 edition of The Nassau Guardian.

Youth conference heads to Eleuthera

FOR THE second time running, Bahamian martial artist and youth minister Darren Sears is bringing Christian believers a youth conference to teach and inspire young people about God's purpose for their lives.

53rd murder victim of the year identified

THE man who became the country's latest murder victim after he was shot and killed at his home has been identified by a police source as Lavardo Dean.

All must join in the fight against crime

FOR THE first time yesterday, we heard a PLP Minister come close — the closest that any of them has ever come in the past five years — to admitting that no government can completely eradicate crime — certainly not the type of crime that has changed our way of life.

Historic ruling on cancer sufferer

HISTORY was made in the courts after a cancer sufferer who sold cocaine to pay for his surgery was resentenced to a fraction of his four-year jail term

Outgoing minister hopeful for continuity

OUTGOING Minister Of Health Hubert Minnis is confident the new government will carry on with plans for the public healthcare sector, which are in the best interest of the people.

Destroying gun stockpile

Illegal and obsolete firearms will now be destroyed with a set of hydraulic shears handed over to the Bahamian Government by the United Nations.

Cancer victim's case subject of historic appeal

A MAGISTRATE will make history today when she reconsiders, upon direction from the Court of Appeal, the sentence of a cancer victim who told the court he was going to sell the drugs for which he was convicted late last year to pay for his cancer treatment.

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