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It's now time for Bahamian society to heal itself
THE Bahamas has lost its moral fibre, a Bahamian recently remarked. He wanted to know whether we agreed, and, if so, when did we first notice it.
Mitchell in discussions during Washington trip
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Fred Mitchell, recently spent two days in Washington, DC, participating in meetings at the US State Department and with Members of Congress who serve on committees with oversight on matters of special interest to the Bahamas and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Court hears arguments against extradition
A SENIOR attorney began legal arguments in the Supreme Court yesterday for three men challenging the composition of the Court of Appeal judges who upheld an extradition order demanding their surrender to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Invest in our people to break this cycle
Hats off to Dr Michael Neville for his “A Life of Crime” Series.
Bill passed to scrap mandatory minimums
A BILL to abolish the controversial mandatory minimum sentences implemented by the former Ingraham administration was one of a compendium of bills debated in the House of Assembly yesterday as part of the government’s effort to modernise the judicial system and curb crime in the country.
Hunt for trio after man shot
POLICE are on the hunt for three men who shot and critically injured a man early Sunday morning.
RBDF says no competition system like police - officers rewarded for efforts at year’s end
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Acting Commodore Shondell Pinder said that while RBDF does not have “friendly competitions”, the agency focus is geared towards prudence in operational conduct, allowing for the recognition of officers’ efforts.
POLICE CHIEF: ARRESTS DO EARN COPS PRIZES – ‘Even a dog gets a reward’ says commissioner of incentive scheme
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander defended the police force’s new arrest incentive system, which critics believe could lead to overly aggressive policing.
Brave new world
We are in a brave new world. Before March, 2020 most people in the western world believed they were part of the free world. The COVID crisis demonstrated once there is an emergency you have no rights; just privileges that the government give and take away. All constitutions of countries of the west have a mechanism where a government can declare a state of emergency. Belize and Jamaica have taken that to the other level where an increase in crime, mainly murder, is a state of emergency. I thought crime was a social ill. If it is and only the symptom is suppressed in the long term it will get worse as it has in both countries. This kind of state of emergency is palliative and not corrective. Poverty, breakdown of the family and moral decadence has to be fixed.
No update on ten Jamaican men missing at sea
POLICE yesterday said they have no information on the ten Jamaican men who went missing out to sea after leaving Grand Bahama for Miami.
Hospitals respond to EMS fears
THE Public Hospitals Authority responded to claims its ambulances lack life-saving drugs and dismissed the concerns of Emergency Medical Services staff who fear being overlooked when the health system is revamped.
Escaped prisoner caught
A PRISON inmate, charged with the armed robbery of 18 tourists, who escaped from the Princess Margaret Hospital in February, has finally been captured. Police say that around noon yesterday, Drug Enforcement Unit officers came acr
Pair accused of kidnapping student
Ppair accused of kidnapping student By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the rob
Probation for behaving in disorderly manner
A HARBOUR Island man who behaved in a disorderly manner and cursed an officer who caught him buying a marijuana joint was yesterday placed on probation for a year.
Bail denied as man faces charges of armed robbery
A 37-year-old man was charged with armed robbery in the Magistrates Court yesterday. Miguel Francis, also known as “Smokey”, was accused of robbing Tevaun Davis on August 4. The prosecution said the funds belonged to Polhemus Drugs. According to ini
Govt to consider CARICOM findings on medical marijuana
THE Minnis administration will consider changes to policy on medicinal marijuana following the completion of a report from a CARICOM task force on the herbal drug, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands told Parliament yesterday.This report, he said, is expe
Three years in jail for gun offence
A 20-year-old man was sentenced to three years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition, allegedly used to commit a serious offence.Teniro Minnis, 20, init
PLP proposes review panel over marijuana issue
AS debate on legal marijuana use rages in the country, the Progressive Liberal Party is proposing the appointment of a review panel to make recommendations on the issue.
'We can’t have a country where children can’t walk home safely'
IN the wake of a ninth-grade student being fatally stabbed, the National Crime Council is drawing up plans for ways to help end gang violence.
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.