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NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish wants government to create a special task force to deal with unregulated shanty towns on Abaco due to an increasing number of illegal communities springing up on the island. Speaking to The Trib une yesterday, Mr Cornish said the number of reports he has received about growing shanty town com munities on the island were alarming.Hesaid some people were just squatting on prop erties illegally, while others were renting it from Baha mians granted Crown land by the government. He was contacted after sources told this newspaper that the Davis administra tion was mobilising a task force to soon deal with the issue. TASK FORCE FOR ABACO SHANTY TOWNS’

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A BAHAMIAN busi nessman is teaming with Albany’s developer and two UK investors for a $62.788m “mixed-use” residential and light industrial development in south-west New Provi dence that will create up to 300 full-time jobs. Robert Myers, who is the Organisation for Respon sible Governance’s (ORG) principal, has partnered with Lyford Cay-based bil lionaire Joe Lewis and his fellow Albany investors to help solve what he yester day told Tribune Business is “a desperate need” for qual ity middle income housing in that part of the island.

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SEE PAGE THREE NEW Providence police are investigating a shoot ing that left a man dead earlyTheyesterday.incident occurred sometime around 2.30am at Douglas Road, Gambier Village.According to initial police reports, the deceased was at home when he was alerted that someone was attempting to break into the residence. The deceased reportedly went outside to check and was shot multiple times.Yesterday, The Trib une spoke to some of the neighbours who described the victim as someone who stayed to himself and did not mix with others. “He would go to work then home, he wouldn’t talk or mix with anyone,” one neighbourAnothersaid.neighbour noted the victim had moved into the area about two years ago and was just renting a place to stay. When asked if the deceased was with anyone when the shooting occurred, a third neighbour said they believed the vic tim’s girlfriend was on the scene, but left shortly after theThisincident.comes after 29-yearold Olympian Shavez Hart was shot dead in Abaco on Saturday.Yesterday would have been Hart’s 30th birthday.

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A BODY is taken from Montagu Beach yesterday after a shark attack near Green Cay. The victim was reportedly a US tourist from Pennsylvania travelling on board the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship.

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AN American woman died after a shark attack while snorkelling with family near Green Cay yesterday.The woman was brought to Montagu Beach after the attack, but was pronounced dead at the scene. At Montagu Beach, press liaison ofﬁcer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings told reporters that shortly after 2pm police received reports of a shark attack near Green“InformationCay. is that a family from Pennsylvania came in this morning via cruise ship, they booked a tour with a local com pany that took them to Green Cay, about a half mile just northwest of Rose Island,” she said at the Montagu docking rampAccordingyesterday.to CSP Skippings, Green Cay is known for snorkelling excursions, however the beach has been tempo rarily closed by ofﬁcials for such operations. A source said the victim and their family were passengers on board the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship. CSP Skippings said the family was reportedly snorkelling in the ocean when family members observed a bull shark attacking the victim. “The family was reportedly snorkelling in waters and that area is known for visitors to snorkel. It is further reported that family members observed a bull shark attacking the female,” said CSP Skippings.

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THE government has rejected the North Andros mining and land reclama tion project proposed by the Symonette Group’s principal that would have created an initial 160 jobs and extra $100,090 per week spending impact. Phylicia Hanna-Woods, the government’s director of investments, informed the Bahamian attorney for Cameron Symonette and his business partner, Ted Baker, on August 30 that the Davis administration’s National Economic Council had “refused” to grant the necessary approvals for the project to move forward. No reasons for the deci sion were provided in the short three-paragraph letter.

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MAN SHOT DEAD AS HE CHECKED ON BREAK-IN

SIX MEN HUNTED AFTER ARMED ROBBERIES SPREE

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A suspect was later arrested and taken into police custody.

The nation’s murder count is around 91 for the year, according to this news paper’sPolicerecords.areactively investigating yesterday’s incident and appealing to members of the public, especially the residents of Gambier, who may have information that can assist them with their investigations to contact them at 911/919, the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS(8477).

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NEW Providence police are searching for six men in connection with three separate armed robberies that occurred on Monday. In the first incident, preliminary reports indi cate that two men were visiting a woman in the Soldier Road area when they were approached by two men, one of whom was allegedly armed with a handgun.“Itisreported that the culprits robbed the vic tims of cash, a Samsung cell phone, and their gold Toyota Vitz, and ﬂed the area followed by a black Honda Fit vehicle,” police said.The second incident reportedly occurred shortly before 6pm at a business in the area of Mount Royal Avenue.Twomasked men, both allegedly armed with handguns, entered the establishment, approached the cashier, and demanded cash. They robbed the establishment of an unde termined amount of cash and escaped on foot. The third incident report edly occurred shortly after 10pm in the area of Arawak Cay.According to reports, a man was in the area of Long Wharf Beach when he was approached and subse quently robbed of his black Honda Fit by two men who wore black ski masks. One of the males pro duced a handgun which resulted in a struggle between the victim and the culprits resulting in the victim receiving minor inju ries to his upper body. “Police are once again appealing to members of the public to be extremely cautious when approach ing armed suspects. While we appreciate your assis tance and commitment to creating safer communi ties, we encourage you to pay attention to details of the suspects, such as height, complexion, tat toos, and clothing worn that would assist police in apprehending those who break the law,” police said.In other crime news, a 23-year-old Nassau Village resident is in hospital after he was stabbed, police said.The victim was at a busi ness in the Carmichael Road area when he was approached and subse quently stabbed after 9pm on Monday by a man that heHeknew.was taken to hospital where he is listed in serious, but stable condition. No arrests have been made in connection to this matter, however, police are following positive leads. from page one THE SCENE of the country’s latest homicide yesterday.

Loved ones of Hart said the victim was trying to be a “peacemaker” in an argument that erupted amongst a group of men, but, unfortunately, lost his life in the process.

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EMS were called to the Montagu ramp, where the victim was later pro nounced dead. CSP Skippings said due diligence has been performed as the US Embassy, Ministry of Tour ism, US Coast Guard have been informed about the shark attack. She also extended condo lences to the family of the deceased.“It’sjust an unfortunate situation that occurred. I want to extend condolences to the family of the victim and to all extended family on behalf of our commis sioner of police Mr Clayton Leroy“WeFernander.giveyou our con dolences and we will work arduously to investigate and bring it to a closure, so that we can return your loved one to you in the shortest reasonable amount of Antime.” investigation is continuing.In2019, an American woman, Jordan Lindsey, 21, died after she was savaged by sharks while swimming with her mother near Rose Island on June 26 of that year.

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

“Family members along with operators from the boating company were able to rescue the female and brought her on board the tour company’s boat and brought her here to the Montagu ramp which is the closest docking facility,” she added.The chief superintendent said the victim’s identity is unknown at this time; how ever, it is reported that she is in her late 50’s and the mother of the family. The victim sustained injuries to her upper body according to CSP Skippings. “I would simply say to the upper extremities, I am not going to be speciﬁc at this time,” she said when asked about the woman’s injuries.

POLICE press liason ofﬁcer Chief Superintendent Chryslin skip pings speaking to the press following the shark attack off Green Cay yesterday.

AFTER classes at CC Sweet ing Senior High School were dismissed early due electric ity issues, Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson said officials must fix the issue in the “short estThetime”.Ministry of Education announced the early dismissal on Facebook yesterday.

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“The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training advises parents of students attending C C Sweeting Senior High School that school has been dismissed effective immediately due to a defective transformer on campus,” the ministry stated. “Out of an abundance of cau tion, parents are asked to collect their children as soon as possible. The relevant agencies have been notiﬁed and teams are working to rectify the issue.” Mrs Wilson called on the prob lem to be ﬁxed quickly. “The Ministry of Education and BPL must ensure that this electrical problem is remedied in the shortest time. The teachers are ready to teach but having no electricity is a major issue. The interruptions are hindering aca demic instruction. It must be corrected in the shortest time,” sheShesaid.said that the school has had this problem for several days now.

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CC SWEETING SHUTS EARLY AFTER ELECTRICITY PROBLEM

THE local real estate community is mourning the death of well known Grand Bahama resident and busi nessman Mike Mosko, who died in Greece on Monday. He was 72. Mr Mosko was vacation ing in his native Greece when he died. His wife, Mary, is also there. Baha mian diplomatic ofﬁcials are assisting her in trying to get his body back to The Bahamas.MrMosko was the owner of Mosko Realty Ltd, which has been in opera tion for almost 40 years in The Bahamas, with ofﬁces in Nassau and Grand Bahama.Heis well respected in the real estate industry because of his many years of experience, wealth of knowledge, and his desire to share that with fellow real estate agents and brokers.Hehad been actively involved in the business of real estate and was a member and served on the national board of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) in New Providence, and executive member of the Grand Bahama Chapter of BREA.Colleagues in Grand Bahama are shocked and saddened by the news. “I was totally shocked because we would talk all the time,” said Donna Laing-Jones, of Keys Bahamas Realty Ltd in Freeport. “We travelled to conferences together in the United States; he always kept me updated on things that were going on in real estate.“I was numb yester day,” she said. “Every year he went back to Greece around August/September. He was looking forward to us being back on the BREA Board.“Iwas totally shocked because all the time he was talking to you on What sApp, he never said he was in the hospital. We knew he was up and down, but not so ill to Kiaradie.”Jones, a real estate broker at Keys Bahamas, said: “He was an amazing person who had a lot to bring to the industry with his years of service. He set the tone for the younger agents and brokers coming under him of how the business was run and how it should be done. It is a big loss to the industry, but I have faith that Mosko Realty willCatherinecontinue.”MacLeay, of HG Christie, said: “I am so sad, he was a very good man. He was involved in the community, and swim ming with Bert Bell in the late 80s. He was such a great guy and a jokester,” sheMsrecalled.MacLeay said he had constantly supported Grand Bahama, despite how bad things were economically. “He had tried to open Popeye’s Restaurant in Freeport years ago. He will be missed in Grand Bahama,” she said.

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DECISION TO REASSIGN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS UPHELD

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Tributes paid to Mike Mosko

Neko Grant, former FNM MP, said Mr Mosko was a pleasant individual who supported and contrib uted to his ﬁve consecutive victories in the Lucaya and the Central Grand Bahama constituency.MrGrantsaid Mr Mosko was a man who loved his family, particularly, his wife, Mary, and two children, Andrew, and Deann. “Mike was a decent human being,” he said. “I saw him almost every day even though I am not in politics anymore because we were neighbours - he will be missed by the resi dents of Sea Hawk Cay.” In 1924, James Mosko was the ﬁrst Mosko to arrive in Nassau from Greece where he estab lished the Bahamian branch of the family.

EDUCATION Direc tor Marcellus Taylor said the Department of Labour upheld officials’ decision regarding the reassignments of a handful of teachers at public schools. The decision comes after Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson accused Mr Taylor of being in breach of the union’s industrial agree ment over the matter. Giving an update yester day, Mr Taylor indicated: “The Department of Labour made a decision on that –they upheld our decision to (redeploy) six teachers - five from Stephen Dillet and one from Yellow Elder. So protocol was put in placewe follow the protocol.” He added: “The letters were sent to the lawyer who represents the BUT so they can issue the letters and as far as we (were) aware, they’ve received them. And, you know, in the pre scribed time, because they give a certain period of time to make the transition, we would expect them to be at their stations and executing theirAskedduties.”when the ministry hoped the teachers would start their new assignment, the director explained: “I think because based on our industrial agreement, you gotta give them a certain number of days. I think it’s like seven days or some thing like that. I don’t know the exact date, but I would imagine by the end of this week, or whatever, their time will be up and cer tainly by next week they should report to work. (I don’t have) the specifics.” Mr Taylor previously said officials had followed the union’s agreement. Accord ing to him, that was eventually determined as well. “The judgement was based on their review of the case and their review of the case, they would have to look at what we did, and what industrial agree ment provides. So it’s not a matter of what they feel, it’s a matter of we follow the industrial agreement and so they said, yes, ‘you did follow the industrial agree ment’ and so parties need to follow the decision,” he explained.

The country saw a surge of COVID-19 infections in May, after more than 200 cases were conﬁrmed in the middle of the month, and the number of COVID-19 related rose to 800. Today, the death toll remains at 823 fatalities related to COVID-19, according to weekend reports from the Ministry of Health. In June, the government eliminated the COVID19 test requirement for vaccinated travellers. The travel health visa, which was implemented under the previous admin istration in 2020 to record the COVID-19 status of visitors and residents at the pandemic’s height and ensure compliance of other travel requirements, was no longer required as of June 19.A COVID-19 mask man date for most indoor spaces remains in place.

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

PAGE 4, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 THE TRIBUNE DESPITE the recent decrease in the number of active cases, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said there won’t be any further relaxations of COVID-19 restrictions.Between Friday and Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported that the number of active COVID-19 cases decreased by 17, going from a reported 156 on Friday to 139 on OnlySunday.12new cases were reported during that time period.“There has been sig niﬁcant relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions,” Dr Darville said when contacted. “The ones that remain reﬂect the bare mini mum that are required to remind persons that we are still in a pandemic and that we are still vulnerable to increased numbers of cases because of our number one industry with source markets with decreased restrictions and testing rates.” While remembering the surge of COVID-19 infec tions brought on by the Delta variant of the virus last year, Dr Darville said though the more recent Omicron variant is less deadly, that is still not cause for further relaxation of COVID-19“COVID-19restrictions.remains a global pandemic. While we are happy that this ver sion of the virus seems to cause a milder disease, we can never forget the chal lenges we have faced with the Delta variant. We do not know when the next variant will arise, nor if it will be mild like Omicron or deadly like Delta,” Dr Darville said.

James Sarles, of HG Christie, said Mr Mosko “had the interest of BREA and the people (of Grand Bahama) at heart.” Nikki Boeuf, president of BREA, was emotional when contacted and prom ised to issue a statement, however it was not received up to press time. Mr Mosko was also known for his active involvement in politics, particularly as a national party ofﬁcer and member of the Free National Movement.Heworked closely with the Central Grand Bahama Constituency Association (Lucaya constituency) for many years, with former MP and Cabinet minister Neko Grant, and current MP Iram Lewis. MP Lewis said Mr Mosko will be missed for his unwa vering support, not only to the FNM party, but also to the FNM Central Grand Bahama Constituency Association.“Hegave guidance and advice, and ﬁnancial support, and his service through campaigning. He was at every meeting unless he was sick or out of the country.“Igrew close to him and his family,” Mr Lewis said. “I was on the phone with his wife, Mary, who is in Greece, and trying to get his body transported back home.”MrLewis, who offered his assistance, said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General in London are assisting his wife.

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Asked yesterday to respond to the criticisms that little to nothing has been done by government to assist residents over the last three years, Mrs Coleby-Davis replied: “I think that’s really unfortu nate that the time it’s taken to rebuild Abaco.” She added, “And I’m doing my part in the Min istry of Housing to try and get as many homes built and to bring some sort of normalcy back to those families and to ensure that they have a safe place to call their home so I’m trying my best. “My team is working really hard. We’ve been at it from I took office in the ministry and I think we’re going to be able to help them. Next year, we should see a lot more coming out of Abaco in terms of housing.”Recently, Prime Minis ter Phillip “Brave” Davis admitted that progress to have the island restored to normal has been slow and not enough has been done to assist Abaco. The Davis administration took office a yearHeago.pledged to do more to help residents there and also said he wouldn’t be pleased with the island’s progress until more homes have been built. “I can say that since taking office, we have accelerated our plans,” Prime Minister Davis told reporters Monday. “We have set up a homeowners assistance relief programme to help them immediately. As you well know, for at least two and a half years, there was nothing done, but we have now been giving people homes. “We gave at least two homes. Other homes are now being constructed and we are now stepping up the pace to ensure that the challenges of housing in Abaco are answered.”

Upon arrival, officers were met by the head security of Ocean Cay who pointed out four men, one woman and anTheyinfant.were all checked by the local doctor and found to be in good health. They were taken into custody and handed over to immigration ofﬁcials for processing. from page one

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The North Abaco MP said he believes the task force should be stationed on the island for at least a year just to get a handle on the vexing situation. “There should be a task force assigned only to deal with this issue so deal with it one time, end it and move on,” he added. “There are some persons who are born here and just need status and there are some who are ille gally occupying this country who can be deported. We just have to deal with. “It’s one thing to talk about something, but it’s next to just do some thing about it and I think that’s where this country is. We are at the point now where we just need to do less talking and do what you have to do.” He also explained that the issue of dealing with illegal shantytowns was not just a government problem, but a “Bahamas problem,” adding “this has been around for a long time”. “It is my hope and prayer that this government does have what it takes to finally address it and not just address it but bring it to some sort of closure,” he continued.BeforeHurricane Dorian decimated them in 2019, shanty towns across Abaco had more than 1,000 homes and an estimated popula tion size of 3,500, according to government reports. However, after the storm hit the island, the govern ment issued an immediate ban on the construction of any new buildings in the four major shanty towns on Abaco and later began demolition exercises of newly built structures there. Those exercises were stopped after Supreme Court Justice Cheryl GrantThompson ordered the government to cease and desist further interference with those communities until the judicial review of the matter was completed. She also ordered that officials must get approval from the court before demolishing any further structures.Whenasked to give an estimate of how many shanty towns are currently housed in Abaco, Mr Cor nish said it was too difficult to say as the reported num bers were However,“alarming”.hegave an assurance that the matter would be addressed by the government.Hesaid: “I’ve spoken to the minister and it was indicated to me that they are doing their legal frame works, but it is something that is on the radar of our government.”“Wewill address the matter; however, we have pledged to address it in a humane (way) and legally rather than harshly. “We would like to actu ally have a strategic legal approach to it,” he also said. “Persons who occupy these properties, they are well aware of the fact that they are breaking the law.” Mr Cornish continued: “It is only a matter of time when they will be faced with the consequences of breaking those laws. I have spoken with the minister as indicated earlier and I’ve learned that we actually have Bahamians who would have been granted Crown land that are leasing their properties to non-Bahami ans and persons who are constructing these unregu lated“Allhomes.ofthose matters are being looked at and the legality of it has been con sidered and whenever the government does make an approach, it will be within the laws. It will be inten tional. It will be calculated. It will be decisive and it will give us the result that is much needed to finally bring some sense to this vexing issue that’s been going on for the history of this country.”

