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Drug lure: 50% of school leavers lacking diploma
"A significant" number of young Bahamians are being lured into the drug trade as 50 percent of high school leavers graduate without even a diploma, a policy document is asserting.
$60k worth of suspected marijuana seized in GB drug bust
Police in Grand Bahama arrested a 25-year-old man after he was found on a vessel containing ammunition and nearly 40 pounds of suspected marijuana yesterday.
Search for solutions on crime
The brand-new year 2024 rolled in, fireworks barely subsided, and the country is seething with a high volume of senseless murders. There has been one murder a day. One murder is one too many.
Davis: PharmaChem loss a blow to GB – but we tried to intervene
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government was unsuccessful in intervening to prevent the closure of PharmaChem Technologies and the loss of more than 100 employees, which he called a “blow” to Grand Bahama’s economy.
PharmaChem close sparks GB population shrink fears
The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) is “deeply saddened” by PharmaChem Technologies imminent closure amid fears it will further depopulate an already-shrinking Freeport.
‘Writing was on the wall’ on PharmaChem close
A Grand Bahama businessman says he is “not surprised” that PharmaChem Technologies will cease operations tomorrow as the “writing was on the wall” from a few years prior.
FNM chief: Ensure GB still perceived as 'fertile ground'
The Opposition's leader yesterday called on the Government to urgently dispel any notion that PharmaChem Technologies' "devastating closure" was caused by local ease of doing business impediments.
‘Another kick in the teeth’: GB to lose 100 PharmaChem jobs
The loss of more than 100 well-paid jobs through PharmaChem Technologies’ Friday shutdown was last night branded “another kick in the teeth” for Grand Bahama’s struggling economy.
‘WE MUST CHANGE LAWS ON BAIL’: Commissioner repeats call for legal changes after schoolgirl’s murder
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said some people charged with serious crimes last year were released on bail “within two or three months”, adding: “Something is definitely wrong with that.”
Man killed in seventh murder of year
A MAN was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in the seventh murder since the start of the new year.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Road to White House does not run through The Bahamas - What is Ron DeSantis thinking?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis got lost on his way to the nomination for Republican candidate for US president in the 2024 election.
Four men charged over $2.9m worth of marijuana
FOUR MEN were granted bail yesterday after they were allegedly found with $2.9m worth of marijuana off the coast of Ragged Island last week.
Air freight operators fret as new cargo fee yet to arrive
Couriers and air freight providers yesterday warned that the proposed new cargo scanning fee will “definitely hurt business” despite it not being implemented on New Year’s Day as originally planned.
First of the year – hospital welcomes new babies of 2024
IN a partnership between the Public Hospitals Authority and Lowe’s Wholesale Drug, gift baskets were given to nurses who helped deliver the first boy and girl of the new year yesterday.
Man from Eight Mile Rock arrested for drug possession
A male resident of Eight Mile Rock was arrested on Wednesday after he was allegedly found possessing a quantity of illegal drugs.
Man with drugs for personal use, gets six months probation
A MAN was put on six months probation after he admitted to having a quantity of cocaine and marijuana for his personal use earlier this month.
EDITORIAL: Murder count tops 100 again, despite COP’s promise
IN August of last year, Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander was insistent that the country would not pass a total of 100 murders. He was wrong.
Two men questioned after Gambier Village shooting death
Police are questioning two men in connection with a shooting on Saturday that claimed the life of a 31-year-old man.
Three face drugs and ammunition charges
THREE MEN were granted $7,500 bail on Friday after they were allegedly found with a quantity of dangerous drugs and ammunition that police suspected them of trying to sell.
DIANE PHILLIPS: When bad things happen to good people
A young man with a college degree, good job, solid marriage and a six-year-old daughter is about to start a gofundme page.