Earlier this month, we questioned Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander’s resolve to indeed make this March – also Police Month – “a month of police operations”. Fernander said, “This will entail flooding our streets with police operations in all areas throughout the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.” He warned, “Criminals, be aware; we are coming.” To
Responding to calls for more serious action to fight and deter crime in The Bahamas, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said last night that while sentences have steadily increased in severity, there has been no corresponding decrease in the incidence of violent crime. “Undoubtedly, there has been an escalation in violent crime in The