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Only four police convictions despite 169 civilian complaints

ALTHOUGH 169 complaints were lodged by civilians against police officers last year, only four cases ended with an officer being convicted or resigning, while several others were referred for formal ...
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Three officers face tribunal over court escape of D’Angelo Culmer

# COMMISSIONER of Police Shanta Knowles said three police officers have been hauled before a police tribunal over the escape ...
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10th annual Carleton Williams Scholarship now open for applicants - closing May 3

# Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC), local producers of Coca-Cola and Dasani products, is proud to announce the 10th annual Caribbean Bottling Company Carleton Williams Scholarship is now open. The ...
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Suicides surge 60 percent as mental health distress climbs

# POLICE recorded 16 suicides in 2025, a stark 60 percent increase over the 10 recorded the year before, as attempts and calls for help also climbed sharply. # There were 62 attempted suicides last ...
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Inmate denies smuggling four pounds of marijuana

# AN inmate at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services denied possessing contraband in prison last year, including more than four pounds of marijuana. # Prosecutors allege that Terry Williams, ...
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Prosecution seeks 25 years for shotgun robbery

# THE prosecution submitted yesterday that a man convicted of a 2017 armed robbery at a web shop on Carmichael Road should face up to 25 years in prison, while the defence argued that any sentence ...
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Rape trial hinges on ‘conflicting narratives’ as closing arguments end

# Denaveo Sweeting, 24, was in court as closing submissions were delivered in his rape trial before Justice Renae McKay. # Sweeting is accused of raping the teenage complainant at her residence in New ...
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Four charged in Anatol Rodgers attack granted $5,000 bail

# FOUR men accused of assaulting an Anatol Rodgers High School student with a tyre wrench and seriously injuring the school’s principal were granted bail yesterday. # Prosecutors allege that PeeJay ...
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Hanna Martin eyes tougher penalties for campus assaults

# EDUCATION officials are working with the Attorney General’s Office to create “peculiar offences” for assaults on school ...
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Traffic fines surge 224% amid rising road accidents

# The enforcement surge came against a backdrop of worsening road safety indicators. Police recorded 12,521 road accidents last year, a 12 percent increase from the 11,157 recorded in 2024. Of those ...
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Murders plummet 31% as major crime hits record lows

# Preliminary figures from the police show major crimes fell by 15 percent, from 2,825 cases in 2024 to 2,409 last year.
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Emera says PM’s GB Power announcement “far from ideal”

# Prime Minister Philip Davis announced yesterday that the Government had signed an MoU with Emera Inc to acquire Grand Bahama Power Company, with the deal expected to take 60 to 90 days to close. # ...