15 February 2017
A 30-year-old man was arraigned before Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt on two counts of attempted murder charges of two police officers earlier this month. The defendant, David Cornish, was not required to enter a plea. It is alleged that on February 5th 2017, Cornish unlawfully and intentionally attempted to cause harm or death to officer […]
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15 February 2017
Two men and one woman were charged before Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt in connection with a large seizure of ammunitions. Twenty-four-year old Jawaddi Woodside, 22-year old Shequella Williams and 29-year old Kenrick Woodside all faced a plethora of charges on possession and intent to supply ammunitions. With four charges stacked up against them the trio […]
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15 February 2017
Amid concerns by the Privy Council concerning the recently tabled Interception of Communications Bill (ICB), Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson says the legislation is an important tool in curbing transnational crime and concerns about breach of privacy are false. “Experts advise that without this crime fighting tool, drug trafficking, gun trafficking and other transnational and […]
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15 February 2017
One crime, one murder is one too many, according to Attorney General Allison Maynard-Gibson who called on citizens of The Bahamas to realize the process of bringing criminals to justice as the AG’s office also works to improve the system. Speaking with the media right before Cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning, Mrs. Gibson noted that […]
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15 February 2017
The recent spike in crime has sparked several conversations that have branched off in addressing other matters relating to the issue, one of them being the protection of witnesses in high profile murder cases. There has long been concern among citizens that there are not enough measures in place to protect witnesses. Speaking on the […]
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14 February 2017
After a spate of murders over the weekend, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade is urging the public not to be alarmed, charging that The Bahamas is not in a crisis as perceived by many. Calling it a “difficult weekend” with seven murders taking place between Thursday and Monday, here in the capital, the commissioner attempted […]
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14 February 2017
Free National Movement Montague Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Lightbourne hinted that he may be open to reuniting with the party months after he and six other FNM MP’s ousted Dr. Hubert Minnis as Leader of the Opposition in The House of Assembly. Mr. Lightbourne’s sentiments came in an interview with The Bahama Journal […]
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14 February 2017
Another male became the country’s latest murder victim as the murder count nears 30 following an altercation near a nightclub early Monday morning. Police officials say the man was shot near a business establishment near Saunders Beach, West Bay Street and succumbed to his injuries hours later in hospital. A suspect is currently assisting police […]
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08 February 2017
By P.J. Malone Now that you understand the basis for the judicial review (from the last two Clifton Review articles “What A Hullabaloo” and “Hullabaloo Part II”) that Save The Bays brought against the Government of The Bahamas through their attorney and Director, Fred Smith, let’s get into some of the nitty gritty; first, here’s […]
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02 February 2017
Grand Bahama police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of two males yesterday. The particulars are that sometime around 1:00 a.m. yesterday police were called to the Logwood Road Area, where they discovered the body of two males with gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel were called to the scene shortly thereafter. Medical […]
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