PRESS RECORD: Natl Security minister encourages public to record officers to clamp down on police misconduct

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe yesterday encouraged the public to record police officers engaging in misconduct to clamp down on “bad actors” on the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) that have been damaging public trust. The public should be encouraged. If they see police misconduct, try to record it surreptitiously sometimes, […]

‘VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY’: DPP drops bribery case against Kenred Dorsett

This is a victory for democracy. We have been assailed by political victimization over a period of four years – DAMIAN GOMEZ, QC NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has abandoned its bribery case against former Cabinet Minister Kenred Dorsett. A nolle prosequi was issued after the prosecution’s key witness, businessman Jonathon […]

Corruption on the rise in the Caribbean

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Corruption is on the rise in Latin America and the Caribbean, says Transparency International, an organization dedicated to fighting corruption on a global scale. The agency described corruption as a scourge that hurts ordinary people every day across the region, which when they speak out about it, far too often […]