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of 14 and 15 and took place at the rear of the campus on the junior side of the property.“Which resulted in a 14-year-old male student being stabbed multiple times and the student was taken to hospital where presently he is in surgery,” CSP Skippings said.She added that police were told that the suspect fled immediately over the school fence.

early reduction of VAT and removal of the COVID-19 Emergency Powers Orders. He is also proud of the progress he said the govern ment has made in helping revive the Bahamian econ omy following COVID-19’s impact despite naysayers saying that little has been done.

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ABACO residents expressed distress over the sudden and “short notice” demolition of the domes that had been home to them and their families for more than two years.

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One resident — K K Marshall — who watched his belongings get bull dozed last week said being without a place to live once again reminded him of the loss he felt after Hurricane Dorian.“Isleep in my car at the

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back of the domes that they already demolished,” he told this newspaper yesterday.“Idon’t really know what to say. I just be moving. I feel like I already lose my job and all because I couldn’t find my ID. I only find my passport. My jew ellery, all my shirts gone. I ain’t really myself right now. I can’t really even talk to say too much about it because it’s so serious, it makes me feel like Dorian all over again.”

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ROW OVER CONTROLLER REPLACEMENT THE government and Opposition yesterday traded blows over asser tions a Cabinet minister’s brother has been replaced as acting Road Traffic controller due to the con troversy over too many taxi plates being issued. Michael Pintard, the Free National Movement (FNM) leader, yesterday urged the Davis administration to “clarify what the facts are” surrounding the replacement.

JUST days ahead of the Davis’ administration oneyear anniversary in office, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said he is proud of what the government has accom plished so far, citing the

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Despite some criticisms about the removal of the domes, Mrs Coleby-Davis repeatedly stressed that they were a safety hazard due to lack of proper ven tilation and excess mould being found in them.

Mr Pintard admitted that while the party has made missteps which it has since acknowl edged, it did not mean that they should stop “from holding this administration

“So I just put all of my belongings into the home (that was being built) and the people who have been doing some of the work for me obliged, because they were trying to work as fast as they could. But unfortu nately, they too had other jobs,” Ms Ferguson said.

back up and going again. People are free to travel where they want to go and to try and get their fami lies and lives back together and there’s a semblance of a renewed order in the country. I think that’s the first accomplishment and then after that, of course, there are some practical issues like the taxes were reduced.“TheVAT was reduced as we promised. The housing programme is off to a start. We’ve got a freer market in terms of the transport policy and so people have great opportunities to par ticipate in the economy and that’sTheimportant.”PLPchairman also spoke of the government’s efforts to bring relief to Hurricane Dorian survi vors, noting “it’s taken much too long to get people back on their feet”. He said work remains underway to help survivors’ lives return to normal.

accountable.”Healsonoted that, aside from the construction of a “handful of homes” and the introduction of legislation dealing with the presump tion of deaths for missing people, the government has done little to assist Abaco and Grand Bahama resi dents over the last year.

Despite having a fairly “comfortable” experience and assistance from the Disaster Reconstruction Authority, Ms Ferguson said the process of relocat ing ahead of the completion of her home has caused her some“Livingstress.in the domes for me my situation was a whole lot different. I have children and living in the dome, it was comfortable. I made it comfortable. I had a hot water heater that was donated to me by the DRA,” she said.

ourMrviews.”Pintard was respond ing to the Office of the Prime Minister’s recent crit icism of the party following its rebuke of the demoli tion exercises on Abaco last week.The FNM leader and a team of FNM supporters travelled to Abaco yes terday to assess the now disbanded dome site.

“On the 8th of September when I arrived home, my sons and I were taking the stuff out of the dome and putting them on the outside because we had a trucker that was coming there. And all of a sudden the power went out. It was embar rassing for me because I’m always superwoman to my kids, because I always get things right,” she said.

“But that day in particular it didn’t work out as planned, because I really didn’t organ ise for anywhere to go. Once again my kids and I had to be separated, because they had to go somewhere and I had to go somewhere else. So right now, my situation today is that I am staying with an aunt of mine and my young son is staying with his dad,” she said.

FREE National Move ment leader Michael Pintard yesterday shot back at the Davis adminis tration after it accused the opposition party of being hypocritical and aban doning Abaco residents following Dorian’s passage while in office.

Labelling much of their criticism as “idle postur ing”, Mr Mitchell said he’s not concerned by what the FNM has to say as most of their claims are “not credible.”“Opposition parties have to say what they say and, in our country, the opposition has a say but the govern ment has its way,” he added.

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He also said that if the government was to com pare their first year in office with that of the Minnis administration, “they will still come up wanting.”

which in the plan did not go as it would have. And right now I am still in that predicament of needing some help. I’m almost com plete, but still needing just a few stuff to be done, just to make it livable for me and my kids,” Ms Ferguson said.Shortly after Hurri cane Dorian hit Abaco in September 2019 leav ing thousands of homes destroyed or damaged, to assist with rebuilding efforts the Minnis admin istration spent more than

“The government is engaged in deflection and they are consistent in terms of attacking persons who would raise questions about the course of action that they take or do not take,”

$6m on nearly 200 domes that were supposed to be used as temporary housing for displaced residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama. However, only a fraction of them were erected.

Now it’s time to leave, you don’t have any place to go, because you been settled there for years.”

Despite extensions given to him and other residents, Mr Marshall said with no real assistance and less than a month’s notice of the move out deadline, he had trouble“Theyrelocating.saiditwas a demoli tion. They just kept giving us extensions. The specific date they gave us (to move out) they gave it the day before they demolished,” he said.

on the “Becauseisland.of our failure to ensure compliance with the law, we have allowed (the situation) to mushroom over time,” he added.

Dome dwellers were to receive $4,000 to assist with their relocation to a perma nent home.

done to build “safe” homes and also provide clarity as to why construction on one particular housing initiative hadHestopped.said:“We wanted to look at the homes that are presently being constructed - some of those homes or homes that were started while the Free National Movement was in power and we worked collabora tively with Baker’s Bay.

“So, if they are saying that any criticism of what they did in the demolition of the domes is hypocriti cal and nasty, one of the terms that they chose to use, then they are doing so by criticising the Member of Parliament for South and Central Abaco whose views are no different than

“I haven’t received any thing from them yet, not even a ‘How do I feel about my stuff being damaged?’ Or what they could do to help me concerning my stuff being damaged. None of that. I just (yesterday) walked from the government complex because I am still trying to find out who’s going to help me deal with the stuff with my jewellery and my ID and most of my stuff. That’s what I’m really concerned about. But they tell me I must come back to speak to someone,” Mr Marshall said.

Maxine Ferguson, who now has to live separated from her children and most of her belongings, said she felt “embarrassed” when the power was cut off as she and her sons were moving out of the dome.

Following those assess ments, Mr Pintard told reporters that it was mind boggling for the gov ernment to destroy the housing structures which were largely being occu pied by Bahamians and yet not address the issue of unregulated communities

Last week, demolition of the domes in Spring City, Abaco began after the Davis administration grew concerned that the dome site was being “misused”, according to the Office of the Prime Minister.

However, since assuming office, the party has often been subject to criticism from the Free National Movement who claim that little has been done by the government to date.

In a statement released on Friday, the Office of the Prime Minister suggested that critics who opposed the demolition lacked full knowledge on the domes, including their initial pur pose, which the office reiterated were meant for temporaryAccordinguse.to the Office of the Prime Minister, the government had initially planned to dismantle the domes and salvage the mate rials but decided against this for several reasons.

The Progressive Liberal Party was voted to office during last year’s early elec tion in September, winning a total of 32 of the 39 seats.

IMAGES from video posted to social media showing the demolition of domes in Abaco.

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He continued: “I don’t think the Bahamian people buy it. They’re discredited and their performance was so mean over the last four and a half years that they’ve got a lot of catching up to do and, of course, they’re fighting amongst them selves. So, it’s not credible at this moment, anything that they Meanwhile,say.” as for the government’s plans next year, Mr Mitchell said some of their key priorities will be centred on restoring and expanding the economy and creating more job opportu nities for Bahamians.

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completing much needed infrastructure upgrades, especially to the Family Island airports, and helping to revive Grand Bahama. As it relates to the nation’s tourism product, Mr Mitchell said: “We’re concentrating very heav ily on trying to get Grand Bahama up and running again. So, Carnival got its investment there and we’re pretty close to trying to get things done with the hotel upHethere.”also lamented the need to improve services and spur economic growth on the southern Family Islands.“I’m just completing a tour of the southern islands and it’s clear that more liquidity has to be put into these islands to improve the services which are available for people here,” the chair man“Ifsaid.that’s done, it will then attract more people to be here. The southern

for a house’ I might have been gone from then, but they never told me any thing. They never explained anything to us. They just came round and said (they were) looking to make sure the domes were ok. And then from there that was it.

Mr Marshall added that as his brother works on Green Turtle Cay, he is alone without family on the island and still has yet to receive any assistance.

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“It is absolutely unnec essary for them to use the kinds of perjoratives or masking language to attack persons who are simply asking on behalf of their constituents and on behalf of the public, for the gov ernment to give reasonable explanations for decisions that they make.

In a statement, the Office of the Prime Minister said it was especially hypocriti cal and distasteful for the FNM to “pretend to care” about Abaco residents’ fate considering how they “abandoned” Abaconians during a time they needed help the However,most.

“The proof of the pudding will be when the general election is called and we’re satisfied, we are on track to try and get all the things that are necessary to win a second term.

islands are denuded of their populations. There’s been a population decline and we need to find ways to turn that around and so it takes a little while to get it up and going“Butagain.theimportant thing is to pay attention to and to have a programme and a plan and platform to get these things going. I think you’ll see significantly more progress over the next twelve months, but there is significant progress already,” Mr Mitchell also said.Several celebratory events in observance of the PLP’s election win were set to take place this week. However, the party said its plans have been suspended until after the official mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II ends.

He said the Davis administration will also give special attention to

Mr Pintard said during a press conference from

In July, Housing and Transport Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis announced that the government was aiming to have the struc tures demolished and taken off the property by August.

“We pay attention to

“The police, he looked like he had a personal prob lem, because I even tried to explain to him, but he kept pushing me, telling me to get off the property before he locks me up. So, I had to leave. I stood on the side and watched them demolish my stuff,” said Mr Marshall.

“The dome is gone now. But up to the day of demoli tion, I had made several calls in reference to needing more time to get out of the dome and they had promised to call me back with that situation. But they didn’t give us any date until three days before.

The period of mourning ends at sunset on the day after the Queen’s funeral, which takes place on Sep tember 19.

In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, Mr Mitchell, who is also Min ister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service, detailed a list of the necksfirst-jail,night,mysaid.athings,ofmissingwheresumptionthelegislationoftionintroductionSeptember,itsaccomplishmentsgovernment’ssinceelectionvictorylastincludingtheoflegislathataidsinthesalecarboncreditsandalsothatshortenstimeframeonthepreofdeathincasespeoplearereported“incircumstancesperil”amongotherhesaid.“Wehavegottenofftosuperstart,”MrMitchell“IremindedpeopleinmeetinginInagualastlastyear,wewereinandthisyear,we’reoutfreesothat’s,that’stheaccomplishment.“Theweightisoffourandtheeconomyis

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About 30 of some 34 domes have since been demolished.

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“During the time when we had to vacate the dome, I had a home that was being built. And it was just the fact of not being employed for some time, funds were a factor. So, I have inquired about having some help

“Even if they did tell me, ‘Well look here, try to save some money, so you could have something or be one of the ones with first preference

what they have to say but much of it, as far as I’m con cerned, is idle posturing. They have to say some thing, and they’ve decided to dig in and find as much mud as they can and fling it up against the wall and hope it sticks.”

“Some five homes were commenced and we wanted to know why the construc tion one year later has not continued and so we have raised questions, asking the government for clari fication on what was the complication.”

Speaking specifically to the government’s housing projects, Mr Pintard called on the Davis administration to assure the public that due diligence was being

asked to collect their chil dren as soon as possible. The relevant agencies have been notified and teams are working to rectify the issue.”Mrs Wilson had called on the problem to be fixed quickly.“The Ministry of Educa tion and BPL must ensure that this electrical problem is remedied in the short est time. The teachers are ready to teach, but having no electricity is a major issue. The interruptions are hindering academic instruc tion. It must be corrected in the shortest time,” she said lastSheweek.said that the school has had this problem for severalThesedays.incidents come one month after concerns that schools wouldn’t have been ready to open in time for August 29 after many schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In other crime news, police are actively inves tigating an alleged rape incident that reportedly occurred around 2.15am on Sunday.Thesuspect is said to be known to the victim.

Police said: “It is reported that during the altercation, the suspect produced a cut lass and struck the victim to the head and hand. The sus pect was reportedly joined by another male, who beat the victim about the body.”

POLICE are searching for the suspects behind two separate shooting incidents that occurred on Sunday, leaving two men in hospital.

Police are also searching for two men believed to be responsible for attacking a 47-year-old man with a

cutlass.According to prelimi nary reports, the victim was at his residence on Wulff Road on Saturday when he got into an argument with a male he knew.

14-year-old stabbed in school fight

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PLUMBING PROBLEMS FORCE SCHOOL CLOSURE

LESS than a week after the early dismissal of classes of one public school due to “electrical issues”, another school was dismissed early yesterday for “plumbing issues”.Students of Stephen Dillet Primary School were dismissed early and parents were asked to pick up their children “promptly” by 12.30pm.“TheMinistry of Edu cation & Technical & Vocational Training wishes to advise parents of stu dents attending Stephen Dillet Primary School that school will be dismissed today at 12.30pm due to plumbing issues. Parents are asked to collect their children promptly,” said the Ministry of Education in a public notice.

The victim was taken to hospital by Emergency Medical Services, where he was treated and later discharged.Bothvictims are listed in serious condition.

When asked if metal detectors should be imple mented in schools following the incident, CSP Skippings said she did speak to the principal of the school and they will now put some other mechanisms in place.

Police are investigating and appealing to mem bers of the public who may have information regarding this or any other incident to please contact them at 919/911, the Criminal Inves tigation Department at 502-9991/2 or Crime Stop pers at 328-TIPS.

According to reports, the victim was driving past a local night club on Sixth Terrace when he heard gun shots and realised he had been shot in his upper body.

The second incident reportedly occurred around 2.40am off Collins Avenue.

In the first incident, reports indicate that a 28-year-old man was shot multiple times in his body aroundPolice12.20am.saidthe victim was on the outside of a residence on Miami Street with others when they were approached by a man armed with a handgun.

This incident comes six days after classes at CC Sweeting Senior High School were dismissed early due to electricity issues.

they found out about the incident, they were able to de-escalate the situation before it went any further.

Police know the suspect’s identity.“Imake an appeal to the parents of the suspect to turn your child into the police so that we can resolve this matter swiftly,” she added. “I also take this time to encourage parents to be a little more vigilant. The school is doing what it is required to do in terms of bag searches and ensur ing that the school property remains safe for students.

“I would wish to encour age parents before your child leaves home, before they exit your car for them to enter the school prop erty, check their bags to see what it is that they’re taking to school. Carrying a knife, carrying a screwdriver, an icepick, are what we call offences.“Astudent should not have them in their posses sion. While the school does what it is mandated to do, parents have a responsi bility to ensure that their children are well trained and ready for learning or ready to be taught when they come to school.”

At the time, Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said he was confident the work would be com pleted on time, though he did note the great number of structural defects that needed to be addressed in the process.

“It is reported that the suspect fired gunshots in the area of the group result ing in the victim being shot multiple times,” police said.

She said the school has “school resource officers” on the property and once

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She said students will see a difference in the school safety and security proto cols today to ensure that weapons are not placed on schoolPoliceproperty.areactively inves tigating this latest incident.

Belinda Wilson, presi dent of Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT), said the issue needs to be fixed immediately.“TheBUT prefers the early dismissal especially if

there is no running water, because students, teach ers and support staff have to use the restrooms and washing of hands and flush ing of toilets are a necessity. We prefer the early dis missal versus an outbreak due to unsanitary condi tions,” she said.

POLICE HUNT FOR GUNMEN AFTER TWO SHOOTING INCIDENTS

“Out of an abundance of caution, parents are

The victim was taken to hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

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The implementation of metal detectors has been an ongoing conversation to help protect students.

POLICE at Anatol Rodgers High School yesterday and, right, po lice press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings. Photos: Austin Fernander

Mrs Wilson added: “This plumbing issue needs to be fixedWhenimmediately.”askedifshe thinks this plumbing issue is related to repairs done in preparation for the reopen ing of schools throughout August, Mrs Wilson said, “I don’t know if Stephen Dillet did any major work in LastAugust.”Tuesday, the Minis try of Education announced the early dismissal of CC Sweeting Senior High School.“The Ministry of Edu cation and Technical and Vocational Training advises parents of students attend ing CC Sweeting Senior High School that school has been dismissed effec tive immediately due to a defective transformer on campus,” the ministry stated at the time.

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Freeman Thurston, 34, faced assis tant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on a charge of rape.

In the third incident, around 3pm on Saturday, a business on Bernard Road was robbed by three men who allegedly were armed with a handgun.

In a separate matter, a man was charged with possession of a prohib ited firearm and ammunition.

Horatio Smith, 39, of Jamaica, faced Magistrate Shaka Serville after allegedly being found with a black and brown AK-47 rifle on September 5. On the same day the accused was further alleged to have had 13 unfired rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

The culprits reportedly forced the cashier to unlock the company safe where they stole an undisclosed amount of cash before flee ing the area on foot.

A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correc tional Services (BDCS) after he was charged in connection with a rape that occurred in the Berry Islands.

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Of those six incidents, one took place on Friday, three on Saturday and two onTheSunday.most recent incident reportedly occurred shortly after 4am on Sunday when a man pulled up to his

with the British, the world knows in my view that the British are generally stable. Because we in The Baha mas are in a major financial community, you want sta bility. You want people to have confidence in your systems and because we are a part of the British system along with the legal system people tend to have more confidence. And they are more up to do business with you than otherwise,” Mr

A straw vendor, who asked to be identified as Ms Jackie, said she believes in the long run it would be good for The Bahamas to become a republic, but right now there’s still work to be done before that step is taken.