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National Security Min ister Wayne Munroe could not be reached for con ﬁrmation on the matter yesterday.Butwhen contacted, Mr Cornish noted that he too has heard similar reports, but could not conﬁrm the accuracy of the claims.

SIX Cuban migrants — including a baby — were apprehended in the area of Ocean Cay, Bimini on Monday.

According to police, around 10pm ofﬁc ers from the Ocean Cay Police Station received information that a wooden vessel was seen on Crew Beach. Uniform ofﬁcers were dispatched to investigate.

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TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis speaking yesterday.

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the minister indicated that he is putting his work together to address the matter. Now does that involve a taskforce? For me, I believe it should.”

“I can’t conﬁrm it, but I have heard it just like you,” he said. “I haven’t been in any meeting with any minister where that was conﬁrmed that is something they’re“However,doing.

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said her min istry intends to construct some 300 homes in Abaco over the next year to help alleviate the housing crisis on the Aboutisland.50of those homes should be nearing com pletion by year’s end, she added.“Right now, we are doing about 30 homes,” Mrs Coleby-Davis said when asked about her ministry’s housing plans for the island yesterday.“Thefirst PPP (public private partnership) that we had engaged, they already started the first 10 of the homes. We were able to issue assignment letters for two (out) of those ten and we’re getting ready to start the other 18 lots. I think they have 18 lots on one side, and then another few lots elsewhere so that’s in the Central Pines area.” Regarding their housing plans for the Spring City community, Mrs ColebyDavis said work is currently underway to develop sev eral housing plots. “Spring City is where we’re doing some infra structure work on a portion that has 21 lots surveyed already,” she added. “So, we will be seeking to start construction on that as soon as the infrastructure is done and then, of course, we have I think it’s Pine Tree project that I announced during my budget contribu tion that we’re reviewing the landmass of that area to see what’s still available for us to begin seeking to do some homes there. “And that’s a large plot of land. That’s my assessment (and) I think that was over 1,000 acres. So how much of that is available for us to use - we’re hoping to start that like how we’re doing with Renaissance (so) about 200 (homes) in the first“Sophase.that’s in the early stages though, and we’re hoping to speed it up in the next few months.” Abaco has been facing a housing shortage since September 2019 when Hur ricane Dorian laid waste to hundreds of homes and major infrastructure there. Three years later, some residents are still living in government domes and other temporary housing structures as many stormtorn buildings on the island have yet to be rebuilt.

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In fact, there is probably no Supreme Court Justice more personally attuned to the Act and to the human consequences of being a victim of what the Act fails to nail down. While I applaud Her Ladyship’s bold decision to speak on the controversial and emotional topic of non-con sensual sexual intercourse during the subsistence of a marriage, especially when the ruling did not in the end turn on it, the ruling was a missed opportunity.

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The Tribune Limited NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI “Being Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master” LEON E. H. DUPUCH, Publisher/Editor 1903-1914 SIR ETIENNE DUPUCH, Kt., O.B.E., K.M., K.C.S.G., (Hon.) LL.D., D.Litt . Publisher/Editor 1919-1972 Contributing Editor 1972-1991 EILEEN DUPUCH CARRON, C.M.G., M.S., B.A., LL.B. Publisher/Editor 1972Published daily Monday to Friday Shirley & Deveaux Streets, Nassau, Bahamas N3207 TELEPHONES News & General Information (242) 322-1986 Advertising Manager (242) 502-2394 Circulation Department (242) 502-2386 Nassau fax (242) 328-2398 Freeport, Grand Bahama (242)-352-6608 Freeport fax (242) 352-9348 WEBSITE, TWITTER & FACEBOOK www.tribune242.com @tribune242 tribune news network PAGE 6, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 THE TRIBUNE

Were changes implemented after last fatal shark attack?

IF THE 31st August, 2022, report of the the Supreme Court’s ruling in a recent divorce matter is true, the Ruling is a missed opportunity of epic and catastrophic proportions. It is a dog whistle to every abusive spouse in this coun try that has set us back decades in our mission to preserve basic human rights and the rights of women in particular.Ialmost feel the help lessness in the sentiments attributed to Her Ladyship in this article that “In this place, we interpret exist ing laws and apply them. We cannot and must not succumb to the tempta tion to reform laws.” It is clear to me that if she had the power to determine the legality of a spouse ignoring the other’s “feeling of not being a willing participant in sexual intercourse” she would have done soweth the full weight of the law. Her Ladyship has earned her stripes as an advocate for women’s equality and rights having volunteered along with Dr. Sandra Dean Patterson, myself and other human rights advocates with the Crisis Centre.

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TANYA N. WRIGHT SeptemberNassauAttorney-At-Law6,2022

THE news of a fatal shark attack spread quickly yesterday. It is a rarity in The Bahamas – thank fully – but not unknown. Its rarity makes it no less tragic. From what we understand, a family from Pennsylvania arrived in The Baha mas yesterday morning on board the Harmony of the Seas cruise ship, and booked a tour that took them to Green Cay. That’s about half a mile north-west of Rose Island. While the victim – the mother of the family - was snorkelling, police press liaison ofﬁcer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said her family saw a bull shark attacking her. The boat company operators and the family brought the victim back on board and travelled to the nearest dock at Montagu ramp. However, the victim was pronounced dead. The incident brings back memories of 2019, when a 21-year-old Califor nian woman, Jordan Lindsey, was killed while snorkelling with her family in waters near Rose Island. At the time, concerns were raised about chumming. Chumming is when bloody meat or other material is thrown into the water to feed sharks. That attracts sharks – which makes a great sight for visitors, perhaps, but sharks drawn to an area by blood can include more dangerous predators from the spe cies, that might do serious damage to a swimmer by mistake. In another incident in 2019, an Ameri can man survived a shark bite in Abaco, a few days before the death of Jordan Lindsey.Thatman, Jonathan Hernandez, told US television reporters that he blamed shark-feeding for the attack. He said: “They’re associating humans with getting food, and it’s making it very dangerous to be in the water, whether you’re spearing or you just happen to be snorkelling near where they’re feeding them.”Thegovernment had received reports of chum dumping in the area at the time of the 2019 death – and it will be one aspect to look into during the investiga tion into this latest death. It isn’t the only area that will need to be examined, however. After that 2019 death, the CEO of the Tourism Devel opment Corporation, Janet Johnson, said that several safeguards were being considered to prevent further incidents. That would include a requirement to have someone standing watch as a sentry to warn people and make sure they are safe. She also said: “There is improved technology that we can use now such as drones, you can have life guards posted at beaches, you can have game wardens monitoring and patrol ling areas. So there are things that we can do but maybe we need to step up ourTherevisibility.”were also concerns about access to medical supplies and efforts to save Ms Lindsey’s life by staff in 2019. It is too soon to know what the full circumstances of this latest are, but video footage circulating on social media yesterday showed efforts to save the victim’s life – while at the same time a woman called for an intravenous drip and ﬂuids and demanded to know why everyone was standing around and not getting what was needed. It should be spelled out what changes have taken place following that 2019 incident – and whether all of those measures were in place this time around. The practice of chumming should also beAsexamined.environmentalist Joe Darville said back in 2019, if chumming is done, people should not be in the water. It only takes a shark snapping at the chum and making contact with a diver and tragedy can ensue. At the time of that incident, we wrote in this column: “We would hope that starting with the larger operators, they work to ensure that chumming is not used as a means of attracting sharks, and especially not when people are in the water. And if they don’t, then regu lators should lay down the rules to be enforced. A tragedy has happened already. We must work to ensure there is not Sadly,another.”therehas been another – and we must take a very clear look at what lessons we have learned in the past, and whether everything was done to ensure safety this time. None of these lessons will be of conso lation to the family involved in this latest tragedy of course. For those mourning the loss of a loved one, we say a prayer, and offer our condolences. We have said it before about prevent ing another tragedy – we clearly have not done enough.

gratification is a game, it was a catastrophic fail and saddened by the fact that Her Ladyship has per sonally given so much to this cause and yet appar ently felt bound to abide by letter, not intent, of the wording of the law for the intent is clear even if the wording muddies the interpretation.Thesehorrendous views need to be eradicated from our society for the sake of my daughters and nieces and yours. This is not a game.Itis regrettable that as a society we have trifled with an individual’s basic human right not to be assaulted sexually. Our male and female leaders have paid lip service to support for these rights and when they involve female victims they have shown a shocking and shameful disdain and mocking indifference which shows no sign of waning. We should all cry a col lective national shame for the way we have allowed our consciousness to be seduced away from moral ity and human decency in the name of religion and politics.HerLadyship rightly said that “rape is a most heinous act of cruelty and a mali cious violation of a person.” Is there anyone in our soci ety who would disagree that what this spouse endured in her marriage was a heinous act of cruelty and a mali cious violation? It would appear that the court was satisfied “from his evidence that he lacked concern and did not appreciate how his actions impacted the petitioner.” I suspect the matter was sealed at the request of the Petitioner, still trying to protect her abusive former spouse or herself when she should have nothing to fear. On that note, I will close with the hardest reality check in this matter. The Sexual Offences and Domes tic Violence Act only goes so far to protect spouses who are victims of sexual and other violence. Typically this protection requires some form of judicial intervention in the marriage before it can apply.This means that until our laws and mindsets evolve, victims of domestic vio lence must report abuse perpetrated against them and make their personal safety an absolute prior ity, above financial needs, above loyalty, above fidelity and above commitment, all of which the court appar ently found it important to assure the parties that the abusive husband had met.

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How, we must ask our selves, can sexual assault by a spouse be punishable by imprisonment of up to 15 years, but rape by a spouse notTheexist?Act does not allow for a spouse to have sexual intercourse with their spouse against their will without any criminal con sequences whatsoever. It is unfortunate that the ruling or report of this ruling did not make that resoundingly clear, especially after taking the bold decision to address the Act in the first place. Further, it is unfortunate that the case was permit ted to be sealed so that we could get the full context of Her Ladyship’s deci sion. We are left to wonder whether certain words and statements were slips or mistakes in the judgment or error in the reporting. It was reported that “accord ing to Lewis-Johnson the husband is “correct” in noting that Bahamian law provides for sex in a mar riage. She said there is a “right for consummation.” It is not disputed that marriages require consum mation for legitimacy and that this requirement is fulfilled after the first act of intercourse. However, consummation is a require ment for the marriage to be legal not a right given under the law. Consumma tion still requires consent for the act of intercourse for it to be lawful under the Constitution which guaran tees security of the person and the protection of the law.The view attributed to Her Ladyship that there is a “right” for consumma tion according to Bahamian Laws is not one that I can in good conscience sup port. I am not aware of any law which makes sexual intercourse a “right” in a marriage. According to the report, Her Ladyship opines that this “right” “ought not to be taken by force”. This must certainly have been or intended to have been expressed in more absolute and manda tory terms, as opposed to the casual and discretion ary ones contained in the report.The unfortunate reports of this ruling have resulted in a deafening high-pitched whistle to those who share the views of the male respondent in this case that a “wife’s obligation is to have sex with her husband”. To the extent that this ruling has emboldened the men and women in our society who think that put ting lives in danger for the sake of one-sided sexual

By saying merely that the conduct being com plained of met the grounds for cruelty but that “there is no rape in marriage,” the ruling did not take advan tage of the opportunity to emphatically remind us all that in certain circum stances there are offences created under the Act committed when a spouse ignoring the others “feel ing of not being a willing participant in sexual inter course, is in fact a crime, albeit not rape. Section 15 of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Act cre ates the offence of Sexual Assault By a Spouse in certain circumstances pun ishable by imprisonment up to 15 years.

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A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after admitting to having an unlicenced shot gun and ammunition. He is accused of threat ening a father and son with thisHenryweapon.Rolle, 23, repre sented by attorney Lennox Coleby, faced Senior Mag istrate Derence A Rolle Davis on four charges. These include possession of an unlicenced shotgun, possession of ammunition, possession of a ﬁrearm with intent to put another in fear of life and attempted murder.OnAugust 31, Rolle was arrested after he was found with a black Mossberg Maverick 12-gauge model 88 shotgun with the serial number erased. Rolle was also found with four unﬁred rounds of 12-gauge ammunition.Rolleis also accused of threatening George Beckford Sr with this shotgun and faced a charge of attempted murder against George Beckford, Jr. In court, Rolle pleaded guilty to possessing the shotgun and ammunition, but was not required to enter a plea on the remain ingWhencharges.asked by the mag istrate how he came into possession of the shotgun, Rolle said he was holding on to it for a friend who was facing separate court charges.The prosecution also revealed to the court that the accused has other offences with previous pos session of ammunition and drugDuringcharges.Mr Coleby’s miti gation plea, he said his young client is an aspiring entrepreneur who is capa ble of rehabilitation. After pointing out that Rolle had pleaded guilty at the earli est opportunity and was remorseful for his actions, Mr Coleby asked that the court be lenient in its sentencing.Magistrate Rolle Davis deferred sentencing in this matter to September 9, the same day to which the accused’s remaining charges were adjourned for continuation.Rollewas remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Ser vices until his next court appearance.

“We know you lack criti cal government services and infrastructure, and we are looking to document the special needs that impact the community, and we should have assis tance mobilised within weeks.”

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“Another important aspect of government that is missing is the school. I know right now children from K3 to grade 9 are transported by bus to Free port. And if they come from Sweeting’s Cay, they add a boat ride as well, and we believe three years after Dorian this is unaccepta ble,” he said. The district superin tendent has identiﬁed adequate accommodations at St Cleveland Baptist Church in Freetown to host K3 to grade 1. He said the facility can house up to 30 students. Mr Cooper said that the district superinten dent is seeking permission from the Ministry of Educa tion to secure the facility. “We expect to have them (the students) transferred in October,” he said.

A MAN was ordered to attend counselling yes terday after admitting to threatening his wife as well as members of his family. Terrance Hutchinson, 61, faced Senior Magistrate Derence A Rolle Davis on a charge of threats of harm. On September 2 at Hutchinson’s residence, he threatened to cut his wife’s throat and made further threats to other members of hisInfamily.court, Hutchinson pleaded guilty to the charge and explained that his actions were because he was intoxicated at the time. He said that while he knew he said words to them he wasn’t aware of their sever ity during the incident. Hutchinson then asked the magistrate for help with his alcohol Magistrateproblem.Rolle Davis granted the accused a con ditional discharge during which he is to attend coun selling at HutchinsonCCAC.is expected to return to court for men tion on October 17.

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He said DRA chairman Alex Storr has ordered his team to begin inspections soon to ensure an updated assessment on homes. He indicated that they have plans for East Grand Bahama, and Prime Min ister Philip “Brave” Davis has “offered the highest commitment of the govern ment to move forward with necessary work” in the East End“Thisarea.will require sig niﬁcant resources and Cabinet has committed those resources to make sure we make an impact immediately,” he said. “We are employing local people to do the work to get some home repairs outstanding done.“We are going to be focused on all the areas that require (attention) in local

APOLOGISING for the long delay in restoration in East Grand Bahama, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper gave an assurance that assistance for home repairs and criti cal government services and infrastructure will be mobilised within weeks. He said the Disaster Reconstruction Authority would no longer use the old voucher system that was put in place by the former MinnisThreeadministration.yearsafter Hur ricane Dorian, many homes are still in need of repairs. The residents felt they were being neglected and expressed their con cerns and frustration to Mr Cooper while he attended a memorial service for Dorian victims in East End. “The DRA launched a new Homeowner Assis tance Relief Programme for roof, windows, siding, plumbing and electrical repairs, and with this you get supplies from DRA without need for the old voucher system,” Mr Cooper said. “And once this assessment is done and the Authority has given assurances, we will pro vide and procure necessary building materials.

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Mr Cooper also gave an update regarding restora tion of facilities to resume public education in East End, three years after Dorian.

government, NIB, police, Social Services, BTC, post ofﬁce services,” said the DPM.To date, Mr Cooper reported that police ser vices have been restored in McLean’sAdditionally,Town. he stated that NIB services will come soon to East Grand Bahama two days a week as soon as suitable ofﬁce space is provided.“Thatis being sourced now, and we anticipate having service back in a few weeks, and RBPF will advance patrols in East Grand Bahama from McLean’s Town,” he said.

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A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yes terday after he was charged withPatricoassault.Leadon, 30, faced Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on charges of assault with a dangerous instrument, causing harm and unlawfully carrying arms.Around 3.30pm on September 1 in Hope Gar dens, Leadon was arrested for unlawfully carrying a cutlass.Onthat same day and at the same place, Leadon is further accused of attacking Javen Fowler with the cut lass resulting in injury. In court, Leadon pleaded guilty to the carrying of arms charge for which he was warned and discharged. The court entered a not guilty plea for remain ing charges as Leadon claimed that he only acted in self-defence during this incident.Asthere were no objec tions to bail, $3,000 was granted to the accused. Under the conditions of his bail, Leadon is expected to sign in at South Beach Police Station the last Sunday of every month.

Leadon’s trial is set to begin on February 1. Another man, Ken nedy Henfield, 33, faced Assistant Chief Magis trate Subusola Swain on charges of threats of harm and assault with a deadly instrument.Henfield is accused of threatening Patricia Mott and assaulting her with a knife on August 25 at Shady Hollow Lane. In court, the accused pleaded not guilty to both charges.Hewas granted $5,000 bail with one surety. Henfield’s matter was adjourned to November 25.

