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Time to act on bail and guns

One wonders how many more high-profile murders it will take before Bahamian politicians wake up, stop wringing their hands and start wielding the power that is in them to fix the immediate problem.

Venezuelan men held as drugs haul found

POLICE arrested two men from Venezuela who landed at the Crooked Island Airport after 11pm on Wednesday with suspected cocaine.

Man in court over $100,000 of cocaine

A 24-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several drug related charges in connection with a recent seizure of $100,000 worth of cocaine.

Drug arrest

A MAN was arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday for drug possession.

Conditional discharge over one gram of marijuana

A 28-year-old man found with one gram of marijuana earlier this month was granted a conditional discharge and ordered to attend counselling yesterday.

Six months in jail for $60 grocery thief

A 36-year-old man who stole over $60 worth of supplies from a local grocery and retail store earlier this month and gave officers a fake name was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday.

THE KDK REPORT: No cage too small

There’s a stark difference between being captured and imprisoned and being born into captivity. The major difference is in the mindset of the prisoner. A man once free and then locked up oscillates between anger and depression, drowning in the loss of the freedom he once enjoyed. Someone born into it, however, simply cannot appreciate this loss with the same level of desperation and comprehension.

American man pleads guilty to drug charges

AN elderly American man pleaded guilty to two drug related charges in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

$300 fine over marijuana

A 27-year-old man who was found with five grams of marijuana earlier this week was yesterday ordered to pay $300 or risk spending a month behind bars.

BTC helping spread Christmas cheer

BTC HAS announced its corporate donations to 18 organisations for the holidays to help them to spread Christmas cheer to families across the Bahamas. Among the organisations are five children’s homes and eight groups committed to feeding those in need.

Ecstasy in his luggage costs American $1,000 fine

AN American tourist who was found with ecstasy pills in his luggage at Lynden Pindling International Airport was yesterday fined $1,000.

U.S. man says visitors gave him marijuana, judge gives him fine

AN American caught trying to travel with marijuana that he claimed was given to him by other visitors while staying at a local resort was fined $500 yesterday.

Three arrests over marijuana find

THREE men were arrested in Grand Bahama on Wednesday for possession of 2.5 pounds of suspect marijuana.

ALICIA WALLACE: Without fundamental cultural change we’ll never really address the horror of rape

ON Monday, it was reported that 30 percent of sexual offence cases were dropped, largely due to the long wait time for trials. Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin said: “We’ve had experiences where persons have said just that, ‘I’ve moved on. I’m not going to relive that. I’m now married and my husband doesn’t even know about it’.”

Holiday cut short after drug find

AN American couple’s vacation in paradise was cut short after they were caught with 24 grams of marijuana last week.

THE KDK REPORT: A candle in the shadows

In 1992, Mike Tyson, the heavy-weight champion of the world, was charged with rape, tried and found guilty. Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to go to space, the notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar escaped from prison and Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd President of the United States. That year is also notable for the Los Angeles riots which erupted following the acquittal of four white police officers on trial for the beating of Rodney King.

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