‘We must rebuild trust in police’
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander outlined steps during a national address last night that the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the government will undertake to boost the public’s trust in the force after a US federal indictment exposed corruption.
Woman awarded $16k for wrongful dismissal
THE Supreme Court awarded damages to a woman for wrongful dismissal from her job of 33 years.
Nygard denied extradition appeal by Canadian court
The Supreme Court of Canada has reportedly rejected a request for leave to appeal regarding former fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s extradition to the United States.
Three men get probation on separate drug charges
THREE men were placed on six months probation after admitting to two separate drug charges.
Two women accused of injuring 10-year-old boy
TWO women were granted bail yesterday after being accused of injuring a ten-year-old boy left under their supervision.
Sisters charged with stealing $10k from Dunkin Donuts
TWO sisters were granted bail after they allegedly stole more than $10,000 while working at Dunkin Donuts earlier this year.
Missing Andros teens charged with break-ins
TWO runaway teens were remanded to Simpson Penn Centre for Boys yesterday after admitting to a spree of house break-ins in Andros earlier this month.
Man warned and discharged for trying to sell marijuana to an elderly tourist
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was accused of trying to sell marijuana to an elderly American tourist earlier this week.
Fernander: 'I fully understand the disappointment of the Bahamian people'
Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander today pledged accountability and action to restore public confidence amid calls for his resignation in the wake of revelations detailed in a U.S. federal indictment, which accuses high-ranking officers of facilitating drug trafficking operations to the United States.
PM promises swift action, legislation in response to corruption claims
PRIME Minister Philip Davis today said the corruption allegations detailed in a U.S. federal indictment "strikes at the core of who we are as a nation" and vowed swift and decisive action during his address to Parliament this morning.
LIVE UPDATES: PM address Parliament on US drug conspiracy claims
PRIME Minister Philip Davis is set to address Parliament today following explosive allegations of corruption involving high-ranking Bahamian law enforcement officials, as detailed in a U.S. federal indictment released earlier this week.
NAMED: The 13 people identified in cocaine conspiracy indictment
IN AN indictment filed by the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, 13 people are named as being involved in a conspiracy to smuggle tons of cocaine through The Bahamas into the United States.
'Politician paid $2m in cocaine scheme'
A SENIOR police officer has alleged that an unnamed high-ranking Bahamian politician authorised the help and involvement of Bahamian law enforcement officials in a scheme to facilitate cocaine shipments from The Bahamas to the United States for $2m, according to a stunning United States federal indictment released yesterday that includes some of the most severe allegations of official corruption since the drug era of the 80s.
Police confirm 72-year-old raped and murdered died from strangulation
VERNENCHA Butler, a 72-year-old woman who was brutally raped in a home invasion over the weekend, died from asphyxia due to strangulation, police have confirmed.
30 months prison for having loaded gun
A MAN was sentenced to 30 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in his home near Balfour Avenue earlier this month.
