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‘High-ranking’ politician implicated in massive cocaine trafficking conspiracy

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A senior Bahamian police officer, arrested in Florida on drug and firearms charges, has implicated a high-ranking Bahamian politician in a $2 million conspiracy to authorize law enforcement assistance for cocaine shipments to the United States. Chief Superintendent Elvis Nathaniel Curtis, a veteran law enforcement officer who oversaw aviation operations for the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF)...

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Samples to be sent abroad in murder probes

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Crime Scene Investigators are preparing to send DNA samples overseas to aid in the ongoing investigations into the murders of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey and 72-year-old Vernencha Butler, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander revealed. Fernander emphasized the importance of preserving and analyzing the physical evidence gathered at both crime scenes, noting that it will be instrumental in solving...

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Police confirm 12-year-old Adriel Moxey was strangled to death

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander confirmed Monday that 12-year-old Adriel Moxey was strangled to death. The alleged suspect in Moxey’s brutal murder is being monitored at the Princess Margaret Hospital, and will soon be transferred to Sandilands Rehabilitation Center. The commissioner revealed that the man in question has a previous history of mental challenges and was a...

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Suspect in Vernencha Butler case reportedly took drugs right before incident, police say

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A 25-year-old man, recently released from the Bahamas Department of Corrections on charges of vagrancy and stealing, is alleged to be responsible for the death of 72-year-old Vernencha Butler. Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander revealed that investigators obtained video footage from a nearby establishment showing the suspect, shirtless and wearing only pants, consuming what appeared to be...

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Social services minister admits more could have been done to help Adriel Moxey

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Social Services Minister Myles Laroda debunked claims by relatives of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey that ministry officials did little to nothing to assist Moxey’s family on the heels of her brutal death last week while admitting that the ministry could have done more to assist the young victim. The 7th grader was found dead and partially naked in...

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Murder 111: Family recounts tragedy leading to elderly woman’s death

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The family of 72-year-old Vernencha Butler is reeling in grief after she was reportedly raped and killed by an intruder early Saturday morning. Her nephew, speaking to Eyewitness News recounted the horrifying incident, stating that his uncle and cousin walked in on the assault and pulled the attacker off Butler. The tragedy unfolded just hours after the...

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Senate President calls for the resumption of hanging

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Senate President Lashell Adderley has called for the reinstatement of capital punishment in response to the horrific killing of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey. Adriel, a 7th-grade student at Anatol Rodgers High School, was found dead in bushes off Faith Avenue on Wednesday evening, just hours after police issued a missing persons bulletin. On the scene, Police Commissioner Clayton...

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Police tweak Marco’s Alert System protocol following tragic death of Adriel Moxey

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Tweaks have been made to the Marco’s Alert system to ensure that authorities will move to issue alerts the minute a child is reported missing, as opposed to the previous protocol which required authorities to wait up to 72 hours before alerting the public via the mobile text platform, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Zhivargo Dames....

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Activists call for law and penalty reforms following Adriel Moxey’s death

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A group of women activists has gathered in protest outside of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID); the demonstrators are calling on the government to review its legislation as it relates to laws that seek to protect the rights of children. The women demonstrated with placards in hand which read, “Broken Systems = Broken Lives”, “We Will Not...

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Family says system failed 12-year-old Adriel Moxey

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Relatives of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey who was found dead by police in bushes off Faith Avenue on Wednesday expressed disappointment with widespread criticisms against the family, insisting that they did their best to protect the slain juvenile. Sasha Moxey, Adriel’s mother told reporters “Every child needs a village. Where was my village when I needed the village...

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Pastor claims information reported regarding 12-year-old’s disappearance was not followed up

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Senior Pastor of Restoration Kingdom Ministries, Cleveland Wells, provided Eyewitness News with his account of the past 48 to 72 hours since 12-year-old Adriel Moxey disappeared and was eventually found dead by police in a bushy area in Faith Avenue south on Wednesday evening. Moxey was reportedly a member of his church and was in the process...

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GBPA agrees with PM’s call for “decisive action”, but urges collaboration

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) said yesterday that it agrees with Prime Minister Philip Davis that "decisive action" is required to continue to achieve the promise of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, as it outlined a number of issues that need to be addressed.  Prime Minister Philip Davis during his 2023/2024 budget communication on Wednesday said that Prime...

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HG Christie documentary highlights local real estate pioneer

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —s — Last week, the Island House Cinema in New Providence hosted the documentary 'Vision' by HG Christie, directed by renowned Bahamian Director Kareem Mortimer. The film, which highlights the pivotal role played by Sir Harold Christie in Bahamian real estate and tourism, premiered to a private audience in November 2022. Despite facing challenges posed by widespread Covid-19...

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