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Mother identifies body of her missing son

A MOTHER who travelled from Exuma to New Providence to search for her missing son learned yesterday at the morgue that he had been murdered and dead for days.

Second fatal shooting by off-duty officer in two days

A SECOND fatal police-involved shooting involving an off-duty officer in two days has left a 48-year-old man dead, intensifying scrutiny of the use of force.

Suicide admissions up by 20% at Sandilands

SUICIDE related admissions to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre rose by 20 percent last year, hospital administrator Leotha Coleby said yesterday.

Four-year-old boy shot in leg during attack on teenage uncle

A FOUR-year-old boy was shot in the leg after a gunman opened fire at his uncle outside a home on New Providence, relatives said, turning a quiet yard filled with children into a scene of panic.

Child found dead in canal in suspected drowning

POLICE are investigating a suspected drowning after a four-year-old boy was found dead on Wednesday in the Bamboo Cay area of Grand Bahama.

Man and young girl wounded after gunfire erupts in Pinewood home

GUNFIRE tore through a Pinewood Gardens home just after midday on December 31, leaving a 48-year-old man and a juvenile girl wounded.

Christmas Day chase ends with $20k cocaine, firearm seizure

A 50-year-old man was arrested on Christmas Day after police seized an illegal firearm and an estimated $20,000 worth of suspected cocaine during a brief chase in the Twynam Heights area.

Suicides reach highest total in at least six years

SUICIDES in The Bahamas have surged by 63 percent this year, with police recording 13 alleged cases so far in 2025 — the highest total in at least six years.

Country may hit lowest non-covid murder count in over a decade

THE Bahamas is on track for one of its lowest murder counts in over a decade.

Man shot five times dies after ambulance crashes

A TEENAGER shot five times on Saturday was alive and responsive before the ambulance carrying him to hospital collided with another vehicle at the traffic light at Shirley Street and Hawkins Hill, The Tribune understands.

81-year-old man shot by police after opening fire

AN 81-year-old man is in hospital after being shot by police after he first opened fire on them.

Father fights for custody of daughter injured in recent murder-suicide in Montel Heights

THE father of a 12-year-old girl injured in a murder-suicide is fighting for full custody, claiming the system failed to protect his daughter after she pleaded to leave her mother’s home.

Murder victims’ moms face holiday with heavy hearts

AS families across the country honoured motherhood with hugs, flowers and celebration yesterday, some Bahamian mothers were facing the day with heavy hearts, haunted by the absence of sons lost to violence.

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