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MARATHON MP Lisa Rahming gave out school supplies in her constituency recently.TheRM Bailey Senior High School graduate grew up in the Marathon constituency.Inaddition to providing school supplies, she spoke with residents and did her best to encourage children for the new school year.

Grades two to nine stu dents, he said, will be placed at the high school in High“WeRock.know that the facil ity is in need of major repairs and over the course of the next few weeks that will be done,” he said. “Students from Sweeting’s Cay and the settlements in East End such as McLean’s Town, High Rock, and Freetown will be accommodated in amalgamated school in High Rock, and as far as health services we know that the minister of health has reopened clinics in McLean’s Town and High Rock,” he said. “I know you heard a lot of talk over the last two years, I am here to commit that the time for talking is over,” Mr Cooper said.

A MAN was placed on a year’s probation yesterday after admitting to stealing $2,378.79 worth of a wom an’s property, which he later admitted to returning to the owner.Jamel Parker, 45, appeared before Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr on charges of stealing and receiving.OnSeptember 3, Parker was arrested for stealing $2,378.79 worth of items from Denise Russell. These included a Tommy Hilﬁger dufﬂe bag, a black wallet, ten cigars, a black cap, wrap skirt, hair braiding wrap, two hair combs and $2,000 in cash. In court, Parker pleaded guilty to the stealing charge resulting in the receiving charge being withdrawn.Heexpressed remorse for his actions and explained that he had returned the stolen items to their rightful owner.Inview of this, the magis trate placed the accused on probation.

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‘As people say, “the math ain’ mathin’.” You say violence is violence. You say consent is necessary. You say rape is a violation. You say rape is a ground for divorce for this reason. How, then, do you deﬂect when asked if you will take a speciﬁc action — one that you have the power to take — to address the issue?’

This spurred debate, not only about the Sexual Offences Act itself, but also about the ways that laws are made and applied and what was and was not appropri ate to say (and how) in the judgment. Asked about it, the Prime Minister said: “It’s curious that a judge can say that a woman who claims that she was raped by her husband cannot use that as a ground for divorce when the physical abuse could be and rape is physi calTheabuse.”Prime Minister also said: “I think marital rape is descriptive, that this detracts from the substance of what rape is all about. Rape is a violation of some one’s body without their consent in circumstance where consent is necessary.” After saying all of this, the same Prime Minister, when asked if his adminis tration will criminalise it, said it is not included in the Progressive Liberal Party’s Blueprint for Change. This is to suggest that it is not a priority, that the party — and its leader and the now administration — did not commit to it, and that this administration will not commit to it. As people say, “the math ain’ mathin’.” You say vio lence is violence. You say consent is necessary. You say rape is a violation. You say rape is a ground for divorce for this reason. How, then, do you deflect when asked if you will take a specific action — one that you have the power to take — to address the issue? What government offi cials say is, obviously, not indicative of what they are prepared to do. They are consistent in disappointing us. They fail, repeatedly, to use their positions to address the issues they pre tend to care about. The only things that matter to the Prime Minister are those listed in the Blueprint for Change — a document created by the PLP for the PLP, without input from the general public. This admin istration came with its own agenda and refuses to adapt it to respond to even the most pressing issues. The consultation on the amendments to the Sexual Offences Act is coming up and, given the comments from government officials on marital rape, we have to wonder what Alongtainplacateseekingprocess,rightsingtheydebate?expectered?trulyfeedbackback?toopportunityandwithbestakeholdersthethere.intendsgovernmentthetodoWhatisgoal?WillpresentedadraftgiventhegivefeedWillbeconsidDotheytohaveAreprioritishumaninthisortocergroups.withthis, of course, is the question on next steps. What will happen after the consultation, and what is the timeline? Marital rape needs to be criminalised. To do this effectively, the definition of rape in Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act needs to be amended, remov ing the words “who is not his spouse”. Those who support this need to do so loudly. Speak to Members of Parliament. Demand that they bring the amend ments. Insist that it be done without delay. There has been far too much talk with no action. We cannot simply trust Mem bers of Parliament to do what is necessary. They have proven that already. We must now exercise the power in us, the people.

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POLITICAL rheto ric, speciﬁcally about women’s rights, is repeti tive and devoid of meaning beyond the indica tion that politicians do not care about any of it enough to take a clear position and use their political power to bringSinceaction.thegeneral election of 2021, Members of Par liament have made empty comments about violence against women. They have decried the acts of violence that shocked the public and said, over and over again, that something must be done. They have not gone beyond that in their state ments, and certainly have not seen ﬁt to advance legislation, policies, or pro grammes to address the issue.On Monday, the Prime Minister delivered a speech at the United Nations/ Bahamas Development Bank Sustainable Devel opment Goals Partnership Forum. Outside the meet ing room, reporters took the opportunity to ask him about the divorce ruling that made headlines last week. A judge granted a divorce, but not with out stating that she could not do so on the basis of rape, but on the basis of “cruelty”.

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This week, I am attending a training on partnerships for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This month marks seven years since the SDGs were adopted by Member States at the United Nations General Assembly. The 17 goals form the 2030 agenda and include ending poverty, ending hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality edu cation, gender equality, climate action, and partner ships for the goals. Yesterday, we talked about factors that make for good partnerships and those that impede partnerships. It is always interesting to hear people’s thoughts on the purpose and beneﬁts of partnerships. Most people say they expect to have an exchange of some kind, but this does not necessar ily mean partnerships are meant to be transactional. In the session, facilita tors made a distinction, identifying three types of partnerships — trans actional, integrative, and transformative.

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WHILE its water crisis continued, students in Mis sissippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week yester day with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work.Jackson remained under a boil water advisory, but the drop in water pressure that had brought the system to near collapse appeared to be resolved, officials said. Sherwin Johnson, a spokesperson for Jackson Public Schools confirmed in a statement to The Associ ated Press yesterday that schools had re-opened after a drop in water pressure forced a move to virtual instruction.Inastatement posted to Twitter on Monday, the school district said it had “checked water pressure at each school” and found that “nearly all are suit able” for students and staff to return. Air conditioning systems at several schools depend on the water system to run effectively.

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JAMES SMITH CREE FIRST SaskatchewanNATION, FEARS ran high yes terday on an indigenous reserve in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as police warned residents that the suspect in a deadly stabbing rampage over the weekend might be nearby. People on the James Smith Cree First Nation reserve were told to stay inside. An Associated Press reporter saw people running and screaming as police shut down roads and surrounded a house with gunsLaterdrawn.yesterday, an ofﬁ cial said it appeared to be a falseIt’salarm.notclear if the sus pect, Myles Sanderson, was ever in the area. The fugitive’s brother and fellow suspect, Damien Sanderson was found dead on Monday near the stabbing sites. Police are investigating whether Myles Sanderson killed his brother. The brothers are accused of killing ten people and wounding 18. Leaders of the James Smith Cree Nation, where most of the stabbing attacks took place, blamed the kill ings on drug and alcohol abuse plaguing the commu nity, which they said was a legacy of the colonisation of indigenous people. James Smith Cree Nation resident Darryl Burns and his brother, Ivor Wayne Burns, said their sister, Gloria Lydia Burns, was a ﬁrst responder who was killed while responding to a call. Burns said his 62-yearold sister was on a crisis response team. “She went on a call to a house and she got caught up in the violence,” he said. “She was there to help. She was a hero.” He blamed drugs and pointed to colonisation for the rampant drug and alco hol use on reserves. “We had a murder sui cide here three years ago. My granddaughter and her boyfriend. Last year we had a double homicide. Now this year we have ten more that have passed away and all because of drugs and alcohol,” Darryl Burns said. Ivor Wayne Burns also blamed drugs for his sister’s death and said the suspect brothers should not be hated. “We have to forgive them boys,” he said. “When you are doing hard drugs, when you are doing coke, and when you are doing heroin and crystal meth and those things, you are incapable of feel ing. You stab somebody and you think it’s funny. You stab them again and you laugh.” Blackmore said police were still determining the motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations echoes suggestions the stabbings could be drug-related. “This is the destruc tion we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the chiefs and councils and their membership to create safer and healthier commu nities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron.

“The safety net that has been built up has decreased and has dimin ished,” Lumumba said. “That is why we’re prayer ful that everything remains consistent.”Ifachallenge arises with plant operation, it will likely impact customers, the mayor said.

The school district said Forest Hill High School in south Jackson still didn’t have water pressure. John son said students who attend Forest Hill were transported to alternative sites yesterday. In a news conference, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the water storage that was built over the weekend has decreased some over the past 24 hours.

SANTONIA MATTHEWS, a custodian at Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi, hauls away a trash can ﬁlled with water from a tanker in the school’s parking lot to use for ﬂushing toilets.

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The district said it antici pated delays in cooling buildings as temperatures reached the mid-80s on Tuesday.“Weare continuing to monitor and have portable fans and air conditioners to reduce temperatures in warm or hot areas.

In a Monday news con ference, Gov Tates Reeves said water distribution at schools would be scaled down in preparation for stu dents’ return to campuses. “We are moving those resources to our other water distribution megasites,” Reeves said. “Those sites have slowed down in demand a bit, but we have still put out about ﬁve mil lion bottles of water over the last several days.”

Torrential rains and ﬂooding of the Pearl River in late August exacerbated problems at one of Jack son’s two treatment plants, leading to a drop in pres sure throughout the city.

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MEACHER MAJOR

PEDERSEN, of Denmark, celebrates after winning the 16th stage of the Vuelta cycling race between San Lucar de Barrameda and Tomares, in Tomares, southern Spain, yesterday. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez)14 By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer 14

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At the elections, Major said the delegates will not just be voting for him, but for the amateur boing pro gramme in the Bahamas. “We don’t really have a junior national boxing team and we hardly have a senior national team. A lot of the amateur boxers have quit because they didn’t see anywhere to go,” Major said.“Only Carl Hield really stuck around and Rashield Williams has turned a pro fighter because of his frus tration with the amateur programme.“ButIfeel with my con nections in the United States and with the coaches I have who are willing to come to the Bahamas with their teams to compete, I feel this will be a fresh new opportunity for our amateur boxers and the coaches.”Ifelected, Major said he will make sure that the amateur boxers in the country will get the oppor tunity to go to the next level.The inaugural Frederick Sturrup Boxing Champion ships is the first initiative that Major intends to put on as he looks ahead to the future for the sport. He thanked the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Cul ture for allowing his Major Pain Boxing Club to put on theTheshow.show is being spear headed by Alpachino Allen, another former amateur/pro fighter, who is working along with Major. In his absence from the Bahamas, Kato Ferguson, another former amateur/ pro fighter, runs the Major Pain Boxing Club. Tyrone Oliver, one of the most exciting ama teur boxers, is expected to be one of the top boxers

‘Major Pain’ to run for president

TOMARES, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic crashed with the ﬁnish line in sight in the Spanish Vuelta yes terday but still gained ground on Remco Evenep oel after the overall leader had a puncture a few kilo metres from the end. Neither rider lost time because of their mishaps as they beneﬁtted from a 3-kilometre (1.8-mile) pro tection zone at the end of theRoglicstage.was bleeding from his right shoulder, arm and leg as he crossed the line in the 16th stage. The three-time defending champion was going for the victory but went down hard with 75 metres to go while trying to catch up to the leading breakaway group of four riders. Mads Pedersen

THE Philadelphia 76ers have some backup big man help for Joel Embiid. The Sixers have agreed to a two-year contract with free agent centre Montrezl Harrell in a move that will reunite him with coach Doc Rivers, a person famil iar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of ano nymity yesterday because the deal has not been announced.Harrellwas the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2019-2020 when Rivers still coached the Los Angeles Clippers.Harrell averaged 13.1 points and 6.1 rebounds in 71 games last season with the Washington Wizards

CONNECTICUT Sun forward Jonquel Jones is guarded by Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker during the ﬁrst half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semiﬁnal last night in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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MEACHER ‘Major Pain’ Major, whose Major Boxing Club is prepar ing to stage the inaugural Frederick Sturrup Boxing Championships on Sep tember 24 at the National Boxing Gymnasium, has decided to put his name in the hat for the post of president of the Boxing Federation of the Bahamas.Major,a resident of Buf falo, New York, is expected to challenge incumbent Vincent Strachan when ever the elections take place this year. No date has been set as yet for the elections, but Major said he just wants to let the pubic know that he wants to take over the reigns of the ama teur boxing programme in the country. “I want to give the Almighty God thanks and praise for the people who have encouraged me to run for president,” said Major, one of the former prolific amateur and pro fessional boxers in the country. “I feel now is the time to bring something new to the Bahamas as a tourism destination. “A lot of the present coaches and even coaches from the past have been complaining about what is going on and with my experience as one of the first amateur boxers to come out of Ray Minus Jr’s Champion Boxing Club and one of the profession als to retire from the sport, I know all of the ins and outs of the sport.” Major said he has been studying the new IABA rules and laws and is well versed on what’s going on in the sport, being exposed to a high level of competi tion in the United States, he is confident that he can bring a new, vibrant pro gramme to the Bahamas. “I feel our boxers could have a better chance when they compete at these international competitions and have an even smoother transition whenever they decide to turn pro like I did,” he said. “So I’m really looking forward to making a difference if I am successful.”

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemdedia.net

Vuelta: Roglic falls near ﬁnish but gains time on Evenepoel

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UNCASVILLE, Conn (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 last night and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semi-final series. Alyssa Thomas added 17 points for Connecticut, which will travel to the second-seeded Sky for the winner-take-all game on Thursday night. Jonquel Jones helped out with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists in 28 minutes on theIt’sfloor.the second consecu tive playoff series for each team that has gone the dis tance. Both Chicago and Connecticut had to go on the road in the third game of their opening-round series and win to reach the semi-finals because of the

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SEE PAGE 14 MILAN (AP) — The stars showed up at EuroBasket yesterday in a bigGiannisway. Antetokounmpo scored 41 points in 27 min utes for Greece, Luka Doncic had 36 points for Slovenia and two-time reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 29 points for Serbia — three of the world’s best players all leading their teams to big group-stage wins at the European championships. There’s one more groupstage game left for each to play, and then a trip to Berlin awaits since Greece, Slovenia and Serbia have all clinched spots in the 16-team knockout round that begins Antetokounmpo’sSaturday. point total was the most in a EuroBasket game since Dirk Nowitzki had 43 for Germany in 2001. And when he heard that stat, all Antetokounmpo did was 15

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THE SUNGLASSES of Phil Mickelson reﬂect the second fairway following his tee shot on the second during the ﬁrst round of the LIV golf tournament on September 2 in Bolton, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Odds are there will be more changes before Janu ary. What emerged from that meeting were eyes toward 2024. Next year is a bridge to get there. Mickelson first referred to “leverage” when he was at the Saudi International in TheFebruary.damning comments came in his interview with Alan Shipnuck for his unau thorized biography, when Mickelson made it clear he was working both sides of theHeaisle.said the Saudis were “scary mother-(expletives)” who were behind the killing of Washington Post col umnist Jamal Khashoggi and who execute gays. The PGA Tour was a dictator ship that prefers to “divide and“Andconquer.”theSaudi money has finally given us that leverage,” Mickelson said. “I’m not sure I even want (LIV Golf) to succeed, but just the idea of it is allowing us to get things done with theSuchtour.”words can’t be for gotten. They are at the core of Mickelson’s motivation. He’s not interested in any ideas but his own. And still to be deter mined is whether the tour’s plan creates its own layer of division and strays from a century-tested ideal of meritocracy.Commissioner Jay Mona han seized on Mickelson’s use of “leverage” by coun tering with “legacy” only the PGA Tour can provide, without realising every player has a price and every agent gets a cut of it. What legacy does Mickel sonTheleave?18-foot birdie putt at Augusta National for the first of his six majors or the egregiously swatting a moving ball on the green at Shinnecock Hills in the U.S. Open?Visionary for the good of the game or high-stakes gambler motivated by greed?The success of the PGA Tour — and LIV Golf — could determine that. battle, loses the war

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“Even though it is a spe cial moment, I don’t want that to be my determin ing moment in my career,” Miller said. “I want to make other moments just like that.”

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Miller, after all, readily thatpackagesandgetswithatern“ButrecruitingthoughtSeansaid,tooptics,Imottyesterday,year33-year-oldrightchampionshipandbrightsionsecond-guessingacknowledgedhisdecitoleavebehindthelightsofHollywoodhissecondSuperBowlforBuffalouptothemomentthesignedasix-contractinMarch.“IstillrememberitlikecoachMcDersaying,`It’sBuffalo.knowitdoesn’thavethebutyouwilllearnlovethisplace,’”MillerreferringtoBillscoachMcDermott.“Whenhesaidit,Iitwaspartofthepitch,”headded.beinghereinwestNewYork...Ijustfeelhome.I’vefalleninlovetheplace,anditjustbetterandbettereacheveryday.”Perhaps,it’sthecareoftoiletpaperpiledupathisdorm

VON MILLER SETTLES IN WITH BILLS AFTER LEAVING LA RAMS

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The memories are too fond, and the bonds formed too tight for Von Miller to say anything nega tive about the Los Angeles Rams even as the Buffalo Bills’ new pass rusher pre pares to face his former team in the NFL’s season opener on Thursday night. “They came and got me at a time when I really needed that. They refreshed me,” Miller said on Sunday, before listing the many friendships he made — from defensive tackle Aaron Donald to equip ment director Brendan Burger — in his brief, suc cessful stint with the Rams. “I can never hate L.A.” What’s also true about the NFL’s active leader in sacks is how much he’s warmed to his new surroundings.

