Stash kept in man’s socks
A MAN who stashed marijuana in his socks was yesterday ordered to attend drug counseling classes for a year.
‘Everyone deserves a second chance’ says Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames wants more ex-offenders to apply to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee to get their criminal records expunged, saying “everyone deserves a second chance.”
Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.
Call for stronger penalties after mom beaten to death
IN the wake of a single mother reportedly being beaten to death, Women United Northern Bahamas has asked for individuals to petition their politicians and policy makers to demand stiffer penalties and legislation to protect women and girls.
Two men found shot dead on Pitt Road
POLICE discovered the bodies of two men on Wednesday morning who were shot dead on Pitt Road.
Second suspected suicide probed
POLICE are investigating a suspected suicide in New Providence just days after a man was discovered hanged from a ceiling in Grand Bahama.
Wells: Too soon to tell if we were naughty or nice
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials will not know until mid-January if holiday celebrations will lead to an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
D’Aguilar: Tourism numbers show we’re a glimmer of our former self
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said he is not happy with the country’s tourism arrival numbers since border restrictions were softened, adding the pandemic has made fewer people want to travel.
A dinner to make people’s Christmas Day
AT a time when many persons on Grand Bahama are struggling, Elnet Maritime Agency delivered a full Christmas dinner to five needy families on Christmas Day.
Oil court hearing adjourned until today
A SUPREME Court hearing on an application for judicial review of Bahamas Petroleum Company’s exploratory oil drilling was adjourned yesterday after lawyer Fred Smith highlighted the lingering effects he experiences following a paragliding accident in Italy last year.
‘I sold drugs to support family’
A 37-year-old man who claimed he sold drugs to support his family was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.
Two charged with armed raid
TWO men were charged with armed robbery in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Man accused of false robbery complaint
A 39-year-old Freeport man was charged with stealing by reason of employment among other charges in connection with a false armed robbery complaint.
40 Haitians detained in Andros
MORE than 40 Haitian migrants were detained in Andros on Monday after their vessel ran aground in Mars Bay.
45 Haitian migrants held in Long Island
FORTY-FIVE Haitian migrants were arrested by law enforcement officers in Long Island on Saturday.
