Safety on the streets of Grand Bahama is of paramount im-portance pointed out a senior Grand Bahama police offi cer on Thursday. Timed to address the opening of schools in the island, all of which will be reopened for classes by Monday, September 4, the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Traffi c Division and the Road Traffi c Depart-ment launched ‘Operation Tak-ing Back Our Streets’ on the Warren J. Levarity Highway yesterday.

RBPF Superintendent of Police and Offi cer-in-Charge of Traffi c Division Jeremy Henfi eld spoke about the initiative.

“We have launched ‘Operation Taking Back Our Streets’ in an effort to sensitize the motoring public as it relates to road safe-ty, obeying the rules of the road, wearing a seat belt and driving with due care and attention.

“On Wednesday, the RBPF Traffi c Division and the Road Traffi c Department were at the intersection of East Sunrise and Coral Road handing out Basic Rules and Advice for Drivers and Riders fl yers and this morn-ing we are engaged in the same exercise at the intersection of

Queens Highway and Warren J. Levarity Highway in the west-ern district.

“Beginning (this coming) Monday, offi cers of the RBPF

Traffi c Division will be visible throughout the streets of Grand Bahama inclusive of police cy-clists and motorcyclists (Mo-bile Division), to ensure proper

safety precautions are taken by motorists and pedestrians alike.

“Within the RBPF Traffi c Di-vision we want to ensure that we are more visible not only for the

opening of the new academic year but on a daily basis and we will be checking public buses, ticketing all those committing traffi c offenses, especially as it relates speeding, driving with-out due care and attention (cell-phone use, applying make-up, eating etc.,) as well as not wear-ing a seat belt.

“The roadway leading into the Freeport Container Port, Grand

Bahama Shipyard and Bahama Rock is traversed by workers, who do their best to get to work on time in the morning. Howev-er, we fi nd that a lot of speeding

occurs leading to a few serious accidents. This is one of the main thoroughfares we will be targeting.

“As a matter of fact, moving forward we intend to have po-lice motorcyclists patrolling this area and mobile division offi cers equipped with speed guns exe-cuting their duties to take back our streets as far as road safety is concerned.”

East, Central and West Grand Bahama will be covered exten-sively by the RBPF Traffi c Divi-sion and in conjunction with the

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ROAD SAFETY – Superintendent Jeremy Henfi eld OIC of the RBPF Traffi c Division, GB along with of Police Press Offi cer, ASP Terecita Pinder shared the importance of exercising safe driving hab-its while on the streets of Grand Bahma.

Police join with Road Traffi cto take control of GB streets

“The roadway leading into the Freeport Container Port, Grand Bahama Shipyard and Bahama Rock is traversed by workers, who do their best to get to work on ti me in the morning.” ~ Supt. Jeremy Henfi eld

SHARELL LOCKHARTFN Reporter

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(Photo: Jenneva Russell)

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Grand Bahama’s eighth mur-der victim for the year has been offi cially identifi ed as Car-rington Smith.

Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Assistant Superinten-dent of Police and Public Affairs and Communication Offi cer (PACO) Terecita Pinder offi -cially disclosed the information on Wednesday (August 30).

The 24-year-old was killed on Wednesday (August 23) eve-ning. He was discovered by the Police slumped over the steering wheel of a dark car just outside of a Yorkshire, South Bahamia residence, shortly before 10 p.m on the night in question.

A team of Emergency Medi-cal Personnel (EMS) was dis-patched to the scene and con-

fi rmed the victim’s death.The Police still have not deter-

mined the motive for the crime.According to this daily’s re-

cords, this is the 8th homicide for Grand Bahama this year. The 7th murder occurred when a young male resident was stabbed through Take Me Corner, in Eight Mile Rock on Sunday (May 29). He later succumbed as a result of the injuries.

Anthony Dames age 19 years of Beaconsfi eld, Grand Bahama was arraigned before Magistrate Gwendolyn Claude at the Eight Mile Rock Court on a murder charge in connection to that mat-ter on Tuesday (June 6).

He was not required to en-ter a plea, and the matter was adjourned to the September 7, 2017 for trial. Prosecution is ex-pected to proceed by Voluntary Bill of Indictment. He was re-manded to the Bahamas Depart-

GB’s 8th murdervictim identifi ed

CARRINGTON SMITH

ABRIA COOPERFN Reporter

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Tropical Storm Irma strength-ened to a Cat 3 hurricane late yes-terday – Thursday, August 31 – afternoon as it made it way West of the Cabo Verde Islands.

The hurricane now packs max-imum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, with stronger gusts.

Forecasters are monitoring the storm as it makes its way across the Atlantic, but it’s too early to tell where it might strike.

Meteorologist Kirk James of The Bahamas Department of Me-teorology gave an update on the storm’s whereabouts prior to the storm’s upgrade.

At 5:00 a.m. on Thursday (Au-gust 31) Tropical Storm Irma was centered 590 miles West of the Cabo Verde Islands moving West at 12 miles per hour (MPH).

Irma becomes Cat 3 hurricaneABRIA COOPER

FN Reporterabria@nasguard.com

HURRICANE IRMA – Forecasters are monitoring the storm as it makes its way across the Atlan-tic, but it’s too early to tell where it might strike.(Continued on Page 3)

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jeff Lloyd re-cently traveled to Grand Bahama – Wednesday, August 30 –en-gaging in tours of government schools located throughout the Eastern, Central and Western Districts.

Education Minister shares observationsof GB’s unique educational blueprint

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