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Rise in Sandilands admission requests

SANDILANDS Rehabilitation Centre has experienced an increase in admission requests for senior people.

Christmas celebration on Saturday

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force, in partnership with Carnival, will host a grand Christmas celebration for the Grand Bahama community on Saturday at the Gerald Bartlett Police Complex in Freeport.

PM: We will arrest and extradite any accused in US probe if requested

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said when a formal interdiction request is made, the government will fully cooperate in arresting Bahamians named in a US federal indictment that exposed cocaine-related corruption.

Rehabilitative officer recommends release of former death row inmate

A REHABILITATIVE officer recommended that former death row inmate Ervin Brown be released to his family during his resentencing hearing yesterday.

Govt tables bill to investigate misconduct in security forces

AN independent commission that will be empowered to investigate complaints of misconduct involving security forces will have sweeping powers, part of what officials in the Davis administration hope will produce outcomes that help restore the public’s shaken faith in law enforcement.

Govt rejects request to deport migrants from US to Bahamas

A PROPOSAL by the incoming Donald Trump administration to deport migrants from other countries to The Bahamas has been "firmly rejected" by Prime Minister Philip Davis.

ACP Knowles set to become first Female Chief of Police

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles is set to be the country’s top cop amid a tumultuous period for the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

COP Fernander resigns as Deleveaux to retire

CLAYTON Fernander’s noteworthy police career and tenure as commissioner of police ended abruptly yesterday after he resigned amid the public’s concern about police corruption.

Law and disorder

CHAOS erupted in and around the House of Assembly yesterday after Shanendon Cartwright hurled the Speaker’s mace out of a window, prompting police to storm the chamber and drag opposition members out before clashing with an unruly crowd outside.

ACP Shanta Knowles recommended to become new Commissioner of Police

Prime Minister Philip Davis has recommended Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles to become the new Commissioner of Police.

BREAKING: Shanendon Cartwright throws mace from House

SHANENDON Cartwright, the MP for St Barnabas, seized the mace in the House of Assembly and threw it from the window during a session this morning.

Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander resigns

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis has announced that he has accepted the resignation of Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander.

Dames conducted private investigation of Geovani Rolle’s murder at airport

FORMER National Security Minister Marvin Dames said the family of Geovani Rolle hired him to privately investigate the man’s murder, resulting in him presenting a detailed file to police after his team’s investigation.

Human remains discovered amid search for missing man

POLICE are investigating the possible discovery of human remains near Tim’s Bay after suspending the search for Haylànd Ivan Rolle, who disappeared after a tragic kayaking accident near Duck Cay.

The Bahamas gets top pay in the region

THE Bahamas is the top-paying country in the Caribbean, paying above market value for roles examined in a research report published by the Caribbean Society for Human Resource Professionals (CSHRP).

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