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Local officials feverishly working to counter findings of UNODC report
He said these include improvements to the Criminal Justice System and the socio-economic make-up of the country. “This Government has adopted a reasoned, coherent, coordinated and calculated strategy for countering crime in The Bahamas,” Mr. Turnquest
Updated: 10/22/2011 08:14A
Laws of the 21st century: Access legislation clarified
COVERTLY ACTIVATING DEVICES TO TRACK CELL PHONES AND VEHICLES The proposed legislation brings police powers into the 21st century by tacitly acknowledging that vehicles and mobile phones — and therefore the people using them — can be tracked using GPS
Updated: 10/22/2011 08:00A
'2G Charges Will Pave Way for Taking Up Bail Petitions'
When asked to comment on the framing of charges on counts like criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:52A
Crime law bid backed
AN inquiry has backed the use of secret intelligence by police in the Government's law-and-order Bill. The Legislative Review Committee found that although the use of criminal intelligence prejudiced the person it was used against, it was warranted
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:39A
2G Framing of charges to pave way for bail plea Khurshid
cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a maximum punishment of life term, the Law Minister refrained from making a comment and said,
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:18A
Framing of charges will pave way for taking up bail plea of
cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a maximum punishment of life term, the Law Minister refrained from making a comment and said,
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:14A
At Issue: Hiring/firing of workers based on criminal history
Current law bars employers from considering felony convictions of workers unless a conviction strongly relates to the worker's job duties. The proposed new bill would take away that restriction, allowing employers to choose not to hire or to fire an
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:12A
2G: 'Framing of charges will pave way for taking up bail plea'
When asked to comment on the framing of charges on counts like criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:01A
Framing of charges will help bail plea of 2G accused: Khurshid
When asked to comment on the framing of charges on counts like criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a
Updated: 10/22/2011 07:00A
Framing of charges will pave way for bail plea of 2G accused: Salman Khurshid
When asked to comment on the framing of charges on counts like criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, cheating and forgery, after the trial court charged all the accused under Section 409 of IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust which attracts a
Updated: 10/22/2011 06:55A