March 20, 2025
Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe KC in the House of Assembly during a sitting in March, 2025. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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By-election for Golden Isles set for November 24
A by-election for the Golden Isles constituency will be held on November 24, 2025, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe announced this morning.
‘RBPF must grapple with realities on requirements’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) must grapple with the same post-COVID realities that have already prompted a review of Defence Force entry requirements.
Munroe says about ten to 15 percent of officers on extended sick leave
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says the Royal Bahamas Police Force needs 2,000 more officers due to hundreds of inactive officers on indefinite sick leave, limited training capacity, and too few qualified applicants.
‘Not feasible’ for confiscated plane to be converted for govt use
A $2.5m plan to refurbish a seized King Air 350 aircraft for government use has been quietly shelved after officials deemed the plane unfit for investment, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe confirmed during the 2025/26 budget wrap-up in the House of Assembly.
Munroe defends police over crime reporting
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has defended the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) approach to disclosing information of public interest amid scrutiny over the force’s recent reporting practices.
Retired police worried over insurance cost increase
RETIRED officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) are expressing alarm over a steep increase in their health insurance premiums, warning that many could soon be left without coverage, a concern that prompted National Security Minister Wayne Munroe to say yesterday that insurers “don’t really care about us — they care about the dollar.”
Munroe: Insurance covers damages and loss of life if police are at fault
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says third-party insurance will cover any damages or loss of life if police are found at fault in a traffic collision in Grand Bahama that killed a woman.
Munroe: Criminal code being updated to include AI-generated scams
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said legislative reforms are underway to address the misuse of artificial intelligence.
Munroe hits out at ‘petty and bitter’ Dames after comments on ambulances
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe has hit back at his predecessor Marvin Dames over criticisms of the government’s decision to deploy police officers as temporary ambulance drivers on the Family Islands, branding his remarks “petty, bitter, and dripping with resentment”.
Munroe: Elections chief was not fired
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said acting Parliamentary Commissioner Arthur Taylor requested reassignment to another government agency, insisting that no one from his ministry directed his removal.
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