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Relatives question brother’s jail death
RELATIVES of a Haitian man who died at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services last month are demanding answers over the cause of his death.
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Rastafarian community hopeful on expunging records
MEMBERS of the Rastafarian community are cautiously optimistic about Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ promise that the government will start expunging the records of people convicted for the possession of small amounts of marijuana next year.
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Ankle bracelets are failing, says minister
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames yesterday outlined the chronic challenges the country faces in its fight against crime, while noting murders are up 41 per cent compared to this time last year, but overall crime is down by 19 per cent.
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Jah Cure pleads not guilty over Atlantis fracas, charges dropped
JAMAICAN reggae star Jah Cure found himself in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon accused of committing a misdemeanour that stemmed from an argument at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort on Sunday that was captured on video and shared thousands of times on social media.
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A call for prayers for the nation's men
This Tuesday, a group of men gathered at the Creative Christian Arts Ministries International on Nassau Street to participate in “A Call to Prayer for Men”. Organised by Apostle Henry Higgins, the event sought to bring men together to pray for their
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Speak up for Rodney Moncur
I MIGHT not share Rodney Moncur’s views on most topics but I sometimes listen to his Radio/TV Talk Show. The reasons are varied. He is controversial, his subject matter is always interesting, he calls a spade a spade and he is funny and entertaining.
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Nottage opens conference putting focus on corrections service
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage officially opened the 9th conference of the Association of Caribbean Heads of Corrections at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel yesterday morning.
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Man ordered to attend drug counselling
A 21-year-old man who was found with a quantity of marijuana in his car earlier this week was on Friday ordered to attend drug counselling classes.
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Suspect accused of Eight Mile rock raid
ANTHONY DeAngelo Parker was arraigned in the Supreme Court on charges of armed robbery and robbery in relation to an incident that occurred in Eight Mile Rock in March 2017.Parker, who appeared before Justice Estelle Gray-Evans, was not represented b
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First group graduates from FOAM literacy programme
A FREE literacy programme for the children of murder victims has graduated its first group of 10 students.
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Fined for breaking into liquor store
AN Eleuthera man was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine or face one year in prison for breaking into a liquor store on the island last month. Deon Cummings, 34, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with one count of shop breaking after he adm
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18-year-old jailed for possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunition
AN 18-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after admitting to owning a loaded gun found in a car Sea Breeze last week.
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FRONT PORCH: Religious leaders in the public square
THE temptation of religious leaders to become obsessed with political power and influence is older than the Christian Scriptures. Among many others, Rev. Billy Graham warned religious leaders to be judicious in the manner in which they interact with political leaders.
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Man jailed for seven years after raping 12-year-old girl
A MAN facing life imprisonment for inappropriate contact and the rape of a 12-year-old girl walked away from the Supreme Court with a seven-year sentence yesterday.
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Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis
DESPITE the country recording 13 homicides in 13 days, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said the Bahamas is not in a state of “crisis” and the average Bahamian can continue to “go about their day as normal day” without the fear of being attacked.
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Man in Cuban prison pleads for Bahamian jail transfer
A BAHAMIAN man being held in a Cuban prison on drug charges is pleading for the families of the Bahamian prisoners in detention there to peacefully protest outside the Cuban Embassy in an effort to get transferred to The Bahamas to serve their sentences.
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Rapist asks for mercy from judge
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A RAPE convict asked a Supreme Court judge for leniency and help yesterday, minutes before he was sentenced to spend the next 15 years behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison. When Dameco Wallace pleaded guilty in
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Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed
Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c
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Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed
Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c
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Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed
Convicted paedophile's appeal delayed By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE Court of Appeal hearing of convicted paedophile Andre Birbal was delayed yesterday because defence counsel had not filed the written arguments c
