Police were yesterday urged to tighten security at Arawak Cay after a group of tourists were held up and robbed by knife-wielding youths.
The visitors had just finished a meal at the Fish Fry when the crooks approached and slashed the handle of a woman’s handbag.
The incident happened in mid-afternoon on Tuesday right outside the Arawak Cay police station. Officers gave chase; but the robbers escaped.
A taxi-driver called a radio talk show yesterday to say how saddened he was to witness the robbery, which happened only a few minutes after the tourists had said how much they were enjoying their trip to Nassau.
The husband of the woman robbed had to be taken to hospital with a hand wound after struggling with one of the youths.
The taxi-driver told Love 97’s Issues of the Day: “One of the guys pulled out a knife and cut the tourist’s handbag. The husband grabbed the knife and received a laceration.
“It happened right outside the police station. The police came out and these guys took off. The officers gave chase. It was so sad. I was not able to sleep last night.
“Here we had tourists who had come to visit this country to enjoy the Bahamas experience being robbed by youths with a knife.
“I think we need more security on Arawak Cay.”
Arawak Cay was the scene of girl-gang riots the week before last.
Source: The Tribune, Bahamas
