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Cargill: Drug Plan claims averaging 400 per week Pharmacies pleased with on-time payments
Cargill: Drug Plan claims averaging 400 per week Pharmacies pleased with on-time payments
Nassau, Bahamas - Algernon
Cargill, Director of NIB told members of the Rotary Club of Nassau this
week that that Phase I of the National Prescription Drug Plan has been
going very well and he believes NIB will be able to launch Phase II
of the Plan earlier than expected next year because of the success of
Phase I.
"In
terms of the first six weeks of the plan we've registered more than
13,...
Drug plan ahead of schedule
Drug plan ahead of schedule
Phase II of the National Drug Prescription plan my be rolled out ahead of schedule due to the success of Phase I, with enough private pharmacies on board to make the plan successful.
Algernon Cargill, Director of the National Insurance Board (NIB) shared details and the progress of the National Prescription Dug Plan with members of the Rotary Club of Nassau.
"We're in the first phase of the plan a...
Man wanted in drug seizure appears in court
Man wanted in drug seizure appears in court
Police have charged one of three men they were seeking in connection with a drug conspiracy.
Brannon Strachan, 33, of Central Pines, Abaco, was arraigned on charges of conspiracy to possess drugs, with intent to supply, and conspiracy to import drugs, before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.
Prosecutors allege that Strachan, and two other men who are still at large, conspired to possess a 3,2...
Two charged in Bimini drug bust
Two charged in Bimini drug bust
Two men arrested on Friday in connection with a $2.3 million cocaine seizure off Bimini were denied a charge of cocaine possession with intent to supply yesterday.
Valdez Edgecombe, 38, and Michael John Roberts Jr., 31, both of Bimini, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes over the seizure of 157 kilos of cocaine on a boat off North Bimini on September 1.
The men were represented b...
Another multi-million dollar drug bust
Another multi-million dollar drug bust
Two Bahamian men were arrested shortly before 8 a.m. yesterday in waters north of Alice Town, Bimini, in connection with a $2.3 million cocaine bust, Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler reported.
The suspects were traveling on a 26-foot vessel when officers of the Grand Bahama and Bimini drug enforcement units intercepted them, said Butler, who heads the Drug Enforcement Unit.
The vesse...
Two held after drug finds
Two held after drug finds
TWO men were arrested and accused of drug possession in separate incidents on Wednesday by Mobile Division officers.
Men on armed robbery, drug, other charges
Men on armed robbery, drug, other charges
Two men were charged yesterday with armed robbery and several other serious offenses.
Braymond Jones, 21, and Patrick Carey, 23, were charged with receiving, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ammunition and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
The men are accused of robbing Kendrick Sweeting on August 22 of $9,000 in cash.
It is alleged that they received $8,521 fr...
Two held by police after armed robbery and drug find
Two held by police after armed robbery and drug find
POLICE took two men into custody shortly after an armed robbery and the seizure of a large number of dangerous drugs on Tuesday.
Four years in jail over guns and drugs
Four years in jail over guns and drugs
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to four years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the seizure of a high-powered weapon and a quantity of dangerous drugs over the weekend. Franklyn Stubbs, of Moncur Alley,
Two held after AK-47, drugs seized
Two held after AK-47, drugs seized
Two men are being held by police after the seizure of a high-powered weapon and dangerous drugs on Saturday.
Drug mules jailed after leniency plea
Drug mules jailed after leniency plea
A Surinamese woman yesterday told a judge that she only attempted to smuggle cocaine into the country as a way to secure funding to house her displaced grandmother after their South American home burned down.
Women sentenced for drug crime
Women sentenced for drug crime
Two women who agreed to act as drug mules were yesterday sentenced to two years in prison.
Nicole Akeolo, 23, of Suriname, and Iesha Graham, 24, of Guyana and Suriname, were both arrested on Tuesday after arriving from Suriname with cocaine secreted in their luggage.
Graham had nine pounds and eight ounces of cocaine, and Akeolo had nine pounds and six ounces, the court heard.
Both women pleaded g...
Haitian man pleads guilty to drug charges
Haitian man pleads guilty to drug charges
The absence of a Haitian Creole interpreter delayed a drug case yesterday.
Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt postponed sentencing for Innovil Pierre, a 46-year-old Haitian national, who on Friday admitted charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to supply; possession of cocaine with intent to supply; conspiracy to import cocaine; and importation of cocaine.
Pierre and his co-accus...
