Fight, negotiate or co-operate: What's next for 'Player' Gardiner?
As Jonathan Gardiner sits in his New York jail cell contemplating his future, there appear to be a limited number of options open for the already convicted cocaine trafficker widely known as ‘Player.’
Lamborghini and $1.4 million mansion: Alleged drug leader’s life of luxury
THE alleged head of a US drug trafficking organisation accused of importing cocaine through The Bahamas with the assistance of Jonathan ‘Player’ Gardiner was living a life of luxury 30 miles outside Atlanta, Georgia, until his arrest on suspected drug trafficking charges two years ago.
The day Gardiner’s life - along with the plane on which he was a passenger - came crashing down
When Jonathan ‘Player’ Gardiner left Nassau on the now infamous election day charter flight early on the morning of May 12 – to do whatever it was he was tasked with doing that day - the last place on earth the big-time drug kingpin would have wanted to end up was in the United States of America.
INSIGHT: Rescued Bahamian turns out to be a Cocaine Cowboy
THE circumstances surrounding suspected drugs kingpin Jonathan Eric Gardiner’s arrest last Friday reads like something from the pages of a John Grisham thriller, with a bizarre stroke of luck for United States law enforcement authorities leading to his detention after a covert operation spanning at least three years.
INSIGHT: Same old story for public disclosures
A familiar story played out last week over the deadline for public disclosures – yet again, a number of Parliamentarians did not file by the deadline, with several requesting extensions.
INSIGHT: Another dog shooting. Accountability next time?
THE shooting of a dog by an officer in uniform, as seen in a video that circulated on Friday, has caused plenty of outrage on social media at the weekend.
INSIGHT: Funding agreement for new hospital - what could possibly go wrong?
ALARM BELLS are ringing over the terms of the loan from China to build the new hospital (after the hospital itself being a bone of contention in the first place.)
INSIGHT: The strong case for filming cops
ANOTHER fatal shooting by police officers took place in the US over the weekend, and amid all the outrage, one thing is certain: without the video footage captured by phones, the story as we understand it might be very different.
INSIGHT: Junkanoo bust up may mean an empty Bay
THE road to Bay for Junkanoo this year is proving harder than ever.
INSIGHT: Unions, Davis and timing for election
ELECTION, election, election – it’s been the talk of the past week with candidates being named and others jockeying for position.
INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence and what it means in our classrooms
THERE is a line made famous by legendary musician John Lennon, who sang: “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”
INSIGHT: US Ambassador for Bahamas long overdue
TO SAY the prospect of a new US ambassador has been long awaited in The Bahamas is an understatement of almost as epic proportions as the wait itself.
INSIGHT: Balancing act between constituency and party
ELECTION nomination season is proving a rough ride for the Free National Movement.
INSIGHT: The crisis we cannot ignore
THE latest warning over travel to Haiti should not be needed for anyone who has given even half a glance at the state of that nation – even more curious is that what seems to have prompted it is an incident involving a massive drug bust that left three Bahamians dead.
INSIGHT: Community-based treatment - helping the suicidal find healing
Suicide statistics in The Bahamas are at alarming levels.
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