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‘Our Daddy only had a gun to protect us’
A POLICE officer yesterday testified how daughters of a man accused of firearm possession told him on the day of his arrest that their father only had the weapon to protect them.
American tourist had marijuana as he headed to flight
AN American tourist who was arrested at the airport for marijuana possession was yesterday bound to keep the peace for one year.
Marijuana ambitions damaged if too hasty
A marijuana advocate is warning that ambitions to develop medical marijuana and industrial hemp industries could be endangered if “long overdue” legislation is not implemented effectively.
Drug counselling classes ordered for man found with marijuana
A 39-year-old man was ordered to attend drug counselling classes for six months after police found him with two grams of marijuana last month.
Cannabis draft legislation to go to Cabinet this month
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder has said that draft legislation to govern a cannabis industry in The Bahamas is expected before Cabinet sometime this month.
Crime prevention and prisoner rehabilitation
As the debates are being discussed as how to solve the crime problems in the Bahamas, here are some suggestions to deal with the vexing problems. The first way to deal with the crime problem is having a Police Task Force assigned to dismantling gangs in the Bahamas and be able to identify gang members so they can get them off the street from committing crimes.
Two men face court on drugs charges
TWO men were fined on separate drug charges in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
POLICE OFFICERS BACK IN SCHOOLS: Munroe announces move after last week’s AF Adderley stabbing
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe confirmed that police officers have returned to public schools, nearly a week after concerns were reignited about school safety following last week’s stabbing at AF Adderley Junior High.
$100k fine for drugs charges
A MAN was fined $100,000 yesterday for drug charges dating back to 2014.
EDITORIAL: Being prepared is first step in crime strategy
BARELY had our recent Royal visitors departed the country, having brought the international spotlight our way, than Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis turned the media spotlight onto an old problem – crime.
Exuma man accused over burglary and drugs
A MAN from Exuma was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with burglary and drug possession.
Father fined after police find drugs stash
A FATHER was fined yesterday for drug possession after police found the contraband in his home.
Are we out of the woods yet?
Potentially the US and EU maybe experiencing another wave of COVID-19 this spring. In the US cases are at an eight month low, but the exponential growth in infections seen in The EU is the latest evidence that COVID-19 remains a persistent threat with the potential to upend our hopes for moving past this pandemic.
Father jailed for firearm offences
A FATHER was sentenced to 16 months in prison yesterday on firearm and ammunition charges.
One year sentence for stealing from employer
A 47-year-old man who stole over $500 worth of items from his employer was sentenced to one year behind bars on Friday.
Minister to give derelict building fight extra ‘teeth’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged to “give teeth” to efforts to tackle Freeport’s derelict building woes, with Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) executives complaining: “Our hands are tied.”
CNF, ministry host Concussion Symposium
IN an effort to bring awareness to concussion education, Dr Myron Rolle and the Caribbean Neurosurgery Foundation (CNF) hosted a Concussion Symposium in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MYSC).
Mobile police station launched
DAYS after a spate of murders at Thompson Lane, a 24-hour mobile police station was launched in the area yesterday.
Minister: Report the killers
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe is calling for Bahamians who have information about the country’s latest killings to cooperate with police and report those responsible behind the incidents.
EDITORIAL: Straight answers in fight against crime
THE spate of murders that took place at the weekend was horrifying in itself – five dead in three days with two more injured.