24 April 2014
Two men ages 20 and 24 were arrested yesterday morning in connection with a $1.5 million marijuana bust in waters off Long Island. According to Superintendent of Police and Commander of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) Samuel Butler the suspects were pursued and arrested on board a go-fast vessel. “In the very early hours of […]
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24 April 2014
After repeated delays the multi-million dollar Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital will be handed over to the government next week. Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez yesterday announced that the handover will take place on May 3, seven months after this was last slated to take place. Dr. Gomez has however made it […]
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24 April 2014
Once bustling with playful children, a local orphanage is now a ghost town. Eight children along with the staff members of the Bilney Lane Home for Children had to be relocated to another care facility after the children’s home was closed down. The Bahama Journal spoke with Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin who said […]
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24 April 2014
Fire Services Director Superintendent Walter Evans yesterday clarified that a fire that occurred on the grounds of the Southern Police Station on Quakoo and Market Streets Tuesday evening was from a transformer owned by the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) and at no time was the station impacted. There were reports that the station was on […]
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24 April 2014
The Bahamas has been named the most dangerous cruise destination in the world. According to a list compiled by United States maritime attorney Jim Walker and released earlier this week, The Bahamas tops the list of 10 countries deemed to be the most dangerous countries for cruise ship passengers. On his www.cruiselawnews.com website, Mr. Walker […]
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24 April 2014
The government has decided to put an end to more than 10 years of talk and retool the 40-year-old Medical Act; a move that is necessary if The Bahamas is truly serious about better regulating the medical practice, upgrading medical practitioners and ultimately safeguarding the public. It is in this vein that the proposed legislation […]
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14 April 2014
The two women accused in the murder of businessman Kurt McCartney appeared in the Supreme Court asking for bail on Friday. However, their bail hearing has been adjourned until April 22 before Senior Justice Jon Isaacs. According to court sources, there were issues that arose with the affidavits of Plantol Street residents Lyndera Curry and […]
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14 April 2014
Two Jamaican women pleaded guilty to drug charges Friday and were each sentenced to four years in prison. Ionie Heron, 51, and 29-year-old Kerone Dawkins, both of White Hall West Moreland, Jamaica were charged with two counts each of importation of dangerous drugs and possession of dangerous drug with intent to supply. The women were […]
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14 April 2014
Two suspects were taken into custody in connection with an armed robbery of a small hotel property on Paradise Island Saturday, Head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) Superintendent Paul Rolle told the Journal yesterday. According to Mr. Rolle, a group of men entered the establishment around 8:00p.m., Saturday where they robbed persons of watches […]
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14 April 2014
The traffic fatality victim who died early Friday morning has been identified as 36-year-old Quincy Deon Darling. According to police a 58-year-old male driver of a 2002 Chevy S-10 pickup truck was traveling west on Cowpen Road shortly after midnight when he collided with a black and orange Keeway EN200 TX motorcycle -driven by Darling. […]
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