Govt grappling with how to prove someone is in a gang
EVEN as the Davis administration promises to strengthen anti-gang legislation in response to the murder rate, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the government is grappling with how to prove someone is a gang member.
Man shot after police say he took weapon from a female officer
POLICE shot a 29-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly disarmed a female officer.
DETENTION ‘IS PRICE WE PAY’: Munroe says wrongful identification and arrest a ‘potential inconvenience’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said though facial recognition CCTVs may wrongly identify someone as a criminal, “being arrested on suspicion and being held up to 48 hours is part of the price we pay for living in a free, democratic, orderly society”.
Three juveniles accused of stabbing 13-year-old for not joining gang in GB
THREE juveniles were charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama on Thursday for allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old boy.
Man charged with murder of Lashawn Higgs
A MAN was yesterday charged with the murder of Lashawn Higgs after a fight outside a bar on January 12 on Carmichael Road yesterday and sent to prison until his trial starts.
Man accused of paralysing woman charged
A 26-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly paralysed a 47-year-old woman last weekend.
Man charged with armed robbery outside bank
A MAN was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint outside a bank parking lot last November.
Young mother sentenced to one year of prison for abandoning her two sons
A 23-year-old mother appeared unfazed as she was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday for child abandonment.
Man sent to prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unlicenced firearm
A 20-year-old man had a tearful embrace with his mother before he was sent to prison for 18 months after admitting to a gun charge yesterday.
BDOCS 2022 annual report tabled in House
THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services’ Internal Affairs Unit investigated 56 reports of alleged misconduct involving prison officers in 2022, with disciplinary action happening in nearly 80 per cent of the matters reported.
Electoral justice and access to courts under review after OAS report highlights incident
ACCESS to the courts is under review after a judicial matter concerning the 2021 general election was unable to be heard ahead of the polls.
‘Only two sought help’ after shanty town tear down
AS structures continued to be demolished in the All Saints Way shanty town yesterday, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said only two women visited his ministry seeking help.
Glover-Rolle assures workers will not be disenfranchised by NIB rise
LABOUR and Public Services Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said her ministry would ensure workers are not disenfranchised when National Insurance Board contributions increase later this year.
Witnesses recount shark attack as Deputy PM says govt looking at regulations
TWO Americans who witnessed a shark attack at Atlantis on Monday said their experience was peaceful but turned dark when the ten-year-old victim was attacked.
THREE MURDERS IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS: Father of one on bail for murder among those killed, Chief Supt makes appeal – ‘tomorrow it could be one of your own’
A FATHER of one on bail for murder was one of three men killed in separate incidents less than 24 hours apart, pushing the murder tally for the year to 14.