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Kemp Road home and was approached by two armed men. The suspects robbed the victim of his Rolex watch and cell phone and attempted to rob him of his white Nissan Note, how ever, were unsuccessful.

Serville remanded the accused to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services while he deliber ates Smith’s case. Smith is expected to return to court for continuation of his bail hearing on September 16.

It is further reported that one of the men produced a handgun, which resulted in the victim fleeing the area on foot through a nearby track road. As the teen ran through the track road, he was approached by a third man, and robbed of hisThebelongings.sixth robbery occurred shortly after 11am on Friday in the Carmichael Road area. A local family food store was robbed of an undetermined amount of cash by a masked armed man. The suspect fled the scene on Investigationsfoot. into all these matters are continuing.Anyone with informa tion is asked to call police at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477).

NOTICE is hereby given that ARISMENDY ANDUJAR MENTOLIZ of Marathon Estates, 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 6th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

“I want to encourage them to reach out to com manders of the various stations under which their business falls and discuss a plan where your funds can be safely deposited to the bank,” she added.

The second incident occurred after 1pm on Sunday at an eatery located on East Street South.

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“It shouldn’t change, I mean if you want it to change then go ahead, but I don’t know why people are making such a big deal about it. We are still a Commonwealth nation and a part of the Common wealth. But if they choose to take a census and find out what the majority of persons want then sure let’s move. It’s the voice of the people that makes a difference,” Mr Rahming said.Another resident, taxi driver Felton Cox, said he would prefer the country to keep its ties with the British monarchy.“Iwould rather stay

While Mr Dorsett acknowledged that his client posed a flight risk and was in the country on a visitor’s visa, he said Smith still has the legal right to apply for Magistratebail.

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RESIDENT Lynden Rahming said governance shouldn’t change - but it was up to the people.

CSP Skippings said the police are concerned about the armed robbery inci dents that have occurred recently.She further explained factors that are believed to be necessary for crime to occur.“Iwould like to say in order for crime to occur three things must be pre sent,” she told The Tribune “You must have a suitable

NOTICE is hereby given that CHASWORTH AUSBURN CLOUD of Twynam Heights, 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 13th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

NOTICE is hereby given that SHAKIRA SHERLY PIERRE-LOUIS of Family Street, Soldier 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 13th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

transition into a republic and remove King Charles as head of state.

NOTICE is hereby given that SANDRA MARLENE WRIGHT of #50 Thunderhead Circle, South Bahamia, Freeport, Grand Bahama, 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 13th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

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POLICE ISSUE WARNING AFTER SPATE OF ARMED ROBBERIES

target, the opportunity must present itself, and there must be something of value. If you remove one of those from the equation, crime can’t cannot Accordingoccur.”toCSP Skip pings, most of the crimes police have seen recently are “crimes of opportunity”.

Then shortly before 5pm, a woman in the area of Old Trail Road was robbed of her purse, which contained an undisclosed amount of cash and personal items. The victim was approached by an armed man who reportedly fled the area south along Old Trail Road in a black Nissan Note.

Thurston is expected to return to court on December 5 for his VBI.

By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net

THE recent death of Queen Elizabeth II has sparked conversation on whether The Bahamas should become a repub lic, however residents who spoke with The Tribune yesterday are not ready for the country to take that stepRecently,yet. Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said his administration would let Bahamians decide whether the country should transi tion into a Althoughrepublic.MrDavis sug gested he would support the move to being a republic he underscored the decision as the country’s ties with the monarchy falls within The Bahamian people. Such a change would require a referendum.Yesterday, The Tribune spoke to a few residents who shared their views on if the country should

Her comments came as police reported six armed robberies that occurred within three days.

Thurston is accused of having had sexual intercourse with a 25-year-old woman without her consent on May 6 in the Berry Islands.

He was not required to enter a plea

business owners to desist from leaving large sums of cash in their business estab lishment, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again,” she told The Tribune yesterday.

Reports indicate that two armed men, both of whom wore red hats, black shirts, and jeans reportedly robbed the establishment of an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the area on foot heading north.

Moments later, a 16-yearold youth was robbed of his cell phone and cash in the Bain and Grants Town area. According to reports, the victim was sitting on a wall in the Augusta Street area when he was approached by two men who he knew.

Lynden Rahming said he believed the governance of the country should not change, however, he said it all depends on the voice of the people and what the majority wants.

in court and was told his case would move to the Supreme Court through a VBI. He was denied bail.

Photo: Moise Amisial

not evolved to the point where we think of anything other than red, yellow, and green.”Barbados made the tran sition to a republic last year. International media reported this week that Antigua and Barbuda plan to hold a referendum on becoming a republic within the next three years, which could mean King Charles may be removed as that country’s head of state.

In court, Smith pleaded not guilty to both charges. He was represented

NOTICE is hereby given that MIRLENE PIERRE of #29 Kennedy Subdivision, 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 6th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

NOTICE is hereby given that DWAYNEIKA JONES of Sapodilla Road, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, 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 13th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

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AFTER six armed rob beries in the capital over the weekend, press liaison officer Chief Superinten dent Chrislyn Skippings urged residents and busi ness owners to be vigilant and take all necessary pre cautions to remain safe.

CSP Skippings urged business owners not to leave large sums of cash in their establishments and to seek the assistance of police as a preventive measure. “I also want to remind

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by Alex ProsecutorDorsett.Sergeant Deon Barr objected to the accused’s bail on the basis that he is awaiting further information on Smith, including his immigration status.

NOTICE is hereby given that AUBERT DARCY of Sir Lynden Pindling Estates, 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 6th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.

“Most of the crimes we are seeing occur are crimes of opportunity. They occur when persons are not being vigilant and not look ing out,” she said. She is appealing to residents to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings at all times.

Ms Jackie said: “It seems to be a trend in the Caribbean for the Com monwealth nations to now recognise at this stage in their existence that they should be a republic, with an elected president. I think that in the long run it would be good for The Bahamas, but right now we have such caustic partisan politics. I don’t think it will be in our best interest at this time because we have

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said if he saw more financial security in the country he would be more supportive of the transition into a republic.

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THE owner of tour boat company Seas the Day said it has temporarily shut down operations in the wake of a shark attack that claimed the life of one of his customers last week.

It was further reported that family members observed a bull shark attacking the woman.

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excursion companies lined up to take them, but I don’t know if we’ll ever be one of those again. I don’t know,” he

“We see a proliferation of firearms being smuggled here as well as in Grand Bahama and eventually trickle down into New Providence; we see a lot of serious crimes occur ring in Grand Bahama and firearms are the weapon of choice being used,” he said recently.Commissioner Fernander believes that the canals and waterways make Grand Bahama susceptible to fire arm and human smuggling.

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The two 14-year-old boys were represented by attor ney Ian Cargill. They were charged with the attempted murder of Marvin Smith, Jr, on September 5 in New Providence.Theywere not required to enter a plea in court and were told that their case would be fast tracked to the Supreme Court through a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).The teens were denied bail, but can apply to the Supreme Court for pretrial release. Until then they were remanded to Simpson Penn Centre for Boys.

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“All of us at Seas The Day are deeply saddened and shocked by the shark attack at Green Cay yester day (last Tuesday). Please keep the family in your prayers,” the company said.

According to YourE rie, a Pennsylvania-based outlet, the woman was “standing in about three feet of water when she was attacked”.MrMoulton claimed

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Onsaid.its Facebook page, the company released a state ment expressing sympathy for the tragic accident.

Nielsen is accused of indecently assault ing a 41-year-old woman on September 6 in New Providence.Nielsenwas not required to enter a plea in court and was informed that his matter would proceed to the Supreme Court by way of a NielsenVBI. will be remanded to BDCS until he is granted Supreme Court bail.

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“We want to protect the integrity of officers and our citizens out there. There are a lot of com plaints against police officers which we try to eliminate, and the body cams will help to do that. So, it protects and ensures the officer does what he is supposed to do.”

“We have a lot of canals,” he said. “We visited the (container) port and we know we are wide open for weapon smuggling into The Bahamas.“Theunit you should see up and running as early as (this) week,” he said during his visit to the island on Thursday. “We already found a space here in Police Headquarters and identified some offic ers who will be assigned to thatThearea.”new unit will also consist of officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence

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excursions, however the beach has been temporarily closed by officials for such operations.MrMoulton told the American outlet that his company has shut down its operation after the incident.

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When asked about body cams, the commissioner said that is also something they are looking at.

“No, I am not pleased with it,” he said when asked about the level of manpower. “We are doing a manpower audit here and as I move around to the various divisions you can see the deficiencies in some of the areas and that is something we are looking at.“We have a total of 99 recruits in New Providence who will be graduating in another three weeks or so and that will be a start. And we have another 100 recruits lined up to go right after this crew has graduated,” Commissioner Fernander said.

unsuccessful,” the boat owner told YourErie.

Nielsen’s VBI will be served on December 6.

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Colebrooke was informed that his case would be fast tracked to the Supreme Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).

A NEW Firearms and Gang Unit will be imple mented in Grand Bahama as early as this week, Police Commissioner Clayton Fer nander announced during his first official visit to the island since his appoint ment two months ago.

Force, as well as the Departments of Customs and“ThisImmigration.combined effort we are taking as we approach this task force as well in Grand Bahama, I believe that was a missing puzzle in the way we tackled this crime situation,” the police chiefNewsaid. crime fighting

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Mr Moulton felt that his crew handled the incident “to the best of their ability”.

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Cay. Police say the family came by cruise ship and booked a tour with a local company — later identi fied as Seas the Day — that took them to the cay.

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He was not required to enter a plea in court.

Police manpower is another area that is of con cern in Grand Bahama, the commissioner said.

that her son gouged the shark’s eye to remove it off his mother, YourErie reported.According to the article, Mr Moulton said the boat’s captain drove in the direc tion of the woman to run over the shark and then pull her on “Theboard.tourniquet was not applicable. The daugh ter worked on her mother the entire way back. I don’t know how she did it, trying to get the bleed ing under control, but was

While the accused was denied bail in court, he was told that he could apply for it at the Supreme Court. Until bail is granted to Colebrooke, he will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correc tional Services Colebrooke’s(BDCS).VBI is slated for service on December 5.

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He revealed that CCTV and Shot Spotter technol ogy will both come online by the end of year or early 2023.“We are going to put our CCTV with the Shot Spot ters in some hotspots. We have already looked at data to identify our hot spots where most of these crimes are happening and where the guns are being fired in ourHecommunities.”explained that if somebody fires a shot in an area the technology will alert“Officersauthorities.will be able to respond and catch the indi vidual in the act or moving away,” he added.

technology also will be implemented in Grand Bahama to assist police with their crime fight, the commissioner said.

TWO men, one of whom is a British citizen, were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on sepa rate charges of indecent assault.Alexander Colebrooke, 27, appeared before Assis tant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on charges of burglary and indecent assault.Around 2am on Septem ber 6 in New Providence, Colebrooke is alleged to have broken into the home of a 19-year-old female

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The other man, Steen Nielsen, 53, of Hornsey, London, faced Magistrate Shaka Serville on a charge of indecent assault.

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“That attitude of disrespect consider ably annoyed the Scottish electorate over the last few years,” he said. “But there is a still a very strong sense here that the monarchy — especially in the person of the queen — maintains that respect.”

PLEASE permit me a space to say a few short words in response to the Mackey Street Man (letter published in The Tribune).

NULLIUS ADDICTUS JURARE IN VERBA MAGISTRI Bound to Swear to The Dogmas of No Master”

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Stur geon has pledged to hold such a vote in October 2023. But new Prime Minister Liz Truss, like Johnson, says her government will not agree, and without its approval a referendum would not be binding.

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“It was a fitting end to a life of service and a life of concern for the four nations — not simply one nation — of the UK,” heInsaid.atouching display of respect, thou sands of people on Sunday lined the 175-mile (280 kilometer) route from Bal moral to Edinburgh as the queen’s coffin was driven in a slow procession to the Scottish capital. On Monday, the coffin was carried along Edinburgh’s medi eval Royal Mile to St. Giles’ Cathedral, where thousands more are expected to pay their respects over the next day.

Some Welsh nationalists have objected to Prince William being recently given the title of Prince of Wales — a title first given to the heir to the throne after the English conquest of Wales in the 14th century.

Amid the political deadlock, Sturgeon has appealed to the courts for the power to call a referendum on her own. The UK Supreme Court is to start hearing the case next month.

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Which FNMs is he talk ing about who knows that Mr Pintard does not have the capacity to lead? And, if he really wishes to do some thing behind the scenes, he should learn how to wash his dirty linen in house and not serve them up on a public

THE CROWN of Scotland sits atop the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II during a Service of Prayer and Reflection for her life at St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, yesterday.

King Charles III has moved quickly to stress that he will be a monarch for the whole of the UK, undertaking a national tour during his first days on the throne. He was in Scotland on Monday accom panying his mother’s coffin, and he plans to visit Northern Ireland and Wales later in the week, attending memorial ser vices in Belfast and Cardiff.

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It should have sunk in by now that Michael Pintard will not be the fire breath ing, blustering demagogue who opposes for oppos ing sake, emblematic of so many politicians. He is quite prepared to be rational in his utterings and support of sensible govern ment positions, as he has alreadyMackeydemonstrated.Street,if he is a good FNM as he claims, should settle down and get in line! Twelve months in is no time to panic. He should also not be so quick to write

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Former Prime Minister Boris John son, who left office last week, was unpopular in Scotland, where a majority opposed his pet project: Brexit. Johnson led the UK out of the European Union after a 2016 referendum in which the country as a whole backed leaving — but Scotland voted to stay in the bloc.

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brag on their first year in office when all they did was work our projects on our time.Pintard has what it takes and he is about his business, fixing up the institution that, in my opinion, Minnis highjacked and gutted. He is the one that is, to use your words, “charismatic, intelligent, experienced and ready on day one to lead ourMackeycountry”.Street Man Hit the Road Jack and don’t you come back no more no more no more no more! 12, 2022.

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all part of the UK but have distinct histories — and complex ties with Eng land, which dominates the UK in both population and politics.

Pintard to stay

off the artist as leader! A look at the determination, will and leadership demon strated by one Volodymyr Zelensky the former come dian and actor now showing out in MichaelUkraine.Pintard is pre paring to lead a Free National Movement and the wider public to a truly New Bahamas. He is the charismatic, intelligent and experienced leader Mackey Street is talking about. Be the good FNM that you say you are and stop encourag ing discord and disloyalty among the party faithful!

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QUEEN Elizabeth II has been lik ened to the invisible glue holding the United Kingdom together. Some think the reign of King Charles III will see those bonds come unstuck, giving new momentum to Scotland’s push for independence.Butthefactthe queen died last week at her beloved Highland retreat, Balmoral Castle, has made Scotland the focus of commemorations watched around the globe in the first days after her death. That has served as a reminder of the monarchy’s deep ties to Scotland — and could provide a boost for the union.

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platter for the PLP and all others in opposition to our great party to use to con tinue the battering brought on by the last leader.

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will and for sure it won’t be Dr Minnis. We don’t want Dr Minnis back as leader. FNMs couldn’t even bring them selves to come out and vote for our party because we all wanted to see the back of him. It took everything in me to vote for my own party last election because a vote for my own party was a vote for Today,him.FNMs have to sit down and suffer unprec edented victimisation as the PLP, who came to office eight months early, picked all the low hanging fruit that Minnis let grow, but wouldn’t even pick for us. This week we all have to watch the PLP PR parade

Think about it. To reign for 70 years and know that a Queen cannot appoint a King, but a King can appoint a Queen and that he may appoint a person you may not have liked to that role, but I digress.

sweetheart and homosex ual have more protection under the law than a mar ried woman. Where is the equality?Hereis another point that is kind of hidden.

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Rape is also about eco nomics and the prevailing status quo. If we recall, during slavery, rape was an economic instrument that empowered the production process, and women had no say, and some men did not complain because they had a peculiar kind of freedom. Personally, I recall sharing stories with the men of my generation, we had a pecu liar thing in common; our fathers often gave us the impression that we were placed on this earth to work for them. I wonder where they got that idea from? I am pleased that the present Prime Minister has gone on record in telling us what the problem is.

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We often make the claim that we are freed men and women, and slavery has been dealt with, but is that really true? If we were to check the historical data, it seems that we were only freed to become new slave masters. We picked up the robes of entitlement through a Constitution that was handed to us by the people that we were “freed” from, but are we really free? Every five years or so, our elected leaders still pledge allegiance to the Queen and her succes sors, and not to us, and they have Constitutional power to exercise that allegiance. They never pledge alle giance to those who voted for them. Perhaps we need

The queen had deep ties to Scotland. Besides spending her summer months at Balmoral, her mother, the late Queen Mother, was Scottish and as a child the queen grew up playing on her grandpar ents’ estate of Glamis Castle in central Scotland.Sofarthere have been only tiny pro tests by anti-monarchist demonstrators. One woman was arrested in Edinburgh on Sunday for breaching the peace after brandishing a profane sign calling for the abolition of the monarchy.

Scotland and England have been gov erned under the same monarch since 1603, and formally unified in 1707. But Scotland has distinct educational and legal systems and, since 1999, its own parliament.

I AM sure it would be understood and a natu ral reaction to say to the Mackey Street man, give it a rest, but all things being equal, that would probably just spur him on to con tinue his ill-disguised and ill-advised campaign to see Michael Pintard unseated as leader of the Free National Movement.

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Here is the point.

Now, some of you’ll may think I am knocking on a dead person, but the Queen has had her own struggles.

Pauline Maclaran, an expert on royal culture at Royal Holloway University of London, said “it will remain to be seen if Charles can command the same loyalty” as his mother. “There will be a honeymoon period for Charles, I think, where every body — out of respect, but also their own feelings — will lay off the usual demands for independence,” she said. But Maclaran felt that period would not last.

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Scottish historian Tom Devine said because by “extraordinary serendipity” the queen died in Scotland, “it was pos sible for the world to see the relationship between the queen and this country”.

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill praised “the significant contri bution Queen Elizabeth made to the advancement of peace and reconciliation between the different traditions on our island, and between Ireland and Britain during the years of the peace process”.

