Nottage: Crime rates affecting perception of countries in region
IN marking the opening of a regional drug enforcement conference, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage lamented the impact that murder and crime rates are having on global perceptions of countries in the region.
Three in hospital after shootings
POLICE are appealing to the public for assistance in solving a shooting incident in an inner-city community yesterday that left three people in hospital.
Man dies, woman wounded after shooting by five masked men
POLICE in New Providence have launched an island-wide manhunt and public appeal for five suspects responsible for a shooting incident on Sunday night that left a man dead and a woman detained in hospital.
Burglary suspect shot as two held by police
POLICE caught two alleged shop breakers, one of whom was shot, during a robbery at a business on Chesapeake Road on Saturday.
Two held over drugs
DRUG Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers arrested two men for drug possession in separate operations on Saturday.
Privy Council committee to visit at request of govt
THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will be in the country for five days of hearings beginning today.
Search for hit-and-run driver after motorcyclist dies
POLICE in New Providence are searching for a blue Honda that failed to stop at the scene of an accident on Saturday evening which has left a motorcyclist dead.
Man in hospital after Laird Street shooting
POLICE are searching for a male suspect responsible for a shooting that left a man in hospital.
Man charged with West Bay Street murder
A MAN was remanded to prison on Friday after he was arraigned on a charge of murder in the Magistrate’s Court.
Boundaries legal challenge 'doomed to fail'
A GOVERNMENT lawyer argued in the Supreme Court yesterday that the court should reject the request from members of the Official Opposition for leave to begin judicial review proceedings of a parliamentary order on constituency boundaries because the judicial review attempt is doomed to fail even if leave is granted.
Women held after drugs discovery
A woman from Nassau Village is in custody after she was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport for possession of dangerous drugs on Wednesday, police reported.
‘My horror at becoming victim of attempted robbery’
A BAHAMIAN today told a reporter the horror story of how she and three of her friends were held up on Christmas eve by two men on motorbikes, who tried to get into their car and rob them.
Bail granted to suspect in drug trafficking case
A MAN awaiting trial on a drug trafficking charge was granted bail in the Supreme Court yesterday.
18 months in jail and $3,000 fine for gun possession
A MAN was jailed for 18 months and fined $3,000 for possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.
UPDATED: Valentine’s Day murder as woman is stabbed
AN Eight Mile Rock woman was fatally stabbed on Valentine’s Day, police in Grand Bahama reported yesterday.
