Son arrested after father shot and killed by police

A grieving son was arrested after his father, Reginald 'Cisco' Smith, was shot and killed by a police officer.

Nardo Smith confronted police officers on the same day of the police walkabout downtown, making accusations against the officers while using "profanities."

A downtown worker, who said she was giving the police the benefit of the doubt, said the son was handcuffed and taken to the Ce...

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Man reportedly shot after attack on police officer

A MAN believed to have been involved in an attack on a police officer was left nursing a gunshot wound after the officer's weapon reportedly discharged.

According to reports, it was around 11pm Saturday while patrolling in the area of Pitt Road on Harbour Island that the officer spotted a man wanted by police on that island. Reports state that the officer proceeded to arrest the man and was then ...

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Amertil misses medal shot

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Tribune Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

NEW Delhi: Christine Amertil felt it right in her reach, but when she extended to get it, she couldn't accelerate with the pack and was unable to cash in on a medal in the women's 400 metres last night at the XIX Commonwealth Games.

Amertil, who has endured a long season that started with her winning the IAAF World Indoor ...

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Police probe after father found shot dead

By MEGAN REYNOLDS

Tribune Staff Reporter

mreynolds@tribunemedia.net

POLICE launched an investigation yesterday after a loving father was found shot dead in his home.

Stunned neighbours in the quiet community gathered together as police cordoned off the home where Keith Nixon, 53, was found dead with a fatal gunshot wound to his head just after 10.30am.

Police press liaison officer Sgt Chrisly...

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Store boss shot dead by robber

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Staff Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

A CONVENIENCE store owner was shot in the head by an armed robber outside his shop in Fire Trail Road yesterday evening marking the 73rd murder this year.

Police said the man, unofficially identified as shopowner Joseph Tynes, was sitting outside his establishment with another man when the gunman approached.

The robber stol...

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Men shot by police

Police shot two men yesterday in New Providence - one during a traffic stop and the other during an alleged escape attempt.
One shooting took place near the Nassau Yacht Club on East Bay Street around 10 a.m. The other took place near the East Street South Police Station around 9 a.m.
When The Nassau Guardian arrived on the scene of the second shooting near the Nassau Yacht Club, police there did...

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Woman killed in drive-by, child shot

A 40-year-old woman was shot in the head and brutally murdered as she stood in front of her Step Street home off Adderley Street in the Fox Hill community yesterday evening, according to police press liaison officer Sergeant Chrislyn Skippings.


She said that the incident, during which a 10-year-old child was also shot in the leg, occurred around 7:35 p.m.

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Four People Shot In Separate Incidents

FOUR people were rushed to hospital after being shot in three separate incidents between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

The first incident took place around 7pm on Tuesday.

Police rushed to Plantol Street off East Street following reports of gunshots, and found two men injured - one critically.

The two victims were said to have been walking when approached by a vehicle occupied by p...

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'Woman shot dead, son taken to hospital

DETAILS were sketchy last night in the shooting death of a Fox Hill mother, and her wounded 10-year-old son who was taken to hospital. His condition was said to be serious but stable.

It was reported that around 7.30pm last night in a hail of bullets from a drive-by gold Hyundai vehicle in Step Street, Fox Hill, a mother was killed and her son was injured outside of their residence.

"Boys ar...

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Police Officer Shot Multiple Times

An off-duty officer with the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) was shot a number of times and has been hospitalized in serious condition after being ambushed in the Miami Street area on Thursday morning, police said.

The Nassau Guardian understands Constable Latroy Bodie was at the residence of a friend around 5 a.m. when a gunman or gunmen opened fire on him while he was in his vehicle.

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BUSINESSWOMAN IS SHOT BY TWO GUNMEN

A Grand Bahama businesswoman was shot after she was confronted by two gunmen in the driveway of her residence in the Yeomans Wood area.

Although police have not yet released the victim's name, The Tribune has learned that Candy Sawyer-Laing was taken to hospital with gunshot injuries to the arm and upper body.

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Mystery woman found shot dead

By NOELLE NICOLLS

Tribune Staff Reporter

nnicolls@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are still working on identifying the country's latest murder victim, a woman who was found on the premises of a gas station yesterday with multiple gunshot wounds to her back.

The woman, considered to be a "Jane Doe" by police, was found lying face down on the forecourt of the Kemp Road Service Station, located on Parkga...

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Locally shot film, Beneath the Blue has its Bahamas premiere

Freeport, Bahamas -
Thanks to a collaboration between the Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival (FLIFF) and the Grand Bahama Ministry of Tourism a Bahamas
premiere screening of Beneath the Blue, a family film shot in Grand
Bahama Island was held on November 8th at the Regency Theatre.

