July 31, 2025
Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe KC speaks to reporters outside the House of Assembly on July 30, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Munroe: New intel unit to tackle regional crime
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the country, in partnership with OBPAT, is looking at establishing a new Transnational Crime Intelligence Unit (TCIU) in New Providence as authorities move to strengthen regional security and address evolving criminal threats.
Munroe: Body cameras were on during drug raid
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he has been advised officers wore body cameras during a controversial drug raid at a Carmichael home on Wednesday, but authorities have not disclosed what the footage shows or offered a counter account to allegations that narcotics were planted.
Munroe, PSA in public spat over legality of non-lethal weapons
A PUBLIC dispute has erupted between National Security Minister Wayne Munroe and the Police Staff Association over whether police officers can legally carry non-lethal weapons.
‘US can back up its words with money’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe yesterday said he now expects the United States to back its words with action by helping The Bahamas secure financing for a new prison and virtual court complex.
Munroe faces challenge for party nomination in Freetown
FREETOWN MP and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe will face off with his challenger Ormanique Bowe today when they meet with the Progressive Liberal Party’s Candidates Committee as it finalises its remaining slate of candidates ahead of this year’s election.
Munroe: Cameras captured detainees fatal altercation
CAMERAS inside the Fox Hill Police Station captured the moments leading up to the death of a 35-year-old detainee during a struggle with four police officers, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe revealed yesterday.
Munroe says no extradition request for officers named in US drug case
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the Bahamian government has received no extradition request in connection with a sweeping United States cocaine trafficking case that names several Bahamian law enforcement figures, leaving unanswered questions about whether US prosecutors intend to pursue them through the courts.
Police continue searching for man who slipped his restraints while at hospital
POLICE were still searching last night for a man who slipped his restraints and escaped custody while under treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital, the latest in a string of breakouts that has kept law enforcement chasing fugitives.
Munroe: Opposition has not met burden of proof on ‘bag of passports’ claim
Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe says the Opposition has still not met the burden of proof for its “bag of passports” allegation — even as The Tribune’s reporting reveals that a former Bahamasair employee was fired after an internal probe involving a March 1 Haiti flight and a cash seizure.
China’s influence grows in Bahamas as US ‘has not pressed its case’ here
CHINA’S influence in The Bahamas may have grown because the United States has not “pressed its case here,” National Security Minister Wayne Munroe has suggested.
Munroe: Authorities need to ‘build better mousetrap’ after recent escape
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said authorities must study how a murder suspect managed to slip away from the Magistrates’ Court last Thursday and tighten security to ensure it never happens again, comparing the process to “building a better mousetrap.”
Munroe rejects US sheriff’s claim Bahamas has gone soft on immigration enforcement
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has rejected claims from a US official that The Bahamas has gone soft on immigration enforcement, insisting that if such criticisms were valid, the United States Coast Guard would share the blame.
Govt to amend anti-gang law to add to witness anonymity protections
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday the government plans to amend legislation to extend witness anonymity protections in relation to the anti-gang law.
Some Freetown residents call Munroe ‘a good minister but not a good MP’
SOME residents of Freetown yesterday voiced frustration with their PLP MP, Wayne Munroe, accusing him of neglecting their concerns while championing national issues as Minister of National Security.
‘Don’t judge Defence Force on the conduct of one or two men’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the Royal Bahamas Defence Force should be judged not by the misconduct of one or two people, but by how the organisation responds and protects against future failures, a principle guiding the inquiry into alleged abuse at this summer’s Rangers camp in Eleuthera.
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