Newbold: Stay tuned on immigration
WITH no sign the government is more aggressively enforcing the country’s immigration laws despite the passing of the December 31, 2017, deadline for illegal immigrants to leave, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said critics “should just stay tuned”.
Marijuana seizures up in 2017, cocaine down
SEIZURES of marijuana increased by more than 300 percent last year when compared with 2016, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) narcotic statistics. Cocaine seizures have declined by 41 percent during the same period.
GB murders decreased by 9.2 per cent in 2017
MURDERS in Grand Bahama deceased by 9.2 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year.
‘Davis trying to politicise crime with claims over NIA’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday admonished Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis for his insistence that the disbandment of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) had led to an increase in certain categories of crime.
3,000 screened for TB in Eleuthera
HEALTH officials have concluded tuberculosis (TB) screenings of more than 3,000 residents in Eleuthera, diagnosing only four active cases, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.
RM Bailey to mark 50th anniversary
RM Bailey Senior High School, in partnership with its alumni association, will host the official launch of its 50th anniversary celebration events with a church service this Sunday at Cousin McPhee Cathedral on Carmichael Road.
Armed robber jailed for 11 years
A MAN accused of robbing two people and attempting to rob a third at gunpoint last year will serve 11 years in prison. Justice Bernard Turner sentenced Adrian Robinson to 18 years in prison for the gunpoint robberies of Talitha Wallace and Shervone
No major crime at Fish Fry, insists Tourism Minister
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar yesterday suggested no "major crime" occurs at Arawak Cay, insisting local reports "sensationalise" issues at the site.
Man shot in leg near Abaco business
ABACO police are investigating a shooting at a business early Tuesday morning which left a man wounded. According to police reports, the victim was shot in the leg shortly before 1am while standing in the area of a business on Charles Sawyers Highwa
Bahamian finds success in medical marijuana business
AS the national debate on the decriminalisation of marijuana continues, one Bahamian-American man has found great business success in the medical cannabis industry in the United States.
Jobs in the park as scheme reaches out to community
THE Ministry of Labour and the Department of Labour launched the first of its Public Employment Services (PES) initiatives, “Labour on the Blocks”, on Saturday.
College clerk ‘paid herself extra $640k’
AN internal investigation at the College of the Bahamas (COB) in 2015 revealed how within seven years, former employee Chimeka Gibbs took home approximately five times more than her net salary, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.
Police launch works inquiry
A “very serious investigation” is underway at the Ministry of Works involving the misuse of government supplies, Works Minister Desmond Bannister confirmed yesterday.
Davis: We should speak out over Trump
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday criticised the Minnis administration for its silence amid international backlash regarding US President Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about Haiti, African nations and El Salvador.
Why’s Ragged rebuild so slow?
THE situation in Ragged Island remains “absolutely critical,” Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper charged yesterday, as he slammed the Minnis administration for its “slow” progress in his constituency months after Hurricane Irma decimated the island.