MUCH like his style of golf, Phil Mickelson’s imagi nation is only as good as his ability to pull off the shot. Mickelson has a right to feel somewhat vindi cated by the bold and rapid changes coming to the PGA Tour. The idea — his idea, he can argue — is for the top players to compete against each other as often as 17 times, maybe more, for an average purse of $20 million.Soin that respect, Mick elson won a big part of his battle.The question now is whether he lost the war. Mickelson won’t be part of a PGA Tour model he always wanted. His tour membership is not being renewed for this season. His name is the first one listed on an antitrust law suit against the PGA Tour that has created so much animosity. He is as much a face of the Saudi-funded disruption in golf as Greg Norman.Washe right? Does it matter?“Asmuch as I probably don’t want to give Phil any sort of credit at all, yeah, there were certain points that he was trying to make,” Rory McIlroy said. “But there’s a way to go about them. ... He just didn’t approach it the right way.” McIlroy spoke of col laboration. Mickelson likes leverage, and he might have relished that as much as the reported $200 million sign ing bonus he got from LIV Golf.Mickelson wouldn’t use the word “vindication” in an interview last week with Morning Read on SI.com. This was Mickelson trying to take the high road, a path he prefers only when he suspects he’s right. “All players should be appreciative of what LIV is doing,” Mickelson told Morning Read. “The players on LIV for the opportunity they are getting. And the PGA Tour for the leverage that was provided to get these changes done.” These changes are what Mickelson began preach ing some 20 years ago, only then he was more passive than aggressive. Change eventually came in the form of the FedEx Cup, a new model to bring the best players together at the end of the season in a series that culminated with the biggest payoff in Mickelsongolf.wanted more. This was in 2006, long before acronyms like PIP and PIF were part of the golf“Wouldn’tvernacular.itbe great if we had 20 events where every body played together?” he said.Lefty grudgingly accepted what he saw as baby steps to his big dreams. Most telling from that Janu ary day in 2006 was his admiration for Norman — “A brilliant individual,” Mickelson called him — and the Shark’s ideas for golf.All these years later, Mickelson became Nor man’s chief recruiter and had the leverage he needed — an endless supply of Saudi cash from the Public Investment Fund. That ena bled LIV Golf to overpay for a roster of players that includes 10 major cham pions, five of them still among the top 50 in the world, the other five well past their peak years. There is no meaning to the LIV tournaments — that takes years. There is no television partner yet, only a broad cast crew that artificially raises the hype and thus raises suspicion about the legitimacy of the product. Even so, the PGA Tour was forced to respond by catering to the stars. The season will be shorter, the prize money higher, the fields smaller. That was in June.And then Tiger Woods and McIlroy led a private meeting of top players last month who pushed for a model where the elite play together all the time.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

room door at training camp, and sent by Bills fans after Miller questioned the qual ity of the tissue players were issued. Maybe, it was the call he recently received from his new neighbor, alerting Miller that his garage door was open. And it’s difficult for Miller to ignore Buffalo’s talent-laden roster, fea turing a dynamic Josh Allen-led offense and a defense which led the NFL in numerous statistical cat egories last season to make him a true, ahem, Bill-iever. “You’re watching clips of (defensive tackle) Ed Oliver and seeing the player he is. You see Josh Allen (receiver Stefon) Diggs and it definitely helps,” Miller said in April. “You know, being here for the start of OTAs, it’s definitely put me at peace. I’m excited to go. I’m ready to go win a Super Bowl for the Buffalo Bills.”

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BUFFALO Bills defensive end Von Miller (40) takes part in a drill during practice at the NFL football team’s training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., on August 4. The memories are too fond, and the bonds formed too tight for Von Miller to say anything negative about the Los Angeles Rams even as the Buffalo Bills’ newly signed pass rusher prepares to face his former team in the NFL’s season opener on Thursday, Sept. 8. (AP Photo/ Joshua Bessex)

Expectations have been high in Buffalo since 2020, when the Bills won their first AFC East title in 25 years and reached the conference championship before losing to Kansas City. Miller’s addition raises the temperature further by muscling up what had been a middling pass rush. “Von Miller, there’s only one in the league. Like there’s only one Aaron Donald in the league that can effectively change the game on a constant basis and something that we haven’t had for a long time,” Bills Hall of Fame defensive end and the NFL’s career sacks leader Bruce Smith told The Associated Press in June. “If he stays healthy, he will be the miss ing piece that we needed to complete this quest for a Super Bowl title.” Miller’s presence alone could have made the dif ference last season when the Bills squandered a three-point lead in the final 13 seconds of an eventual 42-36 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the divi sional round of the playoffs. Jerry Hughes, whom Miller replaces, was a half-step away from sacking Patrick Mahomes in what could have ended the Chiefs’ twoplay, 44-yard drive which set up Harrison Butker’s 49-yard field goal as time expired.Miller showed he hadn’t lost a step after being traded by Denver to the Rams in November. After getting five sacks in eight regularseason games with L.A., Miller added four more in the playoffs, including two in the Rams’ Super Bowl victory over Cincinnati. “Von is 33, but that boy is 23. He moves better than anybody on the football field,” Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins said. “The word I would use is an elastic band or a rubber band, because he’s just real springy and real slithery,” he added. “We’re all big and strong, so if I were to hit somebody, it would be ‘boom!’ When you hit Von, it’s more like ‘voom,’ like how did that not hit like it’s supposed to hit?” Bills center Mitch Morse said the prospect of the Bills lining up Miller and Oliver on the same side as being almost like “cheating” because of the mismatches they can Miller’screate.impact has already extended into a leadership role with him being selected a defensive captain.He’s taken Buffalo’s young group of defensive ends under his wing, includ ing having them attend his annual pass-rush summit in June, which brings together many of the NFL’s top threats.Forall he’s accomplished entering his 12th season, Miller is focused on the future, while acknowledg ing how “weird” it might be watching the Rams celebrate their — and his — Super Bowl title this week. Miller hasn’t flashed his new championship ring around Buffalo, and doesn’t plan to while keeping it locked up as he did with the ring he won with the Bron cos in the 2015 season.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia never really let Coco Gauff — or the crowd — get fully involved in their US Open quarterfinal last night.From early on, Garcia played high-stakes tennis and put strokes where she wanted, sometimes right at Gauff’s feet, sometimes well out of reach. In contrast to the early success Gauff, still just 18, has experienced, it’s been a long journey for Garcia, who now gets to play in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career at age 28. The 17th-seeded Garcia took charge at the start and never relented in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 12th-seeded Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium. She had lost both of her two previous matches against Gauff, who was the runner-up at the French Open in June, but was by far the better player this time. Garcia, who is from France, hasn’t ceded a set at Flushing Meadows so far this year and stretched her winning streak to 13 matches overall, solidify ing her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment.Shefinished last season ranked 74th, but now is projected to rise into the top 10 next week. She will face Wimbledon runnerup Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on Thursday with a berth in the final at stake. Jabeur advanced to her first semifinal in New York with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over the player who beat Serena Wil liams in the third round, AjlaRatherTomljanovic.than fearing, and trying to stay away from, Gauff’s stronger backhand side, Garcia went after it, drawing repeated mistakes. Gauff occasionally would show a bit of frustration at her play, slapping herself on the thigh or knocking her racket on a courtside towel holder.

SERENA WILLIAMS, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, right, cheer on the competition during Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, the kick off to the US Open tennis tournament, on August 24, 2013, in New York.

“I’m not worried. It’s part of sports. It’s part of life,” said Caroline Garcia, a 28-year-old from France whose second career Grand Slam quarterﬁnal was scheduled for last night against 18-year-old Florid ian Coco Gauff.

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GARCIA, 28, TOPS GAUFF, 18, AT US OPEN FOR 1ST SLAM SEMI

Sydney Clarke eager to get her junior fall season underway

SYDNEY

SYDNEY Clarke is eager to get her junior fall season started with the University of Alabama at Birming ham Blazers women’s tennis team. Clarke, who closed out her sopho more year in May by being named to the Conference USA All-Conference Singles Second Team, is set to begin playing for the Blazers September 16-18 in the Austin Peay Hidden Duals in Clarkesville, Tennessee. “Things are looking good, prepara tion wise,” said Clarke, a right-handed player. “Pre-season has been going very well. We have been getting in a lot of practices getting prepared and equipped for what is ahead of us.” After coming home this summer to play for the Bahamas in the prestig ious Billie Jean King Cup, formerly the Fed Cup, Clarke said she’s hoping that the experience gained will help her as she continues her tenure for the“IBlazers.justwant to continue doing better and get better,” stated Clarke, who won the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s December Invitational to win the top spot on the national team.“I’m really hoping for a very suc cessful fall. My spring season has been pretty good. So I’m really going to push myself so that I can do better than I did in the spring.”

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“Great champions leave and others arrive,” Garcia said. “You have to give young players the time to get to the top of the game and get mature and every thing. The fans have to be ready for a new generation, as Whetherwell.” or not TV executives and tournament ticket-sellers agree, that is a popular sentiment among current players: Tennis will be“Unfortunatelyﬁne. for all of us,” Murray said, “the sport moves on.”

Some older fans in particular — middle-aged, or beyond — said they saw in Williams’ latest run at the 2022 US Open a very human and relatable takeaway. Namely the idea that they, also, could perform better and longer than they once thought possible — through ﬁtness, practice and grit.

Take it back further, and it’s 63 of 76. The only other men with more than one in that span are Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka, with threeFederer’sapiece.

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams, you might have heard, played what’s expected to be her last match at the US Open. Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer (more on them later) weren’t even in the tournament.Thosefour players domi nated, and were the main draws, in tennis for dec ades, collecting a total of 86 Grand Slam singles titles, each with at least 20. And so, as the quarterfinals began at Flushing Mead ows yesterday without any member of that quartet pre sent, it made sense to ask: Is this the end of an era? The 36-year-old Nadal sounded a philosophical note about the topic after he was bounced by 24-yearold American Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Monday.“Some depart, others come and the world keeps going. It’s a natural cycle,” said Nadal, who noted that his wife is pregnant with their first child and so he isn’t sure when he will play next. “It’s always the same. The same one have been up there several years; others are coming and we will be leaving. It’s logical.” Folks have been won dering — and, perhaps, worrying — about when someone new would emerge to take on the mantle in both women’s tennis and men’s tennis. This US Open, whether merely symbolic or truly portentous, offers a glimpse at the current and future states of the game. Of the 16 singles quarterfinalists across the women’s and men’s brackets, 15 never have won so much as one major championship any where (the exception is Iga Swiatek, a 21-year-old from Poland who is No. 1 on the WTA Tour and owns two French Open titles). According to the US Tennis Association, this is the first time in the profes sional era, which dates to 1968, that its Grand Slam event featured fewer than at least two past major title winners at this stage. Looking just at the men’s bracket, none of the four quarterfinalists who will play today — No. 22 seed Tiafoe vs. No. 9 Andrey Rublev, and No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 11 Jannik Sinner — has even reached a major Rublev,semifinal.who turns 25 next month, is the oldest of the“It’sbunch.cool,” Tiafoe said, “to see a new era.” And consider: It’s been nearly 20 years since there were zero previous Slam champs in the quarterfi nals of a major. That last happened at Wimbledon in 2003. Who won the trophy? Federer, claiming the first of his 20, which shattered the old men’s mark of 14 established by Pete Sam pras, and now has been surpassed by Nadal’s 22 and Djokovic’s 21 (as well as Williams’ 23, the most for any tennis player in the pro era).Federer, 41, hasn’t played since Wimbledon in July 2021 and had a series of operations on his right knee. He is slated to return at an event in Switzerland in October, and says he hopes to play at the All England Club in 2023, but not much is known beyond that about what he has left. There is no reason to think Djokovic, 35, will not remain a Slam contender for some time — when he can get into the country hosting the tournament, that is. He did not get vacci nated against COVID-19 so he was kicked out of Aus tralia in January and barred from entering the United States,Djokovictoo. and Nadal com bined to win this year’s first three major titles and 15 of the past 17 overall. Add in the other member of the socalled Big Three, Federer, and it’s 20 of the last 22.

ﬁrst triumph came less than a year after Sampras won the US Open in what would be his ﬁnal match.“Before this generation, we lost another great gener ation. Obviously, there will not be a Rafa or a Roger or a Serena. We know that. There are always ups and downs. But there were great champions in the past and there will be again.

Already, Clarke said the coaching staff, headed by Mark Tjia, assisted by Paula Baird, expect her to improve on her game and take more of a lead ing role as the number two player in singles and No.1 in doubles for the Blazers.“They expect for me to be more professional on the court and to be more of a leader on the team,” she stated. “I expect to be more calm and composed and be able to ﬁght right to the end in every match that I play. If I can do that, I have a chance to do very well for the team.” Clarke, a 20-year-old graduate of Windsor Academy after transferring from CR Walker Secondary High, said there’s a lot of pressure, but she’s conﬁdent that she can handle it. “Playing these matches in the fall should really help me in the spring next year,” Clarke said. “So I want to be able to take advantage of these opportunities to be able to improve myOncegame.”the fall season starts next weekend, Clarke said they should be playing in a series of matches just about every weekend until the end of October.Asfor her classes at UAB, Clarke said she switched her major to mass communication with a minor in broadcasting with marketing on the side. She said her classes have already been intense since she returned to school, but she’s looking forward to the year ahead of her.

As Serena leaves, Nadal loses, Federer absent, is era over?

SYDNEY Clarke in action for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers women’s tennis team.

new playoff format that saw the higher seeded team host the first two games of that best-of-three set. Connecticut coach Curt Miller has been saying for the entire series that his team would have to make the game “messy” to beat the Sky. Getting into a high-scoring game wouldn’t benefit the Sun. That wasn’t the case yes terday, as the Sun raced to a 22-6 lead, scoring 10 of the first 12 points. Thomas was a big reason why with seven points, four rebounds and two assists in the first five minutes. The All-Star forward had six points total in Game 3 and seven in Game 2 — both Connecticut losses.

“Everyone was really on the limit,” Pedersen said. “It’s a pity that (Roglic) crashed, he hasn’t been lucky this year. I hope he’s not too bad, so he can keep contending for the victory.” Roglic, seeking an unprecedented fourth straight Vuelta title with team Jumbo-Visma, had his preparation for the final Grand Tour race of the season hindered by a crash at the Tour de France. The Slovenian would have been at least fifth in the stage. He ended finish ing 35th but was given the time of the leading group. Evenepoel also didn’t lose time because of his punc ture in the final kilometers, losing only eight seconds to Roglic, who now is 1 minute, 26 seconds back entering the decisive final stages. Enric Mas is more than two minutes behind Evenepoel in third place. “I wanted to move up on the steep bump but my rear wheel just went off,” said Evenepoel, the Belgian rider from team Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl. “I’m happy that the 3-kilo meter rule exists, otherwise I would have lost a lot of time today.” It is the 11th consecutive stage Evenepoel has held the leader’s red jersey, the longest run since Roglic took his first Vuelta win in 2019. “I expected him to attack,” Evenepoel said of Roglic. “We all know that Primoz is really explosive so a finale like this is really made for him. That makes it even more a pity that he crashed. You never want anybody to crash.” Riders were coming off a rest day on Monday. In the 17th stage on Wednes day, they will face another difficult test with an unprec edented summit finish at Monasterio de Tentudía.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller scattered five hits over six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the suddenly listless New York Mets to an 8-2 loss last night. The NL East-leading Mets failed to get a runner to third base against Keller (5-10) while dropping their third straight against teams playing out the string. The Mets have lost three in a row for just the third time this season and saw their lead over Atlanta shrivel to a half-game. The Braves played in Oakland later Tuesday night. Taijuan Walker (10-4) laboured through five innings as the Mets lost for the fifth time in his last six starts. Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run home run in the seventh to cut New York’s deficit to Rodolfotwo.Castro hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot that clanged off the foul pole in right field in the third inning to stake the Pirates to a 3-0 lead.

RAYS 8, RED SOX 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer in the ﬁrst inning, Christian Bethancourt and Yu Chang went deep back-to-back in the sixth and surging Tampa Bay beat Boston. The Rays are an AL-best 22-10 since Aug. 4, and moved within 4 1/4 games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees. With Tampa Bay scheduled starter Drew Rasmussen scratched and placed on the paternity list for the birth of son early Tuesday, six pitchers combined on a six-hitter. Garrett Cleavinger (1-1) allowed one hit during a scoreless third and fourth to get his ﬁrst win since June 20, 2021.

PHILLIES 3, MARLINS 2 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper got a gift double in the ninth inning when Miami left fielder Brian Anderson slipped chasing a flyball, then hus tled home on Jean Segura’s single to send Philadelphia over the EdmundoMarlins.Sosa homered and doubled and Aaron Nola struck out 10 for the playoff-contending Phil lies. They rebounded from a poor road trip in which they lost five of six to the sub-.500 Diamondbacks andAndersonGiants. drove in both runs for the Marlins. Miami lost its eighth in a row. Tommy Nance (0-3) intentionally walked J.T. Realmuto, and Segura lined a single to right. Harper just beat the throw by Avisaíl García. David Robertson (4-2) was the winner.

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HARRELL FROM PAGE 11 to watch on the show. Major said they are still putting together all of the details for the show. The show is expected to take place one day before the Bahamas Boxing Commission, headed by Sturrup, stages a boxing clinic in the Kemp Road community on September 23. “I want to thank all of the local coaches who are coming on board to work with Major Pain Boxing Club to put on this show,” Major said. “It’s so good to see the young coaches like Kieshno Major, Valentino Knowles, Tureano ‘Reno’ Johnson, Kayla John son and those in Inagua, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera and Exuma all expected to compete,” Major said. “This is something that we haven’t had before. I know Ray Minus Jr used to put on a lot of in-house boxing shows because a lot of the local clubs didn’t want to band“Buttogether.hopefully we can do this to get boxing back to the level that it used to be and even further in the future.”Whenever the elections for the federation takes place, Major said he will be putting all of his emphasis into making his campaign a successfulBecauseone.hehas a number of ideas that will be imple mented to bring more programmes throughout the country under one umbrella once again like it was when he competed under Champion Boxing Club with Major Jr. The 40-year-old Major, who turned pro with a TKO over Juan Trevino on October 28, 2000 in Nassau, had his last ofﬁ cial ﬁght on October 27, 2018 with a knockout win over Martin Anderson in Nassau after he compiled a 24-6-1 win-loss-draw record. While he was still on the active trail, Major started his Major Pain Boxing Club in 2014 with Ferguson, catering mainly to the boxers coming out of the Kemp Road commu nity where he was born and grew up.

