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Dames warns smugglers - we'll get you in the end
Dames warns smugglers - we'll get you in the end
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday issued a stern warning to those who continue to engage in illegal drug trafficking, insisting they will be caught.
Pilot held in 1.6m cocaine bust
Pilot held in 1.6m cocaine bust
A BAHAMIAN pilot is in custody after landing a plane in Cat Island with cocaine that is estimated to value about $1.6m.
Man denies marijuana charges
Man denies marijuana charges
A 35-year-old man is accused of importing more than seven pounds of marijuana products into the country with the intention of selling them.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit arrested Michael Turnquest after they found a suitcase filled with marijuana edibles inside his home at Indigo Drive on March 4.
A legacy of education
A legacy of education
Those who knew Jackson Burnside knew his love affair with books. In any conversation, he may have brought up a title, or a quote, or the actual book itself to share with his lucky fellow conversationalist. For him, they were gateways to knowledge and creativity -- two topics of great significance to him and which he wished to cultivate in Bahamian society. Now his family hopes to keep his legacy a...
Appeals court refuses to alter bail terms in drug case
The Court of Appeal yesterday refused to order the return of an accused drug smuggler's pilot license so he could support his family.
Darryl Bartlett Jr. had to surrender his pilot's license, passport and be fitted with an ankle bracelet as a condition of his $150,000 bail pending his trial on charges of drug importation, drug possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to commit the offenses ...
Cop held in airport coke bust
Cop held in airport coke bust
A POLICE officer is expected to be arraigned in Magistrate's Court today after he was found on board a charter flight at Lynden Pindling International Airport with eight pounds of cocaine in what is suspected to be his suitcase...
Extraordinary drug dog worries Colombian cartel
Extraordinary drug dog worries Colombian cartel
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- This is the story of a drug dog with a bounty on its head. Sombra, a six-year-old German shepherd, has helped Colombia's police detect more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine hidden in suitcases, boats and large shipments of fruit. But as [...]
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Baptist Health South Florida Highlights Importance of Orthopedic Works in The Bahamas and Caribbean
Baptist Health South Florida Highlights Importance of Orthopedic Works in The Bahamas and Caribbean
Surgeons from the Florida-based Organization speak at the Caribbean Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons 12th Annual Scientific Meeting...
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...
Tribute to Pauline Davis-Thompson
Tribute to Pauline Davis-Thompson
Dear Editor,
At this time I am impelled to call attention to this Bahamian iconic athlete. Pauline is ten years younger than I am and I watched her career over many years as she represented The Bahamas. She competed in over 170 countries and she also did so during some of the times when track and field athletes seemed to almost be "on their own like Pat Boone".
I still remember seeing Pauline at t...