Police alarm at murder rate
POLICE said they are very worried about the recent escalation in murders after the partially burnt body of a man was discovered in southern New Providence.
Lawyers are uneasy over judge restrictions
THE Prime Minister’s announcement that if necessary, the government will pass laws to bind the hands of judges and prevent them from granting bail to persons accused of serious crimes is not sitting well with some attorneys.
Police investigate burnt body discovery, man dies in stabbing incident
Police respond to body report
Drug bust nets $1m of cocaine
FREEPORT - A major drug bust was made at the Freeport Container Port where nearly $1 million worth of cocaine was discovered. This is the first major drug seizure on Grand Bahama for 2014.
PM gets tough on his legacy
IN the fight against the country’s “culture of killing”, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he will put a police officer on every street corner if necessary.
Man is shot at counselling session group
A MAN was shot in the face yesterday during a court appointed counselling session.
Father of murdered man calls for 'drastic measures' to reduce crime
THE father of a murdered man is calling for “drastic measures” to be taken to reduce the crime rate and turn young men away from a life of crime and an early grave.
Mother Pratt: We must stop politicising crime
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and co-chair of Urban Renewal 2.0, Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, is calling for Bahamians to “stop politicising crime”.
Police probe New Year's Day stabbing attack
FREEPORT – Police are investigating a robbery and stabbing that occurred in Freeport on New Year’s Day.
Man gunned down in street
POLICE called on the public to come forward with any information that might assist murder investigations after the third murder for the year in two days - and the fifth in just three days.
2013 IN REVIEW: At the courts
ON November 2, 2013, family and friends gathered at Christ Church Cathedral to say farewell to a man they described as kind, supportive and generous.
Two men accused of robbing service station
FREEPORT – Two men have been charged with armed robbery in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court.
Three accused of murder remanded to prison
THREE men started the New Year in prison after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders in 2013, one that occurred at a “Bring the Peace Back in Bain Town” party when seven persons were hospitalised in the shooting.
FOUR DEAD IN 36 HOURS OF VIOLENCE
FOUR MEN are dead and three others are fighting for their lives in hospital following six separate shootings in the capital between New Year’s eve and last night.
Three dead, two injured in shootings
Five shootings in less than 24 hours have left three men dead and two in hospital.
