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.
'Carnival cruise lines owes us compensation as well as apology'
THE Coalition to Save Clifton said Carnival Corporation “owes” the country financial compensation in an addition to an apology for dumping treated sewage and food waste in Bahamian waters.
Taxi drivers will take drastic action if issues ignored, warns union boss
KWASI Thompson, State Minister for Grand Bahama, said the government remains committed to working with the Grand Bahama Taxi Union, revealing that an increase in the taxi rate for cab drivers on the island has been approved and should take full effect next month.
Six bus shelters to be built on Long Island
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson announced this week that he has signed off on the construction of six bus shelters for his constituency.
THE MARIJUANA QUESTION: Cooper sparks debate, but public divided over how law could change
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper called last week for the legalisation of medical marijuana along with the decriminalisation of small amounts of its recreational use.
Teenager helping police over school bullying allegations
A TEENAGE boy from Grand Bahama is assisting police with an investigation into an incident of alleged school bullying that was captured on cell phone video.
Trio deny planning to sell marijuana worth over $1m
THREE Bahamian men between the ages of 35 and 50 yesterday denied being caught off South Andros last week with over $1m worth of marijuana they intended to supply to others.
