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Bahamian man arrested for Cocaine & Gun

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Dana Malcolm 

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#TurksandCaicos, April 6, 2023 – A Bahamian man has been placed behind bars after being found by officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force with drugs and a firearm early Tuesday morning.

In a Tuesday evening press release, police revealed the 30-year-old man was driving in the vicinity of Noah’s Bar when he was stopped by the police at around 1 am that morning.  A search of his car, a Honda Accord, turned up a gun, several rounds of ammunition, along with cocaine and other drugs. 

He is currently in police custody while he awaits formal charges to be brought against him. 

Violent crimes, especially murders in the Turks and Caicos are overwhelmingly committed by guns, especially illegal ones.  It is a trend that carries over to the rest of the Caribbean. 

Dwight Gardiner, Superintendent of Community Policing and Divisions, vowed to continue operations to remove the illegal guns from the Turks and Caicos and bring criminals to justice.

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Guyana’s financial support for Palestine

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Rashaed Esson

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#Palestine#Guyana, April 24, 2024 – A cheque of over GY$110 million which is USD$500 thousand, was presented to President Irfaan Ali, at a handover ceremony on April 23, in support of Palestine for Humanitarian efforts, according to reports.

The money, raised by Muslims and non Muslims, comes after an appeal by the National Ramadan Village during the month of Ramadan.

It will be sent to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to help the victims of the ongoing war.

 

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Royal Caribbean Cancels Haiti Trips

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Rashaed Esson

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#Haiti#RoyalCaribbean, April 26, 2024- Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel all of its trips to Labadee, a popular destination in Haiti due to the worsening crisis, putting further strain on the country’s tourism sector. Cancellations were initially set to last until mid March but now they have been extended through the summer into September, according to a post by Royal Caribbean. A spokesperson for the organization is reported saying the Global Security and Intel team is monitoring the situation in Haiti, further expressing that the cancellations come as the safety and security of its guests are top priority.

 

 

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Haiti Transitional Council Sworn in- Henry Officially Resigns

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Rashaed Esson

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#Haiti#TransitionalCouncil#ArielHenry, April 26, 2024 – Haiti’s de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry officially resigned, following the swearing in of the nine member transitional presidential council on Thursday April 25, 2024. He publicly announced his resignation in a post on Facebook. This follows Henry’s promise last month to exit office after gang members blocked his return to Haiti from Kenya.

 

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