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Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006
Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since he launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006.
Intelligence agency director Guillermo Valdes also said authorities have confiscated about 84,000 weapons and made total cash seizures of $411 million ...
Why wasn't the illegal trade stopped in 2006
Why wasn't the illegal trade stopped in 2006
AS TO be expected the PLP are trying to make hay from the plight of the arrested straw vendors while the sun still shines.
They are looking to the Bahamas government to somehow bargain with the US government to have the charges against the nine Bahamian vendors - recently arrested in New York and charged with possession of counterfeit goods for resale at their market stalls in Nassau - dropped.
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Man convicted of 2006 prison escape
Man convicted of 2006 prison escape
A prisoner who escaped during a deadly prison break was on Thursday acquitted of the murder of a guard and wounding another.
However, Corey Hepburn was convicted of the escape.
Hepburn, who was serving a 20-year sentence for armed robbery and escape, was among four other inmates who escaped from Her Majesty's Prison on January 17, 2006.
Corporal Dion Bowles was fatally stabbed during the break and...
Judge defers his decision on prosecution over 2006 murder
A JUDGE has reserved his decision on whether he will stay the prosecution of a man awaiting trial for murder since 2006.
More than 4,300 child abuse cases since 2006
More than 4,300 child abuse cases since 2006
The Ministry of Social Services has recorded 4,360 cases of reported child abuse between 2006 and 2012, according to statistics tabled in the House of Assembly by Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin.
The numbers show that there were more than 4,000 reported cases of physical, verbal, sexual and emotional abuse, incest, neglect, abandonment and other miscellaneous cases.
Last year, the tota...
Man accused in 2006 prison break gets bail
Man accused in 2006 prison break gets bail
Corey Hepburn, who is accused of the 2006 murder of a prison guard, was released from Her Majesty's Prison on $30,000 bail earlier this week, his attorney Monique Gomez confirmed.
Hepburn along with Barry Parcoi and Forrester Bowe were charged in the Supreme Court in June 2008 with the murder of Corporal Dion Bowles during a prison break on January 17, 2006. They are also facing escape charges.
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Witness fails to give evidence in trial for 2006 murder
A MAN accused of killing a messenger of a fast-food restaurant during a deposit-run closed his case in the Supreme Court yesterday when his defence witness failed to appear to give testimony from Freeport by video link.
Murder Trial Starts Into 2006 Killing
Murder Trial Starts Into 2006 Killing
The prosecution yesterday opened its case against a man accused of a murder that occurred over five years ago.
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham On the Sale of BTC to Cable & Wireless Communications, Plc. (CWC)
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham On the Sale of BTC to Cable & Wireless Communications, Plc. (CWC)
Communication by Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham On the Sale of 51% of Bahamas Telecommunications Company To Cable & Wireless Communications, Plc. (CWC)
Mr. Speaker,
At the conclusion of my communication I will table the following documents related to the privatization of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the sale of 51% of the shares in BTC to Cable and Wireless Communications...
Sentencing hearing postponed for murder convict
Sentencing hearing postponed for murder convict
The penalty phase of the murder trial of Michael Beckford was on Friday postponed until July 19.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the brutal death of 18-year-old Sheanda Newton, whose partially nude body was found in bushes off the Charles Saunders Highway in October 2008.
Newton's killer slashed her throat and burned her body, according to evidence. She was wearing a red bra and panty...