Beneath
the Blue is the sequel to Eye of the Dolphin, and Bahamian Leah Eneas,
one of the actors atte...

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Locally shot film, Beneath the Blue has its Bahamas premiere

Freeport, Bahamas -
Thanks to a collaboration between the Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival (FLIFF) and the Grand Bahama Ministry of Tourism a Bahamas
premiere screening of Beneath the Blue, a family film shot in Grand
Bahama Island was held on November 8th at the Regency Theatre.

Beneath
the Blue is the sequel to Eye of the Dolphin, and Bahamian Leah Eneas,
one of the actors atte...

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Tears flow for shot dad of four

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

THE HEART-WRENCHING cries of devastated family members haunted residents of a small community in Chippingham after a popular 45-year-old father of four was shot to death.

Police are trying to ascertain exactly what took place late on Tuesday evening that led to the death of Telisa Cener, who was found lying on his back at the ...

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Man shot dead near eatery

A man was shot and killed in the vicinity of Bertha's Go Go Ribs in Coconut Grove around 7:30 last night, according to Officer- In- Charge of the Grove Police Station Assistant Superintendent of Police Samuel Butler.
Details were sketchy up to press time but Butler said at the scene the unidentified man was sitting in his car with his girlfriend when a gunman opened fire hitting the man several t...

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Five persons shot during drive-by

Four people, whose ages range between 21 and 23, were shot as a gunman opened fire on a vehicle in the Peardale area in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Police press liaison officer Sergeant Chrislyn Skippings said while no one died during the incident, one of the victims is in critical condition in the hospital, while another is in stable condition and the remaining two were treated and dischar...

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Ellison Greenslade Relative Shot Dead

Bahamas Press has reported that the 19-year-old shot by police today was, Marco Greenslade, is a relative of COP Ellison Greenslade. Marco was shot in the back and in the head by a police reservist following a routine patrol in the area of Hospital Lane and King Street. Riot Squad had to be called in to quell the disturbance.

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Three men shot dead

Three men were shot dead in separate incidents in New Providence over the weekend, police said.
The latest murder took place in Union Village at 12:45 p.m. yesterday, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson.
He said the victim was sitting in his white Honda when someone in a jeep drove up and stopped near his car.
Three men jumped out the jeep and shot the man, he said.
Ferg...

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Man shot dead on Robinson Road

A man is dead after a shooting on Robinson Road early on Friday.

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Man shot as he cleaned car

A MAN is in hospital after he was shot while cleaning his car yesterday.

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Man shot and killed

A 34-year-old man was shot and killed at a bar on Washington Street and Robinson Road early this morning, police said. The victim, a resident of Montell Heights, was shot multiple times by a man wearing dark clothing and a ski mask around 2:30 a.m., Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said. The suspect fled the area ...
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UPDATED: Couple shot dead in their sleep

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.

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Man and woman shot dead in their sleep in Montell Heights

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.

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Mother, daughter shot dead

A mother and her young daughter were discovered shot to death in a Nassau Village home early yesterday, police said. The mother appeared to be about 30 and the girl about 10, police said. Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters, who spoke with reporters at the scene, said the bodies were found in a bedroom. Peters said ...The post Mother, daughter shot dead appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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Released from prison - only to be shot dead

A MAN who was recently released from prison was shot dead yesterday.

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Senor Frogs Domino Drop Shot

Thursday 7th February 2013  3:00 PM

Se?or Frogs Domino Drop Shot

February 7th, 3:00pm@ British Colonial Centre Of Commerce Harbour Side

POPULAR restaurant Se?or Frogs will write its name and the Bahamas? in the History books on Thursday by attempting to break a Guinness World Record by toppling the Longest Ever Domino Drop Shot in the world.

Chester Williamson, partner at the well known party spot, said the restaurant is a...

Man shot dead off Culbert's Hill

A man believed to be in his mid-20s was shot and killed after pulling up outside a residence on Broadsfield Road, off Culbert's Hill Road, in eastern New Providence, yesterday afternoon, police said. Police said that just after 3 p.m, the man was approached by a gunman who shot him several times. According to police, ...
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(Video) Main stream commercial involving sharks shot in The Bahamas

Over
the years Shark Divers has worked with a number of outstanding film and
television productions on shark shows that have ranged from Discovery
Channel to Ushia Natural History.

We
have also turned down many shark productions like Endemol's "Killer
Shark Live" at Isla Guadalupe for reasons that ran the gamut from poor
production value to the actual name of the show.

This
year we have b...

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Man shot dead in his car

A MAN was shot dead last night in Pinewood Gardens, police said.

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