Crime & Court

Government's anti-crime initiatives

• Improvement and expansion of the capabilities of the Situation Room to collect and analyse data and to positively influence co-ordination of policing operations.

Final suspect in Deputy PM robbery charged

THE FINAL suspect believed to have had a role in the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis was arraigned in the magistrates’ court yesterday.

Murder toll rises as body found in bushes

Police have just confirmed that another murder has taken place in the capital near Yellow Elder Primary School on Blue Hill Road.

PM reveals plan to tackle crime

A POLICE unit specifically aimed at organised gangs will be formed in an effort to combat escalating crime, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

Dominicans fined $96,000 for poaching offences

SEVENTEEN Dominicans were fined a collective $96,000 yesterday in Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to six poaching related charges.

Five charged with murder of Andros pair

FIVE Androsian men were in the magistrates’ court yesterday charged in connection with the disappearance and murder of an Immigration officer and his girlfriend in Andros.

Police will use 'severe methods' if necessary

MINISTER of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage said police will use “severe methods” if necessary to return the Bahamas to a peaceful state.

PM scraps BTC meeting to focus on crime

CRIME fighting strategies will be the “singular focus” when Cabinet meets today, Prime Minister Perry Christie said, revealing that a key meeting on the future of BTC will be postponed.

Hundreds gather for prayer vigil in Fox Hill

HUNDREDS of relatives, friends, and community leaders last night gathered for a prayer vigil after the deaths of four people killed in a drive-by shooting.

60 people detained after Fox Hill shooting

POLICE have 60 persons in custody in connection with a drive by shooting in Fox Hill that left four persons dead and seven others in hospital.

Man held in missing persons investigation

POLICE have detained a man for questioning in connection with a missing person’s investigation in Andros.

BRAN: Fox Hill murders - A sad state of affairs

IT IS with a great sense of sadness for our nation that I sit here today to pen my personal thoughts of the state of our nation. The recent killings in Fox Hill and the number of murders for the year, not to mention the number of persons killed in the last five years, is heartbreaking to say the least.

Minnis: We must come together as a country

OPPOSTION leader Dr Hubert Minnis extended condolences yesterday to the community of Fox Hill on behalf of the Free National Movement. Dr Minnis said it would take a long time for the community and the Bahamas to come to grips with such a tragic loss.