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Fire deaths to become a priority for investigation

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade has ordered that a case in which six relatives burned to death in a small four-room structure last year remains open as it becomes a priority for investigators.

It’s now time for Bahamian society to heal itself

THE Bahamas has lost its moral fibre, a Bahamian recently remarked. He wanted to know whether we agreed, and, if so, when did we first notice it.

Woman 'forced into prostitution' to pay airfare

A JURY heard evidence yesterday from the second of two women who allege they were victims of human trafficking.

It's now time for Bahamian society to heal itself

THE Bahamas has lost its moral fibre, a Bahamian recently remarked. He wanted to know whether we agreed, and, if so, when did we first notice it.

UPDATED: Suicide suspected as man plunges to death

POLICE in Grand Bahama are investigating an apparent suicide after a 28-year-old man allegedly jumped to his death from the Casa Bahama building on Monday morning.

MP questions failure to classify deaths in blaze

WITH no answer yet as to the cause of the house fire that led to the deaths of six relatives five months ago, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday questioned why the incident has yet to be classified by officials.

Still no answers in fire death investigation

NEARLY five months after six lives were lost in a fire at a New Providence inner city community, police have very little to say about the results of their investigations.

More than 6% of islanders have a disability

MORE than six per cent of the population of Spanish Wells, Long Island, Acklins and Crooked Island has a disability of some kind according to statistics published by the Department of Statistics.

14-year-old boy dies after stabbing incident

A 14-year-old boy who suffered a stabbing injury on Saturday night has died of his wounds.

Bell accuses Sands of misleading public over police statistics

FNM Deputy Chairman Dr Duane Sands misled the public with statements he made about the classification of crime by police officers, said Keith Bell, state Minister for National Security.

Information on police statistics

The purpose of this letter is to provide information on the process engaged by the police in producing statistics.

Discrepancy in crime statistics questioned

THE government would like Bahamians to believe that crime is on the decline.

Crime stats political interference claim

DR Duane Sands, Director of Accident and Emergency at Princess Margaret Hospital, said yesterday he believes the disparity between police and hospital statistics is the result of “political interference.”

Hospital says 519 shot or stabbed yet only 10 attempted murders recorded

FIVE hundred and nineteen people were shot or stabbed in 2013 according to official Princess Margaret Hospital statistics – yet only 10 attempted murders were recorded by the Royal Bahamas Police Force for the same period.

The impossible dream made possible

By Rev Angela C. Bosfield Palacious

Man's body set on fire

A MAN was shot and set on fire in a Honda Civic yesterday afternoon becoming the country’s latest murder victim.

Traffic fatality identified

FREEPORT – The man killed in a traffic accident in Freeport has been officially identified by police as 25-year-old Wilner Michel.

Man faces court over Abaco 'executions'

TWO of the eight classified murder cases for 2014 are now before the courts after a man was flown to Nassau yesterday to be arraigned in connection with the recent killings in Abaco, referred to locally as “executions”.

Super Value chief fearing $12m VAT, licence cost rises

Super Value is bracing for a $1 million per month cost increase from Value-Added Tax (VAT) and other fees, its owner warning that the Government’s fiscal reform plans will “wipe out the food retail industry”.

Crime and granting of bail

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