Bahamas News

Bandit shot by police in The Bahamas

Police said they received reports of a housebreaking in progress at Ocean Street and Malcolm Road west and when they arrived a silver Nissan Cube was seen speeding away from the scene.

Police investigate 2 murders in The Bahamas, 1 suspect in custody

The country recorded two murders on Wednesday taking the 2024 homicide figure to 14.

Bahamas dive company launches probe after boy bitten by shark

Stuart Cove, of Blue Adventures, said in a statement that his company is cooperating with police and that the diving experience has temporarily closed.

Bahamas: Opposition dismisses crime law as a “glossy brochure.”

“In all, given the severity of the problem being faced in the country, a glossy brochure as the basis of the way forward confirms that this is more about PR than governance,” said FNM chairman Dr Duane Sands.

Bahamas: 10-year-old stable after shark bite

The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) provided an update on the child’s condition in a media statement about the incident.

Child reportedly bitten by shark in The Bahamas

A short statement issued by the police after 4 pm said the child was en route to the hospital.

Bahamas PM unveils multi-pronged plan to combat rising crime

In an address to the nation last evening, Davis said The Bahamas’ national security arms will be acting in three stages titled ‘Clear, Hold and Build’.

Bahamas PM’s crime plan fails to impress opposition leader

In a statement, he said Prime Minister Philip Davis’ plan “was his same old comments packaged differently.”

The Bahamas: Woman gunned down in Nassau, child fights for life

An ambulance took the injured woman and boy to hospital and she died while receiving treatment.

Bahamas: US woman on criminal charges allowed to return home

Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson agreed to the variation of the bail terms for Lindsay Shiver, 36, who was granted US$100,000 cash bail in August after allegedly conspiring in July with two Bahamian men to murder her husband, Robert Shiver.