GUARDIANS 4, ROYALS 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched eight sharp innings, José Ramírez drove in two runs and AL Central-lead ing Cleveland beat Kansas City.Bieber (9-8) allowed a run and four hits. He struck out seven and walked one. James Karinchak pitched the ninth for his first save. The Royals lost their 82nd game, meaning they’ll have a losing record for the sixth straight season. Salvador Perez hit his 20th home run for Kansas City, the sixth year he’s reached the mark. Kris Bubic (2-11) was the loser. CUBS 9, REDS 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Hayden Wesneski allowed two hits over five shutout innings of relief to win his major league debut and Chicago took advantage of 11 walks to beat Cincinnati for its second win in nine games.Wesneski (1-0), a 24-year-old right-hander acquired from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1 for reliever Scott Effross, struck out eight and walked one. He relieved Wade Miley, who returned from a shoulder injury to make his first start since June 10. Wesneski retired 13 of the first 14 batters around a walk before Spencer Steer doubled with one out in the ninth and Aristides Aquino singled.Wesneski struck out Jake Fraley and Jose Barrero to end the game. Ian Gibalt (1-1) took the loss.

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won the stage for his second victory with team Trek-Segafredo in this year’s Vuelta. He prevailed over Pascal Ackermann and Danny van Poppel.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sri Lanka stunned India with yet another aggressive runchase in the Asia Cup and recorded a six-wicket win in the Super 4 yesterday. Half centuries by opening pair of Kusal Mendis (57) and Pathum Nissanka (52) led Sri Lanka to 174-4 for its third straight successful run-chase of 170-plus in the tournament.Indianskipper Rohit Sharma turned around his below-par batting form with 72 off 41 balls to anchor his team to 173-8 after Virat Kohli went for zero and the middle order failed to fire in the death overs for the second successive game. “The confidence in the dressing room is great,” Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka said. “Pathum and Kusal set the tone brilliantly and (Bhanuka) Rajapaksa and I set up the chase.” The right-armed Dilshan Madhushanka (3-24) clean bowled Kohli in his second over and then reined in Indian power-hitters in the return spell with the wick ets of Rishabh Pant and DeepakSharma,Hooda.who was look ing well settled, holed out in the 13th over off medium fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne and Madhush anka bowled brilliantly in the death overs to peg back India’s hopes of putting up a daunting total. “The guys out in the middle need to learn what they need to do and what kind of shot-making can happen,” Sharma said. “This team was on a good run for a long time, such losses will help us better to learn as a team.” Mendis and Nissanka raised Sri Lanka’s best opening partnership in a T20 against India when they racked up 97 runs in 11 overs in a superb display of aggressive batting upfront. India pacers couldn’t find any seam or swing under lights as both Mendis and Nissanka smashed 57 runs in the first six overs of bat tingIndiapowerplay.cameback through spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s (3-34) triple strike in his last twoNissanka,overs. who hit four boundaries and two sixes, was Chahal’s first wicket while playing an extrava gant reverse sweep and two balls later Charith Asalanka got his second zero in the tournament when he top edged a sweep against the leg-spinner at deep square leg.India’s seasoned offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin, playing in his first game of the tournament, had Danushka Gunathilaka caught at long on in the next over and Chahal made it 110-3 in the 15th over by having Mendis plumb leg beforeIndiawicket.triedto squeeze out Sri Lanka but Bhuvneshwar Kumar faltered yet again in the penultimate over and conceded 14 which featured two back-to-back bounda ries by ShanakaShanaka.made an unbeaten 33 off 18 balls and Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 25 not out as Sri Lanka reached home with a ball to spare.

Mets to third straight loss

ORIOLES 9, BLUE JAYS 6 BALTIMORE (AP) — Adley Rutschman hit a bases-loaded double during a five-run third inning and Baltimore beat Toronto in a heated game in which both benches briefly emp tied in the middle of the seventh.Then tempers flared when Bryan Baker appeared to make a “chirp ing” signal with his hand toward the Toronto dugout after striking out Matt Chapman for the third out. Benches and bullpens emp tied, and although order was quickly restored, Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider was ejected during the bottom of the inning and came out to give plate umpire Jeff Nelson an earful.The Orioles pulled within 3 1/2 games of Toronto for the last American League wild card. They were swept by the Blue Jays in a dou bleheaderBaltimoreMonday.seemed to be treating this like a mustwin game — or close to it. Dillon Tate (4-3), Cionel Pérez and Félix Bautista all worked more than an inning in relief. Four Ori oles relievers combined to throw six innings, with Bautista getting the final six outs for his 12th save. Bo Bichette homered again for Toronto — his fourth in the past two games — but Mitch White (0-4) couldn’t make it out of a wild third inning in which he walked three and hit a batter.

CONNECTICUT Sun forward Jonquel Jones shoots as Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker, left, defends during the second half of Game 4 of a WNBA basketball playoff semiﬁnal last nght in Uncasville, Connecticut. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

VUELTA FROM PAGE 11 and Charlotte Hornets. The 28-year-old Harrell was a second-round pick in the 2015 draft by the Hou ston Rockets and will also be reunited in Philadel phia with executive Daryl Morey. He has averaged 12.9 points in 458 games with five Harrellteams.isexpected to be a significant improvement at the backup centre spot behind Embiid. The Sixers had been poised to use Paul Reed and Charles Bassey as backups, but Rivers prefers to play veterans. He now has one he knows and is more comfortable with as the Sixers attempt to win their first NBA champion ship since 1983.

METS manager Buck Showal ter stands in the dugout yes terday, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J Puskar

CARDINALS 4, NATIONALS 1 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman broke out of a slump with a homer and two RBIs to help St. Louis beat Washington. José Quintana (5-6) gave up a run on five hits and he struck out five in five innings for first win since Aug. 10. The Cardinals have won five of their last six games and 19 of their last 22 at Busch Stadium. Ryan Helsley pitched around a leadoff double in the ninth for his 14th save in 18 opportunities. Brendan Donovan also homered for St. Louis. Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt was held to one hit and did not drive in a run as he continued his Triple Crown pursuit. Goldschmidt leads the NL with a .329 average and 107 RBIs. He has 34 homers to trail Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber (36) and Atlan ta’s Austin Riley (35).

AWARD WINNER: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert honoured Sun forward Brionna Jones before the game with the league’s Sixth Person of the YearJonesaward.received 53 of the 56 votes from a national media panel. It’s the first time Jones has won the award. TIP-INS: The Sky are trying to be the first team to repeat as champions since Los Ange les did it in 2001-02. Six other defending champions reached the finals since then, but all lost in that round. The UConn women’s basketball team was in attendance, sitting a few row up from the Chicago SkyBonnerbench. moved into seventh on the all-time postseason scoring list in WNBA history.

The Sky got back within eight by the end of the first quarter, but couldn’t get much closer as Connecti cut had an answer for every Chicago run — thanks to Thomas, Bonner and Jon quelChicagoJones. got within 38-33 midway through the second quarter before the Sun went on a 15-5 run to restore the double-digit advantage. DiJonai Car rington had five points during the burst that was capped by Thomas’ layup with 1:01 left in the half. Candace Parker, who had been stellar in the first three games of the series, scored her first points of the game on a 3-pointer 16 seconds later that got the Sky within 53-41. Connect icut scored the final five points, including a layup just before the buzzer by Carrington that made it 58-41 at the break. Williams was the spark in the third quarter, helping the Sun stave off any Sky run. Her teammates were looking for her when Chi cago would come double them, and Williams was left open for layups. She had 10 points in the third quarter. Kahleah Copper scored 16 points and Emma Mees seman added 14 for the Sky.

GIANNIS FROM PAGE 11 NEW YORK (AP) — On nearly every basketball court around the world —from NBA arenas to elementary school gyms — you’ll see players of all sizes regularly attempting long 3-point shots. There’s one man largely credited with transforming basketball from a must-see above the rim game to box ofﬁce-long range shooting: Stephen Curry.But the Golden State Warriors megastar who broke the NBA’s all-time 3-point record last season is now aiming at a different target: children’s books. “This is our ﬁrst pro ject out and (we want) to hopefully reach the next generation of kids that are dreaming big, are going to be the next leaders and game changers,” said Curry of “I Have a Superpower” illustrated by Geneva Bowers.“Wewant them to be able to set their sights on what they want to accomplish in the world and really believe that it’s possible.”

GROUP D SERBIA 89, ISRAEL 78 At Prague, Jokic was 11 of 13 from the ﬂoor and also grabbed 11 rebounds for Serbia (4-0), while Vasilije Micic added 19. Nikola Kalinic and Ognjen Jaramaz each scored 10 for Serbia. Yam Madar scored 20 for Israel (2-2), while Deni Avdija had 14 and Roman Sorkin added 11.

RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Half time took two days, which was about the only challenging part for the US in its final game of group play at the AmeriCup tournament.Everything else seemed easy. Craig Sword scored 19 points, Anthony Lamb added 15 and the US rolled into the Ameri Cup quarterfinals by topping Venezuela 101-49 in a game that started Sunday, was interrupted because of leaks caused by rain, then resumed 48 hours later — with both teams playing a sepa rate game in “Definitelybetween.afirst for me,” Lamb said. The US lead was 48-21 when play was stopped Sunday; the Americans then beat Panama on Monday, while Venezuela defeated Mexico. And yesterday, to win a threeteam tiebreaker atop Group C with Mexico and Venezuela, all the US needed was to finish off a victory by seven points. The Americans won by 52 instead.

GREECE’s Giannis Antetokounmpo goes for a basket during the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Greece and Ukraine, in Milan, Italy, yesterday.(AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)

At Tbilisi, Georgia, Alp eren Sengun scored 24 points, Furkan Korkmaz had 16 and Turkey (3-1) remained tied atop Group A.Ercan Osmani added 12 forHarisTurkey.Bratanovic scored 15 for Belgium (2-2) and Hans Vanwijn scored 11.

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POLAND NETHERLANDS75, 69 Poland was down by 13 in the third quarter before closing the game on a 39-20 run to tune up for its knock out-stage appearance. Michal Sokolowski scored 24 for Poland (3-1), which got 16 from Alek sander Balcerowski and 10 from Jakub Garbacz. Charlon Kloof led the Netherlands (0-4) with 26, and Yannick Franke scored 13.

The father of three says the book was partly inspired by his own children’s love of reading.

LITHUANIA 87, HUNGARY 64 Lithuanian basketball is known for a lot of things, including passionate fans. They go everywhere to cheer for their national team. And Tuesday, they even cheered for France — for good Lithuaniareason.topped Hun gary and that, combined with France’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, means the last qualifying spot out of Group B is still unclaimed. It’ll be decided Wednesday when Lithuania plays Bosnia and Herzego vina, the winner moving on to Berlin and a round-of-16 game, the loser heading home“Lithuanianeliminated.fans are the best,” France guard Evan Fournier said. If France had lost Tues day, Lithuania would have been eliminated. Instead, those Lithuanian fans sere naded the French with cries of “Merci!” for keeping their national team’s hopes alive.“It feels amazing,” Lithuania forward Doma tas Sabonis said. “They travel to every champion ship to support us. It’s sad we couldn’t give them a win over the weekend, but we’re glad we could give them one today and the goal is to give them another oneJonastomorrow.”Valanciunas scored 21 points on 10-of-13 shoot ing and Sabonis added 19 for Lithuania (1-3). Marius Grigonis had 15 points and Rokas Jokubaitis added 10 for Lithuania. Zoltan Perl scored 16 for Hungary (0-4), while David Vojvoda and Rosco Allen each ﬁnished with 10. FRANCE 81, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINAAND 68 Thomas Heurtel’s 3-pointer with 5:49 left put France ahead to stay and started a game-ending 22-7 run for the winners, who were already assured of a spot in the round of 16. Guerschon Yabusele scored 15 for France (3-1), while Heurtel and Fournier each had 14 and Rudy Gobert posted an 11-point, 12-rebound performance. Jusuf Nurkic, Miralem Halilovic and Dzanan Musa all had 14 for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2-2), while John Roberson had 13 and Edin Atic ﬁnished with 10. GROUP BELGIUMTURKEYA78,63

“You kind of have your kids in mind when you’re talking about a book, and then you realise that this is kind of a universal oppor tunity to reach the next generation,” explained the four-time NBA champion and reigning Finals MVP. A member of the NBA’s prestigious 75th Anniver sary team and executive producer of the “Holey Moley” game show, Curry spoke with The Associated Press about empowering children and the upcoming NBA season. Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.AP:What do you want young people to learn from “I Have a CURRY:Superpower?”We’re all unique and we all have something to offer the world. And if you have a work ethic, if you have a belief and you feel like whatever that requires is already inside of you, then good things will happen.

nod. “I try not to rate my performance,” Antetok ounmpo said. “I just try to go out there and have fun as much as possible, try to focus as much as I can on what I can control, try to bring energy any way pos sible. ... But I’ll say this: I think this is one of the years where I feel very, very excited to go out there on the court and play with my Giannissaid.betAntetokounmpo.withscoringEuroBasketpositionounmpotheteam.”30.theycourtrybodyready,”happened.”repliedDoncicgameToldcreditdid,teammates.”AsAntetokounmpoDoncicalsodeﬂectedafterthegame.thatGermany’spostreactionwas“Lukahappened,”Doncicbysaying“Slovenia“ThewholeteamwasDoncicsaid.“Evewhosteppedonthewasﬁghting,whetherplayedoneminuteorI’mreallyproudofthisDoncicwasaskedaftergameifheorAntetokwasinabettertobreakthesingle-gamerecord.Doncicdidn’thesitatehisanswer:Hepicked“IwouldonGiannis,”Doncic“Why?Becausehe’sAntetokounmpo.”

Stephen Curry aims to inspire with ‘I Have a Superpower’ book

“I was happy with our guys,” US coach Alex Jensen said. “It’s hard to play a half of a game, then come back and play the other half, especially because in the ﬁrst half we played so well and then Venezuela had the good game against Mexico. “I was proud of our guys to come back and pick up where we leftThereoff.” were two games later yesterday, both in Group B — the Virgin Islands (0-2) facing Puerto Rico (1-1), and the Dominican Republic (1-1) meeting Argentina (2-0).For the US, the 52-point margin was its biggest in an AmeriCup game since a 123-59 victory over the Virgin Islands in 2007. That team featured NBA play ers — Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd among them — prepping for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.ThisAmeriCup team is com posed mostly of G Leaguers and players who have been or will continue to play internationally this coming season. “We’ve got a bunch of guys who can score, a bunch of guys who can be really efﬁcient,” Lamb said.

ESTONIA 94, GREAT BRITAIN 62 Henri Drell scored 20 points, Siim-Sander Vene added 18 and Estonia had no trouble on the way to its ﬁrst win of the tournament. Maik-Kalev Kotsar scored 15, Kristjan Kitsing added 14 and Janari Joe saar ﬁnished with 11 for EstoniaMyles(1-3).Hesson scored 14 for Great Britain (0-4), with Carl Wheatie and Patrick Whelan each scoring 12.

GROUP SLOVENIAB 88, GERMANY 80 At Cologne, Germany, Doncic’s 36 points came with him making 14 of 25 shots. He also had 10 rebounds for Slovenia (3-1). Goran Dragic scored 18 points and Mike Tobey added 10 for Slovenia. “We showed what we are made of,” Dragic said. Dennis Schroder scored 19 points, Andreas Obst had 14 and Maodo Lo added 13 for Germany (3-1).

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SCHEDULETODAY’S There are no games today. All four quarterﬁnal games — matchups yet to be announced — are Thursday, with semiﬁnals on Saturday and the champion ship and third-place games on Sunday.

US ROLLS INTO AMERICUP QUARTERFINALS, DESTROYS VENEZUELA 101-49

SCHEDULETODAY’S First-round play in Groups A and B concludes, with Groups C and D get ting the day off before they ﬁnish their round-robins on Thursday. Friday is an off day and the knock out round in Berlin starts Saturday.Group A: Turkey (3-1) vs. Spain (3-1), Bulgaria (1-3) vs. Belgium (2-2), Georgia (1-3) vs. Montene groThe(2-2).Turkey-Spain winner will win the group. Bulgaria and Georgia are in mustwinGroupscenarios.B:Lithuania (1-3) vs. Bosnia and Herzego vina (2-2), France (3-1) vs. Slovenia (3-1), Hungary (0-4) vs. Germany (3-1). France, Slovenia (which wins the group with a vic tory) and Germany have already qualiﬁed, Hungary is eliminated and the Lithu ania-Bosnia game is the one that matters most.

THIS image released by Penguin Random House shows “I Have a Superpower” by Stephen Curry and illustrated by Geneva Bowers. (Penguin Random House via AP)

Vladimir Mihailovic scored 18 for Montenegro (2-2), which got 11 from Marko Simonovic and 10 from Kendrick Perry. BULGARIA 92, GEORGIA 80 Dee Bost had 33 points and 12 assists, Aleksandar Vezenkov ﬁnished with 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Bulgaria kept its hopes alive.Pavlin Ivanov scored 17 for Bulgaria (1-3). Goga Bitadze scored 21 for Georgia (1-3), while Thaddus McFadden had 19, Alexander Mamukelashvili scored 13, and Giorgi Sher madini and Duda Sanadze scored 10 apiece.