Because of a Constitu tion that is unchanged, men in The Bahamas have been given a weapon that keeps women in subjec tion. Don’t think that it is only a stumbling block for political types who know better (most of them are lawyers) but many Pas tors and Christian men also have a problem they don’t want the government in their bedroom, where they use marriage as a cloaking device to abuse their spouses. And, they conveniently forget that the minute they become abus ers they are actually “under the law”. It seems as if the

Can he take this next step and boldly go where none has gone before? Can the Bahamians in this genera tion consign this aberration to the depths of Hell where it belongs? Or do we con tinue to perpetuate a situation that encourages the generation behind us to seek other realities?

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to have that little tidbit changed first. We were set free to do as we please, to do as those who came before had done through the “rule of law”.

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In 2014, Scotland held a referen dum on whether to remain part of the UK. Voters rejected independence by 55% to 45% in what was billed as a once-in-a-generation choice. But the Scottish National Party government in Edinburgh is pushing for a new inde pendence referendum, arguing that Brexit has radically changed the politi cal and economic landscape.

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The status of the monarchy has always been fraught in Northern Ireland, where there are two main communities: union ists who consider themselves British and nationalists who see themselves as Irish. That split fueled decades of vio lence known as “The Troubles”, and remains a deep divide. But in a sign of how far Northern Ireland has come on the road to peace, representatives of the Irish Republican Army-linked party Sinn Fein are attending commemorative

As monarch, Charles is required to remain politically neutral. His mother caused a stir in 2014 when she remarked that Scots should “think very carefully” before voting — a remark widely seen as opposing independence. Even after that comment, the queen remained widely respected by people on both sides of Scotland’s independence debate. Sturgeon, the pro-independence first minister, praised Elizabeth on Monday as “the Queen of Scots” and “the great constant -- the anchor of our nation”.

Devine said Johnson’s government had displayed “a reduction in respect for Scotland as an historic nation”.

APPARENTLY, there is a lack of understanding surrounding the Marital Rape issue that seems con sensual. We know what the problem is, and we have had documentation in place since 2009 to address the issue with the removal and inclusion of a couple of words.Buta former Prime Min ister is on record admitting that he could not get the support of both sides of the House for the much-needed change in Perhaps2009.we need to understand what will be lost if these changes are made.

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events for the queen in Belfast.

Relations now between the Conserva tive UK government in London and the pro-independence Scottish administra tion in Edinburgh are tense.

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You are dead wrong Mackey Street Man. Michael C Pintard will indeed lead the FNM into the next general election. He has what it takes and FNMS do want to follow him and are doing so enthusiastically. You know what our biggest problem is? Persons like you who won’t stand behind our new leader because you are too busy trying to live in the past. You asked who will replace Pintard - no one

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She granted the accused $1,500 bail and ordered that he not interfere with any of the witnesses in the matter. He was also ordered to sign-in every Wednesday at the nearest police station before 6pm. The case was adjourned to January 19, 2023.

travelled from Abaco for the court hearing. “Me being here today can’t bring Shavez back. But I also join that line with lots of mothers and fathers that lost their kids to gun violence, and if my voice can make a difference, I am here just for that,” he said.

These include five counts of fraud by false pretences, damage and resisting arrest. Campbell with Devardo Taylor, 42, and Kaheem Johnson, 28, faced a further charge of Betweenreceiving.February 5 to 9 in New Providence, he is accused of defrauding a res taurant and several hotels of a collective $4,321.36 using a nameless debit card. This is in relation to a bill from Burger and Sushi

Sidney Hart travelled from Abaco with several family members, for the arraign ment in Grand Bahama.

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He and about 12 people were gathered outside the courthouse as police arrived around 10am with accused Dillion Jordan, of Cooper’s Town,Jordan,Abaco.who was not

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Koya restaurant and room fares from the Glowell Motel, the Orange Hill Inn and Bay View Suites.

Outside the court, Sidney Hart said about 35 people

represented by counsel, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson on the charge of murder.Itisalleged that on Sep tember 3 at Mount Hope, Abaco, the accused by means of unlawful harm intentionally caused the death of Shavez Hart.

Abaco man was charged with the murder of Olympian Shavez Hart yesterday.Thedeceased’s father

Dionne Britton, gen eral secretary of the Grand Bahama Amateur Ath letic Association, was also present. She is also the grandmother of the deceased’s one-year-old son, Chase Hart.

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A 27-YEAR-OLD Grand Bahama man was charged in a Freeport court yesterday with causing grievousTheojahharm. McKenzie, of Lewis Yard, appeared before Deputy Chief Mag istrate Debbye Ferguson.

Suspect accused of murdering Olympian

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presented to the court a hospital form of the victim who was severely injured and is still in hospital in New“WeProvidence.askthecourt to also take into consideration the severity of the injuries,” he said.When Deputy Chief Magistrate Ferguson asked the accused if he was employed, McKinney said he worked in construction.

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It is alleged that on August 21, 2022, at Lewis Yard, the accused intention ally and unlawfully caused harm to Lenny Curry.

On September 5, using the same debit card, Camp bell, alongside Taylor and Johnson, allegedly obtained a $4,398.80 black and red Generac generator from MarlinDuringMarine.hisarrest, Camp bell is further accused of causing $90.91 of damage to the uniform of his arresting officer.In court, all three accused pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.

the mother of their oneyear-old baby — became emotional and started to cry.The accused was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge. He was told that a prelimi nary inquiry will be held to determine if there is suf ficient evidence for him to stand trial in the Supreme Court.Deputy Chief Magis trate Ferguson told Jordan that he can apply to the Supreme Court for bail.

While prosecutor Ser geant Vernon Pyfrom objected to bail on the basis of the number of charges against Campbell, Magis trate Serville granted the bail.Under the conditions of Campbell’s $8,000 bail, he

Blair Campbell, 23, faced Magistrate Shaka Serville on multiple charges.

McKinney pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor did not object to bail, but requested that conditions be imposed. The prosecutor also

is to be fitted with an elec tronic monitoring device. The accused is further expected to sign in at the Cable Beach Police Station every Monday and Friday byMagistrate7pm. Serville then strongly warned the accused to appear at each court adjournment, not to interfere with the witnesses in the matter and not commit any fur ther offences. Failure to comply would result in his bail being revoked and his immediate remand to prison.The two remain ing accused were each granted $2,500 on theirThischarge.case’s next trial date is set for November 14 and 15.Campbell is represented by Wendawn Miller-Frazer.

A MAN was granted $8,000 bail yesterday after he allegedly racked up nearly $9,000 in fraudulent debit card charges for food, hotel and generator bills.

$8,000 BAIL GRANTED FOR MAN FACING CHARGES OF $9,000 DEBIT CARD FRAUD

Sidney Hart and four others with him were permitted inside the court room. Two relatives of the accused were also allowed to Asenter.the charge was being read by Deputy Chief Mag istrate Ferguson, Shavez Hart’s girlfriend — who is

The case was adjourned to January 25, 2023.

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I said, “Thank you,” and as I was whisked away, those same officials were now even more elated, congratulating me, and happy that I had made such a good impres sion. At that young age, I had no idea of the importance of it all. I was just doing as I was told or asked to do.

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remember the day that I came face to face with Queen Elizabeth II. She spoke to me, and I never forgot her words. The year was 1994. I was a student at St Augus tine’s College, and a young public speaker. I was one of the moderators of the royal event at Clifford Park to wel come Her Majesty to The Bahamas.Oneof my tasks was to give a speech on her life - from birth to the pre sent time. I went to the library and did my research. Because I was given this responsibility, I had the opportunity to get to know Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Elizabeth II) through her life story.

Elizabeth was an excep tional woman. She was born into the House of Wind sor, which began in 1917 when the family changed its name from the bethunexpectedsumptive.andwasKingthebrother,modatingaccruedofsoroftionsfromthesiderabletherefore,here.masmadetheWallisdivorcedfellloyaltyinkingKingQueenGeorgetheandthefather,“Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.”GermanQueenElizabeth’sgrandKingGeorgeV,wasfirstWindsormonarch,theroyalsoftodayaredescendantsofKingVandhiswife,Mary.KingGeorge’ssonbecameEdwardVIII.Thisabdicatedthethrone1936,choosingloveovertotheCrown.HeinlovewiththetwiceAmericansocialite,Simpson.HebecameDukeofWindsorandhiswaytoTheBahatoassumegovernorshipGovernmentHouse,underwentconrenovations,duringDuke’sgovernorship1940to1944.RenovaincludedtheadditiontheWestWing(WindWing)andremodelingotherareas.Thecountryquiteabillaccomtheformerking.HisabdicationledtohisElizabeth’sfather,DukeofYork,becomingGeorgeVI.Elizabethtenyearsoldatthetime,shebecameheirpreHerlifetookanturn,andElizaandheryoungersister

I was brought before her. She asked my age. I remem ber that upon my response, she looked at me from head to toe. I was very thankful to my mother for making sure that I was properly regaled, right down to my freshlypolished shoes. When she looked back at me, I had already broken the rule, and was looking down a pair of the most crystal blue eyes I had ever seen.

Elisabeth’s name, you beat the drums and yell out?” He started to explain, but I needed to get back to my seat. He gave me a pamphlet to read. He and his brethren and sistren were out there to demand justice for their ancestors. To redress the wrongs of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Rastas agitate for “Freedom, Redemption and Repatriation” to Africa, theThemotherland.pamphlet was spon sored by King Emmanuel Charles Edwards, Founder of the Bobo Shanti Kingdom, Jamaica, established in 1948. They were seeking repara tions. The hundreds of years of setback, the emotional trauma, the disconnect from their land of origin... all rea sons why Rastas want to see the British Crown address the issue and do something to help those who say that they are still suffering from one of the most heinous collective crimes in history. Britain played a major role. I would later delve deeper into the claims that were made for the back to Africa movement.Forthetime being, I put the pamphlet away and concentrated on the cause at hand. As the show was coming to a close, I was approached with great excitement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, who informed me that I was sum moned by the Queen. They wanted to see my curtsy. It was accepted. I remem ber them giving me certain instructions, including, not to look the Queen directly in her eyes.

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The Queen’s position is symbolic. The end of her era does not signal the end of the monarchy. The systems of Government remain in place. Queen Elizabeth II may have even sympathised with some of the causes of the Rasta man. Her greatgreat grandmother, Queen Victoria did. It is said that she personally supported the anti-slavery cause. However, she could not take a public stance. The British system of constitutional monarchy requires that the sovereign be nonpartisan and primarily

coronation and acknowledge the Ethiopian monarchy. On November 2, 1930, he received the titles “King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Con quering Lion of the Tribe of Judah”, among numerous other titles belonging to this rich Solomonic lineage.

Many people of African descent will continue to hail Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen, whom he crowned on the same day as himself - the first time in history. The fond diplo matic relationship that he and Queen Elizabeth shared teaches much about diplo macy. Countries around the world must continue to find common ground and operate with mutual respect, the way these two monarchs did.

Yes, Queen Elizabeth taught me much through her life of service. But there is

The children of African descent in the Bahamas have been taught the narrative of the slavery of their ancestors. But they have to be taught at an early age that there are African Kings and Queens to be proud of and to emu late as well. I was fortunate to have travelled to Egypt at the age of seven with my mother. I saw the images of great black Pharaohs on the walls of the pyramids. I saw the vast empires there in Africa. I questioned how we got to The Bahamas, and understood, in this context, the greatness we were taken away from. It all came to bear when I visited Ethiopia a few years ago.

The people of the Afri can Diaspora will have to organise and centralise, strengthening each other eco nomically in order to thrive. African leaders and those of African descent must end corruption. Only through unity will African nations see the strength they so desper ately need. I won’t give up my continent and I won’t give up my islands. They are both mine. Africa, by lineage and heritage, Bahamas by birth.

one filled with instances of inhumanity; the future... one where equal rights and jus tice must stand for all.

Queen Elizabeth inspired me that day. Her words of encouragement rang in my mind as I continued to grow in both public speaking and dramatic arts. Her words have new meaning for me in this advent of her death.

The late great cultural king John “Chippie” Chipman and his band delivered the sounds of the Bahamas in beats that lifted spirits and brought the celebration to life. A little girl by the name of Miquelle Swann, now a woman, blew the audience away with a powerful ren dition of “This Little Light of Mine”. I found some of the highlights of this day on Mike Swann’s Youtube channel.Mrs Lockhart-Edwards was special to me. She was a mentor and role model. I attended the Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts Summer Camp on more than one occasion and had the privilege of coming under her tutelage in dramatic arts and song. She helped to carve my confidence in my youth as she cast me for starring and leading roles in many productions. Later on in life, Chippie would also become my mentor and friend. These two cultural giants gave their hearts to their country. On that day, their best was on display.

As the years progressed, many great leaders would visit him and benefit from his wealth of wisdom, including the former President of the United States of America, John F Kennedy. When Italy waged war on Ethiopia in 1935, it was blessed by Pope Pius XI, and led by military leader Benito Mussolini. The Ethiopian holocaust resulted in the deaths of thousands of Ethiopians, including women and children. Ille gal tactics such as the use of mustard gas (in violation of the Geneva Protocol and Geneva Conventions) led to their

As the country begins the discussion on moving fur ther away from the British monarchy and closer to true self-governance, whether it happens in this time or not, The Bahamas will only thrive with true leaders committed to empowering the people.

It is only right for the people of Rastafari and others to agitate for the wrongs done to the people of Africa to be set right. The call for the end of the system of oppression that continues will go on. The efforts for justice will not be in vain, and King Charles III and his heir apparent, Prince Wil liam, will be faced with the same cries until something changes.Inthe meantime, the words of the great prophet Marcus Mosiah Garvey will continue to ring true to the people of African descent: “A people without the knowledge of their past his tory, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

She said to me: “Young lady, you are one of the best orators I have ever heard.”

Mussolini’s aggression was not viewed favourably by the British. Eventually, the Emperor, Field Mar shal General International, would take exile in Bath, Britain. With the help of his ally, he would reclaim his throne five years later, and rebuild his country.

Memories of meeting the Queen – and looking towards the future

something she could not give me as I looked into her eyes that day - a face that looked like my own.

At this point in time, I was an acolyte, serving on the altar at Holy Cross Angli can Church for many years. The Queen was the head of the Church of England, which is a Protestant Angli can church. The English royal family has been a part of this religion since the 16th century.So,for more reasons than one, there was a connection to the British Crown and a reason to do my best and give this speech. I moderated the programme with Des mond Saunders, and when it was time, I delivered my speech on the life of Queen Elizabeth II. There was a spectacular cultural show, choreographed by the late Bahamian cultural goddess, Kayla Lockhart-Edwards.

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I heard of her pass ing, it took me back to the moment that I met her. It gives new fuel to the fire to continue to use my voice - whether in speech or writing - for the greater good.Ihave seen an outpour ing of love for a woman who sacrificed her life for her country. I have also seen the negative comments in reac tion to her death. But, I see her as a woman - a mother, grandmother, and greatgrandmother affectionately called “Grannie” by her loved ones. Her husband, Philip, passed away just the year before. This family is no different from any other, and they undoubtedly feel the loss of their mother.

Farewell, Queen Eliza beth. Thank you for our moment in time, and for the reminder to utilize the power of my voice.

OCTOBER 14, 1954: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I travel to London’s Buckingham Palace for a head of a state procession. (AP Photo, File)

With all this background, my young mind was absorb ing everything. Proud to be Bahamian, and humbled by the opportunity to contribute to such a prestigious event, I assisted in announcing per formance after performance - all in honour of the Queen.

The Emperor told the League of Nations that it was “Ethiopia today” but it would be them “tomor row”. Shortly thereafter, the nations of the world fell into World War II.

But during that speech, there were another set of drums ringing out at Clif ford Park. During one of the breaks, I darted off to the stands to a group of Rastas to find out why they were out there chanting and beating drums.Isaid to one of them: “Excuse me, why is it that every time I call Queen

QUEEN Elizabeth II was said to have been the most famous woman in the world. Her prestige, influ ence and mystique spread far and wide, and her passing has caused deep sadness amongst millions worldwide.Inpaying tribute to her, the new British Prime Min ister, Liz Truss, declared she was one of the greatest leaders and diplomats the world had known and that the United Kingdom was a successful country because of her as the linchpin.

The ending of the Queen’s long and glori ous record reign of seventy years is self-evidently a time of profound signifi cance in British history. It is being called a seismic moment. The nation is in shock at her sudden death even though it was not totally unexpected at her advanced age of ninety-six. Millions of Britons have been deeply affected by her loss for she was a muchloved and respected person who had been a figure of certainty, stability and reas surance as the head of state of their country throughout their own lives.

The monarchy was publicly revered, but it was distant and somewhat remote.

was a formal proclamation of his accession to the throne in a ceremony said to go back a thousand years, and the Council then observed tradition by lamenting the loss of one sovereign and pledging allegiance to the next. The ceremony was tel evised which was, of course, for the first time ever.

which is the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster and is at the heart of the British government. This will be for four days during which there will be a royal vigil, and hundreds of thou sands – or even millions - of people are expected to file past the coffin in order to pay their respects.

On the same day, there was a memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral, and in the House of Commons former prime ministers and other MPs delivered gen erous tributes. After there had been 96-gun salutes across the country (one for each year of her life), in an eloquent address charged with emotion the King later spoke to the nation and pledged to carry on his mother’s legacy by serving the people with ‘loyalty, respect and love’.

King Charles III also addressed Parliament yes terday for the first time. This historic event took place in Westminster Hall because, traditionally, mon archs have been prevented from entering the House of Commons since Charles I sent soldiers there to arrest four MPs in 1642. After lis tening to tributes from MPs and members of the House of Lords, the new King gave a speech in which he said he felt the ‘weight of history which surrounds us’. He offered warm thanks for all the tributes and vowed to follow The Queen’s exam ple of selfless duty ‘with God’s help and your coun sels’. He was reported to be close to tears as Parliament sang ‘God Save the King’.

necessary, as a constraint on the excesses of politicians.

It was announced a few days ago that a state funeral to remember the life and service of The Queen will be held on September 19 at Westminster Abbey to which heads of state from around the world will be invited. It has been declared a bank holiday. The Queen’s coffin will later be taken to Windsor Castle where her final rest ing place will be at the King George VI memorial chapel in St George’s Chapel next to her husband Prince Philip.

