Topic: speargun

New and renewed speargun licences could be issued once again following a vote by the National Conservation Council recommending that licences can be granted to current or previous licence-holders.

Government has promised to look into the issue of speargun licences “as soon as possible” after the issue was debated in Parliament’s Finance Committee.

Police confirmed that a 92-year-old woman was among two people arrested Friday during a law enforcement raid at a George Town home, which ended in a dog being shot by police.

When it comes to the National Conservation Council and its potential conflicts, we feel that concerns over fishing methods and fish species may end up being just “the tip of the spear.”

A man who “considers himself quite a connoisseur” pleaded guilty in Summary Court last week to possession and consumption of ganja, but not guilty to the more serious charge of possession with intent to supply.