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Colombians take plea deal in drug case
February 13, 2023
Colombians take plea deal in drug case
Two Colombian drug smugglers on Friday afternoon admitted their roles in a plot to bring cocaine worth $1.4 million and $34,000 from Venezuela to Acklins. Cristhian Garcia and Cristhian Aragon have agreed to give evidence against their former co-accused, Assistant Superintendent of Police Sonny Miller, who was the officer in charge of Acklins. In a ...
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Bahamas Development Bank and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture sign MOU
January 23, 2023
Bahamas Development Bank and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture sign MOU
In continuation of the partnership between The Bahamas Development Bank (The Bank or BDB) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), both organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide technical cooperation, innovation, and specialized knowledge to aid in the competitive and sustainable development of agriculture in The Commonwealth of The Bah...
Motor dealers eyeing strong 2023 after improved 2022
January 16, 2023
Motor dealers eyeing strong 2023 after improved 2022
Car dealers ended 2022 stronger than the year before and are seeing indicators that this year could bring more improvements, Bahamas Motor Dealers Association (BMDA) President Ben Albury said recently. Car dealers have contended with shipping delays, manufacturer delays and microchip shortages that have left local lots empty the last two years. Albury, who made the remarks during ...
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Man pleads not guilty to firearm charges
September 30, 2022
Man pleads not guilty to firearm charges
AN Eleuthera man was sent to prison yesterday for the importation of firearms to the island earlier this month.
Bahamas Now Able to Test For Monkeypox
July 26, 2022
Bahamas Now Able to Test For Monkeypox
Minister of Health & Wellness the Honourable Dr. Michael R. Darville today announced that The Bahamas now has the capacity to test for Monkeypox at the National Reference Laboratory. While speaking at the weekly Press Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Minister Darville said it marked a significant step in the Ministry’s plan to mitigate the importation and spread of Monkeypox i...
Boat captain testifies in cocaine smuggling case
May 13, 2022
Boat captain testifies in cocaine smuggling case
A boat captain yesterday insisted that he didn't know anything about the 24 kilos of cocaine found on a sailboat that he skippered. During his testimony at his trial before Magistrate Samuel McKinney, Juan Cabrera admitted that he'd accepted a job to sail the boat from Colombia to Bermuda.
October 28, 2014
Magistrate to decide whether Bartlett drug case will continue
A magistrate on Monday fixed January 6 as the date to rule on a no-case submission on behalf of two pilots accused of drug trafficking.
The prosecution yesterday closed its case against Darryl Bartlett Jr., the son of the assistant director of legal affairs in the Office of the Attorney General, and Murillo Sullivan.
They are on trial before Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with drug possession wi...
February 10, 2022
Wilchcombe says govt looking at ways to help struggling families
As increasing grocery prices continued to raise concern among many, Minister of Social Services Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the government is currently spending more than $1.3 million each month on food assistance.
PLP PARTNERED TO STAGE CARNIVAL: Process defended as standard practice in raising party funding
December 14, 2021
PLP PARTNERED TO STAGE CARNIVAL: Process defended as standard practice in raising party funding
FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour tabled a letter in the Senate yesterday that purports to show that the Ministry of Finance gave the Progressive Liberal Party temporary approval to import “equipment, apparatus, trailers and supplies” for the Christmas Carnival event.
Decision delayed in pilot drug case
January 07, 2015
Decision delayed in pilot drug case
A magistrate yesterday postponed ruling on a no-case submission on behalf of two pilots accused of drug trafficking.
Magistrate Andrew Forbes will now make his decision in the case of Darryl Bartlett Jr., the son of the assistant director of legal affairs in the Office of the Attorney General, and Murillo Sullivan on January 15.
They are on trial on charges of drug possession with intent to supply...
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