AP: You and your wife, Ayesha, are building a media brand with TV shows and books. Why choose the media space to make an impact?CURRY: There are a lot of different mediums to story-tell and to inspire. And publishing and writing this book is another exam ple of ways to connect and kind of broaden your hori zons... my wife showed me how it’s done, so now I got to follow in her footsteps a littleAP:bit. Switching gears, most of this NBA offsea son has been focused on the Brooklyn Nets drama with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving along with the Lakers daily soap opera. Are you aware that much of the talk has not been about the Warriors, despite being the defending champions? CURRY: We’re aware of everything that happens in the League in terms of different storylines and rumors and all that. It is the best place to watch it all happen when you’re hold ing the trophy and enjoying your summer and under standing, as the champs, you’re the ones being chased again now. We don’t need anybody to talk about us. We know what we accomplished; it’s about getting ready for another run (and) we feel like we can do it again. AP: Sports fans know that you’ve probably trans formed the way basketball is played forever. Are you personally aware of how you’ve changed the game? CURRY: I’m aware, but part of it is for me to keep doing what I’m doing in my career and hopefully stay at this level for as long as I can. There is no sense that I’ve hit my peak. I always feel like I can get better. So, I’m motivated by how far I can stretch this. The biggest message for how I changed the game is that is possible, how I play is deﬁnitely possible… But it requires a crazy amount of work that I’ve been doing since I was 9 years old. So, I don’t want any body to feel like they can skip steps to get there.

AP: What would you tell parents who might say it’s easy for you to tell kids “just work CURRY:hard?”Youcan always go back to when I started playing basketball when I was 5 years old — I ﬁrst started playing organized basketball at 9. I was under sized, scrawny and never, ever talked about as being the greatest at anything. And (I) had to go through those experiences of trying and“Ifailing...think that’s some thing that most people will hopefully be able to learn from, connect with and be inspired by.

SPAIN MONTENEGRO82, 65 Spain (3-1) clinched its berth in the round of 16, with Dario Brizuela leading the way with 18 points. Willy Hernangomez scored 14 for Spain, while Jaime Pradilla and Lorenzo Brown added 12 apiece.

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ITALY CROATIA81, 76 Simone Fontecchio and Nicolo Melli each scored 19 points to lead Italy (2-2) to a needed win. Bojan Bogdanovic led Croatia (2-2) with 27 points, while Ivica Zubac scored 13 and Dario Saric added 10.

At Milan, Ante tokounmpo simply overpowered Ukraine and ensured that Greece would ﬁnish atop its Antetokounmpogroup.— who got Monday off to rest — had his 41 points and nine rebounds in just 27 minutes to lead Greece (4-0). He was 13 for 18 from the ﬂoor, 15 for 18 from the foul line. “It was very easy to prepare the team because it is absolutely clear what Greece does when Giannis is out there,” Ukraine coach Ainars Bagatskis said. “They play really aggres sive basketball. And if you don’t put against them the same aggressiveness, even higher aggressiveness, then you have big problems.” Nick Calathes and Tyler Dorsey had 13 apiece for Greece.Issuf Sanon and Svi Mykhailiuk each scored 16 for Ukraine (3-1), while Alex Len and Illya Sydorov added 10 apiece. Ukraine led by seven at the half, before Greece won the third quarter 32-11.

FINLAND 98, CZECH REPUBLIC 88 Lauri Markkanen continued his strong tour nament with 34 points and 10 rebounds, and Finland clinched its berth in the round of 16. Sasu Salin scored 23 and Petteri Koponen added 14 for Finland, with Elias Val tonen ﬁnishing with 11. Vojtech Hruban scored 22 for the Czech Repub lic, with Jan Vesely adding 15 and Patrik Auda and Jaromir Bohacik scoring 13 apiece.

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THE TRIBUNE Wednesday, September 7, 2022, PAGE 17 part of Andros island”. “This is disappointing for the community and the business community, and without even a Town Meet ing and getting the support of the community,” Mr Bethel responded. “They rejected it without even a voice from the community. I am shocked that they didn’t want to seek the sup port and views of the local community.“Forthe business com munity, we have people that are depending on opportu nities for new investment to come in and help support them, because right now a lot of new entrepreneurs have invested in Andros. We need more revenue and I can’t see the Government turning it down without even giving an opportunity for the locals to voice their support.”MrSymonette and his business partner, Ted Baker, were spearhead ing the project. Mr Bethel added: “It seems to me that who is investing in the project is more critical than who is benefiting from the investment. Because I have been hearing lately a lot of arguments around the Symonette’s, but I see no better way for the Symonette’s to spread their wealth other than to create employment.“Thatisall they are seek ing to do. The Symonettes gained their wealth here in the country, and if they were to close down all of their businesses across this country the Government cannot sustain it. So I don’t see what this issue is with the Symonette’s. They are investors. They are look ing to invest, and they are looking to take risks with their money and our com munity needs it.” The proposal, which was first presented to the Minnis Cabinet, is under stood to have been shown to the Davis administration at end-January and Baha mas Materials Company’s principals have endured a more than seven-month wait to learn whether it will be given approval in principle so they can begin the process of obtaining its environmental approvals. Sources familiar with the project, speaking on condi tion of anonymity because they were not author ised to do so, said it had planned to create 163 direct jobs in Andros along with numerous spin-off entre preneurial opportunities. They dismissed any climate change concerns, saying the project would be located on “fallow” land in the shape of the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s 5,200 acre wellfields that have been inundated with seawater from past fees.”italties,“Thisthewithapproach.itlandwouldownedDevelopmentacorporateCompanyextracted.allsuchforreclaimed,howgatewentapplications.tionforFloridaexportedbuiltandhave(limestone).forhopedBahamashurricanes.MaterialstominethesitecalciumcarbonateTheextractedrockwouldthenbeencrushedscreenedatapurpose-plantbeforebeingbyseatoeitherorNewProvidenceusebytheconstrucindustryinavarietyofHowever,theplansbeyondmereaggreminingtoexplorethelandcouldbeandrepurposed,otherproductiveuseasrealestateoncetherockhasbeenBahamasMaterialsisproposingastructurewheresubsidiary,Morgan’sBluffGroupLtd,bylocalresidentscontrol/owntheandleaseportionstoforminingviaaphased“ThecontrolremainstheGovernmentandpeople,”asourcesaid.projectwillpayroyitwillpaytaxesandwillpayBusinessLicence Chamber chief ‘shocked’ at Andros mining verdict FROM PAGE 24 Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low:ORLANDO76°F/24° C High: 95° F/35° C Low:TAMPA79°F/26° C High: 92° F/33° C WEST PALM BEACH Low: 77° F/25° C High: 92° F/33° C FT.High:Low:LAUDERDALE79°F/26°C92°F/33°C KEY WEST Low: 82° F/28° C High: 90° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C Low:ABACO79°F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C High:Low:ELEUTHERA78°F/26°C89°F/32°C RAGGED ISLAND Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C GREAT EXUMA Low: 79° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C CAT ISLAND Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C SANHigh:Low:SALVADOR78°F/26°C88°F/31°C CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C LONG ISLAND Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C MAYAGUANALow:79°F/26°CHigh:88°F/31°C GREAT INAGUA Low: 77° F/25° C High: 88° F/31° C Low:ANDROS80°F/27° C High: 89° F/32° C Low: 77° F/25° C High: 88° F/31° C FREEPORT NASSAULow: 79° F/26° C High: 93° F/34° C MIAMI

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development.“Howdoes Andros beneﬁt from what we’re proposing?“Firstand foremost, there’s the employment. We intend to hire 160 people over the ﬁrst few years of the project, and these are careers that will pay an average of $1,000 a week.

Mr Symonette also pledged that “for every tonne we mine” a roy alty fee will be generated and placed into a founda tion so that the monies remain in North Andros “and benefit the entire community”, helping to finance hurricane shel ters and other physical improvements.This“funding mecha nism” would be directed and controlled by North Andros residents, he added, while explaining that himself and Mr Baker are “seeking to lease.. and now own” the 5,200 acre site they are targeting for their calcium carbon ate/limestone. The site in question is the nowdisused former Water & Sewerage Corporation wellfield site, which has been contaminated by salt water due to hurricanerelated storm surges in years

NOTICE is hereby given that MAURICIO MERCEDES VALENZUELA of Shirley Street, #1 Shirlea, Nassau, Bahamas is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 31st day of August, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

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“We are not seeking to mine Morgan’s Bluff. We are not seeking to take over and monopolise Morgan’s Bluff. This is a public port that should remain in public hands. We’ve put that in writing to the Government of The Bahamas.”MrSymonette reiter ated to attendees that Bahamas Materials Com pany’s proposal was an economic, and not a politi cal,“Thisproject.is not an FNM project, this is not a PLP project.“This is a project that will last many decades through both FNM and PLP“Itadministrations.needstobe com pletely supported and understood by Androsians on both sides of the politi cal divide.” 100.00100.00BGS: 100.00100.00BGS: 2014-12-30Y 100.00100.00BGS: 2015-1-30Y 100.00100.00BGS: 2015-6-7Y BG0307 100.00100.000.00 100.00100.00BGS: 2015-6-30Y BG0330 100.00100.000.00 100.00100.00BGS: 2015-10-7Y BG0407 100.00100.000.00 92.5391.76BGRS FX BGR124238 BSBGR124238191.8192.530.72 2,000 100.0089.02BGRS FX BGR127149 BSBGR127149789.0889.720.64 1,100 89.7389.01BGRS FX BGR129249 BSBGR129249389.6289.42 (0.20) 1,750 100.0089.00BGRS FX BGR131249 BSBGR1312499100.0090.34 (9.66) 1,500 100.0090.24BGRS FX BGR132249 BSBGR1322498100.0090.95 (9.05) 1,000 100.23100.00BGRS FL BGRS88028 BSBGRS880287100.00100.000.00 100.0089.62BGRS FX BGR129249 BSBGR129249389.6289.620.00 100.0089.00BGRS FX BGR131249 BSBGR1312499100.00100.000.00 100.9890.24BGRS FX BGR132249 BSBGR1322498100.00100.000.00 100.0090.73BGRS FX BGR136150 BSBGR1361504100.00100.000.00 MUTUAL FUNDS 52WK HI52WK LOW NAV YTD%12 MTH% 2.552.11 2.552.24%4.01% 4.833.30 4.833.42%7.26% 2.241.68 2.241.70%2.82% 207.86164.74 197.44-2.97%-2.35% 212.41116.70 202.39-4.72%6.04% 1.741.69 1.741.37%3.03% 1.841.75 1.841.19%5.23% 1.831.76 1.831.62%4.13% 1.030.97 0.97-5.25%-6.07% 9.376.41 9.37-0.02%10.36% 11.837.62 11.79-0.33%18.23% 7.545.66 7.540.22%3.05% 16.648.65 15.94-3.89%14.76% 12.8410.54 12.47-1.04%-2.57% 10.779.57 10.740.81%4.20% 10.009.88 N/AN/AN/A 10.438.45 10.433.00%25.60% 14.8911.20 14.897.90%48.70%

MARKET TERMS BISX ALL SHARE INDEX - 19 Dec 02 = 1,000.00 YIELD - last 12 month dividends divided by closing price - Highest closing price in last 52 weeks Bid $ - Buying price of Colina and Fidelity 52wk-Low - Lowest closing price in last 52 weeks Ask $ - Selling price of Colina and fidelity Previous Close - Previous day's weighted price for daily volume Last Price - Last traded over-the-counter price Today's Close - Current day's weighted price for daily volume Weekly Vol. - Trading volume of the prior week Change - Change in closing price from day to day EPS $ - A company's reported earnings per share for the last 12 mths Daily Vol. - Number of total shares traded today NAV - Net Asset Value DIV $ - Dividends per share paid in the last 12 months N/M - Not Meaningful P/E - Closing price divided by the last 12 month earnings TRADE CALL: CFAL 242-502-7010 ROYALFIDELITY 242-356-7764 | CORALISLE 242-502-7525 | LENO 242-396-3225 | BENCHMARK 242-326-7333 5.55%4.33%5.55%5.50% 15-Apr-204926-Jul-202815-Apr-204915-Jan-20495.65%5.60% 15-Oct-204915-Jul-2049 6.25% 31-Mar-202230-Sep-2025

North Androsians by Bahamas Materials Com pany’s activities such as concrete block and ready-mix plants. And the additional $100,00 per week injected into the North Andros economy by the development and its employees would boost the likes of gas stations, food stores and barbers. Some $53m in wages would be paid over the project’s ﬁrst ten years if approved, while economic diversiﬁcation and foreign exchange export earnings will also receive a boost. “The project is not going to be concerned with the ocean,” Mr Symon ette told the Lowe Sound meeting.“Thisis an inland pro ject by design, and we believe that decision is paramount for the health of the fresh water lens in North“EnvironmentalAndros. pro tection is where we have done the most work. In the last few years we have installed 53 test wells in North Andros and around the project area to-date. We have completed three Environmental Impact Assessments, and have moved the project twice as a result.“Weare not seeking to own Morgan’sWritingBluff.

“We still are challenged with getting factual infor mation out to people,” one told attendees.

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NOTICE is hereby given that ERICA PIERRE of P. O. Box SB-50923, Cedar Way, Carmichael Road, New Providence, Bahamas is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for registration/ naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 7th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

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“There’s still a challenge with misinformation, and sometimes outvalue.enhancesisexplained.SymonettedencematerialsAndrosisandevent.had,answerAndrosians,socialproject’singwithtion”“intentionalmisinformation.”intentionalThesourcesofthismisinformawerenotidentiﬁed,MrSymonettefocusonexplainingtheeconomicandimpactstoNorthaswellasallquestionstheyduringanhour-long“Simplyput,whatTedIareproposingtodominelimestoneinNorthtouseasbuildinginNewProviandtheUS,”theGroupchief“Astheminingphasescompleted....,thattherealestateWehavesetaphasedplanfor

Thepast.Water & Sewerage Corporation also stopped barging water to New Providence over 15 years ago.Bahamas Materials Company plans to divide the site into sections, mining one at a time over an eight-year period, with the entire mining opera tion projected to last 55 years.As each section is completed, land will be reclaimed and made available for real estate thatpreneurialidentiﬁedapprovalpanyAndrosiansforholdingintentionSymonetterealentityopmentdevelopment.ApprovalMorgan’sBluffDevelGroupwillbetheresponsiblefortheestateside,andMrconﬁrmedthetocreate“shareopportunities”BahamiansandNorthinthiscomiftheprojectisgiventoproceed.Atthemeeting,healsospin-offentreopportunitieswouldbecreatedfor

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NOTICE is hereby given that MIGUEL PAUL of Cowpen Road, Nassau, Bahamas is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason registration/naturalizationwhy should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twentyeight days from the 31st day of August, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

NOTICE is hereby given that RUTHNET TILME of Shirley Street, Okra Hill, P.O. Box General Delivery, Nassau, Bahamas is applying to the Minister responsible for Nationality and Citizenship, for registration/naturalization as a citizen of The Bahamas, and that any person who knows any reason why registration/ naturalization should not be granted, should send a written and signed statement of the facts within twenty-eight days from the 31st day of August, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

SYMONETTE ANDROS MINING PROPOSAL REJECTED BY GOV’T FROM PAGE 24 TUESDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2022 CLOSECHANGE%CHANGEYTDYTD% BISX ALL SHARE INDEX: 2609.95-0.87-0.03381.7117.13 BISX LISTED & TRADED SECURITIES 52WK HI52WK LOWSECURITY SYMBOLLAST CLOSECLOSECHANGE VOLUMEEPS$DIV$P/E YIELD 6.995.30 AML Foods Limited AML 6.95 6.950.00 6000.2390.17029.12.45% 53.0034.60 APD Limited APD 39.95 39.950.00 0.9321.26042.93.15% 2.761.60Benchmark BBL 2.76 2.760.00 0.0000.020N/M0.72% 2.612.20Bahamas First Holdings Limited BFH 2.46 2.460.00 0.1400.08017.63.25% 2.851.30Bank of Bahamas BOB 2.85 2.850.00 0.0700.000N/M0.00% 6.205.75Bahamas Property Fund BPF 6.20 6.200.00 1.7600.000N/M0.00% 10.058.25Bahamas Waste BWL 9.75 9.750.00 0.3690.26026.42.67% 4.152.82Cable Bahamas CAB 4.00 3.95 (0.05) 20,000-0.4380.000-9.0 0.00% 10.655.99Commonwealth Brewery CBB 10.20 10.200.00 0.1400.00072.90.00% 3.652.27Commonwealth Bank CBL 3.46 3.460.00 0.1840.12018.83.47% 8.255.29Colina Holdings CHL 8.23 8.230.00 0.4490.22018.32.67% 17.5010.25CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank CIB 16.00 16.000.00 0.7220.72022.24.50% 3.251.99Consolidated Water BDRs CWCB 3.23 3.260.03 0.1020.43432.013.31% 11.288.25Doctor's Hospital DHS 10.26 10.260.00 0.4670.06022.00.58% 11.6711.25Emera Incorporated EMAB 11.41 11.430.02 0.6460.32817.72.87% 10.8510.00Famguard FAM 10.85 10.850.00 0.7280.24014.92.21% 18.3014.05Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited FBB 18.10 18.100.00 0.8160.54022.22.98% 4.003.50Focol FCL 3.85 3.850.00 0.2030.12019.03.12% 11.008.20Finco FIN 11.00 11.000.00 0.9390.20011.71.82% 16.5015.50J. S. Johnson JSJ 15.50 15.500.00 0.6310.61024.63.94% PREFERENCE SHARES 1.001.00Bahamas First Holdings PreferenceBFHP 1.00 1.000.00 0.0000.0000.0000.00% 1000.001000.00 Cable Bahamas Series 6 CAB6 1000.001000.000.00 0.0000.0000.0000.00% 1000.001000.00 Cable Bahamas Series 9 CAB9 1000.001000.000.00 0.0000.0000.0000.00% 1.001.00Colina Holdings Class A CHLA 1.00 1.000.00 0.0000.0000.0006.25% 10.0010.00Fidelity Bank Bahamas Class A FBBA 10.0010.000.00 0.0000.0000.0007.00% 1.001.00Focol Class B FCLB 1.00 1.000.00 0.0000.0000.0006.50% CORPORATE DEBT - (percentage pricing) 52WK HI52WK LOWSECURITY SYMBOLLAST SALECLOSECHANGEVOLUME 100.00100.00Fidelity Bank (Note 22 Series B+)FBB22 100.00100.000.00 100.00100.00Bahamas First Holdings LimitedBFHB 100.00100.000.00 BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT STOCK - (percentage pricing) 115.92104.79Bahamas Note 6.95 (2029) BAH29 107.31107.310.00 100.00100.00BGS: 2014-12-7Y BG0107 100.00100.000.00

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“There were a lot of ﬁsher men waiting to access their traps, and when August 1 came there were a lot of heads lying around, and a lot of areas that shouldn’t have been empty were empty. It’s not as if there’s been a consistent down ward trend in lobster. Last year was an amazing year for ﬁshermen.”

