Click to read storyA relative found Leslie Campbell, 36, hanging from the stairs of his Pastel Gardens’ home just before 11pm on Friday.
Less than 24 hours later, Kimberley Miller, 37, was also found by a family member, hanging from an electrical cord in her Ruby Avenue home in the Cable Beach area.
Police believe the deaths were suicides.
Campbell’s friends told The Tribune he was devoted to his ten-year-old son and five-year old daughter.
On Wednesday a 45-year-old father of three was found by his wife hanging by a cord in his living room on Seabreeze lane.
-Guardian and Tribune
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Teacher accused of assaulting handicapped boy
Click to read storyDetectives are investigating allegations that a teacher indecently assaulted a 14-year-old boy who is both mentally and physically challenged.
Guardian sources say the teacher was questioned and released by the authorities.
The boy’s parents, concerned the incident may be covered up, have hired a lawyer to prosecute the issue.
According to a family member, the teacher admitted to fondling the boy but said she did not intend to hurt him.
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Guardian sources say the teacher was questioned and released by the authorities.
The boy’s parents, concerned the incident may be covered up, have hired a lawyer to prosecute the issue.
According to a family member, the teacher admitted to fondling the boy but said she did not intend to hurt him.
-Guardian
Fire leave three families homeless
Click to read storyA fire early Sunday morning has left three families with no home and few possessions.
Victoria Moss-Ferguson was one of several women living in the 14-room, clapboard house on the corner of Cordeaux Avenue and Wilson Tract in Englerston.
Moss-Ferguson and her two children lost nearly everything they own in the fire, as did Merlinda Daxon and her three children.
Shenique Hart, also a mother of three, managed to get most of their things outside before the fire destroyed them.
The unit of one resident, Lloyd Mackey, was not damaged by the fire.
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Victoria Moss-Ferguson was one of several women living in the 14-room, clapboard house on the corner of Cordeaux Avenue and Wilson Tract in Englerston.
Moss-Ferguson and her two children lost nearly everything they own in the fire, as did Merlinda Daxon and her three children.
Shenique Hart, also a mother of three, managed to get most of their things outside before the fire destroyed them.
The unit of one resident, Lloyd Mackey, was not damaged by the fire.
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CRIME BRIEFS: Shooting, Stabbing, Drugs and Guns
Click to read storySTABBED IN ANDROS:
A 21-year-old man was stabbed during an argument with several men at the Cabana night club in North Andros on Friday.
Renaldo Dames was stabbed twice in the back and three times in his chest around 8.30pm. The attack led to the collapse of one of Dames’ lungs, and an airlift to New Providence.
He was in serious but stable condition on Sunday.
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MAN SHOT: A 24-year old man was shot in the back of head Saturday.
The man was driving near Cox Way off East Street with a man he knew when the shot was fired.
As of Sunday, The victim, who lives in Nassau Village, was in serious condition at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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DRUGS SEIZED: Police confiscated more than 17 pounds of marijuana Friday morning.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit were executing a search warrant on a Baillou Hill Road home when they found a bag with packages of marijuana wrapped in plastic.
They arrested three men in their early 30s.
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GRAND BAHAMA GUNS:
On Saturday afternoon, officers were near Gladstone Terrace when they saw a vehicle speed off as they got close.
After a brief chase the vehicle stopped and the passenger jumped out and ran.
Police caught the man, in his late 20s. They also collected a black .45 caliber pistol and seven bullets.
Around midnight Sunday morning, officers acting on a tip arrested a 26 year old Guyanese male in the Port Lucaya area.
Police have charged him with possession of a .22 pistol and one live round.
-Tribune
A 21-year-old man was stabbed during an argument with several men at the Cabana night club in North Andros on Friday.
Renaldo Dames was stabbed twice in the back and three times in his chest around 8.30pm. The attack led to the collapse of one of Dames’ lungs, and an airlift to New Providence.
He was in serious but stable condition on Sunday.
-Guardian and Tribune
MAN SHOT: A 24-year old man was shot in the back of head Saturday.
The man was driving near Cox Way off East Street with a man he knew when the shot was fired.
As of Sunday, The victim, who lives in Nassau Village, was in serious condition at Princess Margaret Hospital.
-Guardian and Tribune
DRUGS SEIZED: Police confiscated more than 17 pounds of marijuana Friday morning.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit were executing a search warrant on a Baillou Hill Road home when they found a bag with packages of marijuana wrapped in plastic.