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As a symbol of strength, it had been a bulwark against

The next morning, the Accession Council, an ancient traditional body that apparently has its roots in the Privy Council and traces its origins to Anglo-Saxon times, met at St James’ Palace in central London to swear in the new King. There

In a constitutional mon archy the Crown has no executive powers. These are vested in the elected Parliament which has been described as the instrument of democracy. But the mon arch exercises influence and can offer personal advice to government ministers. Unlike politicians whose opinions and actions all too often depend on the effect on their re-election chances, such advice is likely to be informed and objective and purely in the best interests of the people as a whole because the monarchy is above the political fray and can be trusted. According to all reports, The Queen brought to matters of official business not only her vast experience but also common sense and a down-to-earth and realistic approach that acted, when

The Crown exists with the declared consent of the people - the overwhelming majority of whom support the idea of the existing con stitutional monarchy - and there is little or no demand for Britain to become a republic.Historically, such public displays of love, respect and approval were not the norm. When The Queen came to the throne in 1952, Britain was a more defer ential and reserved society.

In Britain and around the world, millions are mourning her in an almost unprecedented out-pour ing of grief together with appreciation and thanksgiv ing for her long life. Such feelings will surely continue as people are experiencing a sense of unreality about what has happened and need time gradually to come to terms with it. Nonethe less, an important feature of the British monarchy is its continuity and the centuries old tradition of immediate succession. Thus, there has been a swiftness of transi tion so that her son and heir has already acceded to the throne as King Charles III.

dictators and tyranny during the 1930s in face of the rise of fascism in Italy, the Nazis in Germany, a civil war in Spain and, ear lier, a revolution in Russia in 1917. As other countries succumbed to extremism, Britain remained a beacon of Thedemocracy.challenge for The Queen so soon after the Second World War was to adapt to an age in which respect for tradition and authority were gradually weakening. She saw that in more modern times the monarchy could no longer be justified by tradition alone. It needed to rest on popular consent and should contribute to the public good. She understood and practised this so effec tively that she successfully brought people together and inspired their affection and respect throughout her long reign. It was said that she instinctively understood the soul of the people. Thanks to her careful han dling of the monarchy – apart from a perceived lapse in reacting to the sudden death of Princess Diana in a car accident in 1997 - it is now flourishing and enjoys almost universal support.On Friday, following The Queen’s death, King Charles returned to Buck ingham Palace and did a walkabout with the huge crowds which were wait ing - in a sombre mood – to greet him outside the Palace. He showed how he could circulate and connect with people who were expressing sympathy but also cheering him on as the new monarch. The outpouring of affection was palpable.

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THE PORTRAIT of the Queen posted by Buckingham Palace to announced the news of her death.

As Britain mourns a much-loved Queen who was a part of people’s lives for so long, the nation also looks to the future under a new monarch – and many have already been heart ened by the King’s clear message that while he loves tradition he also believes in progress.

The value of such advice or guidance should not be underestimated. The Queen was arguably the most knowledgeable and expe rienced leader in the world since she had been seeing classified state papers since the early 1950s. There were 15 different prime ministers during her reign – including the cur rent premier whom she had invited to form a govern ment only last week - and she had met and discussed international affairs with most leaders of other coun tries during the course of the last seventy years. She had a reputation for metic ulously reading the regular briefing in her famous ‘red boxes’ and therefore was able to offer well-informed private comment or advice on a range of issues; not least at her weekly meet ings with the prime minister - and it was notable that, among others, Boris John son warmly attested to this in his tribute to her in the House of Commons on Friday.The monarchy is the glue which binds the whole nation together. Politi cians come and go but The Queen has provided con stancy and continuity and contributed strongly to the national unity that ben efits the whole country and which people appreciate so much – and all the more so because, as the spotlight of the modern media increas ingly shines on them, public distrust of elected leaders continues to grow.

During a period of national mourning, which has included cancella tion of a large number of sporting and other events as a mark of respect, the King will visit the capitals of each part of the United Kingdom, and yesterday he was in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. Meanwhile, the coffin will be transferred to London today and placed for a lying-in-state – as was the case for The Queen’s father King George VI and the Queen Mother in 2002 - in Westminster Hall, the 11th century building

News of The Queen’s passing has been dominat ing headlines in the US and has been on front pages around the world. There has been a flood of tributes from global leaders express ing sympathy. Many have called her kind-hearted and honoured her dignity, grace, wisdom, deep sense of duty and resilience as well as her keen sense of humour. While expressing their sadness at her passing, they have also recognised her outstanding contribu tion over the years to the life and affairs of her own country as well as to those of so many others around theInworld.particular, there has been an outflow of sympa thy and condolences from Commonwealth leaders and a sharing of memories of The Queen. She was said to have regarded her work as head of the organisa tion as the last great phase of the transformation of the former empire whose colonies did not depart in a spirit of bitterness but joined the Commonwealth as a free and voluntary association of, currently, 56 countries.

With such extensive and comprehensive media coverage of The Queen’s passing, the plethora of information has become almost overwhelming. It may even have become confusing. So, it might be helpful to identify some of the main events that have taken place in Britain during the last few days, together with what is going to happen next, and to offer brief comment on the workings of a constitutional monarchy while looking next week at the prospects for the new reign. Since the announcement of The Queen’s death on Thursday, there has been a tremendous stream of love and affection for her, and for the Royal Family as an institution, by millions of people both in Britain and overseas. Massive crowds have gathered together at various places around the country and have laid a sea of flowers in the front of buildings like Bucking ham Palace -- and outside the gates of Windsor Castle and the royal residences of Sandringham and Balmoral Castle in Scotland where The Queen died -- with countless written messages of condolence and affection attached.Following the hugely pos itive reaction to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebra tions during the summer, this should perhaps have come as no surprise because The Queen was more than a constitutional monarch. She knew and understood the British people and was universally popular, both amongst the younger gener ation and with older people.

The counteroffensive left the Krem lin struggling for a response to its largest military defeat in Ukraine since Russian forces pulled back from areas near Kyiv after a botched attempt to capture the capital early in the invasion.

QUEEN HAILED IN SCOTLAND AS ‘CONSTANT IN OUR LIVES’

Four days after the 96-year-old queen died at Balmoral Castle in the Scot tish Highlands, a military bagpiper played as her oak coffin, draped in the redand-yellow Royal Standard of Scotland, was borne from the Palace of Holyrood house in Edinburgh in a solemn procession.

After months of little movement on the battlefield, the momentum has lifted Ukrainian morale and provoked rare public criticism of Russian Presi dent Vladimir Putin’s war.

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“And so we gather, to bid Scotland’s farewell to our late monarch, whose life of service to the nation and the world we celebrate. And whose love for Scot land was legendary,” said the Rev Calum MacLeod.

UKRAINIAN troops expanded their territorial gains yesterday, pushing all the way to the country’s northeastern border in places, and claimed to have captured a record number of Russian soldiers as part of the lightning advance that forced Moscow to make a hasty retreat.

King Charles III, dressed in army uniform, and his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward walked behind as the hearse traveled to St Giles’ Cathedral, flanked by a bearer party of the Royal Regiment of Scot land and a detachment of the Royal Company of Archers, the king’s ceremo nial bodyguard in Scotland.

Blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flags fluttered over newly liberated towns across a wide swath of reclaimed land.

A spokesman for Ukrainian mili tary intelligence said Russian troops were surrendering en masse as “they understand the hopelessness of their situation”. A Ukrainian presiden tial adviser said there were so many POWs that the country was running out of space to accommodate them.

The coffin will remain at the cathedral until today so the public can pay their respects.

The Ukrainian military said it had freed more than 20 settlements in 24 hours. In recent days, Kyiv’s forces

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have captured territory at least twice the size of greater London, according to the British Defence Ministry.

defenders reached the state border with the Russian Federation,” said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the northeastern Kharkiv region.

“In some areas of the front, our

The Russian Defence Ministry acknowledged the setback in a map that showed its troops pressed back along a narrow patch of land on the border with Russia — a tacit admis sion of big Ukrainian gains.

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Ukraine reclaims more territory

A UKRAINIAN soldier passes by a Russian tank damaged in a battle on the road to Balakleya in Ukraine on Sunday.

Reports of chaos abounded as Rus sian troops pulled out. “The Russians were here in the morning. Then at noon, they suddenly started shouting wildly and began to run away, charg ing off in tanks and armored vehicles,” said Dmytro Hrushchenko, a resident of recently liberated Zaliznychne, a small town near the eastern front line.

AS QUEEN Elizabeth II’s four children walked silently behind, a hearse car ried her flag-draped coffin yesterday along a crowdlined street in the Scottish capital to a cathedral, where a service of thanksgiving hailed the late monarch as a “constant in all of our lives for over 70 years”.

Jasmine knows first-hand about adapting to unforeseen circumstances.Sheoriginally entered the beauty industry just to have

“I had to decide that I wouldn’t let it deter me and I just held on and kept the faith,” sheShesaid. managed to ride out 2020 and things began to improve in 2021.

For all shopping needs, invited vendors include Dawn of Serenity Wellness Spa, Vixen’s Lair, Kersten’s Closet, Always by Allia, Tanya’s Kitchen & Cater ing, and Skyview Photo Booth.

to establish a place where women can unwind and be free while having “grown folk”Shefun.said she was inspired to create the event after spending some time out of the country and feeling her social life had come to a standstill. She wanted to see her friends and engage in some time alone with the girls, however, there were but few venues and events of interest to attend at the time.Makeva said it was also important to her that women can have fun in a totally safe space.

‘I rented a booth at a salon back in 2015 and then I got a job at MAC and realised that I really loved what I was doing and wanted to do it full-time on my own.’

“So I rented a booth at a salon back in 2015 and then I got a job at MAC and realised that I really loved what I was doing and wanted to do it full-time on my own,” she said.

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“I hosted Snatched Beauty Studio’s first Beauty Camp – a fourweek programme that was created to equip upcom ing and existing beauty professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the beauty industry.”

She also wants to inspire others to never give up and follow their dreams, even when life throws unexpected curve balls.

Jasmine had 12 stu dents for the initial camp.“Iam so proud of the participants of this programme. Not only proud, but also inspired by the determination and hard work that each of the participants showed during it,” she said.

IF YOU’VE been run ning on empty in regards to your social life or have just not managed press pause on every-day, mundane life to party a little, then the seventh annual Girls Night Out may just be just the perfect event for you.

they can play uncensored games, fall down trying to run across the stage, forget the lyrics to a song but still able to dance the night away even if they have no rhythm without fear of judgement.”

Willow Events and Buttons Formal Wear, organisers of the Baha mas Bridal Show, have teamed up to present an evening of fun, fashion and entertainment.Itallgoes down this Saturday from 7.30pm to 10.30pm at the Margari taville Beach Resort, The Pointe.There will a fashion show featuring lingerie, formal and casual wear, cham pagne sampling, and Other vendors repre sent day spas, jewellery, photography and make-up brands. Attendees will have a chance to win $5,000 in prizes and gift bags

theduringfinal class of the programme.

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“Ultimately, the goal was to provide a rich and fulfilling program that would be a key component to the overall better ment of everyone involved.”

The initial event attracted less than 100 women, but over the years Girls Night Out has grown to see over 300“Weattending.need an outlet where women can let loose without having to worry about someone hitting on them. I’ve watched this event grow from 80 women in year one to 330 women in 2019,” she told Tribune Woman.“Women need an escape from reality. A place where

In 2020, she took a leap of faith and left MAC to focus on her own business, Snatched Beauty Studio, right in time for the global COVID-19 pandemic, as luck up have it.

A time to party and let loose in a judgement-free environment

Makeva Wallace, who has coordinated the bridal show for more than a decade,

Jasmine said that many people reached out to her asking for make-up lessons and tutorials. While it was something she knew that she wanted to do, she still felt a bit hesitant about it.

“The vision for Beauty Camp required countless hours of planning, deliberation and groundwork. Without a doubt, the execution for this programme was an extremely rewarding yet labo rious experience. This experience has catapulted personal and pro fessional growth within me that I evencannotfathom,” said Jasmine.

“I really wanted to help give people the skills they need to realise their entrepreneurial skills. But I was nervous and talked myself out of it for a while. But then finally I realised that life is short and I didn’t want something to happen where I

A BOOT CAMP FOR BEAUTICIANS

couldn’t follow this dream and so I planned my boot camp,” she said.

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something to do and earn a bit of money until a “proper” full-time job came along.

JASMINE Taylor has made a career out of bringing beauty into people’s lives, both as a pro fessional make-up artist, facial aesthetician and as the owner of the Snatched Beauty Studio.

In addition to having to create their own professional make-up look, participants heard from guest speakers Adjuah Cleare, a beauty professional with over 12 years’ experience, and Philpa Newbold, regional manager of MAC Cosmetics the Bahamas

Jasmine said she is already planning a winter edition of Beauty Camp.

The programme, she explained, included both theory and practical les sons. It included topics such as creating a busi ness plan, customer service qualities and professional makeup application techniques.

But she is also passionate about bringing out the inner beauty of her clients by helping them cel ebrate their full potential and purpose.“Asa young artist, I am undoubtedly pas sionate about make-up, artists, beauty, education and shareempowernesspurposeneurship.entrepreMyinbusiistouplift,andtheknowledge that I’ve acquired during my career and to encourage young people to live intentional and purposeful lives,” she told Tribune Woman.

decision proved to be wise because she would not have understood the theory behind running a business without the program.

“I love baking loaves of bread. My slogan is ‘God’s Blessing in Every Batch’ because I pray over my goods. That is the most important ingredient, and I think that’s what makes my products so delicious. Everybody always tells me my bread has a unique fla vour, and I always tell them, the only thing I do differ ently is pray for God to bless each item sold from my bakery. My bread has a long shelf-life, and that isn’t by chance. That’s because I prayed for it to last long,” saidEncouragedJackie. by her husband to apply for the Access Accelerator pro gramme, she signed up in 2018. Jackie said that

“Perish” is raw and deeply upsetting, but Wat kins manages difficult, taboo subjects with grace andShe’sgrit.also provided a nec essary family tree to aid readers. The way the char acters sometimes talk about or treat each other, it’s easy to forget who is who’s mother, sibling, cousin or child.Yet each character pos sesses a unique voice and feel. As chapters rotate between Helen Jean, her daughter Julie B, her kids Alex and January, and their cousin Lydia, so does ver nacular and syntax. Like

business started trickling in.”Ten years from now, Jackie said she hopes Jackie’s Bakery will have a donut shop that

AUTHOR LaToya Watkins. Photo: Chanel Mitchell

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“My husband heard about Access Accelera tor on the news and told me to try it out because he thought it would be worthwhile. In one class, I learned about the growth wheel, which shows you how to develop your business in stages. I also learned how to budget responsibly and valuable marketing techniques that showed me the best ways to promote my product and build my clientele,” saidAfterJackie.completing the programme, she received a $90,000 grant. While the sum enabled her to purchase more equip ment and appliances for her bakery, she said the most significant gift she received was a second chance to keep her affordrate,oflosthurricane,twoineratorAccessevicted,rentbehindweDorian,ricaneanddemicpan19COVID-toopen.doors“DuetheHurfellonandgotbutAccelgotusbackourshopwithinweeks.Afterthemanypeopletheirjobs,andbecausethehighunemploymentmanywerenotabletotobuybreadwhich

Toni Morrison, Watkins handles her characters with deep respect and care, capturing voice down to minute details and trauma in its most distilled and digestible form without sac rificingThereimpact.aren’t villains in “Perish,” per se — only hurt people and bad deci sions. Though painful, this beautifully crushing experiment in empathy and brokenness is worth experiencing. Watkins and Tiny Reparations Books have made a bold state ment with “Perish” and will both be worth watch ing for what comes next.

“Some share their favourite books with me, ask endless questions, read stories they have written, show me their drawings and talk about life; we have open honest conversations about matters of personal and national importance,” sheSenatorsaid. Seymour said she is committed to the programme and prioritises her time with the children, even if it means missing out on important events and activities.“Building community is simple, it requires that we make time, listen and share. The hour I spend in

“I try to read as many Bahamian authors as pos sible. ‘Caerwyn and the Heart of the Sea’ by B Jane Turnquest and ’Sugar Monster’ by Dr Shamika Strachan, DDS, come to mind but there is much more uncovered talent and many eager minds waiting to read,” she said.

Senator Seymour’s com mitment to the future of the country and nurturing Bahamian youth is what inspired her to become a public servant.

In LaToya Watkins’ debut novel “Perish,” the family begins untangling the rotted, gnarled roots of their tree. Watkins’ approach is as suspenseful as a crime novel, as dra matic as a soap opera, and as familiar as your own family.

Kids tune in, via Zoom, from across the archipelago including Crooked Island and Andros. One boy, who attends regularly, joined from the US during his recent summer vacation.

In selecting books for each of the Storytime sessions the senator has learned about young Baha mian authors, some whose books have received inter national acclaim like Zahra Bryan’s ‘Black Girl Magic’.

BAKED WITH LOVE

“I read them books and quiz them to build their comprehension skills,” said Senator Seymour.

WHEN a family’s matri arch is on her deathbed, they all gather back to Jeru salem, Texas, the hometown where their unresolved trauma began crashing through the generations.

While 95 percent of the Bahamas’ population is literate, children need to have access to books and be encouraged to read them.

where parents can leave their children in a safe digital space for an hour of positive interaction.

inpastries,tosaleguavas.likemadeCaribbean-inspiredfeaturesfillingswithnativefruitsdillies,mangos,andIntermsofwholeitems,shealsowantssellherminipatties,andgarlicbreadstores.

The story starts dec ades earlier as a teenaged Helen Jean, in the midst of a botched abortion, hears

In 2013, she realised her childhood dream by opening Jackie’s Bakery in Grand Bahama. The pastry shop offers an assortment of wholesale and retail baked goods, including bread, pastries, donuts, and patties.

Storytime strives to help to develop children’s language and literacy skills while foster ing a lifelong love of reading. Their imaginations and crea tivity soar as they travel the world through books.

WHAT began as a curi osity for cooking when she was just child has devel oped into a career for Jackie Knowles, and today she runs her own bakery, supplying major food stores with bread and sweet treats.

