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October 13, 2023
Two women on leave as police investigate Grand Bahama Parliamentary Registration Department

TWO women employed by the Parliamentary Registration Department in Grand Bahama were placed on administrative leave yesterday as part of a police investigation, The Tribune understands.

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April 10, 2024
N. Andros MP: 'NEMA Is Assisting With Forest Fire, We Need More Resources'

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Member of Parliament for North Andros and the Berry Islands Leonardo Lightbourne confirmed to Eyewitness News Wednesday afternoon that the the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has now been engaged by the Island Administrator for North Andros to collectively address the raging bush fires which continue to impact residents and businesses [...]

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February 12, 2024
The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services holds recruitment exercise in Grand Bahama

The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) conducted a one-day recruitment exercise on Grand Bahama on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at St. Georges High School Gymnasium.

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February 05, 2024
ACP Knowles, senior officers, and government agencies conduct walkabout in Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama

Assistant Commissioner of Police and Officer in Charge of Grand Bahama and the Northern Bahamas, Ms. Shanta Knowles, accompanied by senior police officers, Senator Kirkland Russell and representatives from various government agencies conducted a walkabout in Pinder’s Point on Friday, February 2, 2024.

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September 06, 2023
PM congratulates Bahamian-American Wayne Jones - first black police chief of Miami Beach

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis congratulated Wayne Jones, a Bahamian American, on his "exemplary appointment" as the first black police chief of Miami Beach.

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June 30, 2021
Body found in landfill well

POLICE removed a man's partially decomposed body from the New Providence Landfill yesterday in what Assistant Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said appears to be a suspicious death.

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January 04, 2012
Greenslade meets with church leaders to discuss rising crime

Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said yesterday that after 2011's record high murder rate, there must be a sense of urgency in relation to crime in 2012. Greenslade was speaking to reporters during a meeting between the Royal Bahamas Police Force and members of the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) yesterday.

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May 09, 2017
Police Assure Public of Adequate Presence for Elections

Deputy Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour, in charge of the Northern Bahamas, during a press conference at Police Headquarters, Tuesday, stated adequate police presence will be in place in all seven constituencies...

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July 13, 2016
Mitchell's travel scare

Our Chinese friends have a very instructive proverb that advises that you should never try to extract a tooth from a tiger's mouth. In layman's terms it means don't take unnecessary risks.

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February 10, 2016
Helicopter, UAVs part of new policing plan

While much of the 2016 policing plan encompasses the same initiatives previously outlined, the plan revealed by Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade yesterday calls for police to "acquire the services of a helicopter for rapid responses to serious crimes, fleeing felons and for patrols of hotspots".

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