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Strike At Morton
Strike At Morton
Defence force and police officers were called in to man posts at Morton Bahamas Limited yesterday after some 95 percent of its workers delivered on a promise to take industrial action at the Inagua Salt Plant.
One of nine charged over drug seizure gets five-year sentence
ONE of nine men faced with multiple drug charges stemming from a recent major drug seizure in Inagua was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to his involvement.
Reported oil spill in Matthew Town Harbour, Bahamas
Reported oil spill in Matthew Town Harbour, Bahamas
On Sunday, 03 March, 2013 at approximately 6:30 a.m. officials from Matthew Town, Inagua discovered that a 75' Haitian sloop had sunk in the harbour and spilled a mixture of diesel and oil in the harbour. The vessel reportedly sank some time during the course of the night.
Boat Captain Sentenced To Four Years In 6m Cocaine Seizure
A Haitian boat captain yesterday received the mandatory minimum sentence of four years for smuggling a multi-million-dollar cargo of cocaine. Ifody Pierre, 51, of Port-au-Prince, pleaded guilty to charges of drug importation and drug possession with intent to supply and conspiring to commit the offenses at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell.
Haitian Captain, Crew Charged In Connection With 1m Drug Seizure
A hatian captain and his crew of seven countrymen appeared in Magistrate's Court yesterday to be arraigned in connection with a $1million cocaine seizure last weekend.
Dominican Jailed For Four Years In 2.5 million Cocaine Bust
A 44-year-old Dominican man yesterday received the mandatory minimum sentence of four years in prison for having cocaine worth $2.5 million.