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Police crack down on marijuana

THE government is cracking down on the use and production of marijuana across the country. Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said that while the use of cocaine - which rose to epidemic proportions in the 1980s - has substantially fallen off, the use of marijuana has grown, especially among young people.

PM highlights efforts to defeat crime

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham opened the FNM Fox Hill Headquarters on Saturday, endorsing candidate Shonel Ferguson. Speaking out on the war on crime, Mr Ingraham said the government has "invested extraordinary amounts to upgrade the effectiveness of the police and the capacity of the criminal justice system".

Report on crime

IN today's Insight, we present the official report on crime prepared by noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen. Some findings from this report were first published in The Tribune on March 30, 2012.

The best of the FNM cabinet

IN this increasingly hyper-partisan and thorny political environment—in the face of a general election—I decided to rate the FNM’s best and worst ministers from 2007 to 2012, measuring the ministerial performances of each and rating them on a scale from one to five. Last week’s YMV column listed the one-star, bottom-tier ministers who I felt had mismanaged the sky-high expectations of the Bahamian people.

Expert wants foreign police

THE RECRUITMENT of foreign officers to assist in the fight against the rise of violent crime is one among a list of recommendations put forward in a new crime study conducted by noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen.

Mystery over death of man, 84

POLICE are still unsure of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an elderly man. The 84-year-old man of Lyford Cay was found unresponsive at a construction site at the Caves, West Bay Street around 5pm Wednesday.

The 'bridge from Sir Lynden to the future'

IN Marathon last night to introduce attorney Heather Hunt as the FNM’s candidate for that constituency, Prime Minister Ingraham announced that on Wednesday the House of Assembly had finished its work. It is now up to Mr Ingraham to set a date for the election, which must come before May 23 when constitutionally the life of the five-year parliament automatically ends.

Ambassador Nicole Avant - a job well done

ALTHOUGH only in her post for two short years, Nicole Avant was considered among the more popular of the US Ambassadors to be posted to the Nassau Embassy.

Turnquest launches anti-drug strategy

NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest officially launched the government's National Anti Drug Strategy 2012-2016 yesterday, which aims to curb demand and reduce the supply of dangerous drugs.

PM: PLP are yellow not gold

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham launched his most scathing attack yet on the PLP's record in office last night - and had an FNM crowd in stitches as he turned the opposition's own campaign slogan against them.

How free was speech in the Seventies?

A READER of this column on The Tribune's website - Tribune242.com - commented that although he was "not a supporter of the PLP, at least their members are able to voice dissent. To not be able to do so," he wrote, "leads one down the slippery slope to a de facto dictatorship, which is where we unfortunately are as a country -- a dangerous cross roads indeed."

Man admits drug charge, women cleared

A MAN's admission to possessing 60 pounds of marijuana with intent to supply saved three young women from being remanded with him to Her Majesty's prison yesterday.

'Apologise for documentary'

NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest yesterday demanded an apology from the Australian journalist whose documentary depicted the Bahamas as a country under siege by crime and violence.

Police arrest nine in crackdown on driving offences

Police arrest nine in crackdown on driving offences By Brittany Kemp A NEW policing operation has been launched in New Providence, resulting in the arrest of nine people, 530 matters taken to court and 567 drivers being cited for various traffic offence

Former nightclub burns to the ground

Former nightclub burns to the ground By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIREFIGHTERS tackled an East Bay Street blaze yesterday. The old wooden structure, formerly known as Natives Night club, erupted in flames sometime

Pair accused of kidnapping student

Ppair accused of kidnapping student By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the rob

Four injured in shootings

FOUR people are in hospital following two separate shootings that occurred less than an hour apart yesterday.

PLP 'amazed' at accusations over National Health Insurance

THE Progressive Liberal Party expressed "disbelief and amazement" that five years after voting for the National Health Insurance scheme and then failing to implement it while in office, the FNM now wants to point the finger at the PLP. The PLP, which crea

A number of foreigners held over drugs seizure

A BAHAMIAN-Amercian man, six Bolivians, a Brazilian and two Turkish men were arraigned in Magistrate's Court in connection with a drug seiz

Have you got what it takes to win contest?

THE US Embassy and the Bahamas National Drug Council have announced the launch of the first "Youth Express" essay, rap and poetry competition. The purpose of the contest is to encourage students throughout the Bahamas to consider the harmful impact of ill

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