25 April 2013
Jurors in the Coroner’s Inquest into Aaron Rolle’s death yesterday heard testimony from the matter’s last witness as well as closing arguments from attorneys. Police Constable 1193 Kevin Thompson, who is attached to the Southern Police Station, was the last witness to take the stand. Rolle died at the Southern Police Station on February 9. […]
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25 April 2013
A crime scene investigator who was about to exhibit sealed evidence containing a dead boy’s clothing could not proceed yesterday after she emptied the package’s contents only to find another sealed package inside. Police Constable Denrea Johnson, who is attached to the Crime Scene Investigation Unit/Scenes of Crime Office, was testifying in the Khofe Goodman […]
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25 April 2013
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller announced yesterday that Bahamians could expect to see a major reduction in their electricity bill as early as July. As a result of the new engine turbines the corporation expects to install at the Clifton location, Mr. Miller said he expects the venture to save the country […]
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25 April 2013
Police on Wednesday seized $750,000 worth of cocaine and marijuana during a major drug bust in the Pinewood Gardens area. Three men ages 48, 39 and 27 are in police custody after being caught with the drugs. Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers arrested the men around 11:40 a.m. after searching the red Kia Sedona van […]
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22 April 2013
If you’re looking for someone to blame for the costly $160 U.S. visa fee, blame Congress. U.S. Chargé d’ Affaires John Dinkelman explained yesterday why visa applicants have to fork over one Benjamin and three Jacksons for the travel document. “That fee is not set by the Department of State, that fee is set by […]
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22 April 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie says lawyers in the country need to develop a higher degree of specialisation, noting that being a generalist is no longer going to cut it, at least not for the new generation of lawyers coming on stream. The prime minister was speaking during the official grand opening of the Bahamas Bar […]
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22 April 2013
Elizabeth MP Ryan Pinder is proving that BAARK is just as big as its bite. His constituency partnered with the Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness (BAARK) over the weekend to launch ‘Operation Potcake in Elizabeth’. “The constituents reported that the stray animals in the area were a major concern because they were devaluing […]
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22 April 2013
A 27-year-old man was shot to death outside a bar early Saturday morning following a dispute over a woman, police have confirmed. Police said the two men had been quarrelling at the Baillou Hill Road South bar. The incident escalated into a scuffle outside the establishment and the suspect pulled out a gun and opened […]
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22 April 2013
Citing a number of bold public shootings, including the attempted murder of a top police officer, Bahamas Against Crime (BAC) Executive Chairman, Rev. Dr. C.B. Moss is calling on the government to get a hold of the crime situation before the economy suffers a major blow. The former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) senator noted that […]
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22 April 2013
An aggressive fire that broke out at the New Providence landfill on Friday is still raging and causing health concerns among area residents. Thick plumes of white smoke have been blanketing the sky in the southwestern and western portions of New Providence for days now. Director of Fire Services for the Royal Bahamas Police Force […]
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