Storytime celebrates its first anniversary on International Literacy Day

Jackie’s Bakery has sup plied eight of the leading supermarkets in Grand Bahama with baked goods for almost ten years, includ ing Kross Town, CostRight, Stop N’ Shop, Express Mart, and two Solomon’s and Sawyer’s Fresh Market locations.“Atfirst, I focused on catering and treated baking as a side gig,” said Jackie. However, goaded by her son, who pointed out the daily demand for items such as bread, she decided to double down on providing baked“Mygoods.son told me that every household needs bread, whereas they prob ably won’t ask for catering as often. That’s how my baked goods became more popular than my catering services,” she said.

caused our sales to plummet. When COVID-19 came, the lockdown restrictions also the“itcomingreopened,behind,”ourandtheourbestWeusaffectedgreatly.triedourtopaystaffandelectricitybill,otherbills,likerent,gotknockedsaidJackie.Shesaidafterthebakerysalesstartedfromalldirections;waslikeGodopenedwindows,andnew

A year ago today, she launched ‘Seabreeze Sto rytime’ which became ‘Storytime with Senator Seymour’ when she was appointed to the senate on October 4, 2021. Story time is a virtual read-along

“We need to urge Baha mian authors to write and publish their work so that when we do read, we read about us,” said Senator Maxine Seymour. “Expo sure to other cultures is critical but it is likewise important to recognise our vernacular and people and see our stories in print.”

By DONNA EDWARDS Associated Press

THE world celebrated International Literacy Day on September 8 each year since 1967 to highlight the importance of reading, writ ing and life-long learning.

JACKIE KNOWLES, left, and some of the bread that has seen her business rise to success.

REVIEW: DEBUT NOVEL ‘PERISH’ HANDLES TRAUMA WITH GRACE, GRIT

Storytime reminds me that offering a child undivided attention, and focusing on a book or writing, inspires creativity and a whole world of endless possibilities.”

After mastering the art of baking bread, she launched Jackie’s Bakery. But when Hurricane Dorian hit in late 2019, and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 threatened to close her business for good, a grant from Access Accelerator enabled her to remain open and sell her baked goods to the public and major super markets throughout Grand Bahama.Jackie said she felt called to work in culinary arts from a very young age. Grow ing up, she would watch her mother bake bread in their home kitchen, eager to lend a hand. At the age of eight, her mother pulled up a chair and invited her to assist. That was the begin ning of her lifelong love affair with cooking.

“May the significance of International Literacy Day last the entire year,” said Senator Seymour.

the voice of God tell her, “Bear it or perish.” Helen Jean keeps her end of the deal, birthing a son she sees as a monster. Through her neglect, she nurtures the very behaviors she feared he would inherit by nature. Though the family views secrecy as a way to maintain normalcy and stow away pain, it’s backfired horribly. Abuse, silence and pain scar them, their wounds still festering because they never healed. Perhaps in death, Helen Jean can bring the family together and right the wrongs that pro liferated like a tumbleweed through the generations.

“My mom allowed me to stand in a chair and help her knead the dough because she noticed I was curious and really wanted to learn how to bake. My bakery was born years later, but even as a little girl, I knew that I would not get what I deserved if I worked for other people, and over time, my gift of baking and cooking made room for me,” said Jackie.

SENATOR HOSTS BIWEEKLY VIRTUAL READING CORNER FOR KIDS

Jackie said her dinner rolls and hot cross buns were especially popular, and pretty soon, she real ised that her baked goods were proving to be her “bread of life.”

SENATOR Maxine Seymour reads to her youngest daughter, Rachel, at their home.

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By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

What to watch for to save someone from suicide

BODY AND MIND

“I’d like to think your hair is the only page in your story not even introverts can hide. I’ve seen people frustrated or unsatisfied with their hair and risk damaging it. Being able to help someone under stand their hair, letting them see for themselves positive growth and their excitement, makes me feel real proud and more moti vated. It’s a true blessing I can share the same posi tive feeling through my products.”

However,Jewel. she was scared to cut her own hair too short, as she assumed it would not suit her. Then one day, while taking out her braids, Jewel saw new growth and decided to start

can make your overall health

LIKE so many little Bahamian girls, growing up, all Jewel Brown ever knew when it came to her hair was the permed style.

“I thought it was a power ful movement and it made me think about cutting my hair,” said the now 22-yearold

“Dependingsaid: on the oil, the process can vary. Most are known to grind up the herb and use a water-tofriction method to squeeze the oil out, or use heat for a faster response,” she said. Jewel said she’s inspired by Mother

“SimplyNature.walking down the street, I wonder, ‘What’s that plant good for? What’s its purpose and how can we benefit from it? This field can be very intrigu ing. You’re able to not just learn what’s good for your hair, but your skin and body as well. Herbs and meth ods you didn’t know about

actually carrying out a sui cide are… mental health problems, trauma or abuse, chronic illness, use of sub stances, significant loss, lack of social support and isolation.“Suicidal red flags can vary from person to person… if you see a person not performing well at work or participating in risky behaviour, that is a red“Checkflag. in with loved ones and co-workers. If you notice a change pay atten tion to Anglicanthat.”Chaplain at the

NATURAL APPROACH TO HAIR GROWTH

As for her methods in ensuring her hair products are the best they can be, Jewel

“Theysaid. need to know how not to refuse the help that could very well be the God-ordained help that you need. I believe that it is about that, and particularly when you can determine that the person is operating in the kind of thinking that is a challenge to them, being able to live a normal life, we need to get them to be on medication or have therapy. I think today we are dealing with holistic approaches to things – a holistic approach to body, mind and spirit.” Anyone suffering with thoughts of depression, suicide, or any mental health crisis can visit the Community Counsel ling & Assessment Centre (CCAC), the Out-Patient Mental Health Clinic for Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre (SRC), or call (242) 323-3293 for additional assistance.TheRoyal Bahamas Police Force has advised that anyone feeling suicidal can contact the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 3222763 or the Bahamas Crisis Centre at 328-0922.

“I do believe that God has gifted other persons to be able to be part of the answer to those prayers,” she

She told Tribune Health that her mother started perming her hair at a young age to make dealing with her daughter’s hair easier for“Myher. hair would be permed every time there was new growth. As the years went by, my hair experienced breakage and became real thin. I began to wonder what my hair would look like if I stopped using perm,” said Jewel.She was in high school when the local “Support the Puff” movement went viral around the world in 2016. Tayjha Deleveaux, a student from CR Walker High School in Nassau, was suspended for wear ing her natural hair, which was deemed “untidy, ungroomed and unkempt.”

a new hair journey with a ‘big“Althoughchop’. it was scary at the time, it was thrilling. I finished cutting my hair and it was two inches high. Surprisingly, all I truly felt was excitement. Above all I felt beautiful. After that, I posted my big chop on social media and my pro gress every month,” she said.The amazing responses she received led her to create her own brand of hair oil to help others on their hair journeys. She has called her company NaturEoil. She creates eve rything herself, from the actual oils and butters, right down to the label design and media content.

Princess Margaret Hospi tal Rev Angela Palacious also joined in the discus sion to address the role of the local church can play in addressing mental health issues and preventing suicides.“Lifeis a gift and if you come to the point where you no longer cherish that gift you definitely need a supportive community to help you rediscover, your purpose, your passion your identity to just be there to offer you that support until such time you embrace life more fully,” said Rev

Palacious.“Andalso it is impor tant for the church to be involved because we are supposed to be engaged in Christian education to pro mote Christian character formation. That means that we have an opportunity to teach people proper habits, teach people about self-dis cipline, anything to do with health in body, mind and spirit. We have influence, we have a great number of persons involved with the institution of a church, so if they are aware and edu cated they can not only

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter acadet@tribunemedia.net

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live their own life accord ing to those principles and values, but they are also able to influence in their homes, in the workplace, in school and in the com munity. So that way we can reach larger sections of the population with the wisdom we believe has to do with taking care of the temple of the Lord and being able to think clearly and make wise choices.”When it comes to overspiritualising matters of mental health, or in the case of Christians who take the prayer alone approach to deal with mental illness, Rev Palacious said while it is certainly good to pray, as prayer is powerful, God also works through the expertise of professional counsellors and therapists.

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that people will do to pre pare for a suicide itself,” she“Somesaid. of those activi ties can be saying goodbye to loved ones, creating a suicide plan. For example, if a person is going to end their life with poison, get ting those necessary things that they would use in the suicide.”While everyone will pre sent differently, there are key things to look out for, Dr King “Somesaid.of the risk fac tors that will increase a person’s susceptibility to

“Hair health brings confi dence; it is very important. And when you take better care of you, you feel better and sure about yourself… Giving yourself a shot at seeing who you are raw, and to love it all, not just a piece, is the most amazing thing ever. Nothing is better than the raw you,” she said.

WITH four cases of suspected suicides in just last month, it is now more important than ever for the Public Hospitals Authority and Sandilands Rehabilita tion Centre to continue its campaign to create aware ness of suicide and how it can be Whenprevented.certainfactors con verge, anyone at any point in time can become suicidal, according to experts. And since suicide is a complex issue and there are no quick fixes, ongoing education about the topic and aware ness campaigns are vitally important.Suicideremains a global public health concern. To educate Bahamians and encourage those who may be battling and at high risk of suicide, the organisa tions kicked off a suicide prevention video series on Saturday. The video series continues daily at 7pm on YouTube.WorldSuicide Prevention Day, which is celebrated annually on September 10, provides an opportunity to increase public aware ness and understanding of suicide and its related fac tors. Each year, attention is focused on reducing stigma surrounding the topic and raising awareness among organisations, government entities and the public the, spreading one most impor tant message: suicide can be preventedDuring the suicide pre vention video series, clinical psychologist Dr Tracey King shared signs to look out for in those who may be struggling with sui cidal“Athoughts.personwho is suicidal has thoughts about not wanting to live, they have thoughts about wanting to end (their) life, thoughts of being a burden. Suicidal behaviour can include a completed suicide, a sui cidal attempt or behaviours

awesome.”Shebelieves taking care of something like your hair and seeing it thrive, can boost your confidence and happiness. And for Jewel, self-love is everything.

mor inga, rose, and jasmine. Jewel said she can also create specialty oils for cli ents that are interested. Additionally, she offers hair butters.“Being that everyone’s hair is different, there is no telling how often oils should be used. Oils should not be used every day. It is (recommended) to be used on damp hair, not wet, at least three to four days a week. I believe the hair health benefits of my products are exactly what I designed them to be for: for growth and moisture. Other oils have their own unique benefits and purpose. There is an oil for everyone,” she said.“Years ago, I started my natural hair journey and to this day I use the same type of shampoo, condi tioner and my hair growth oil with the same method. The key is one routine and consistency. After realising it worked for me, I heard feedback from others I sold it to, and their results were

By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K JOHNSON

Another non-specific symptom of prostate cancer. Weak urinary stream with difficulty in emptying the bladder may have obstruc tive causes such as prostate cancer, benign prostate cancer or urethral strictures; whereas

THE most important message is that early prostate cancer usu ally has no symptoms at all. Never wait for symptoms before seek ing prostate cancer surveillance or investigations. All men in the Bahamas should start prostate cancer surveillance starting at age 40 and every year after that.

Despite the challenges, he’s optimistic about cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the number one cancer in the Bahamas and the country has the 14th highest incidence per capita for prostate cancer among 195 countries. Men in our country have all the greatest risk factors for developing prostate cancer: men living longer, being primar ily of African ancestry, having a high rate of obesity, a high inci dence rate for prostate cancer related breast cancer BRCA gene mutations, high alcohol intake and a diet predominated by red meat, processed foods and dairy products. One in six men in the Bahamas will be afflicted with prostate cancer in their lifetime; all somber and sobering facts and statistics.Thegood news and light at the end of the tunnel is the excellent cure rate for early detected pros tate cancer. Early detection leads to almost certain cure. Knowledge is key in our national ongoing battle with prostate cancer.

PRESIDENT Joe Biden at Boston Logan International Airport yesterday.

Sadly, far too many men in the Bahamas are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer after presenting for a urologist or phy sician consult with pain related to prostate cancer spread to bones and spine. Bony involvement by advanced prostate cancer can cause severe bone pain and bone fractures. Metastatic prostate cancer can lead to spinal cord compression which is a medical emergency that must be urgently managed before acute lower limb weakness becomes permanent and irreversible.

into widespread practice while the longer-term study — expected to last up to a decade — progresses. She said the goal was to move closer to a future where cancers could be detected through routine bloodwork, potentially reducing the need for more invasive and burdensome procedures like colonoscopies, and therefore saving lives.

3. Pain in lower back, pelvis, hips and bones

1. Frequent urination and nocturia There are multiple causes of frequent day time and nighttime urination (nocturia) that are unre lated to the prostate gland. Poorly controlled or undiagnosed hyper tension, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, urinary tract infec tions and many other disorders can lead to frequent urination. Certain medications, high volume intake of fluids, and diuretics such as alcohol and caffeine could cause urinary symptoms. Statis tically speaking, non-cancerous benign prostate hyperplasia is more likely to be the prostate gland related cause for increased urinary frequency, than prostate cancer. An estimated sixty percent

Men should get an annual phys ical every single year, even if they feel like they are in perfect health. Prostate cancer like hypertension and so many illnesses can often be silent killers with no symptoms until it is too late.

blood diagnostic study on identifying and treating cancers.“One of the most prom ising technologies has been the development of blood tests that offer the promise of detecting multiple can cers in a single blood test and really imagining the impact that could have on our ability to detect cancer early and in a more equi table way,” Carnival said. “We think the best way to get us to the place where those are realised is to really test out the technolo gies we have today and see what works and what really has an impact on extending lives.”The issue is personal to Biden, who lost his adult son Beau in 2015 to brain cancer. After Beau’s death,

In breast cancer, for example, many women who could benefit from a hor mone-blocking pill either never start the therapy or stop taking it before the recommended five years, Hassett’s research has found.“Those are big gaps,” Hassett said. “That’s a treatment that’s effective. But if many people aren’t taking that medication or if they’re taking it but stopping it before conclud ing the course of therapy, then the benefits that the medicine could offer aren’t realised.”

Experts agree it’s far too early to say whether these new blood tests for finding cancer in healthy people will have any effect on cancer deaths. There have been no studies to show they reduce the risk of dying from cancer. Still, they say setting an ambi tious goal is important.

Eight warning signs of prostate cancer

6. Weak urinary stream/inabil ity to empty bladder

8. Shortness of breath There are multiple potential causes of shortness of breath, that may be respiratory or cardiac or other in origin. Advanced pros tate cancer can lead to shortness of breath at rest or upon exer tion, secondary to symptomatic anemia, lung metastatic disease or kidneyProstatefailure.cancer has a cancer specific survival of nearly 100 percent at five years post diag nosis and treatment; and as high as 98 percent at ten years for early diagnosed, low risk, organ confined prostate cancer. Early prostate cancer usually has no symptoms. Detect prostate cancer by ensuring annual pros tate cancer surveillance starting at age 40.

• Dr Greggory Pinto is a boardcertified Bahamian urologist and laparoscopic surgeon. He can be contacted at OakTree Medi cal Center #2 Fifth Terrace and Mount Royal Avenue, Nassau, Bahamas; Telephone – (242) 322-1145-7; email: urologycarebahamas.comwelcome@orvisitthewebsite:www.urologycarebahamas.com

Biden planned to urge Americans who might have delayed cancer screen ings during the pandemic to seek them out swiftly, reminding them that early detection can be key to avoiding adverse outcomes.

Even without new break throughs, progress can be made by making care more equitable, said Dr Crystal Denlinger, chief scientific officer for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a group of elite cancer centers.

BIDEN PUSHES TO END ‘CANCER AS WE KNOW IT’

of men in their sixties and sev enty plus percent of men in their seventies will have benign pros tate hyperplasia (BPH). Prostate cancer however can cause various urinary symptoms. Never ignore worrisome urinary symptoms; but instead seek urology consultation to determine the root cause that should be treated.

Photo: Evan Vucci/AP

‘Sadly, far too many men in the Bahamas are diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer after presenting for a urologist or physician consult with pain related to prostate cancer spread to bones and spine.’

Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which dedicated $1.8 billion over seven years for cancer research and was signed into law in 2016 by Presi dent Barack Obama.

“We can get to that 50 percent goal by slowing the disease sufficiently across the various cancers with out curing anybody,” Berry said. “If I were to bet on whether we will achieve this 50 percent reduction, I would bet yes.”

“If we can address both aspects, both challenges, major advances are possi ble,” Hassett said.

Carnival, the White House cancer moonshot coordinator, told The Associated Press that the administration sees huge potential in the commencement of the

Scientists now under stand that cancer is not a single disease, but hundreds of diseases that respond differently to different treatments. Some cancers have biomarkers that can be targeted by existing drugs that will slow a tumour’s growth. Many more targets await“Howdiscovery.dowe learn what therapies are effective in which subtypes of disease? That to me is oceanic,” said Donald A Berry, a biostat istician at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre. “The pos sibilities are enormous. The challenges are enormous.”

Signs and symptoms of possible prostate cancer:

Despite Biden’s attempts to hark back to Kennedy and his space programme, the current initiative lacks that same level of budget ary support. The Apollo programme garnered mas sive public investment — more than $20 billion, or more than $220 billion in 2022 dollars adjusted for inflation. Biden’s “moon shot” effort is far more modest and reliant on pri vate sector investment.

Dr Michael Hassett of Dana-Farber Cancer Insti tute in Boston, said Biden’s goal to reduce cancer deaths could met by fol lowing two parallel paths: one of discovery and the other making sure as many people as possible are reaping the advantages of existing therapies and pre ventive approaches.

Advanced prostate cancer may result in many constitutional symptoms such as generalized

5. Painful sitting Pain in the perineum, the region below the scrotal sac and above the anus, may be a symp tom of prostate cancer. This is a very non-specific symptom as hemorrhoids, perineal infection, and benign prostatitis can present in a similar fashion.

And any effort to reduce the cancer death rate will need to focus on the biggest cancer killer, which is lung cancer. Mostly attributable to smoking, lung cancer now causes more cancer deaths than any other cancer. Of the 1,670 daily cancer deaths in the United States, more than 350 are from lung cancer.

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Carnival said the National Cancer Institute Study was designed so that any promising diagnostic results could be swiftly put

Blood in ejaculate can have numerous benign causes but three to five percent of advanced pros tate cancers may present with visible blood in urine/macroscopic haematuria or bloody ejaculate/ haemospermia. The root cause can be determined by a thorough history, physical exam, blood studies, urine cytology, urine cul ture, appropriate images and a bladder scope/cystoscopy.