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Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, ��, under the laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in the name of the Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled passenger and freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and Cuba.

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while warning that the effort could be compromised by the continued presence of Domini can fishermen in The Bahamas even though they cannot sail on local fishing vessels. “The catches are the result of what the Defence Force and the Government have been doing in keeping the poach ers out. This is the result,” Mr Carroll told Tribune Business. “Years ago our seasons never closed, and we had people coming and fishing year-round, killing all the small lobsters. Now the lobsters are able to replenish, and if the Govern ment can continue this the future will be bright for fishing. “Some guys reported that there were signs of poaching out there this summer, but it was not as bad as it used to be. There were signs they were out there. The Government can never give up. Once they give up, it’s a chance for the poach ers. The Government has to continue what they’re doing non-stop.“It’sour business. They’re [poachers] watching the Defence Force boats every day. It’s like a job for them. Even though Dominicans are not allowed to go on our fish ing boats, a lot of them have been applying for citizenship papers. A lot of them know what’s going on in the coun try, and are telling people back home what is going on because they are still here,” he added. “The Government has to take this seriously. The fish ing community throughout The Bahamas can see what has happened in the last four years. All we’ve got to do is keep doing what we’re doing.” Besides success in combating illegal poaching, Mr Carroll also voiced cautious optimism that fuel price pressures are starting to ease for the fishing industry.“The price of fuel is start ing to drop, so we hope that continues,” he added. “From August it’s down about 60-70 cents so it’s coming down slowly. It ain’t much because it went up so high. The last time I paid for fuel it was $6.48 per gallon, and it might be even less now. I haven’t bought fuel for three weeks. “Once the price of oil gets back to normal, and the lobster market gets back to normal, the future looks good. We can’t do nothing about the price. I guess it’s supply and demand. All we’re doing is hoping for thePaulbest.”Maillis, the National Fisheries Association’s (NFA) secretary, previously told Trib une Business that Bahamian fishermen are facing “an end less battle with criminals” poaching and stealing. With lobster season barely one month old he has already received multiple reports from fishermen throughout The Bahamas that their condos and traps have been “speared” by poachers during the closed period.Revealing that he, too, had been a victim after rival fisher men “stole my fishing pot from under my nose”, he called for a shift in attitude and mental ity among the “dishonourable” minority in the sector who fail to “value people’s hard work” and instead exploit it for their own financial gain. “It’s an endless battle with criminals out here,” Mr Maillis had“Peoplesaid. want to poach out of season. It’s outrageous. There’s a need for our country to have a cultural switch. Another fish erman stole my fish pot from under my face. I was a quarter of a mile away. “They anchored above our fish pot, my boat was too slow and they outran me. They knew it was our fish pot. They saw the buoy, knew we were working the area, and stole it from under our face. “There’s a lot of fishermen that take advantage of the sea. There’s no law enforcement out here, and they don’t place value on other people’s hard work. They see opportunities and they take them. That’s what we deal with in the fishing industry; a lot of dishonour ableMrpeople.”Maillis said he was far from alone in having his live lihood impacted by rogue operators and poachers. “It’s very evident listening to the testimony from fishermen down south, like myself who set condos and expect to get a good catch from August 1, that many of their traps have been speared,” he revealed. “I had a report from a Long Island fisherman, and it looked like all their traps have been speared by poachers. The reefs and cracks [in the rocks] as well looked like poaches had recently been through the area. And, further up north, it looked like a lot of lobster spearing had taken place over the summer. They are report ing their condos have been speared as well.

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The financial proposal shall also be submitted to internalauditproposal�bahamasair.com, with subject ‘Internal Audit Financial Proposal’. The financial proposal shall detail the level of effort, the consultancy fees, and other costs payable by the Company.

Bahamasair�. Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and The Company maintains its membership with The International Air Transport Association participates in its clearing house, and undergoes an IATA Operational Safety Audit years. IATA is an association representing appro�imately �� a irlines. It is responsible safe, reliable, secure and economical air services and fostering inter airline co operation. operates the airline’s clearing house, which processes and allocates financial between member airlines and administers the IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”). has participated in the IOSA program since �� and has successfully undergone unqualified audits. The Company successfully passed its seventh IATA Operation The�.��.purpose of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period commencing October ��. The�. objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and both the Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Officer. The specific terms of reference, in terms of overall objectives and scope of work are I. Preparation of a two year risk based internal audit rolling plan based of key risk areas regarding the Company’s Operations, Risk Management and Corporate Plan which will be reviewed annually considering emerging processes� Bahamasair Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, ��, laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in the Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and Cuba.

The�. Company will evaluate all proposals based on the criteria below. To ensure consideration for this RFP, your proposal should be complete and include all the following criteria� I. Overall proposal suitability� proposal must meet the scope and needs included herein and be presented in a clear and organi�ed manner� II. Clarify the alignment of the proposed internal audit planning and process to BHL. III. Organi�ational ��perience� Bidders will be evaluated on their e�perience as it pertains to the scope of this assignment� I�. Previous work� Bidders will be evaluated based on e�amples of their work on similar assignments� �. �alue and cost� Bidders will be evaluated on the proposed cost based on the work to be performed in accordance with the scope of this assignment� and �I. Technical e�pertise and e�perience� Bidders must provide descriptions and documentation of the technical e�pertise and e�perience of the specific proposed core team for this assignment.

The purpose of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period commencing October ��. The objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and agreed Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal Audit plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Officer.

All inquiries should be directed to� �mail� Internalauditproposal�bahamasair.com

The specific terms of reference, in terms of overall objectives and scope of work are outlined

Bahamasair�.

The Company maintains its membership with The International Air Transport Association (“IATA”), participates in its clearing house, and undergoes an IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”) every two years. IATA is an association representing appro�imately �� a irlines. It is responsible for promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services and fostering inter airline co operation. IATA also operates the airline’s clearing house, which processes and allocates financial credits and debits between member airlines and administers the IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”). The Company has participated in the IOSA program since �� and has successfully undergone a total of seven unqualified audits. The Company successfully passed its seventh IATA Operational Safety Audit in The�.��.purpose of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers operating in The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period of two years commencing October ��. The�. objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s processes and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and agreed upon by both the Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal Audit Plan. The plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee and Chief Financial Officer.

The�. financial proposals should be submitted by �� PM on ��th September ��. Any submission received after the above date and time will not be considered.

BHL�. invites qualified consulting firms to submit proposals for provision of internal audit services. Interested firms are requested to submit a proposal as follows�

I. Preparation of a two year risk based internal audit rolling plan based on of key risk areas regarding the Company’s Operations, Risk Management and Corporate Plan which will be reviewed annually considering emerging processes�

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 204 (1)(b) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 that TRICE OVERSEAS LTD is in voluntary liquidation. The voluntary liquidation commenced on 1st September 2022 and Querube C. de Nuñez of MMG Tower, Ave. Paseo del Mar, Costa del Este Panama City, Rep. of Panama been appointed as the Sole Liquidator. Dated this 2nd day of September 2022 Sgd. Querube C. de Nuñez Voluntary Liquidator NOTICE D & M HOLDINGS LTD. Registration No. 42,456 C (In Voluntary Liquidation)

NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of Section 218(e) of the Companies Act, 1992 as amended by the Companies (Winding-up Rules Amendment) Act, 2011 that the Members of D & M Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) by resolutions passed on the 31st day of August 2022, authorized the voluntary winding up of the Company and the appointment of GSO CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. of 303 Shirley Street, Nassau, The Bahamas as the Liquidator. All persons having claims against the Company are requested to submit particulars of such claims and proof thereof in writing to the Liquidator, GSO CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., 303 Shirley Street, P. O. Box N-492, Nassau, The Bahamas not later than the 7th day of October, 2022 after which the books will be closed and assets of the Company will be DATEDdistributed.this7thday of September, A.D., 2022.

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Mr Myers was named as the partner who will manage the construction, and the NEC paper added: “It is therefore anticipated that a full Bahamian workforce comprising some 150-200 Bahamians be employed during the construction phase. The first year of opera tions will generate about 30 jobs, and that will rise steadily through the completion of the various phases of development to about 250-300 permanent jobs within the complex. No work permits are required.” The total $68m investment was broken down by phases, with just over one-third or $23.872m earmarked for development of the mini-storage facility. That is proposed to be the highest-spending phase, with $12.673m targeted for the retail and office facilities and $12.335m allocated for residential site devel opment works. Over $6.5m was earmarked for commercial site development works. “It is the intention of the developers to provide the start-up capital for phase one and then continue to roll profits from the sale of each phase into the next phase, thus reduc ing the total capital required per phase,” the Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) brief ing for the NEC said. “The construction of this development will have a significant positive economic impact to the national economy through its local and foreign direct investment inflows that will result in considerable government Customs duties, VAT revenues and US dollar inflows. “The ongoing impact to the national economy will be felt in terms of ongoing construction of single family homes...and commercial businesses whose impacts are not presented or budgeted above. These addi tional third party endeavours will all improve employment and contribute Customs duties, VAT, utility use, NIB contributions, property taxes, Business Licence fees, maintenance service fees and other taxes to the national economy.’Financial references had been provided on the developers’ behalf by Julius Baer, while a due diligence check on the Huffmans by the BIA had turned up nothing untoward. A document signed by the Cabinet secretary confirmed that the NEC considered the Ade laide Pines project at its January 25, 2022, meeting with the project introduced by Phyl icia Woods-Hanna, director of investments, and supported by a paper from Chester Cooper, deputy prime minister. Approval was granted, but not without concerns being raised. “Another concern was raised regarding the menial jobs offered to Bahamians in the proposed development,” the note on the meeting said. “It was pointed out that the Bahamas Investment Authority is in pre liminary discussions with the departments of Immigration and Labour in the creation of skill sets databases both domestically and internationally.”Thenotealso revealed that unspeci fied “concerns” were aired “relative to the interest of the Bahamian shareholder in the project”, meaning Mr Myers, although these were not detailed. “It was noted that Coun cil will require a full understanding of the economic impact of the project on the local economy. Council requested that the Baha mas Investment Authority complete the information and advise of its findings,” the note said.

FAMILY TREASURE LIMITED N O T I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN as follows:

(c) The Liquidator of the said company is Bukit Merah Limited, The Bahamas Financial Centre, Shirley & Charlotte Streets, P.O. Box N-3023, Nassau, Bahamas.

UP TO 300 JOBS FROM PAGE 24 DEVELOPER E’VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND’ OVER ENVIRONMENT FROM PAGE 24

(a) INFINITE GAME LIMITED is in voluntary dissolution under the provisions of Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act 2000.

(b) The dissolution of the said company commenced on the 31st August, 2022 when the Articles of Dissolution were submitted to and registered by the Registrar General.

PAGE 20, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 THE TRIBUNE invested when homes built by residen tial real estate buyers are factored into the total. He added that the developers have yet to engage the utility providers, such as Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), Water & Sewerage and Cable Bahamas, to determine how much it will cost to connect and service the community as the necessary planning approvals are required first. The Davis administration’s National Economic Council (NEC), which is really the Cabinet or a Cabinet sub-committee, approved Adelaide Pines’ acquisition of the 64-acre parcel that will comprise the devel opment on February 7, 2022. The necessary Investments Board permit, as required by the International Persons Landholding Act, was issued for the $4.809m purchase of the site from Terry White, the US businessman who owns New Providence Development Company.Theproject was also given the go-ahead subject to meeting all the environmental and planning permitting requirements. An NEC paper, dated January 13, 2022, reveals that Mr Myers and Albany’s corporate developer, Park Ridge Securities, are both minority investors in Adelaide Pines with equity stakes of 25 percent and 20 percent, respectively.The55percent majority interest was held by NME Investments, a company ben eficially owned by two UK nationals, Mark and Eric Huffman. Mark was identified as a doctor, while Eric is chief executive of a London-based financial services provider, Millennium Global Treasury Services. Park Ridge, which was identified as being benefi cially owned by Mr Lewis, world-renowned golfer Tiger Woods, and Albany principal, Christopher Anand, holds its interest via HorizonsDescribingCapital.Adelaide Pines as a gated com munity that will provide parks and other amenities, the NEC paper added: “Adjoining the residential community to the south-east will be 19-25 commercial and light industrial lots that will encourage businesses to estab lish themselves in the area, thus providing employment opportunities for those living in the community and the broader community.

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“East of the mini-storage facility will be a retail and office park that will lease units to third parties on the lower floor for res taurants, shops and service businesses in a courtyard design and office space on the second floor. It is proposed that the project be built out in phases, with the commercial and light industrial phase starting as soon as planning permission is obtained, and all other phases will run concurrently and/or follow the commercial development.”

INFINTE GAME LIMITED N O T I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN as follows:

TRICENOTICEOVERSEAS LTD. Company No. 1779974 (In Voluntary Liquidation)

(a) FAMILY TREASURE LIMITED is in voluntary dissolution under the provisions of Section 138 (4) of the International Business Companies Act 2000.

(b) The dissolution of the said company commenced on the 31st August, 2022 when the Articles of Dissolution were submitted to and registered by the Registrar General.

$63M ADELAIDE PROJECT

(c) The Liquidator of the said company is Leeward Nominees Limited, Vistra Corporate Services Centre, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Dated this 7th day of September, 2022.

exists.“We are looking to create a lovely mixed-use develop ment in the west,” Mr Myers told this newspaper. “We were attracted to the site because we feel it could be a middle income community that has the feel of the Out Islands in Nassau. We just think the area, as the west develops, there’s not a lot of middle income housing for working class people. “There’s a bid need. People are gainfully employed, and want to have families in a nice community with a level of security and safety that maintains that asset. There’s a desperate need for that type of development in that vicinity.” Coral Harbour, Adelaide Village, Adelaide Estates and Mount Pleasant are among the few options open to middle and low income families in western NewHowever,Providence. environ mentalists and Adelaide residents yesterday voiced concerns about the com munity’s impact if the Government agencies give the full go-ahead and issue all the necessary permits. Sam Duncombe, head of reEarth, the environmental group, and an Adelaide resident joked that Adelaide Pines should be renamed “Ade laide No Pines” because few such trees will be left when the development is finished. “They’ve got some sort of artificial lake in the middle of it,” she added, “and that’s going to expose the ground water. It’s where one of the biggest fresh water lenses is. It’s the biggest fresh water lens in New Providence; the whole south-west portion almost up to the north is a massive water lens. That’s a concern.“Wekeep talking about sea level rise and climate change, and keep ploughing trees and filling in natural spaces where the water drain. If that [Adelaide Pines] gets developed, and the other plot east of it gets developed, that’s going to seriously affect Adelaide Village. Mrs Duncombe voiced fears that the loss of pine forest, and development on top of the water lens, would both remove a natural storm surge barrier and expose the Adelaide area to increased flooding during hurricanes and heavy rainstorms.

