When Necola Strachan heard that a woman’s body was discovered in waters in a South Beach canal, she had a strong feeling it was her sister, Yinka Strachan. “I was at work and I heard they found this body in the back of South Beach Canals,” Strachan, 29, told The Nassau Guardian yesterday. “I said,
A 34-year-old man was charged with the murder of a woman whose bullet-riddled body was found submerged in the South Beach canal. Prosecutors say that Juliano Dorsette is responsible for the April 19 murder of Yinka Strachan. Dorsette was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann
A spate of murders, primarily on New Providence, drove the murder count up sharply over the last week, but Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander reported yesterday that despite this fact, serious crimes have decreased by 28 percent across the country so far this year, compared to the same period in 2022. Speaking at a press conference
The recent murders of a mother and daughter found dead at a residence on Ross Corner were domestic-related, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said yesterday. Allison Thompson, 38, and her daughter Trevornika Thompson, 15, were found in a state of partial decomposition on April 14. Fernander said the man who police charged was Allison Thompson’s
Prime Minister Philip Davis said on Saturday that a critical component in addressing the high level of violence gripping The Bahamas – in particular New Providence – is the “recalibration of our young people’s mindset”. Davis said intervention programs are important. “We know from a scientific data collection point of view, it tells us that