7. Unilateral or bilateral leg swelling Lymphedema with leg swelling can occur when prostate cancer tumor invades the lymphatic system leading to its obstruction. Severe swelling and pain of both lower limbs can severely limit mobility.

On Monday, Biden announced Dr Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugu ral director of ARPA-H, which has been given the

4. Unexplained weight loss, fatigue and anaemia

non-obstructive causes of incom plete bladder emptying may result from impaired nerve supply to the bladder or certain medications such as anti-cholinergics.

BOSTON (AP) — Presi dent Joe Biden is set to channel John F Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of JFK’s moonshot speech, highlighting Biden admin istration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it”.The president was travelling to Boston yes terday to draw attention to a new federally backed study that seeks evidence for using blood tests to screen against multiple cancers — a potential game-changer in diagnos tic testing to dramatically improve early detection of cancers. He also planned other announcements meant to better the lives of those suffering from cancer.Hisspeech at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum comes as Biden seeks to rally the nation around developing treatments and therapeutics for the pervasive diseases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rank as the second-highest killer of people in the US after heart disease. Biden hopes to move the US closer to the goal he set in February of cutting US cancer fatalities by 50 percent over the next 25 years and to dramatically improve the lives of car egivers and those suffering fromDaniellecancer.

task of studying treatments and potential cures for can cers, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other diseases. He also announced a new National Cancer Institute scholars’ programme to provide resources to early-career scientists studying treat ments and cures for cancer.

2. Blood in urine or sperm

fatigue and weakness. Unwanted and unexplained weigh loss could be a sign of advanced cancer that may be prostate cancer in the case of men.

“I have to move on and find new goals. I have to keep at this level, at No. 1,

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By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer

Anett Kontaveit slipped one spot to No. 3 after losing in the second round

So, the focus is com pletely on Liverpool’s home game against Ajax, with the teams having made con trasting starts to the group.

SUN forward Jonquel Jones gets her braids in her face during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals series on Sunday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow)

The Sun did what they hoped to do, holding the league’s No. 1 offence well below its season average.

Nadal also entered the US Open with a chance

It’s already paying off.

Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open championship moved him to No. 1 yesterday at age 19, making him the youngest man to lead the ATP com puterised rankings since they began in 1973.

ALCARAZ, RUUD AT 1-2 IN ATP RANKINGS, SWIATEK, JABEUR IN WTA

GROUP A

While Ajax beat Rangers 4-0, Liverpool was thrashed by Napoli 4-1 in what was one of the English team’s worst displays under Jurgen Klopp.Liverpool hasn’t played since — its Premier League game against Wolverhamp ton scheduled last Saturday was postponed following the queen’s death — and Klopp was asked yesterday if the six-day break between games could see his team lose “rhythm.”

The Dolphins traded a package of draft picks to Kansas City for Hill and gave him a $120 million, four-year contract exten sion that made him one of the highest-paid NFL receivers ever.

NEW YORK (AP) —

A LOOK at what’s hap pening in the Champions League today:

By The Associated Press

the floor, including 20.8% from 3-point range — both playoff lows.

“They play so hard the entire game,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said. “That team is relentless, and so you can never let your foot off the gas.”

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Tyreek Hill’s success with Kansas City made it easy to imag ine the impact he’d make on this new team.

In fact, the 67 points were the fewest Las Vegas scored all season, while there were only four other times the Aces shot worse from the floor, and one other time their long-range shooting was worse.

silver medallist, competed in the same event where she was sixth in a time of 22.66 seconds as Shericka Jackson took the title in 21.80.Charlton, the 26-year-old Bahamian women’s national 100m hurdles record holder, World Indoor and

Only one of the two matches will take place after Rangers’ home match with Napoli was resched uled to Wednesday because of the limited police resources available in Scot land following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

“I mean, after this game, we have to have a lot of confidence,” forward Alyssa Thomas said. “I mean, this is a three-point game and we had a chance to tie. I think we are very confident and we know that all you need is one, and then there’s two games at our place. So yeah, there’s some things we can clean up. Of course, we can make more shots, but overall we played a hard game.”

The top-seeded Las Vegas Aces averaged 90.4 points per game during the regu lar season and were scoring a playoff-best 92.3 per contest heading into the championship round.

“It feels awesome having someone like Tyreek,” quarterback Tua Tago vailoa

He was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in Sunday’sJune.matchup was the first Grand Slam final featuring two men both trying to win a first Slam trophy and with No. 1 on the line, too.

for many years. That’s my goal — and, of course, to get more Grand Slams.”

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and Connecticut took confidence from that per formance as it prepares for tonight’s Game 2.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist and bronze at the NACAC Champi onships, was fifth in her specialty in Zurich in 12.66. World record holder Tobi Amusan of Nigeria won the title to add to her collection from the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

200m title in five years this year, is the only male athlete to have achieved the double feat, taking the 100/200 crown in 2019.

Which is what the Aces learned after building their biggest lead of the game in the first quarter, a 21-9 advantage that they slowly squandered as Connecti cut turned the pace in its favour.

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Hill made his Dolphins debut in Sunday’s 20-7 win over the New England Patriots, and his 94 receiv ing yards was the most by a Miami newcomer in Week 1 since running back Jim Kiick in 1970.

This year, Miller-Uibo was eligible to compete in the 200/400 combo, but she opted not to compete.

LAS VEGAS (AP) —

Sun beaming with confidence despite loss to Aces in Game 1

SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO, of The Bahamas, still sits in good company on the all-time list of performers after the 12th edition of the Diamond League - a series of 12 events during the course of the year that concludes with a two-day final. (AP Photo)

“He’s riding that wave. At the moment, he’s the best player in the world, in my eyes. He deserves that spot,” Ruud said. “I’m happy that we played each other in the final and that we played for the title and the world No. 1 spot.”

because he is not vacci nated against COVID-19 and slid one place down to No.

After the 12th edition of the league - a series of 12 events during the course of the year that concludes with a two-day finalMiller-Uibo is listed as one of six women who have captured two Diamond League titles in the same year.Miller-Uibo, still the only Bahamian to win a Dia mond League title since the inception in 2010, won both events in 2017 to join American Allyson Felix, who did the feat in 2010, along with American Car melita Jeter and Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the 100/200m champions in 2011 and 2013

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She captured a threepeat in the 200m in

Ruud, a 23-year-old from Norway, went from No. 7 to No. 2 after reaching his second major final of the season.

While she didn’t com pete in this year’s Wanda Diamond League Final a week ago in Zurich, Switzerland, quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo still sits in good company on the all-time list of performers.

Swiatek also won the French Open and is the first woman in six years to claim two Slams in one season.

“I’llsaid.keep saying this, the dude is a cheat code. It’s not easy covering this guy when he’s motioning, running

2017-2019 to go along with her 400 metre triumph in 2017.While she didn’t compete this year, the Bahamas was represented by sprinter Tynia Gaither and hurdler DevynneGaither,Charlton.the North American, Central Ameri can and Caribbean’s 200m

Hard enough that Las Vegas shot just 39.7% from

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On Sunday, the Sun held Las Vegas to its lowest point total of the post season in the 67-64 loss,

Miller-Uibo ‘still sits in good company’

“It’s a dream. At the moment, I can’t believe I reached No. 1. It’s going to take time to understand it,” Alcaraz said in an interview with The Associated Press.

The Spaniard’s victory by a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 score over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final allowed Alcaraz to win his first major title and to replace 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev atop the rankings.Alcaraz’s three-spot jump from No. 4 ties the mark for biggest move up to No. 1.

of the US Open to Serena Williams.Two American play ers are in the top 10 in career-best positions after reaching the quarterfinals: Jessica Pegula at No. 5 and Coco Gauff at No. 8.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

to move back up to No. 1, but he stayed at No. 3 after losing in the fourth round to Frances Tiafoe, who wound up being the first American man in the semi finals at Flushing Meadows in 16 years and going from No. 26 to a career-high No. 19.Medvedev dropped to No. 4, and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev went from No. 2 to No. 5 after sitting out the US Open because of torn ligaments in his right ankle. Novak Djokovic missed his second Grand Slam tournament this season

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The Connecticut Sun might be down one game in the WNBA Finals after losing their first series opener of the postseason, but they haven’t lost confidence thanks to a stringent defen sive effort in Game 1.

Iga7. Swiatek’s third major title, and first in New York, kept her at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and left the 21-year-old from Poland with more than twice as many points as the new No. 2, Ons Jabeur, who was the runner-up Saturday.

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The Brooklyn Marathon and Half Marathon fol lowed in Eighty-twoApril. competitors who had registered as non binary participants were among the finishers.

Boston Marathon to welcome nonbinary athletes to 2023 race

Liverpool will be without left back Andrew Robert son, who has an unspecified injury that will rule him out until after the international break.

Lewandowski has nine goals in his first six matches with the Catalan club, including a hat trick in the

after he finished second in the 3,000-metres steeple chase at the European track championships in Munich, Germany. The AIU did not say when the 26-yearold Italian runner tested

Sears is the latest colle giate football prospect to follow the pipeline from The Bahamas to playing the game at the highest level in Canada.Hecommitted to the X-Men of the Atlantic University Sport Confer ence following his standout tenure with the Holland College Hurricanes.

Off to a great start with Barcelona, Robert Lewan dowski is back in Germany to face former team Bayern Munich, with both teams coming off opening wins.

A field of about 30,000 is expected for next spring’s edition of the storied race.

RUNNERS cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, October 11, 2021, in Hopkinton, Mass. Nonbinary athletes will be able to run in next year’s Boston Marathon without having to qualify for the men’s or women’s divisions, race organisers announced yesterday.

Athletes testing posi tive for it early that year included tennis star Maria Sharapova, who served a 15-monthAbdelwahed’sban. case was announced three weeks

(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

The Sun imposed their defensive will in the second quarter, opening the period on a 13-4 run to take a 30-29 lead while frustrating Las Vegas by blocking passing lanes, limiting space for league MVP A’ja Wilson and keeping the Aces away from the glass.

The Athletics Integrity Unit made the announce ment

“A lot of talented ath letes on one team going at it in practice and games.”

Sears was named the Hurricanes’ 2021 Offensive Lineman of the Year when the team announced its annual athletic awards in theThepostseason.business administra tion major was also named an Atlantic Football League All-Star offensive lineman after his second season with theHeprogramme.saidthetransition to competing at a higher level has been a welcome chal lenge thus far.

GROUP B Atlético Madrid will face Bayer Leverkusen in Germany without several injured players, including midfielder Thomas Lemar and defenders José María Giménez, Stefan Savic and new signing Sergio Reguilón.Atlético is coming off two straight wins after begin ning the season with only two wins from its first four matches in all competitions.

Igor Tudor’s strict disci plinarian methods seem to be paying off at Marseille ahead of today’s reception

of Frankfurt. Although Marseille lost its opener against Tottenham last week, Marseille has found a game identity based on intense pressing and stabil ity under Tudor. With six wins and one draw in the French league, Tudor has achieved what no other Marseille coach could before him. This excel lent start has won over the players and silenced their early critics about his tough management.Tudorhas been bet ting on strong competition within his squad to stimu late his players, challenging their respective statuses.

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MONACO (AP) — European Championship steeplechase silver medal list Ahmed Abdelwahed has been suspended after testing positive for meldonium.

Organisers confirmed the change as registra tion opened yesterday for the 127th running of the

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The X-Men are the reigning 2021 AUS foot ball champions following a 25-17 victory over the Bish op’s Gaiters in the Subway Loney Bowl championship game.They were eliminated in the national semifinal after a 61-6 loss to the OUA champion Western Mus tangs in the U SPORTS Mitchell Bowl.

The Boston Marathon is the latest major marathon to begin adding nonbinary divisions. Last year’s Phila delphia Distance Run, a premier event offering a half marathon and a 5K, became the first large race in the US to establish a nonbinary division and offer equal prize money.

STEPHEN Sears Jr and his St Francis Xavier X-Men are off to an impres sive start this season and are now nationally ranked in Canada’s U Sports poll.

“Did you see our game?” Klopp replied. “If we could lose this kind of rhythm, it would be really cool.”

everything now and I love it,” he said.

GROUP C

STEPHEN Sears Jr

The No. 6 ranked X-Men improved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-10 victory over the Acadia Axemen, September 10 at STFX Stadium.Theybegan the season with a 25-12 win over the Saint Mary’s Huskies in week one. “The season is going great so far. Two big wins to start off. We play Bishops (1-1) this weekend

“It’s been great, a bit more fast-paced, a tough schedule football wise with more meetings and prac tices and as always learning a new system is a bit chal lenging. But I’m used to

It has created frustration, but even Dimitri Payet — the club captain — accepted being benched over the past two matches without sulk ing. Tudor says Payet will be back on the field against Frankfurt. Tottenham looks to make it two wins from two when it visits Sporting Lisbon.

“As the game settled in, we found rhythms to get consecutive stops,” Connecticut coach Curt Miller“Oursaid.defence settled in and got to our pillars, got to the game plan, and started to get the type of game that we feel we need in order to be successful.”Theproblem for the Sun was they weren’t able to convert on sev eral possessions, missing ample opportunities with shots they might normally make and that would have allowed them to create some separa tion going into halftime, rather than a four-point lead that could have easily been double digits.

Gerardo Seoane after a ter rible start to the season.

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WNBA FINALS

BOSTON (AP) — Non binary athletes will be able to run in next year’s Boston Marathon without having to register as members of the men’s or women’s divisions, race organisers announced yesterday.TheBoston Athletic Association, which admin isters the prestigious

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marathon, said it’s been working to expand opportu nities for nonbinary people — not just for the marathon but for the BAA’s other races, which include a 5K, a 10K and a half marathon.

GROUP D

MATCHDAY

Stephen Sears Jr and X-Men ranked no.6

events,” the organisation said, adding, “We view this first year as an opportunity to learn and grow together.”

Leverkusen urgently needs to start winning games to ease the pressure on coach

positive. He has been pro visionally suspended while a disciplinary case gets prepared.Abdelwahed placed 14th in the Olympic steeplechase last year in Tokyo.

on the road so hopefully we continue the success,” Sears said.“Our running game is solid and passing is coming along on offence. Our defence has been holding it down. Right now I’m dress ing but still second string. Still putting in that work and staying ready.”

Nonbinary athletes can submit entry applications if they’ve completed a marathon as a nonbinary participant during the cur rent qualifying window, the BAA said.

marathon on April 17, 2023.

“We came out, we played hard, and unfor tunately they hit more shots than us and we didn’t get stops in a timely manner,” Thomas said. “But there’s a Game 2, and we will watch the video and be prepared for the next game.”

Leverkusen has lost six of its eight games across all competitions, including 1-0 at Club Brugge in its Cham pions League opener. The team was fortunate to draw 2-2 at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Saturday, but Leverkusen remained second from bottom after six games – hardly a morale boost before Atlético’s visit. In the other group match, Porto hosts Club Brugge. Porto conceded twice in stoppage time in its loss at Atlético, while Club Brugge defeated Leverkusen at home.

5-1 win against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League opener. He has been leading a high-powered Barcelona attack that has outscored opponents 20-2 in six games in all competitions. Lewan dowski, who joined from Bayern for nearly 50 million euros ($50.5 million), was rested early in the Spanish league game against Cádiz on Saturday. He came off the bench in the second half to score the team’s second goal in a 4-0 win. Inter Milan will again be without its star striker when it visits Viktoria Plzen as Romelu Lukaku still has an injured thigh. Inter opened its account by losing at home to Bayern 2-0 and Plzen is a tricky side at home, having not lost at Doosan Arena in more than a year.

DopingbannedheartTheyesterday.endurance-boostingmedicationhasbeenbytheWorldAnti-Agencysince2016.

The game marked the fourth appearance for STFX in a U SPORTS national semifinal bowl game in the past six seasons.

EUROPEAN MEDALLIST RUNNER TESTS POSITIVE FOR MELDONIUM

It said it’s still work ing to establish qualifying standards for nonbinary participants, but that its online applications will include “nonbinary” as a gender“Discussionsoption. are ongo ing with nonbinary athletes in an effort to further pro mote inclusion at all BAA

Seahawks survive Wilson’s return, top Broncos 17-16

by Patriots receiver Nelson Agholor that was recovered by Jaelan Phillips.

75-81. That’s the Dol phins’ all-time record in seasons playing under a new head coach. Miami has made the playoffs four times in such seasons. The last was in 2016 under Adam Gase.

quarter. Smith finished 23 of 28 for 195 yards, but was 17 of 18 for 164 yards in the firstWilsonhalf. was 29 of 42 for 340 yards and a touch down. But Denver couldn’t overcome its red-zone inef ficiency with both Melvin Gordon III and Javonte Williams fumbling on plays snapped at Seattle 1-yard line.

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Kohou became the first undrafted rookie to force a fumble in a Week 1 game since Giants defensive back Bruce Johnson did it in 2009 against Washington.

DOLPHINS

STOCK UP Kader Kohou. The rookie cornerback couldn’t have asked for a better debut. He had a pass breakup on fourth down in the fourth quarter that kept the Patriots from mounting a comeback. And when the defense went back on the field, he forced a fumble

He’ll have to win more than that for Dallas to stay in contention this season.

Amarie Archer records career high eight tackles

decisions in his first game. Denver faced fourth-and-5 at the Seattle 46 and had three timeouts left, but the Broncos ran significant time off the clock before Hackett called timeout and decided to have McManus try the long field goal. The kick missed and instead of Wilson leading the 36th career fourth-quarter or overtime comeback of his

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Cooper Rush won a game filling in for injured Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott last season, helping keep the Cowboys on track for the NFC East title.

career, the Seahawks cele brated to chants of “Geno! Geno!”Smith and the Seahawks did very little offensively in the second half but their first half was good enough. Smith threw touchdowns of 38 yards to Will Dissly on the first possession of the season and hit Colby Parkinson for a 25-yard touchdown in the second

Randall had three tack les, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery against nationally ranked No.2 Iowa Western Com munity College Reivers.

Randall, 6’4” 300 pounds, played on both the offen sive and defensive sides of the ball as a senior at Miami International.HechoseDodge City in the Kansas Jayhawk Com munity College Conference of the NJCAA over offers from South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference, Kentucky Christian and Webber International Uni versity in the NAIA.

routes off of motions and doing his thing. I love it.”