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“The density of the project is high density. They have 180 homes in 30 acres. They’re going to have some retail there, some light industry, whatever that is. The Air port Industrial Park is down the road. Is this just another one? We have no idea what light industry is going to be there, and that raises its own issues,” she added. “When I submitted my comments on the Environ mental Impact Assessment (EIA), I said it has to be drastically reduced in size and density... There’s a finite amount of land left in New Providence, but at what point are we going to say no more here? At what point do we say this is not a good idea for this island? Until every green space is developed to death by developers? We are our own worst enemies.” Ray Stuart, another Ade laide Village resident, told Tribune Business his main concern after reviewing the Adelaide Pines proposal at the Department of Physical Planning was the potential impact on the wetlands. “My concern is the wetlands. A lot of the wetlands have been destroyed in Nassau. I think they might need to scale that down and leave some of the wetlands,” he added. “As far as land to build homes, there’s no problem if it’s dry land, but leave the wetlands. That’s my main concern.“Iplan to go to the meet ing to see what they’re really talking about. I’m also anx ious to see the exact spot where they’re putting that. I don’t understand the plans too well in terms of location.” Mr Myers, in response, said the concerns being raised were clearly addressed in the EIA. He explained that Ade laide Pines would create and feature its own wetland area, and added: “All of that is addressed in the EIA. Every bit of it is addressed in the EIA. We spent a lot of time, and are going to put a lot of effort in, to making sure that’s right because we want to do the right thing.” While the Water & Sew erage Corporation will be responsible for supply ing Adelaide Pines with water, Mr Myers said rather than going into deep wells, the developers planned to treat the waste water and return it to the water table after undergoing “a special process”. He added: “We are absolutely 100 percent pre serving the water table and redirecting where we drain into a constructed wetland as opposed to muddy marshes. “We’re maintaining the wetlands, just relocating them so all the run-off can benefit the water table and the larger area. They’ve done a very good job, the environmental and engineer ing teams, of creating an environmentally sensitive community. They’ve met the requirements. I think we’ve gone above and beyond to make sure we’re environ mentally sensitive, and that costs.”MrMyers pointed to the proposed Adelaide Pines lake, which he described as a “sunk cost” for the devel opers. He added that the project’s light industrial com ponent will not be “massively noise”, because if it is “inva sive and intrusive it’s going to cannibalise” real estate sales.However, notes on the Government’s National Economic Council (NEC) meeting from January 25, 2022, when Adelaide Pines was approved subject to get ting the necessary planning and other permits, reveal that environmental and other concerns were raised. These included sugges tions that Mr Myers and his partners should be warned “not to disturb or destroy the said land” given Adelaide’s rich archaeological history. “Reservations were raised regarding granting approval for developers to tamper with historically sensitive areas such as Adelaide that was once a settlement for emancipated African slaves,” the notes said. “In light of the rich archaeological history of key sites throughout The Baha mas conjoined with foreign direct interests, the Council noted that studies should be conducted throughout the country” to help identify the “common good” for Bahami ans and other stakeholders, and to help develop a plan for each island when it came to future investment projects. The NEC members also suggested that recent meas ures introduced by the Turks & Caicos Islands to prevent developers unneces sarily removing vegetation could also be adopted in The Bahamas.“Council concluded that the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs should include a provision in the Heads of Agreement which requires the developer to preserve the natural vegetation of the property,” the notes said. PLEDGES N O T I C E

Dated this 7th day of September, 2022. Bukit Merah LiquidatorLimited

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A BAHAMIAN restau rant entrepreneur has been granted a 30-day extension to convert almost 60 percent of received “pledges” into actual equity investments by Bahamians in his business. ArawakX, in a statement, said the Securities Commis sion has provided Tropical Gyros with extra time to col lect $268,000 still outstanding from the total $448,000 pledged by investors in its recent crowdfunding capital raise. To-date, just $180,000 of that sum has been collected.ArawakX, the crowdfund ing platform that facilitated Tropical Gyros’ offering, said investors are required to fill out an application online and load up documents - such as their passports - while also declaring the amount they intend to pay. After their account is approved, they are then sent payment options. Follow-up phone calls to persons who have yet to fulfill their pledges will now be made to ensure they convert promises into actual investments and sharehold ing“Weownership.consider all pledges to be serious as no one would give up all of that information if they were not,” said D’Arcy Rahming Jr, co-founder of ArawakX. “The good news for inves tors is that the Commission has already recognised that enough cash has been raised to deem the raise successful, as the use of funds are suf ficient for Tropical Gyros to be able to proceed with their first phase [expansion], a dis tribution centre and a second location.“Significant progress on the first phase for Tropical Gyros can be made because of two factors. First of all, Tropical Gyro has seen a 40 percent rise in sales, and secondly because of the scal able nature of the project.” The Securities Commis sion extension comes as the restaurant today holds a groundbreaking ceremony for its second location at the former Negril Cafe site in the RND Plaza on JFK Drive. “This is a new experience for everyone,” said Chef Kevin Culmer, Tropical Gyros’ founder. “We are in constant communica tion with ArawakX, and we understand they are doing everything in their power to convert more pledges to cash so the other phases can be completed and more people can be financially included.” “We are grateful to the Commission that they have allowed the extension, and are responsive to the real needs of business owners. We will be able to employ 20 additional persons in our first phase, and purchase more equipment and supplies. “We have now selected an additional location in RND Plaza for our next store and our distribution centre. I want investors to know that we are moving ahead in a positive way and to be assured that their investment will be put to good use.” Tropical Gyros had tar geted a minimum $320,000 capital raise from the crowd fund offering, and if all pledges are collected it will have exceeded that goal by 40 percent. Chef Culmer told this newspaper last week that the offering was still struggling to convert some investor pledges into actual share“Thepurchases.difficulty we’ve been having is that we’ve got a lot of pledges,” he explained. “The one thing is people get ting into pay, so ArawakX is coming up with options for people to go to Cash N’ Go and Island Pay so that they can convert pledges into cash and share ownership.”

Mr Rahming added: “What we’ve discovered in trying to make the market more financially inclusive is that when people purchase $36 or $50, those are people with no bank account. Those are people who have never bought securities in their life. “What we are finding is that we’re calling them. They say: ‘I’m going to pay, I’m going to pay. I want to be a participant in the financial system, I want to own assets. But it’s difficult for me to pay because I get paid daily’. And it’s difficult for them to stand on a bank line. “Think about the guy making a daily wage. It’s like that for a couple hundred people we have talked to. It’s not like they don’t want to pay. They cannot afford to stand on the bank line as they will lose a day’s pay. That’s why we’re addressing these payment options. That’s why we’re working with Cash N’ Go and other providers to give people a plethora of payment options. They want to be part of this, but the system is so difficult to make payments.” days to collect $268,000

SENIOR civil servants were introduced to the Government’s information and communi cations technology (ICT) self-service portal at a recent workshop - the latest step in its drive to digitise public services and make them moreTheefficient.Department of Transformation and Digitisation staged the workshop at its train ing room in the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre on September 5, 2022. Patrick Davis, the national co-ordinator for information technology, delivered welcome remarks on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs parliamentary secretary, Wayde Watson. He said the Government is currently rolling out several ICT initiatives to ensure all Baha mians can access the Internet, including the installation of wireless Internet (Wifi) at all localCharleneparks. Laing, the Department’s acting director, said the workshop would pro vide suggestions and feedback to ensure the platforms are efficient and effective. She added that it will enable the Government to meet its long-term objectives of automat ing all internal and external services. Jannette Pratt and Anthony Rolle, officers from the Department of Transformation and Dig itisation, conducted the workshop. (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna)

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plates.”Mrs Coleby-Davis, though, responded: “Actually many of the plates that were given when we did the exer cise, that was completely focused on persons that were“Soleasing.theyare not new drivers on the road; they just have their own plates. We’re trying to stream line this product where persons are leasing, and then persons are owning and driving, where we can have completely selfemployed people in the taxi industry and so that’s what we’re working on.” The Ministry of Hous ing and Transport is currently reviewing the taxi industry in an effort to modernise its legisla tiveAsframework.fortaxidrivers oper ating with plates said to be owned by a deceased’s estate, Mrs Coleby-Davis said: “That’s a part of the review we’re having now actually with the Board, and so we’re trying to bring some sort of struc ture to the programme of issuing taxi and livery. “So ‘in the estate of’ has been something that we’ve spoken to them on, and I think the team is reviewing those so that they can relieve persons who are also being issued those sorts of plates because that is affecting their business license as well.”

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The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s president yesterday hit out at the appearance of “out dated” rate cards that hotels are allegedly being encouraged to issue to their guests to ensure they are not Wesleyover-charged.Ferguson told Tribune Business he believes the Ministry of Housing and Trans port has encouraged this after he threatened that the industry - feeling the Government was neglect ing the issue - would implement its own rate increase to help offset high gas prices and other inflationary pressures. While that asser tion was unproven, he blasted: “All of a sudden these rate cards have resurfaced.“When people were asking for them months ago, they were nowhere to be found. This is Minister Coleby-Davis’ response. She is grasp ing at straws. This is a response to the fact that I promised that I was going to give the taxi drivers their own increase.” Mr Ferguson said the rate cards are outdated because they “don’t reflect all of the intan gibles that come with a taxi ride, like multiple stops, excess baggage and excess passengers”. But Jobeth ColebyDavis, minister for housing and transport, speaking ahead of yes terday’s weekly Cabinet meeting, responded: “As it relates to the fares, the legislation speaks to how fares are increased. That is not a task I can take on my own. I have to be guided by the Cabinet of The Bahamas, and I’ve been speaking with them.”Calling for “caution”, and a balanced approach to taxi industry demands for a fare increase, she added: “We do want to assist persons because we know that a lot of them were out of work during the lockdown, and so our biggest and great est concern is how we can get families back to work and get more income coming into the home.” However, Mr Fer guson, described the minister’s response as “convenient”.“Whenthey don’t want to do something it is enshrined in the law and they have an excuse, but when they want to do something it is done at a snap of the finger,” he added, referring to the issuance of new taxi plates.The taxi union presi dent added that the issuance of 400 more plates than the sector requested is causing hard ship for drivers during the September to Novem ber lull in the tourism season because there are not enough fares to go around with extra vehi cles on the road. “The chickens have come home to roost now,” Mr Ferguson said. “This is just the first week in September, and taxi drivers are already complaining.“Theyhave until December before they see any noticeable increase in visitors. “Taxi drivers have plenty time to absorb the brunt of what was unleashed upon us without any kind of con sideration about what the end result would be, and what the fall-out would be as a result of issu ing way too much taxi

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The Carmichael Village housing project will begin this month with a Cabinet minister yesterday voicing hope that it will “speed up” in the coming months. Jobeth Coleby-Davis, minister for housing and transport, speaking ahead of the weekly Cabinet meet ing said planning for the long-awaited Carmichael Village housing project, which is being financed by $20m from Jamaica-based Proven Wealth Manage ment, is “going really well”. “That’s in the early stages and we’re hoping to speed it up in the next few months,” she added. Car michael Village is intended to provide 365 residen tial and commercial lots over four phases using a private-public partnership (PPP) model, where hous ing is constructed by private developers and financed by privateTurningcapital.to Abaco, Mrs Coleby-Davis said: “Right now we are doing about 30 homes. The first PPP that we had engaged, they already started the first ten of the homes. We were able to issue assignment letters for two of those ten, and we’re getting ready to start the other 18 lots on one side, and then another few lots elsewhere. So that’s in the Central Pines area. “Spring City is where we’re doing some infra structure work on a portion that has 21 lots surveyed already. So we’ll be seek ing to start construction on that as soon as the infra structure is done and then, of course, we have... I think it’s the Pine Tree project that I announced during my budget“We’recontribution.reviewing the land mass of that area to see what’s still available for us to begin seeking to do some homes there, and that’s a large plot of land.” The Pine Tree project is over 1,000 acres, and the Ministry of Housing and Transport aims to have 50 homes built by yearend in Abaco and 300 by end-2023.Construction will be “financed by the contractor”. Mrs ColebyDavis continued: “And the purchasers are mortgaged by the Mortgage Corpora tion, or whichever financial institution they choose, and that’s how they make their payment.“Wejust try to make sure it is within the realm of $140,000 or $120,000 to a little over $170,000. So we try to keep it a good price for a home.”

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The Bahamian developer behind the proposed $63m Adelaide Pines pro ject yesterday asserted that “we’ve gone above and beyond to make sure it’s environmentally sensitive” despite con cerns the density is too high. Robert Myers, who has partnered with Albany’s developer and two UK investors to construct the south-west New Providence gated community, told Tribune Busi ness that the Certificate of Environmental Clearance’s (CEC) granting showed that all environmental concerns have been Adelaidesatisfied.Pineswill be a mixed-use development fea turing 180 single family home sites, warehouse storage space and 19-25 lots allocated for light industry, as well as retail and office facilities. Its developers believe it will help fill the void for middle income housing in fast-grow ing western New Providence, enabling employees to live in close proximity to their workplaces by narrowing the shortage of available residential options that presently

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Tribune Business inquiries established that the letter, which it obtained yester day, is genuine. Mr Symonette declined to comment when con tacted by Tribune Business yesterday. However, sources familiar with developments, speaking on condition of anonym ity because they were not authorised to speak pub licly, said that while the Symonette Group chief executive and Mr Baker were “hugely disappointed” in the Gov ernment’s decision they are not ready to give up on their limestone aggregate mining and land reclama tion ambitions just yet. It is understood they plan to ask the Govern ment to set out the reasons for why the project was rejected, which will enable them to address any con cerns or outstanding questions that the NEC and BIA officials have in a bid to remove any approv als obstacles that remain. Mrs Hanna-Woods’ letter, short and to the point, gives no explanation at all. “Nobody has commu nicated a reason to them, and there are thousands of people in North Andros this creates opportuni ties for. They don’t see any competing opportuni ties,” one source familiar with the situation told this newspaper.TheBahamas Materials Company and Morgan’s Bluff Development Group principals have invested significant time and resources in building sup port for their proposal in the North Andros communities that would benefit most from it. Mr Symonette and his rep resentatives held a Town Meeting on the project in Lowe Sound on August 23, just one week before the Government’s rejection, during which they voiced disappointment at the “misinformation” on their plans.

“There’s nothing we can do about that. It’s just the world market.“The catch is even better than last year, when it was good. I would think it’s at least 30 percent better than last year, probably more. All the boats are reporting they are doing pretty well. Most of the boats, and I think all the boats, are doing better than last year. At least the ﬁshermen can go out and pay their bills and make something. Once the price comes up everything will be alright again.” Mr Carroll attributed the improved catch volume to the crackdown on ille gal poaching by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and other gov ernment agencies over the past four years. Calling for “non-stop” enforcement to persist, he asserted that there can be “no let up”

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THE Government has rejected the North Andros mining and land reclama tion project proposed by the Symonette Group’s principal that would have created an initial 160 jobs and extra $100,00 per week spending ernCrownoperationestablishrefusedcilNationaltionMinecitingMrstherequestingDevelopmentpanyBahamasontheBluffCompanyresentsO’Brientheattorney(BIA)maslettershortsiontoapprovalstocilNationaltheBaker,hisCamerontheofthePhyliciaimpact.Hanna-Woods,Government’sdirectorinvestments,informedBahamianattorneyforSymonetteandbusinesspartner,TedonAugust30thatDavisadministration’sEconomicCoun(NEC)had“refused”grantthenecessaryfortheprojectmoveforward.NoreasonsforthedeciwereprovidedinthethreeparagraphsentbytheBahaInvestmentAuthoritytoBryanGlinton,andpartneratGlinton,Sweeting&lawﬁrm,whorepBahamasMaterialsandMorgan’sDevelopmentGroup.“Referenceismadetoapplicationsubmittedbehalfofyourclients,MaterialsComandMorgan’sBluffGroup,approvalforcaptionedproject,”Hanna-Woodswrote,theNorthAndrosandLandReclamaProject.“IamtoadvisethattheEconomicCounatitsrecentmeetingtheapplicationtoaninlandminingsituatedonLandinthenorthpartofAndros.”

A Bahamian busi nessman is teaming with Albany’s developer and two UK investors for a $62.788m “mixed-use” residential and light industrial development in south-west New Provi dence that will create up to 300 full-time jobs. Robert Myers, who is the Organisation for Respon sible Governance’s (ORG) principal, has partnered with Lyford Cay-based billion aire Joe Lewis and his fellow Albany investors to help solve what he yesterday told Tribune Business is “a desperate need” for quality middle income housing in that part of the island. Adelaide Pines will fea ture “about 180” single family lots, together with 19-25 lots for commercial and light industry in a bid to attract businesses to the area and provide employ ment for residents. Located on the southern side of Adelaide Road, opposite the eastern entrance to the high-end Albany develop ment, the project has already obtained its Certiﬁcate of Environmental Clear ance (CEC) and now just awaits the relevant planning approvals.Speaking ahead of the public consultation sched uled for September 21, Mr Myers told this newspaper that rejecting the proposal would “send a terrible mes sage.. because we’ve done everything we should and then some” in developing a sustainable community that is “very environmentally sensitive”.

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The Andros Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday voiced disap pointment that the North Andros mining and land reclamation proposed by Cameron Symonette and his business part ner was rejected by the Government.DarinBethel told Trib une Business that the Davis administration’s decision showed it was “not a ‘New Day’” as it has frequently asserted. “This is the same old political tactics that have kept our com munities down over the years,” he charged. “A fully-funded project that invests in Andros deserves to be heard and given fair and public consideration. Public input should have been situatedtionaggregateto“refusedCouncilment’sﬁrm,SweetingpartnerGlinton,AugusttorthePhyliciapertinent.”Hanna-Woods,Government’sdirecofinvestments,inan30lettertoBryanattorneyandattheGlinton,&O’BrienlawsaidtheGovernNationalEconomic(NEC)hastheapplicationestablishaninlandminingoperaonCrownLandonthenorthern IE S OC ED’ ANDROS MINING VERDICT

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And he disclosed that the developers are still assessing costs and finan cial numbers to determine whether it “make sense” to proceed with the present con cept at this time due to the global inflationary pressures that have sent construction and building materials costs soaring.Disclosing that pricing for the lots and homes is still being worked out, Mr Myers said costs had increased “sig nificantly” since the $68m total investment figure was calculated in January 2022. “The problem is there’s such inflation on materi als,” he explained. “Frankly, we’re hoping it makes sense because we’re fighting such inflation and supply chain problems. We’re hoping that the market cools off. Pricing is starting to come in, and it’s very“Everythinghigh. is affected. The cost of fuel, the cost of labour, the cost of materi als. Everything has gone up. We’re hopeful that it makes sense once we get all the numbers. Those [the $68m] are early estimates prior to the inflation, which since January has been sig nificant.... We had a budget there, but have been sur prised already by some of the numbers coming back. “I would tell you that it’s very challenging to get those numbers to work because of inflation, the global rise in interest rates, and fuel prices etc. The need is there. The problem with low and middle cost housing is the need is there, but it is just too damn expensive. That’s what we’re trying to figure out. I’m opti mistic but concerned. Mr Myers said Adelaide Pines may ultimately see “a couple hundred million”

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Lobster catch volumes have increased by “30 per cent or better” compared to 2021, a prominent ﬁsherman said yesterday, although this has been offset by prices almostKeithhalving.Carroll, the National Fisheries Asso ciation’s president, told Tribune Business that the 2022-2023 crawﬁsh season had started with a mixed outlook as increased vol umes and reducing fuel prices are being countered by a near-43 percent yearover-year decline in the per pound“Theprice.catch is really, really good but we don’t know what the prices are going to be. The price is about half of what it ended at last season, when it was around $21 and it’s $12 now,” he explained.

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SYMONETTE ANDROS MINING PROPOSAL REJECTED BY GOV’T