Three charged in Andros drug bust
Three charged in Andros drug bust
Three men arrested following the seizure of a marijuana shipment valued at $3.2 million at Andros earlier this week were yesterday remanded to prison.
Brandon Adderley, 25, of Nicholls Town, Andros; Devon Culmer, 36, of Blue Hill Road; and Perry Miller, 46, of Conch Sound, Andros, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on charges of conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to supply...
Trio face court over 3 million holiday drug bust
Trio face court over 3 million holiday drug bust
THREE men were remanded to prison on Friday afternoon following their initial Magistrate's Court appearance concerning a recent multi-million dollar marijuana seizure on the Emancipation Day holiday.
Stranded - with 3.2m drugs cargo
Stranded - with 3.2m drugs cargo
THREE men are in police custody in connection with the discovery of $3.2m worth of marijuana in Andros on Emancipation Day...
More than 3 million in drugs seized
More than 3 million in drugs seized
Authorities arrested three men on Andros on Monday in connection with a $3.2 million marijuana seizure, according to police.
Officers located a go-fast smuggling boat around 4:30 p.m. in Fresh Creek. Police said the boat ran aground.
A search of the area led to the discovery of 78 large packages containing 3,202 pounds of marijuana, authorities said.
Drugs worth 600,000 seized in Grand Bahama
Drugs worth 600,000 seized in Grand Bahama
POLICE in Grand Bahama seized more than $600,000 worth of drugs during separate incidents last week.
Reports of 'Lyford Cay drug bust' denied
Reports of 'Lyford Cay drug bust' denied
POLICE yesterday denied reports of a major drug bust in the Lyford Cay area.
Training begins for drug treatment professionals in Grand Bahama
TWENTY individuals from the public and private sectors on Monday began training to become certified drug treatment professionals in Grand Bahama.
Girl's HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines -- more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure.
Her case was revealed Monday at an AIDS conference in Paris, where researchers also gave encouraging results from tests of shots every mon...
Minister Dames Lauds National Drug Household Initiative
Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on July 20, 2017, that it was clear that The Bahamas had reached a point in time where civil society demands that programs and initiatives be supported by clear empirical evidence...
Officials Meet to Discuss the Prevalence of Drug Use Among Persons 12-65 Years of Age
Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands said the dissemination meeting for the Bahamas National Drug Assessments presents health and law enforcement officials with an opportunity to learn new knowledge generated by research on alcohol, tobacco, illegal drug use and their related factors such as perceived risk, and drug treatment in The Bahamas...
Officials meet to discuss prevalence of drug use among persons 12-65
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the dissemination meeting for the Bahamas National Drug Assessments presents health and law enforcement officials with an opportunity to learn new knowledge generated by research on alcohol, tobacco, illegal drug use and their related factors, such as perceived risk and drug treatment in The Bahamas.
Officials discussed the results of The Bahamas' National H...
Former prison officer fined for illegal shotgun and drugs
A FORMER correctional services officer was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to drug and firearm related offences in the Magistrate's Court.Demetri Maycock, 25, of Sunset Park appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrat
Prison guard admits gun, drug possession
Prison guard admits gun, drug possession
A former prison guard was yesterday ordered to pay $2,600 in fines to avoid spending a year in prison.
Demetrius Maycock, 25, was arrested at his home in Sunset Park on July 14 after police found a little over two ounces of marijuana in the residence and discovered that he had failed to renew the license for his shotgun.
Maycock pleaded guilty to two counts of drug possession and charges of posses...
Corrections officer held after drug seizure
Corrections officer held after drug seizure
An officer from the Bahamas Department of Corrections is in custody after drugs were seized at his home on Friday.
US Customs grab Nassau drug boat
US Customs grab Nassau drug boat
UNITED States Customs and Border Protection officials in Miami, Florida, seized 150 pounds of cocaine on Tuesday on a vessel that originated from The Bahamas.
Man jailed for 13 months over drug possession
Man jailed for 13 months over drug possession
A MAN who admitted to having custody of illegal drugs was sentenced yesterday to 13 months at the Department of Correctional Services. Andre Hines, 34, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes facing a charge of possession of dangerous
Woman denies drug charge
Woman denies drug charge
A woman who was wanted in connection with a 2016 marijuana seizure has been denied bail.
Lavando Burrows, 23, of Spinney Drive, Grand Bahama, pleaded not guilty to a charge of marijuana possession with intent to supply at her arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.
Police allegedly seized 10 pounds of marijuana in Grand Bahama on February 28, 2016.
She has been remanded to the Ba...