Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with an ongoing murder investigation. Eighteen-year-old Ramero Rolle is described as 5’6″ to 5’8″ tall, dark brown complexion and slim build. Anyone with information of Rolle’s whereabouts is asked to contact the police anonymously at 911 or 919 or […]
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Latest shooting drives murder count to 17
The country’s murder count jumped by one early Saturday morning after a man was shot dead. According to police, shortly before 2:00 a.m., the man was standing on Joe Farrington Road near to Integrity Road, when he was approached by another male armed with a firearm who shot him before fleeing on foot. The victim was […]
No citizenship application for Jean Charles at Immigration Dept.
Despite a pending court appeal on the recent ruling for Bahamian-born Jean Rony Jean Charles, Immigration Minister Symonnette said that, to date, no application has been made by Jean Charles. “There is no application before immigration for him as of yesterday for anything to do with him so let’s put some balance to this,” said […]
Alleged debris found from January plane crash
Fishermen in Andros believe they have stumbled upon parts of a plane that went down off the island’s shores last month killing all six persons on board. While a video of the discovery has gone viral on social media, Dionisio D’Aguilar, the minister with responsibility for the aviation sector said they must first determine the […]
RBDF to investigate Haitian sloop landing
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is currently enhancing its detection, tracking and interdiction capabilities according to RBDF Commodore, Telis Bethel, who expressed concern for the recent landing of a Haitian Sloop in the capital on Friday. Last week, Royal Bahamas Police Force officers patrolling the Marshall Road area discovered three undocumented Haitian nationals walking […]
Opposition Out!
House Speaker, Halson Moultrie, suspended all opposition members for at least two sittings of Parliament during, what members deemed, an extraordinary session Wednesday morning. This followed a vote to singularly suspend Englerston MP, Glenys Hanna Martin, who was named and suspended last week. Cat Island, Rum Cay and Salvador MP, Philip ‘Brave’ Davis; Exumas and […]
Court rules in deported Haitian’s favour
Jean Rony Jean-Charles tearfully embraced his family for the first time in months, moments after he was released from custody pending the outcome of the government’s stay application. After approximately 45 minutes of arguments before Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hilton, legal counsel for the government agreed that Jean-Charles would also not be deported while a […]
Investigation convened in police conduct over viral video
Police have launched an official investigation into the circumstances surrounding a video circulating on social media. The video that went viral over the weekend showcases police officers interacting with a male suspect. It has since caught the attention of Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ferguson, who has formally directed the deputy commissioner, to convene an investigation. The […]
Police investigate shooting incident, 1 suspect in custody
Police are investigating a shooting incident, which left one man with injuries yesterday. According to reports, shortly before 8:00 pm, a an was walking through a track road off Poinciana Drive when he was approached by a male armed with a firearm. The unarmed man was shot several times before his assailant fled on foot. […]
Two decomposed bodies found in Abaco
Police in Abaco are investigating the discovery of two badly decomposed bodies that were discovered on Saturday 13th January 2018. Reports are that shortly before 3:00pm, police received information that a body was discovered in the S.C Bootle Highway area, some five minutes before Treasure Cay. Officers responded and upon further investigation they discovered two […]