WHAT NEEDS HELP

Prescott is out multi ple weeks after sustaining a fracture near his right thumb in the fourth quar ter of a 19-3 loss to Tampa Bay in the opener. Rush’s first start this season will be Sunday against defending AFC champion Cincinnati.

STEPSNEXT

“We’ll draw on that experience from last year big time,” Rush said. “You know, get my feet wet last year and getting out there tonight. We’ll regroup as a team and a group on offence.”

“I’ve coached some good offensive teams during my coaching career.

Miami has a tough stretch over the next two weeks. The Dolphins play at Balti more next week, then host Buffalo.“Today, throughout the whole building guys were focused on getting better and improving before this Baltimore game,” McDan iel said, “because I can promise you Baltimore could care less about our happy feelings on Sunday.”

PRESCOTT SUB RUSH

SEAHAWKS quarterback Geno Smith (7) scrambles against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game last night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)

Miami International Acad emy in Miami, Florida, said he has seen the growth and development in his game. He previously received offers from Webber International University and Florida Memorial University.“Threeyears ago I was able to convince this kid to transfer from the state of Kansas to play high school football in South Florida,” Tunsil said. “He said he was a defensive tackle but we played him at offensive guard his junior and senior seasons.”

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The Conqs improved to 1-2 and will be off next week before they return on September 24 to face Dia mond Football Academy out of ArcherTexas.has recorded a tackle in each game in lim ited minutes thus far but was one of the breakout stars in Saturday’s win.

“Going back to the end of his rookie year, Coop has always been a guy that I turn to, whether it be this game or whether it’s just for help,” Prescott said. “Now, I’ll be able to help him in these next several weeks, to hopefully get the best out of him and the best out of this team.”Rush made his only career start last season with Prescott sidelined by a calf strain and threw the goahead touchdown pass to Amari Cooper in the final minute of a 20-16 victory at Minnesota, giving Dallas a sixth consecutive victory. That winning streak came after a loss to the Bucca neers in the opener. The odds against it happening again are extreme. Instead the talk will be about the Cowboys’ season being over almost before it started. Rush will believe otherwise.

He is also the only member of the defence to record a fumble recovery thus far this season.

Michael Tunsil, who recruited Archer to com plete his prep career at

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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

In five career games against New England, Hill has 32 receptions for 495 yards and five someDolphinsgoodMcDanielcommitthetogameball.whentheHillPatriotsatosaidCoachtouchdowns.MikeMcDanieltheteamalwaysplansinvolveHill.Headdedthattherewerecoupleplaysagainstthethatfrustratedbecausehewasn’tinrightplaceonthefieldTagovailoathrewthe“Ithinkeachandeverywe’lldoourbestfeaturehimunlessdefencehastofullytotakehimaway,”said,“whichisnewsfortheMiamibecausewehaveotherplaymakers.”

SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdown passes, Denver fumbled twice at the 1-yard line in the second half, and the Seahawks beat the Broncos 17-16 on Monday night in Russell Wilson’s return to Seattle.

“All Sun Belt, All MEAC and All Ohio Valley,” Tunsil said while the two were in their senior year of high school.

AMARIE Archer emerged as one of the top performers for the Dodge City Community College Conquistadors as they earned their first win of the season.Archer finished with eight tackles (two for a loss) and 1.5 sacks in the Conquistadors’ first win of the season - a 28-14 triumph over Highland at Memo rial Stadium in Dodge City, Kansas.

AMARIE ARCHER

Archer, along with fellow Bahamian Mazio Randall, have been anchors on the Dodge City defensive line thus far in their freshman season.Randall had two tackles against Highland and now has six on the season.

STOCK DOWN Noah Igbinoghene. The defensive back failed to show in the preseason that he could be a reliable option. He was inactive for Sunday’s game, and Kohou’s standout perfor mance may have put him ahead of Igbinoghene on the depth chart.

team to “get more eyes on it.” Tight end Cethan Carter left the game in the second quarter with a head injury and is in the concus sion protocol.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer

Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left and the Seahawks escaped with another wild victory involving Wilson at quarterback.Exceptthis time Wilson was the opponent and there will be plenty of questions about Denver coach Nath aniel Hackett’s late-game clock management and

The 6’4”, 320-pound freshman defensive tackle is currently ranked second on the team in sacks and seventh in tackles.

receiving duos in the league. Waddle showed his speed on a 42-yard touchdown catch against the Patriots, but more important, he showed he’s healthy. He missed the preseason with a quad injury.

The run game. The Patri ots gained 78 yards on the ground to the Dolphins’ 65. Miami’s leading rusher was Chase Edmonds, who had 25 yards on 12 car ries. McDaniel brought in Edmonds and Raheem Mostert in the offseason to make a difference in a run game that has struggled in recent years.

NUMBERSKEY

“The night I went undrafted, I just had a chip on my shoulder from then on,” Kohou said. “I always envisioned myself making plays.”

INJURED Offensive lineman Austin Jackson suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter. McDaniel said the injury was serious enough for the

“I have three good senior offensive linemen that have all conference potential. Kaylin Smith, Mazio Ran dall and Amarie Archer,” he said.

WHAT’S WORKING Hill and Jaylen Waddle make up one of the fastest

AFLOATCOWBOYSOFCHALLENGEFACESKEEPING

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rodolfo Castro and Diego Castillo homered in a fiverun fifth inning to power Pittsburgh.Castrohit a three-run home run off Mike Minor in the fifth inning for his eighth of the season. Cas tillo, who was recalled from Indianapolis before the game, hit a two-run shot — his 11th — to cap the inning.

Cartwright and Rich ardson returned to play for Great Britain in 2017 with Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm, Kyle Simmons, Ali Knowles, Todd Isaacs, Champ Stuart, Chavez

BLUE JAYS 3, RAYS 2

Young and Reshard Munroe. The classic was scheduled to be played again in 2020 but was delayed to this year because of “WhenCOVID-19.we got started in 2013, it was just me and Antoan and Great Britain was just fresh into playing into the classic,” Cartwright said. “In 2017 when we added a lot more players, we actually believed we had a chance to advance, but we didn’t.“Now in 2022, we believe we have a chance to advance because we have so many talented young players playing on the team. It’s time to get over the hump, time to turn things around and time to make history for baseball for the Bahamas.”The2017 classic was the last official baseball game that Cartwright played in before he retired. He’s now joined up with Geron Sands in the formation of I-Elite Bahamas - a local organi sation that is helping to prepare the next generation of Bahamian players to play in the professional ranks or to secure athletic scholar ships to “Thesecollege.young boys are so talented, so it’s good to go out there on the field and watch them perform,” Cart wright said. “It’s good to be around Bahamians because it’s not every day that you get a chance to do that at the international level.

All games will be avail able for viewing on the World Baseball Classic YouTube and Facebook pages.

“I was talking to Anfernee earlier and he said he was excited to be in Germany and he’s excited to be playing for Great Britain where he can team up with his boys to fight for something. That was how I felt when me and Antoan first played together in 2012. It’s good to see them getting that same submittedplayorganisationgetplayers,beorganisationsfromtoplaycateminortryingtalent,younggreatTeddyciationBahamasexperience.”BaseballAssosecretarygeneralSweetingsaidit’saopportunityforthetoshowcasetheirlikeSeymourwhoistogetbackintotheleague.“Oncetheplayersinditheiravailabilitytofortheteam,wehadseektheirpermissiontheirinternationalforthemtoreleased,”Sweetingsaid.“Wehadafewmorebuttheycouldn’ttheirreleasefromtheirsotheycan’tthisyear.”OncethenamesweretoGreatBritain,

FOR the third time because the country is not eligible to field a team as yet, the Bahamas will have some players and a coach representing Great Brit ain at the World Baseball Classic.Without a team to qualify to compete, the Bahamas will once again join forces with Great Britain in the tournament that is being played in Regensburg, Ger many, September 16-21.

Betts crushed his threerun shot to left in the ninth, giving the Dodgers a sixrun cushion. It was his 34th homer of theAndersonseason. went seven innings, giving up five hits, walking two and striking outNelsontwo. threw six shutout innings in his second MLB start, extending his score less streak to 13 innings since he was called up to the big leagues last week.

Thompson snapped the scoreless tie with a sacrifice fly off Kevin Ginkel and then Bellinger pushed the Dodgers ahead 3-0 with a double into the right-center gap.

The 24-year-old threw seven shutout innings against the Padres in his debut on Sept. 5.

TORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette launched a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning after being hit by a high fastball in his previous at-bat, lead ing Toronto past Tampa Bay.Toronto tied idle Seat tle atop the standings for the three wild-card spots. Tampa Bay is a half-game behind. Bichette connected off Jason Adam (2-3) for his 24th homer. Bichette went 2 for 3 and drove in all three Toronto runs.

— Chris Bassitt had his shortest start in three months, failing to get through the fourth inning as NL East-leading New York lost to NewChicago.Yorkbegan the day with a 1 1/2-game edge over Atlanta, which played later in San RafaelFrancisco.Ortega homered in the second — the first

home run surrendered by Bassitt (13-8) since he gave up Manny Machado’s round-tripper July 23, a stretch of 54 1/3 innings — and Zach McKinstry hit a two-run shot in the third before Ortega and Alfonso Rivas each had RBI singles in the fourth.

BritainforsetBahamianstoplayGreat

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Making up Pool B, which will play in Panama City, Panama, September 30 to October 8, are Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil, Argen tina, Pakistan and New Zealand.Thetop two teams at each Qualifier will advance to the main tournament that will be played in March.Albert Cartwright, who played on Great Britain’s teams in 2013 and again in 2017, is already in Ger many where he will be on the sidelines as a coach with pitchers Tahnaji Thomas and Chavez Fernander, catcher Ural Forbes and outfielders Anfernee Seymour and D’Shawn Knowles.IanLewis, the only infielder selected, won’t be making the trip as he’s currently on the injured list and wasn’t released by the Miami Marlins’ minor leagueCartwright,organisation.who was in Germany with Forbes and Seymour, while the others are due in today, said the Bahamian players got hit pretty hard by the injury bug this year and so a number of players who had the opportunity to play on the team could not because they got hurt.

IAN LEWIS URAL FORBES

COACH ALBERT CARTWRIGHT

ing in tournaments such as the Babe Ruth Little League and AAU Tourna ments, which are private tournaments and are not COPABE ber.byexpectedbaseballscheduledtrieswiththeber,inworkingthegettheybeenSweetingtournaments.”saidtheyhaveadvisedastowhatneedtodoinordertoachancetocompeteinnextclassicandtheyareonputtingthingsplace.HenotedthatinDecemtheBBAwillbehostingCaribbeanBaseballCupsevenvisitingcounparticipating.Thetournamentisbeingforthenewcomplex,whichistobecompletedtheendofNovemSweetingsaidthe

ANFERNEE SEYMOUR

The Dodgers thought they had secured a playoff berth Sunday after beat ing the Padres, celebrating with a postgame toast and distributing caps with the postseason logo on them.

CHAVEZ FERNANDER

It was a good moment for Bellinger, who was the 2019 NL MVP but hasn’t come close to reaching that level of production since. He came into the game with a .200 batting average, 17 homers and 55 RBIs.

CUBS 5, METS 2

CLEVELAND (AP)

— Angels star Mike Trout homered in his seventh consecutive game, one shy of the major league record, but the AL Central-lead ing Cleveland Guardians beat Los Angeles 5-4 on Monday night.

He allowed a two-out triple to Trea Turner in the sixth and then intentionally walked Freddie Freeman, but retired Will Smith on a liner to center that ended the inning.

DODGERS BEAT DIAMONDBACKS 6-0, CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT

ASTROS 7, TIGERS 0 DETR0IT (AP) — Fram ber Valdez pitched his first career shutout to lead Houston.Valdez (15-5) posted his 24th straight qual ity start, tying Mets ace Jacob deGrom (2018) for

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer

Tigerstwice.starter Eduardo Rodriguez (3-5) allowed five runs on 10 hits and a walk in five innings.

TAHNAJI THOMAS

They have been paired in Pool A with Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, France and South Africa.

again for Great Britain. The last international tournament that the World Baseball/Softball Confeder ation has on record that the Bahamas participated in was in 2018 at the Under-18 men’s baseball World Cup Qualifier for the Americas in Panama. The last men’s national team to compete was at the 2009 World Baseball Challenge in Brit ish Colombia, Canada.

— Mookie Betts hit a threerun homer, Cody Bellinger added a two-run double and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamond backs 6-0 last night behind Tyler Anderson, becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season.Forreal, this time.

Anderson (15-3) and Diamondbacks rookie Ryne Nelson engaged in an impressive pitching duel for the first six innings.

“I hope that we continue to get better this year and advance to the big dance.”

PHOENIX (AP)

But then MLB acknowl edged yesterday it had made a mathematical mistake.Thistime, there shouldn’t be any confusion. The Dodgers won their 97th game of the season and are 54 games over .500.

“I feel confident. I feel like each year when they started this and we were allowed to play for Great Britain in 2013, me and Antoan (Richardson) got better each year,” he said.

The Dodgers broke through against the D-backs’ bullpen in the sev enth, loading the bases with noTrayceouts.

Nelson didn’t have much trouble with the Dodgers’ potent lineup, giving up just two hits and two walks while striking out six.

Trout homers for 7th straight; Guardians beat Angels 5-4

games over third-place Minnesota.

RANGERS 3, MARLINS 2, 1ST 2NDRANGERSMARLINSGAME;10,6,GAME

NEW YORK (AP)

MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Charles Leblanc hit a pair of RBI doubles during an eight-run burst in the fifth inning and Miami earned a split of a day-night dou bleheader. Texas won the opener as Mark Mathias drew a bases-loaded walk to snap an eighth-inning tie.

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D’SHAWN KNOWLES

Amed Rosario dou bled off Aaron Loup (0-5) scored Steven Kwan with the go-ahead run in the sev enth for Cleveland, which increased its advantage to three games over the Chi cago White Sox and five

the longest single-season streak. The All-Star lefthander gave up six hits and struck out eight with one walk.The Tigers were shut out for the second day in a row and club-record 21st time this season, tying them with the 1973 New York Yankees and 1976 Chicago White Sox for most by a team with a designated hitter. Jeremy Pena had three hits for the Astros and scored

Great Britain will play its first game in this year’s tournament at 1pm Friday at the Armin Wolf Arena against France.

In what seems to be a riposte to those arguments, the Ministry of Finance said: “In January 2022, the Gov ernment began the launch of its expansionary fiscal policy by reducing the nomi nal rate of VAT from 12 percent to 10 percent, and eliminated many zero-rating categories to improve equi tability in the domestic tax structure. This new policy

“Aggregate expendi ture firmed by $54.5m (1.7 percent) to $3.298bn, accounting for 95.6 percent of total target expenditures. As economic conditions improved over the year, gov ernment continued to wind down many of its COVID19 social support programs such as unemployment assis tance programme and food distribution

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sovereignty, mission critical services, and cyber security. These will all support CTU member states’ digital trans formation initiatives.

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“The CTU is our vehicle of collaboration, and if this event has proven anything to me, it is the commitment

ICT space, and our business is focused on realising that vision with each member state before 2030.

The Public is hereby advised that I, ELLIYAH ELQUANIQUE SYMONETTE of #61 Bay Lilly Drive off Seabreeze Lane, New Providence, Bahamas, intend to change my name to ELLIYAH ELQUANIQUE DORVILUS. If there are any objections to this change of name by Deed Poll, you may write such objections to the Chief Passport Officer, P.O.Box N-742, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice.

Rodney Taylor, the CTU’s secretary-general, said: “We’re looking for ward to signing the MoU with Cloud Carib, a member of the CTU, with regionally-deployed ICT infrastructure. We’re trying to simplify approaches that we’re taking across the region to move our regional governments forward.”

The deficit reduction remains modest good news, though, given that the increased borrowing to cover the deficit and ensure the Government could meet all its finan cial obligations meant the Government’s direct debt increased by $892.5m during the 12 months to end-June 2022. This took the total amount owed to creditors to $10.804bn.TheMinistry of Finance said the latter figure was equal to 85.2 percent of Bahamian economic output, or gross domestic product (GDP), which it said rep resented an improvement from 12 months earlier when the ratio was 100.9 percent - meaning the coun try’s debt was then bigger than its However,economy.last night’s report shows that The Bahamas’ total national debt, which includes lia bilities guaranteed by the Government on behalf of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as the Water & Sewerage Corporation and Bahamasair, is more than $300m higher at $11.188bn.

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“We, all members of the CTU, should be driven to protect future generations. And how we build protec tion for future generations is by driving a hyper competi tive market and envisioning not the services of today, but those that will protect the future generations yet born,” Cloud Carib’s chief executive, Scott MacKenzie, said.“This MoU is simply one member’s commitment to the member states that there is a company dedicated to the region’s vision of a single

MoU was driven by the CTU’s member states, and Cloud Carib’s dedication to the Caribbean’s vision for a single ICT space and help ing to achieve that for each country before 2030.

Cloud Carib has commit ted to participating in this initiative by delivering ser vices aligned with sovereign cloud, data residency, data

Cloud Carib said in a statement that a single ICT space within the region will help foster economic, social and cultural integration that advances Caribbean citizens.

“Collectionstarget.of stamp taxes on financial and real estate transactions grew by $25.5m (44.4 percent) to $83m for 142.2 percent of the budget. Excise tax outturn were estimated at $46.5m (19.7 percent of budget), a $129.8m decline from the previous $176.3m as a result of reallocations and delays in tax remit tances amidst pending tax reforms.“Taxes on specific services (gaming taxes) increased by $13.5m (35.6 percent) totalling $51.3m, amount ing to 95 percent of target collections as unemploy ment levels declined amidst business reopening after expiration of COVID-19 emergency orders.” Fee income also rose. The Ministry of Finance report added: “Increases in immi gration related receipts of $31.2m (32.5 percent) to $127m were 97.6 percent of budget. Chief among these receipts were $70.4m in work and residency permits, tourist health visa collec tions of $31.8m and $24.8m in other Immigration fees.

