Dept of Marine Resources working with Ministry of National Security to address poaching issue

By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A 33-YEAR-OLD father in Andros was accused of beating his two-year-old daughter and threatening to shoot and kill her and his wife.

Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged the 33-year-old accused, whose name is being withheld to protect his child’s identity, with cruelty to children and assault with a deadly weapon. The accused faced further charges of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and threats of death.

By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody after allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl twice last year.

By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A MAN was remanded to prison after he was charged with a fatal drive-by shooting off Rosedale Street earlier this month.

The victim of the shooting had been previously charged with murder.

Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley charged

He is alleged to have beaten his young daughter about the body at their Stafford Creek, Andros, residence around 10.30pm on August 9. After responding to her daughter’s cries, the defendant’s wife took the child from him, at which point he allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to kill both of them. When the accused left the house, he is accused of firing two shots outside.

The following day, the accused was arrested after he was found with a quantity of Indian Hemp.

While the accused initially pleaded guilty to the threats of death charge, a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf after he disagreed with the facts in his case. He also pleaded not guilty to his other three charges.

The accused’s bail was set at $7,000 with one surety. Under the conditions of his bail, he is expected to sign in at the Fresh Creek Police Station every Monday by 5pm. He was also ordered to remain 300ft away from his wife and have supervised visitation periods with his daughter.

The court ordered that social services report on the welfare of the child.

The trial in this matter commenced on October 23.

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Staff Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

THE Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs wants vessels to patrol fishing areas.

The ministry recently acquired a vessel that will patrol the central Bahamas.

Minister Clay Sweeting said he is working with the Ministry of National Security to mitigate poaching.

His comments came after the Hope Town Council and other Abaco fishermen complained about foreigners stealing their crawfish catch.

“The Department of Marine Resources will do our part, working with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and police force to do what we can,” he stressed.

“I am happy to say we just launched our marine patrol craft. Last week, they were in Hope Town, and we are starting to assist in that regard.”

Mr Sweeting said he believes law enforcement’s efforts are paying off, with fishermen seeing an influx of lobsters.

“The forecast for this year seems to be that there is a lot of lobster on the banks,” he said. “So that is a good sign in that regard. Unfortunately, we do not control the market price.”

The former fisherman said the international price of lobster is $7 and $8.50 per pound in some areas, lower than last year’s prices of $20 to $22 per pound.

“In the past three years, because of the government’s and Defence Force’s good work to ensure that poachers remain off the bank, we had an influx of lobsters,” he said.

“So, the market is not as good as what we would like it to be in regards to market price, but the amount of lobster on the banks seems to be pretty stable.”

Mr Sweeting said last year, The Bahamas exported four million pounds of lobster. He said the cap for lobster exports is five million pounds per annum.

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Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged Angelo McQueen with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.

McQueen is accused of having had sexual relations with an underage girl twice in New Providence between January 1, 2022,

Lavardo Poitier, 30, with murder.

Levon Johnson represented Poitier.

While sitting in the back of a dark-coloured truck, Poitier allegedly shot Omar Fox as he stood outside a business establishment on Rosedale Street off Mackey Street on the night of August 4. The 40-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Emergency and December 31, 2022.

McQueen was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. The defendant’s case will be transferred to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment to be served on November 8.

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Police report that the victim was involved in an argument with a group of men in the lead-up to the shooting.

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By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A MAN was granted $7,500 bail after allegedly being found with a loaded firearm in his car last week.

Magistrate Lennox Coleby charged Berkley Sands, 27, with possession of an unlicensed firearm and two counts of possession of ammunition.

The accused was arrested on the night of August 10 near Mall Road after police allegedly found a silver and aqua coloured 9mm Roebuck pistol in his car. Five unfired rounds of 9mm ammunition were also reportedly seized. An additional two rounds of

9mm ammunition were recovered from Sands’ residence later that same day.

After pleading not guilty to the charges, he was granted $7,500 bail with one to three sureties. Sands is expected to sign in at the Grove Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 6pm. His trial begins on September 20.

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