NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government has pledged to support the Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights (BAARK) and Kindness through grant funding. This according to the Prime Minister, the Hon. Philip Davis, while speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the organization’s mobile clinic van. The event was held on the grounds of Collins House on Friday. […]
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Man wearing bullet proof vest shot dead by police
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man wearing a bulletproof vest was shot dead by police who were responding to a robbery early this morning. Police Press Liaison Superintendent Audley Peters said officers were alerted to an incident on Delancy Street and began canvassing the area shortly after 1 am. During their patrol of Hospital Lane, the […]
RBDF slain in police-involved shooting
Marine described as highly qualified, dedicated and committed individual Footage from police body camera said to be “consistent with accounts of officers” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Leading Seaman Rodney Adderley, who was killed at the hands of police officers on Majority Rule Day, was yesterday described by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) as a highly […]
Man dies nine hours after being shot by officer
Second police-involved shooting for the month, following teen being shot in the buttocks NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man died in hospital on Saturday, just hours after police shot him several times while responding to a complaint of an illegal firearm. Police said officers were called to an apartment complex on Bowe Avenue, Montel Heights, where […]
Father shot and killed by police after relatives called for help
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A man was shot and killed by police shortly before 9am yesterday on Poitier Avenue, Chippingham, after relatives called for authorities to help get him to the hospital. The man has since been identified by relatives as 29-year-old Ernsteev Charles, a father of one. Police said officers were alerted to a disturbance […]
Police involved shooting under active investigation
Another police shoot-out on the streets of New Providence has ended with the death of a man. Anthony Fowler became the 9th person for the year to die in a police-involved shooting. Police press liaison officer Superintendent Shanta Knowles said officers were on White’s Alley off Wulff Road in the midst of dealing with another matter, […]
Police shoot suspect in ‘high speed chase’
Police shot and injured a man Saturday night during a ‘high speed’ chase moments after the suspect crashed into a utility pole on Prince Charles Drive. The drama unfolded shortly after 9:00 p.m. after police say they were alerted to a suspicious vehicle from a concerned resident in Eastern New Providence. Officers, on patrol in […]
Fatal shooting near primary school
A man was shot dead by police near the busy, high-traffic area of a primary school early this morning. The shooting took place at the corner of Collins Avenue and Wulff Road opposite Columbus Primary School. Eyewitness News went to the scene and spoke to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clayton Fernander, who provided the interview […]