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UPDATED: Murder accused found dead in cell

AN accused murderer was found dead in his cell at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services early yesterday morning.

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Funding boost for ‘The Family: People helping people’ programme

A NEW source of funding is expanding efforts to assist “at risk” teenagers to live a drug- and crime-free life.

PharmaChem buy back deal closes

The Italian founder of Freeport’s PharmaChem Technologies has successfully closed the deal to buy back the company from its French owner, and is now understood to be assessing potential expansion plans.

Report blasted by managers

MANAGEMENT at the Public Hospitals Authority claim that the forensic audit conducted on its supply of pharmaceutical drugs and supplies did not follow best practice industry standards and exposed the agency to civil litigations, according to documents obtained by The Tribune.

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Capsize captain has smuggling record

THE captain of the vessel that capsized on Sunday had been convicted abroad on several criminal offences related to human smuggling and drug trafficking.

Rastafarians plan to sue for religious use of marijuana

LEGAL action from the Rastafarian community may speed up the government’s track on cannabis reform as one group has announced plans to sue for religious use.

Grab power with cannabis

Let us not forget that the legal battle that the Bobo Ashanti has put against the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has been overcome in other Commonwealth jurisdictions.

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How to maintain a healthy mouth during chemotherapy

The word chemotherapy is a combination of two words: chemical and therapy.

Concerns over flow of drugs

Concerns over flow of drugs EDITOR, The Tribune. Thanks for allowing me space in your valuable column to express my view on two topics: men of the cloth's involvement in politics and the stewardship of the Free National Movement Government over the past

Concerns over flow of drugs

Concerns over flow of drugs EDITOR, The Tribune. Thanks for allowing me space in your valuable column to express my view on two topics: men of the cloth's involvement in politics and the stewardship of the Free National Movement Government over the past

Concerns over flow of drugs

Concerns over flow of drugs EDITOR, The Tribune. Thanks for allowing me space in your valuable column to express my view on two topics: men of the cloth's involvement in politics and the stewardship of the Free National Movement Government over the past

Concerns over flow of drugs

Concerns over flow of drugs EDITOR, The Tribune. Thanks for allowing me space in your valuable column to express my view on two topics: men of the cloth's involvement in politics and the stewardship of the Free National Movement Government over the past

Concerns over flow of drugs

Concerns over flow of drugs EDITOR, The Tribune. Thanks for allowing me space in your valuable column to express my view on two topics: men of the cloth's involvement in politics and the stewardship of the Free National Movement Government over the past

Money laundering report highlights black market for smugglers

A UNITED States report on money laundering and financial crimes has pinpointed an alleged black market for “smuggled cigarettes and guns” coupled with money laundering trends, including the purchase of real estate among other things in The Bahamas.

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Lawyer insists client did not kill or rob Deadman’s Cay couple

In a lengthy opening address in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, a lawyer for one of three men accused of double murder insisted his client did not kill or rob the Deadman’s Reef couple found brutally murdered at their Grand Bahama residence in September 2015.

Sloop landing near base is never acceptable'

SLOOPS landing near the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coral Harbour base is “never acceptable,” National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday as he expressed confidence the RBDF will adjust to deal with the new tactics of illegal immigrants. 

Officer’s security concerns

(Mr Falcon Clarke, an officer of the Department of Corrections, says he sent the following letter “first to the Commissioner then to Minister Marvin Dames. Nothing has been done therefore I am now sending it to the news media”).

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Prison officer behind bars

A CORRECTIONAL officer, found with almost $2,000 worth of marijuana, was yesterday sentenced to seven months in prison.

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US Coast Guard seeks partnerships to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

THE United States Coast Guard is eyeing partnerships in the region with a view to tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which poses as a major threat to the global fishing industry.

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Man admits possession of marijuana worth $25,000

A MAN was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he maintained his guilty plea to possession of more than $25,000 worth of marijuana.