They arrested three men in their early 30s.
-Guardian and Tribune
GRAND BAHAMA GUNS:
On Saturday afternoon, officers were near Gladstone Terrace when they saw a vehicle speed off as they got close.
After a brief chase the vehicle stopped and the passenger jumped out and ran.
Police caught the man, in his late 20s. They also collected a black .45 caliber pistol and seven bullets.
Around midnight Sunday morning, officers acting on a tip arrested a 26 year old Guyanese male in the Port Lucaya area.
Police have charged him with possession of a .22 pistol and one live round.
-Tribune
Bank manager's $130,000 theft case over
Click to read storyA decision by the Attorney General’s office means a former Bank of the Bahamas manager accused of stealing $130,000 will not be retried.
The case against Terry Murray was discharged last year. Then prosecutors won an appeal on the basis that the magistrate had made ‘material errors’ by not allowing the court to see some of the documents associated with the matter.
Prosecutors say Murray stole the money by authorizing 14 drafts to himself and his siblings. Co-workers testified that he confessed to the theft and claimed he committed the crime out of “frustration and stress”. The alleged thefts occurred in 2004.
On the day he was to appear before court for the start of the new trial, the attorney general’s office withdrew the charges.
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The case against Terry Murray was discharged last year. Then prosecutors won an appeal on the basis that the magistrate had made ‘material errors’ by not allowing the court to see some of the documents associated with the matter.
Prosecutors say Murray stole the money by authorizing 14 drafts to himself and his siblings. Co-workers testified that he confessed to the theft and claimed he committed the crime out of “frustration and stress”. The alleged thefts occurred in 2004.
On the day he was to appear before court for the start of the new trial, the attorney general’s office withdrew the charges.
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Police in car-chase with former officer
Click to read storyOfficers confirmed reports of a shootout soon after 10am between police and an ex-cop on Sunday.
The fugitive was reportedly recently released from prison.
Details gathered by The Tribune suggest that the chase led to a crash at the light-pole at the corner of Shirley Street and Sears Road and several shots fired soon after.
A resident from the area said a policeman told him the car’s driver was arrested and drugs were discovered in the car.
An officer from a downtown police station confirmed an arrest but did not give details. Police have not made an official comment on the matter.
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The fugitive was reportedly recently released from prison.
Details gathered by The Tribune suggest that the chase led to a crash at the light-pole at the corner of Shirley Street and Sears Road and several shots fired soon after.
A resident from the area said a policeman told him the car’s driver was arrested and drugs were discovered in the car.
An officer from a downtown police station confirmed an arrest but did not give details. Police have not made an official comment on the matter.
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Rum Cay or Campari Cay?
Click to read storyRUM CAY: Since the close of the island’s two marinas, much of the island’s population has been in the bush, searching for the Cascarilla tree.
The bark of the Cascarilla, also known as Sweetwood, is used to make the popular alcoholic drink Campari. The bark sells for $5 per pound, and is helping to keep an economy going that is at nearly zero unemployment.
Bar owner and resident Delores Wilson said despite high electricity costs and less work after the close of the marinas, life on the island is good.
With plenty of fish and conch to eat and seven wells of fresh water for drinking, the recession is something almost unknown to those on the island, the 77-year-old islander told The Tribune
Like New Providence, Rum cay is 21 miles by 7 miles. Unlike New Providence only 79 people live on the island.
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The bark of the Cascarilla, also known as Sweetwood, is used to make the popular alcoholic drink Campari. The bark sells for $5 per pound, and is helping to keep an economy going that is at nearly zero unemployment.
Bar owner and resident Delores Wilson said despite high electricity costs and less work after the close of the marinas, life on the island is good.
With plenty of fish and conch to eat and seven wells of fresh water for drinking, the recession is something almost unknown to those on the island, the 77-year-old islander told The Tribune
Like New Providence, Rum cay is 21 miles by 7 miles. Unlike New Providence only 79 people live on the island.
-Tribune
It's colder in The Bahamas (this week)
Click to read storyTwo cold fronts will keep it cool this week.
Two cold fronts moving over The Bahamas will keep night-time temperatures around the 50s on Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime highs will be around the 60s and 70s.
The wind chill will make those temperatures feel even lower and there will probably be a few showers.
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Two cold fronts moving over The Bahamas will keep night-time temperatures around the 50s on Wednesday and Thursday. Daytime highs will be around the 60s and 70s.
The wind chill will make those temperatures feel even lower and there will probably be a few showers.
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