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Letters to the Editor: Crying wolf too often?
Letters to the Editor: Crying wolf too often?
Editor, I have postulated before, and I will do so again, in saying, without fear of contradiction, that crime, per se. is NOT out of control. Yes, it is to be readily admitted that the inordinate spike in alleged homicides is problematic, but most all other types of crimes and criminal offenses are trending downwards. [...]
American man sentenced to 30 months in prison on possession of $75k worth of hemp
AN American male was sentenced to two and half years in prison yesterday after admitting to having over $75,000 worth of marijuana in his airport luggage last Sunday.
Ex-pat couple charged for being found with a loaded gun at an airport in Abaco
A COUPLE was granted bail after they were allegedly found with a loaded gun in their luggage at the airport in Abaco last month.
LEFT STRANDED BY BAHAMASAIR: Passengers stuck without help or place to stay - and Romer says 'no excuse'
LEFT STRANDED BY BAHAMASAIR: Passengers stuck without help or place to stay - and Romer says 'no excuse'
BAHAMASAIR passengers travelling to North Eleuthera were stranded in Rock Sound on Monday after they were forced to disembark their plane without warning or help with accommodations.
American fined for gun, ammo possession
American fined for gun, ammo possession
A 61-year-old American businessman who brought his licensed handgun with him on vacation was on Tuesday fined $15,000 as part of a plea deal. Jeffrey Lynn Garman, of Florida, was arrested in Bimini on July 9 after a security screener found the .380 pistol along with eight rounds of ammunition in his luggage. At the ...
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STRAW Inc. connects dots for girls across nation with annual conference
Twenty-year-old Rickia Arnette will be taking a little more than her luggage to college this year. After attending every STRAW Inc. Girls Leadership Conference since its 2005 inception, Arnett, a student at the Salvation Army School for the Blind, will be hauling a heap of self-confidence along with her on the journey.
“The conferences have inspired me to become more independent,” said...
Bahamasair passenger causes security scare at MIA
Bahamasair passenger causes security scare at MIA
A passenger on a Bahamasair flight from The Bahamas caused a shutdown of a section of concourse G at Miami International Airport yesterday when a bomb-sniffing dog trained its senses on that person’s carry-on luggage, authorities said.
According to Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) spokesperson, Sari Koshetz, a safe zone was immediately established around the suspicious luggage arou...
Passenger who caused MIA shutdown was not on Bahamasair
Bahamasair recently discovered that the passenger who caused a shutdown of a section of concourse G at Miami International Airport after a bomb-sniffing dog hit on a piece of luggage the person was carrying, was not a Bahamasair passenger as was earlier reported.
Bahamasair spokesperson Phyllis Johnson said the individual who was investigated by Miami Dade police and Transportation Safety Administ...
Reverend Irvin Clarke Sr. retires after 45 years
Reverend Irvin Clarke Sr. retires after 45 years
Reverend Dr. Irvin Clarke Sr. ascribes to the belief that people should train the youth to one day pick up the mantle and carry on. After 45 years, the senior pastor at Ebenezer Union Baptist Church has stepped aside. Pastor-elect Stephen Smith has taken on the charge of preaching the gospel to the membership on Exuma.
At age 83, Clarke said he retired from pastoring, but not from preaching. And t...
Court declines to forfeit $50k cash bail
Court declines to forfeit $50k cash bail
A Supreme Court judge on Friday declined to forfeit the $50,000 cash bail after an accused drug smuggler jumped bail. Prosecutors applied to have the funds estreated after Marvyn Moussa failed to appear for his trial. Police arrested Moussa at Lynden Pindling International Airport on December 28, 2022 after 149.7 pounds of marijuana was found inside ...
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