DNA criticises PLP and govt on marijuana issue
THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is accusing the Opposition party of being “late” and the Minnis Administration of being “slow” regarding the issue of marijuana decriminalisation.
Kwasi Thompson highlights Grand Bahama projects under FNM govt
STATE Minister for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson believes there has been significant progress made in Grand Bahama during the two years since the FNM government came to office on May 10.
Man pleads not guilty to unlawful sex
A banking executive is one step closer to standing trial to answer to allegations that he had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old boy earlier this year.
Two Bahamians face immigrant smuggling, illegal re-entry charges in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two Bahamian men face charges related to immigrant smuggling and illegal re-entry in Florida.
Bahamian woman one of two murdered in Miami
A JAMAICAN man has been charged with murdering two women in Miami, including Bahamian Sophia Simpson.
Jamaican who claims she was raped by an immigration officer to have her day in court
THE government will now have to defend a case it had previously tried to prosecute when a Jamaican woman, who alleged she had been raped by an immigration officer, gets her day in a civil court, years after the criminal rape case was thrown out.
PLP support for marijuana is ‘political pandering’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands says he finds it “surprising” the tongues of the Official Opposition are suddenly unfettered to advocate for the decriminalisation of recreational marijuana.
Police set up special squad to track targets
IN the wake of two separate double homicides occurring within less than 12 hours, Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday announced a special team was assembled “to look closely at certain persons.”
Two victims with so much to live for
ABACO resident Meric Russell, 33, was making a quick trip to Nassau to attend his cousin’s funeral. He had only been in the capital for a few short hours before he was fatally shot in a double homicide at Potter’s Cay Dock on Wednesday night.
SO MUCH PAIN: Families’ agony as they grieve over four killed, Police set up special squad to track targets
POLICE are investigating a drive-by shooting that left two men dead and one man injured in hospital yesterday morning.
Churches: ‘Look at all we do’
THE Bahamas Christian Council has “never left the people,” according to its president, Bishop Delton Fernander, who yesterday noted the council’s work “behind the scenes” to comfort people affected by crime.
‘We’ve lost ground but no panic’
THE governing Free National Movement has “lost some ground” since the 2017 general election, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Housebreaker ordered to pay money back to victims
A 31-year-old man has been ordered to pay 11 people back the $16,615.28 worth of cash and merchandise he stole from them in separate incidents dating as far back as July last year.
Man arrested after drugs found
POLICE recovered a quantity of dangerous drugs in two separate incidents on Tuesday and have taken an adult male into custody.
New central location for budding entrepreneurs
A BRANCH of the Small Business Development Centre was opened on Baillou Hill Road on Wednesday, providing a central location for budding inner city entrepreneurs seeking to access the programme’s training and financing services.
