Crime
New offensive to tackle murder rate
July 21, 2017
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday admitted that there is a "significant amount of work to do" to reduce serious crimes in the capital, however he said he is "confident" that with the new policies the government plans on introducing, "things will begin to change"...
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UPDATED: Man dead after double shooting
July 19, 2017
POLICE are investigating another homicide after two men were shot shortly before noon Tuesday, leaving one dead...
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Murder in the Elizabeth Estates Area
July 19, 2017
At around 10AM this morning a man was murdered in the areas of Malaysia Way and Commonwealth Boulevard...
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VIDEO: Man dead after double shooting
July 18, 2017
POLICE are investigating another homicide after two men were shot shortly before noon Tuesday, leaving one dead...
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UPDATED: Gunmen slay new Fox Hill victim
July 17, 2017
A 32-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed Saturday night during a drive by shooting in front of his home...
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Dorsett held in bribery probe
July 13, 2017
FORMER Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett was taken into police custody yesterday and is assisting the Royal Bahamas Police Force with a bribery investigation connected to the New Providence Landfill, The Tribune understands...
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UPDATED: Police open fire as man attacks officers with knife
July 11, 2017
POLICE shot a man after he allegedly attempted to attack officers with a box cutter during routine patrol on Marcus Bethel Way over the weekend...
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Police warning after dramatic PI bridge gun battle
July 06, 2017
SENIOR Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean warned criminals "not to challenge the police" hours after an armed suspect was shot by officers following a high-speed car chase in New Providence...
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BTC Northern Bahamas hit by Copper Thieves
July 04, 2017
At around 1am on June 29th, a BTC substation in Lewis Yard became the target of copper thieves who severed wires resulting in widespread service outages for area residents including the communities of Pinder’s Point and Hunters, as well as portions of the Hawksbill area on Grand Bahama....
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FBI to probe Fyre fiasco
July 04, 2017
AGENTS from the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation received a permit from the government to conduct a probe in Exuma after the botched Fyre Festival went up in smoke on April 27, The Tribune understands...
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Man and woman held after large drug seizure
June 24, 2017
A man and woman were taken into custody after a large amount of drugs was seized early on Saturday...
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Staff Questioned Under Police Caution
June 23, 2017
The Department of Education categorically refutes circulating media reports about the arrest of three Ministry of Education employees, now reportedly in Police custody, involving the alleged stealing of $245,000.00...
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Bahamas Sends Condolences to Vanuatu on passing of President Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale
June 20, 2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas has expressed the country’s condolences to the Government and people of Vanuatu on the passing of Vanuatu’s President, Reverend Baldwin Lonsdale. President Lonsdale died suddenly on Saturday of a reported heart attack...
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Nation has 11th highest homicide rate in world
June 15, 2017
THE Bahamas has the 11th highest homicide rate in the world, triple the rate considered by the World Health Organization as an epidemic, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday...
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Safe thought to be target in forklift raid
June 13, 2017
THE would-be thieves who broke into the Department of Customs' warehouse over the weekend were attempting to steal a safe containing thousands of dollars and customs receipt books, according to a source close to the government agency...
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Sex assault on Canadian woman by jetski operator
June 13, 2017
A CANADIAN woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a Jet Ski operator near Paradise Island yesterday afternoon, according to police...
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Murders up 22 per cent
June 13, 2017
THERE have been 66 murders so far this year, representing a 22 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2016, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames told the House of Assembly last night...
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Man shot dead as he leaves club
June 12, 2017
POLICE are investigating another murder after a man was shot dead Saturday morning...
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Forklift raid at Customs warehouse
June 12, 2017
A BREAK-IN at the Department of Customs’ warehouse near the Lynden Pindling International Airport involved suspects who drove a forklift through the walls of the building, causing significant damage to the structure...
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Break-in at customs warehouse near LPIA
June 12, 2017
Someone drove a forklift into a wall at the Bahamas Customs warehouse near Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and ransacked the building during a break-in between Saturday evening and 8 a.m. yesterday, police said. According to reports, the culprit or culprits broke into the building where freight is stored and used the forklift to move items...
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