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‘Ain’t nothing got me scared’: MP hits back at FNM attacks
JoBeth Coleby-Davis forcefully defended her character in the House of Assembly yesterday, telling opposition members that “ain’t nothing got me scared” after they heckled her over a controversial US court indictment.
Court awards $21,500 to unlawfully detained police officer
A POLICE corporal was awarded $21,500 after a court found he was unlawfully arrested, handcuffed in front of neighbours, detained by fellow officers and stripped of his phone for 13 days after a senior officer accused him of being corrupt.
Florida court sentences Abaco man to five years for drug smuggling
AN Abaco man who admitted to helping smuggle cocaine and undocumented migrants from The Bahamas toward Florida was sentenced to five years and four months in a US prison yesterday after accepting a plea deal in a case involving 168 kilograms of cocaine and 31 Chinese nationals.
House Speaker calls US drug claims 'frivolous' and 'malicious' gossip
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux yesterday blocked efforts to table documents tied to explosive US court allegations about an unnamed Bahamian politician, dismissing the claims as “frivolous” and “malicious” gossip as the opposition accused the government of staying silent on a matter that could damage Parliament’s reputation.
‘Cleare must resign’ over sexist remarks
NATIONAL Security Minister Myles LaRoda publicly rebuked Correctional Services Commissioner Doan Cleare yesterday and promised further scrutiny of his department after the commissioner said female recruits could be fired more quickly than men, triggering calls for his resignation and an investigation into whether the prison system applies different standards based on gender.
Officers in Azario Major killing will be tried in judge-alone trial
THREE police officers accused of killing Azario Major will be tried by a judge alone in September, more than three years after a Coroner’s Court jury found that the 31-year-old was unlawfully killed.
Five Americans arrested after brawl injures four officers
FIVE American cruise passengers remained in police custody last night after a brawl at Nassau Cruise Port spilled into the Tourism Police Station, where police said the suspects violently struggled with officers, injuring four, and smashed a glass door.
Two men face assault charges over viral Moore’s Island slapping video
TWO Abaco men have been charged after a viral video showed a man being held by his shirt and slapped at least 19 times as bystanders watched, laughed and, in one case, tried unsuccessfully to stop the attack.
