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Man denies importing marijuana
A 35-year-old man who denied importing marijuana into the country was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
FRONT PORCH: From Norman’s Cay to Nygard Cay
The sordid and dark chapters in Bahamian history linking Norman’s Cay, Exuma, to Nygard Cay, New Providence, are deeply woven into the political narrative and entrenched culture of corruption of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
TWO MEN ARRESTED OVER DRUGS FIND
TWO men were arrested in separate incidents by police on Tuesday after they were found in possession of illegal drugs in Freeport and Eight Mile Rock.
Fifth person shot dead since Sunday
A MAN was found dead yesterday morning with apparent gunshot injuries.
$1,800 fine for man found with $1,000 worth cocaine
A 51-year-old man, found with $1,000 worth of cocaine last week, was ordered to pay $1,800 to avoid spending six months in prison.
$200 fine for marijuana
A FISHERMAN who was found with over two ounces of marijuana was yesterday fined $200.
Man jailed for having gun
A MAN was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted being in possession of a loaded gun last week.
COVID - crime and choice
There were 73 people murdered in 2020, down from 95 person in 2019. This gives a homicide rate for 2020 of 18. 6 per 100 000. This is still considered an epidemic. According to United Nation, Homicide rate of 10 per 100 0000 or above is considered an epidemic.
Six months for marijuana possession
A REPEAT offender found with a quantity of marijuana was on Friday sentenced to prison for six months.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Deep fakes and catfights
THIS week we were introduced to the idea of “deepfakes” in our politics, and watched an unnecessary catfight play out in public.
Call for more police after Chippingham robbery
A SMALL business owner yesterday appealed for more police presence in the Chippingham area after an armed man robbed her convenience store on Wednesday night of all the day’s earnings.
BAR ASSOCIATION EXPECTS TIGHTER SCRUTINY
BAHAMAS Bar Association president Kahlil Parker anticipates that procedures for admission to the prison will be “more robustly scrutinised” after a woman was sentenced for using a fake lawyer’s ID to smuggle drugs into the facility.
BAR ASSOCIATION EXPECTS TIGHTER SCRUTINY
BAHAMAS Bar Association president Kahlil Parker anticipates that procedures for admission to the prison will be “more robustly scrutinised” after a woman was sentenced for using a fake lawyer’s ID to smuggle drugs into the facility.
India firm claims it has ‘world’s safest’ vaccine
INDIA’S Bharat Biotech International claims to have developed “the world’s safest” COVID-19 vaccine and is hoping to register nations in the region as customers as soon as the World Health Organisation gives the drug the seal of approval.
Rise in people seeking criminal records expunged
CHAIRMAN of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee Paul Farquharson said the group has seen an increase of people seeking criminal record expungements for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Bill to halt genetic resource ‘plunder’
A Cabinet minister said legislation passed by the House of Assembly yesterday will halt "the plundering" of The Bahamas' genetic resources by foreign researchers without this nation earning one cent.
Fisherman urges ‘crack down’ on Florida vessels
A prominent fisherman yesterday urged the authorities to “crack down on clandestine fishing boats coming out of Florida” as these were inflicting havoc similar to that of Dominican poachers.
Fake lawyer who smuggled drugs is jailed
A 25-year-old woman who pretended to be a lawyer so she could smuggle a cell phone and more than $2,000 worth of marijuana into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for an inmate was yesterday sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Members of Rastafarian community: We want stake in cannabis industry
MEMBERS of the Rastafarian community want to see “special provisions” put in place for them as it relates to the manufacturing and cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use once legislation has been passed.
Man ‘stole liquor to pay for drugs’
A 55-year-old man who stole two bottles of liquor he claimed he planned to sell to support his drug addiction was yesterday fined $600.