Child pornography accounts for 9% of all cyber crimes
THERE were 118 reported cases of cyber crime in the country in 2015, nearly 25 per cent of which were comprised of child pornography matters and online threats combined, according to data contained in the latest police crime statistics.
UPDATED: Dead man's 'badly burned' body found in Abaco
A MAN’s burnt body was found in bushes in Abaco late Tuesday night, marking that island’s first homicide for the year.
CRIME STATISTICS: Murders, rapes and armed robberies up
LAST year was a “terrible and disgraceful” one with the country experiencing record numbers of murders, rapes and armed robberies, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said yesterday.
No word on who is acting PM as Christie leaves country
PRIME Minister Perry Christie left the country on Tuesday afternoon to attend a series of private discussions in Geneva, Switzerland with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) officials, The Tribune was told. He is expected to return on Sunday.
Man shot dead on West Bay Street
A MAN was shot dead on West Bay Street late Wednesday night, police said.
College students donate $1,365 to hurricane relief
THE College of The Bahamas Union of Students yesterday donated $1,365 to the National Emergency Management Agency to aid in hurricane relief efforts to the southern Bahamas.
‘Drunk’ man jailed for showing off with gun
A MAN who was caught with a loaded pistol was fined $2,000 and sentenced to ten months in prison.
Man who was ‘shot eight times’ jailed for illegal gun possession
A MAN who allegedly acquired a handgun to protect himself from people making a third attempt on his life was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
Double murder trial delayed
THE expected start of a trial into the disappearance and murders of a Department of Immigration officer and his girlfriend in Andros has been delayed by six days.
Bimini man charged with murder
A 24-year-old Bimini man was charged with murder and illegal firearm possession in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Over 900 traffic accidents in 2015 in Grand Bahama
MORE than 900 traffic accidents occurred on Grand Bahama last year, and the Grand Bahama Road Safety Committee, the Police Traffic Division, and other stakeholders are hoping to significantly reduce that number by 30 per cent over a three-year period.
The pumpkin that grew and grew and grew . . .
ZELDA Bevans intends to share her mother’s latest gift – a 50 pound pumpkin grown on her farm in South Andros – with family and friends.
Bahamian jailed for 60 months over human smuggling
A 32-year-old Bahamian man has been sentenced to 60 months in a Florida prison following his second conviction for human smuggling.
FNM ‘most powerful political organisation’
CHAIRMAN Michael Pintard last night called the Free National Movement “the most powerful political organisation” in the country as the party officially introduced two of its general election 2017 candidates.
‘Time to stop using the race card in politics’
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday spoke out against remarks made by Tennyson Wells, blasting the former parliamentarian and Cabinet minister for using political tactics that should be “relegated to history books”.
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- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