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Gov’t: Inflation did not drive VAT revenue rise

Meanwhile, the Minis try of Finance said it had almost halved the deficit, which measures by how much government spending exceeds its revenue income, compared to the $1.336bn incurred during 2020-2021 when the COVID pandemic was at its peak.

“At an estimated $2.609bn, total revenue exceeded targets by $269.8m representing 111.5 percent of the budget and reflect ing economic upturn,” the Ministry of Finance said. On the expenditure side of the Budget, the Government was aided by the winding down of werecentslashedwhereformsbusinessunemploymentCOVID-relatedbenefits,supportandotherofsocialassistance,theoutlaywasbymorethan50perasjobsandworkhoursrestored.

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“However, over the period inflationary pressures intensified to the highest recorded in The Bahamas in recent years. Accounting for the 6.2 percentage change in inflation year-over-year, VAT receipts grew 23.4 per cent over the six months following the policy change. [The] 2022 growth, adjusted for inflation, represents the highest in recent years com pared to the 29.1 percent decline in 2020, and 23 per cent increase in 2021.”

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largely driven by tourism’s revival, and that of the wider economy, as COVID restric tions were progressively lifted through 2021 and into 2021. Increased economic activity resulted in total rev enues increasing by $700.7m (36.7 percent) compared to the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

was implemented with effect on January 1, 2022. “Despite the reduction in the nominal VAT rate, revenue outturn from VAT receipts grew period-overperiod by 30.3 percent to $591.3m for the first six months of 2022. The same total increased over the first half of 2021 by $93.5m (26 percent), and when com pared to the 2020 figure of $360.2m.

That, according to this news paper’s calculations, places the debt-to-GDP ratio at 88 percent.Assessing the Govern ment’s revenue performance for the 2021-2022 full year, the Ministry of Finance report said: “VAT receipts improved by $395.7m (53.5 percent) to $1.136bn when compared to the prior year and were 122.7 percent of the budget

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“Improved customs fees of $9.9m (24.6 percent) to $50.2m were 83.6 percent of budget. Receipts from miscellaneous and uniden tified collections firmed by $53.1m, amounting to $90.6m in collections and 1,343 percent of the budget. Included in this amount is a $24.5m dividend from BTC in December 2021, the first in more than a decade.”

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of member states to realise the vision and not only dis cuss and debate change, but act and prove to the citizens and peoples of the region that we can make it happen before 2030.”

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“Comparedinitiatives.tothe prior year, social assistance spend ing contacted by $124.7m, totaling $120.4m at end June 2022. Compensa tion of employees totaled $725.3m, public debt inter est payments were made of $551.8m, and $491.6m in subsidies were provided.”

A BAHAMAS-based cloud services provider last week signed an agreement with the Government and a regional communications body that will support crea tion of a single Caribbean information and communi cations technology (ICT) space.Cloud Carib, members of the Caribbean Telecom munications Union (CTU) and the Government met last week at CTU’s ICT Week conference to signoff on a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The

ahead of 2019, the last full year before the pandemic struck.APD had been narrow ing the gap to pre-COVID business volumes for some time, with TEU imports for April and May both down by around 100 compared to 2019 data. July’s record numbers thus represent a major early 2023 boost for the port operator, as it is the first month of its new finan cialTheyear.Arawak Cay-based facility, as New Providence’s major commercial ship ping port through which approximately 90 percent of the city’s physical goods imports are received, rep resents a decent indicator of the economy’s strength and level of activity, as well as consumer demand. The latest TEU data thus indicates consumption continues to increase, par ticularly in the tourism and construction industries, as well as in the local retail economy.Explaining APD’s record July, Mr Bethell told this newspaper: “It’s a combi nation of things that just

“We’ve seen a lot of people taking vacations coming to our shores, and have to meet the demand and needs of the hotels to supply their guests with grocery items and con sumables.” He added that construction project-related cargo had also increased as developments such as Gold Wynn, the Nassau Cruise Port, US Embassy and others completed their site work and moved to erect the “super structure” or physical buildings required.

averaged around 15,000 per year.Confirming that July was a “record” month for TEU imports, Mr Bethell told Tribune Business: “Things are looking very good. As you have seen from our numbers, July has been one of our strongest months since COVID kicked in, where TEU volumes were much higher than they nor mally

This newspaper’s sources said the figure was closer to 200, but Mr Pintard added: “The union leader and his members, and

“We’re still off. For 2022 we had about 10,000 vehi cles, and in 2021, at the height of the pandemic, we had about 8,700. PreCOVID we were very close to 15,000 vehicles. We’ve started to see that rising, and are trending back, moving in a positive direction.”MrBethell said import ers and shippers had also reported that while the supply chain remains “chal lenging”, goods from more distant markets such as Asia and Europe are start ing to arrive on a more timely basis. “All the indi cations from importers are that while they have yet to get it to where they would like it to be, it is much better than what it was,” he added.With site work at many construction projects completed during 2021, the APD chief said bulk imports for 2022 were down year-over-year although developments such as Aqualina on Cable Beach were still in this phase.

They argue that the result has been to over-saturate the taxi market with driv ers who are not eligible or qualified to have a plate, with the consequence that industry participants are earning less because they are all competing for a pie that has not grown in size.

Commander Bowleg has returned to the Ministry of Housing and Transport, adding that it had nothing to do with taxi plates. And he dismissed as “nonsense” and “untrue” assertions by Mr Pintard, which the FNM leader repeated yesterday, that unnamed “numerous persons who work closely” with Mrs Coleby-Davis have been suspended from their duties for unknown reasons.There is nothing to sug gest that Commander Bowleg has done anything wrong. However, Mr Pin tard was yesterday backed by Wesley Ferguson, the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s president, who told Tribune Business that the change in the Road Traffic Depart ment’s leadership was a direct result of too many new taxi cab plates being issued.MrFerguson and other drivers have previously alleged that 600-plus new plates have been issued, at least three times’ what they thought had been agreed with Mrs Coleby-Davis and the Davis administration.

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While difficult to deter mine if summer’s cargo volumes will be main tained through September and October, when they traditionally drop-off due to reduced tourism numbers, the APD chief nevertheless forecast that imports associated with the 2022 Christmas holidays will match pre-COVID numbers.Disclosing that the supply chain backlogs and bottlenecks appear to be easing, especially for goods sourced from more distant markets such as China and Europe, Mr Bethell said one sector that has yet to fully recover from COVID is vehicle imports. While these had risen to around 10,000 during APD’s 2022 financial year, which closed at end-June, he added that they remain down on pre-COVID volumes that

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“Over time it became clear to them that, based on the number of people claim ing to be issued with plates and actual plates, in those circumstances they knew the number of plates had to have been increased by 600. There was a dramatic increase in the number of plates issued.” Mr Fergu son, too, has asserted that the actual number of plates issued is 600.

Mr Pintard said the oversaturation of taxi plates would “make it unprofitable for some members of the industry”, adding that the Opposition had received its information from sources in the Ministry of Transport and Housing as well as the taxi industry. He also called on Mrs Coleby-Davis to say whether the Government will grant taxi drivers their sought-after rate increase, and to explain why if this was to be rejected.

“The Government has an obligation to clarify for the public so that a cloud does not hang over Mr Bowleg’s head, the minister’s head or the permanent secretary’s head,” the Opposition’s leader added. “This could be resolved by the Govern ment responding through its multi-million dollar PR

“That has become prob lematic in several ways,” Mr Pintard added of the excess.

show the Bahamian econ omy’s post-COVID revival is sustaining with container volumes now back at prepandemic levels.

machinery with what the factsMrare.”Watson, in reply, said Commander Bowler, who he described as “a highly decorated” Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) veteran officer, had been holding down the control ler’s job in Nassau until Mr Smith finished setting up Road Traffic offices in the Family Islands. “The Opposition is fishing for something that doesn’t exist,” he added.

“One is the vetting process required for someone to be a taxi driver. It requires a degree of investigation and vetting. It requires a degree of training as well, and going through the Bahama Host programme.....You have to be investigated, so that you are a fit and proper person to be transport ing passengers and tourists within the jurisdiction.”

all contributed to the spike or increase in volumes for July. Our stopover visitor numbers were extremely high, with occupancy levels at Baha Mar, the Pointe, Atlantis and Sandals much higher than in previous years that same month.

While the Davis admin istration had talked up the event it staged at Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road as “a one-stop shop” to address the taxi industry’s concerns relating to plates and other issues, Mr Pin tard added that industry and union sources thought it “was virtually impossible

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“Ross Smith is a gentle man. I worked with Ross Smith for many years and he’s a professional,” Mr Ferguson said. Mrs ColebyDavis last week confirmed that Mr Smith has been installed as Road Traf fic’s acting controller, but gave no explanation for this or why Mr Bowleg was replaced after spending less than a year in the post.

Mrs Coleby-Davis and officials at both the Min istry of Transport and Housing and the Road Traffic Department did not respond to Tribune Business phone calls and messages seeking com ments before press time.

TEU container imports for June were also up on pre-COVID numbers, standing at 5,625 - a figure that was 5.4 percent or 287

those type of supplies two months or so ahead of time. Whether it’s books, pens, uniforms, we’ve seen a tre mendous uptick in volume to get ready for that.”

particularly the executive members, then learned from listening to the min ister [Mrs Coleby-Davis] in the House of Assembly that the number of plates released was in the vicinity of 280 or thereabouts.

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And, with the “tre mendous amount of uncertainty” over school openings now eased following two pandemicinterrupted years, Mr Bethell added: “A lot of merchants imported in anticipation of schools opening back up. A lot of stores started to order

for the Government to execute it in the way it was beingAssertingexecuted”.that it was “impossible for the con troller to issue that volume of plates without the con currence and direction of someone senior to him”, meaning the policymaker level represented by min isters and the Cabinet, the FNM leader charged: “Under what circumstances were these plates being issued, and who was doing the issuance? No controller without the concurrence of his seniors would issue that amount of plates.”

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“We’veare. been trending back to pre-COVID vol umes, in July in particular, and it will impact our unof ficial August numbers. We haven’t seen these types of volume since COVID-19. When you look at every thing for the year-to-date, the trailing 12 months compared to the trailing 12 months pre-COVID, yes, we’re back at pre-COVID levels. If we excluded the construction-related project cargo from that number, we would be very close to preCOVID volumes.”

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Mr Pintard, meanwhile, said the breaching of an agreement between the Government and Mr Fer guson/taxi union over the number of new plates to be issued lies at the heart of the“Theresituation.was an agreement between the minister and union leader with respect to how many plates ought to be issued,” the Oppo sition’s leader said. “The union would issue a cer tain amount of plates, and the ministry would do the same. I believe the figure was between 50 and 100; a relatively low number. They agreed on a figure some where between 50 and 100.”

Asked whether July’s record trend can be sustained, he replied: “Sep tember often-times is a very slow month. It’s early yet to determine if those vol umes will maintain, but as we move into the winter season, which is the latter part of October and early November, in anticipation for the holidays we expect those volumes will go back to pre-COVID historical volumes. We wait in antici pation to see if everything holds.”MrBethell said new and used vehicle imports pass ing through the Nassau Container Port are increas ing despite being behind pre-pandemic numbers, rising by almost 15 percent year-over-year during the 2022 financial year. “The vehicle volumes are defi nitely much higher than they what they were during COVID,” he told Tribune Business.

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GLADSTONE BUSINESSES FEAR ROADWORKS IMPACT

In addition to the high cost of transportation, construc tion output was hindered by supply shortages, forti fying high prices within the sector.Drawing comfort from the tourism rebound, the ministry added: “As the nation reopened and COVID-19 containment measures expired, demand for the home rental market persisted potentially indi cating visitor preferences for solitude following the pandemic.“Overthe year, Airbnb occupancy averaged 24.3 percent, a 100.8 percent increase compared to the 12.1 percent average of the prior year. Likewise, book ings improved 76.7 percent (60,849 reservations) to 140,186 reservations for the year. The year-over-year growth in home rentals is resultant of the influx of visitor arrivals over the 12 months to end-June 2022.

“There seems to be no thought to it,” Ms Thomp son said. “They will just pass our station because not everyone knows where Caribbean Gas is; they just know it is on Gladstone Road. So what will happen is they will continue trav elling and not realise they missed the sign, and they are going to go further down and see one of our competitors and decide to stop

another site directly down the road?” Ms Thompson lamented.The roundabout at Gladstone Road’s intersec tion with JFK Drive will be redesigned to improve traffic flow and safety. Fur ther roundabouts will be installed to improve traffic flow at major intersections, and provide turning ability forGladstonemotorists.

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GLADSTONE Road businesses yesterday voiced concern over whether customers will still have sufficient access to their enterprises both during and after the upcoming $29m, two-year road improve mentTremmieproject. Thompson, Caribbean Gas general manager, told Tribune Busi ness she is worried that the Gladstone Road Improve ment Project (GRIP) will drive patrons to her com petitors if construction works bar the way or make access too time-consuming andSheinconvenient.said:“Wehad some body come to us last week.

it, it was only one way and you had to go all the way to the roundabout and spin around and come back.”

Mr Wong wants an off-ramp added to the roundabout located at Rocky Pine Road because he believes this will not be sufficient for his custom ers, and business will suffer by being choked off from drive-by traffic. “If they just have a super highway where it’s like two lanes going north and two lanes coming south, and there’s a barrier in the middle, that could be hard for us. Cus tomers would have to come right around before they could get back to the busi ness,” he added.

“Moreover, Airbnb rent als indicated an expansion in Family Island tourism with an incursion of 280 new property listings, total ing 2,322 Family Island listings at end-June 2022 (exclusive of New Provi dence and Grand Bahama).

Road is a well-known location for liq uefied propane gas (LPG) suppliers, as several have their storage facilities on that corridor. Caribbean Gas is sandwiched, with two competitors either side of them, and they fear becom ing an “afterthought” when the road works are com pleted because consumers will likely stop at rivals who they can reach before them.

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It’s going to interrupt supplies if there’s not a roundabout directly in front of our business, because where we’re located is actually in the middle of Gladstone Road, and once you pass us going either way people are just going to go to the next space that is openedThereup.”are six proposed roundabouts in the new Gladstone Road design, and the closest one to Caribbean Gas will be in front of Aquinas Col lege. “The roundabout won’t be in front of Carib bean Gas, but my point is when you pass us there is nowhere for you to turn around. You will have to go all the way around and turnaround, and how many people are going to do that if they know that there is

Jonathan Cartwright, president of Cartwright’s Bedding, yesterday said he is “thrilled” that Gladstone Road will now be widened. He added: “Sometimes just to get to the roundabout by the Fusion Superplex in the middle of the day, it would take about 15 minutes.

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food assistance; and $48.8m in small business assistance loans. “During fiscal year 2021-2022, government continued the process of contracting its COVID-19 related health containment, mitigation and support programmes for impacted families and businesses,” the Ministry of Finance report“Thesesaid.outlays are esti mated at $102.3m and, together with past outlays, brings the aggregate spend to approximately $455m or 3.6 percent of GDP.” But, despite the cost of living crisis faced by many Baha mian middle class and low income families, fears of a US and global recession, supply chain disruption and the threat of hurricanes and other climate-related natu ral disasters, the Ministry of Finance struck a cautiously optimistic tone with its eco nomic“Despiteoutlook.reaching the highest change in recent years, local inflation is 1.1 percent below the regional median of 7.7 percent,” it said. “Over the period, fuel commodities rose 7.9 per cent month-over-month, with gasoline consump tion priced 33.5 percent higher than the prior year.

“Sothere.it’s going to be an effect on our business sales in terms of customers. We are going to have to look at other ways of marketing our business where people would want to come to us because of our service.”

“It needs to be wid ened, it needs to happen. I wanted an exit right next to me because there are some businesses near to me, and I wanted a dedicated lane for us from the northbound coming in, but I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

The Ministry of Works & Utilities is planning to widen Gladstone Road from a single lane road to a dual carriageway. Expand ing the roadway to a dual carriageway will provide increased vehicle capacity, a reduction in travel delays, intersection improve ments, and improve safety for motorists and pedes trians. Improvements will also include a new storm drainage collection system, LED street lighting, road markings, sidewalks and a bicycle trail.

Another roundabout will be located a quarter of a mile away at Rocky Pine Road, which Mr Cartwright believes will be sufficient for his customers. “I’m old enough to remember when they did the roadworks on Prince Charles Drive, but the thing is with the type of businesses on Gladstone Road, they cannot do that to us,” he added of the traffic restrictions and lane closures.“Alot of crucial busi nesses are on this road, so I hope they manage it better than when they did Prince Charles Drive nearer to the Robinson Road side. Those businesses suffered greatly with the road improvement project.”Chico Wong, manager of Wongs Building Supply, said the road project brings the “unknown in the sense that it is going to be a double lane”. He added: “If they turn this into a super highway then people would have to go all the way back to the roundabout to come back to our business.

Pointing to new invest ment projects, such as the proposed hospital at Albany

catering to recreational and medical tourism, the Minis try of Finance added: “New infrastructure in tandem with the restructuring of the University of the Baha mas College of Tourism Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Leisure Management provides opportunity for growth within the tourism sector over the medium term.“Furthermore, the elimination of test ing requirements for inter-island and inter national travel, and the removal of mask mandates at hotels/resorts in June 2022, is expected to encour age more arrivals over the coming period. Despite cautious optimism for con tinued tourism activity, there are risks to sustained sector“Increasedrecovery. cases of Monkeypox across the US as well as the threat of new COVID strains pose the threat of another global health pandemic limiting travel. Further obstructions to sector activ ity are natural disasters, such as hurricanes, and eco nomic downturns in source markets - recession or stag flation in the US.”

“Like how they did with Blue Hill Road and Harold Road [Tonique Williams Highway] when they shut down all of the businesses. The construction took for ever and, after they finished

Taxpayer SOE subsidies surge despite $50m Bahamasair drop

that Grand Bahama Inter national Airport will be redeveloped into a true international gateway with US“Ipre-clearance.maintainthe position that we will not see the consummation of a sale, nor the commencement of any reconstruction or renovations or redevelop ment works [at the Grand Lucayan] unless and until we have a Heads of Agree ment with a commitment,

Russ Urban, Electra America’s chief executive, was quoted as saying: “We are excited about Grand Bahama island, and as we move forward with closing the deal, we reassure the people of Grand Bahama of our commitment to developing a world-class resort and collaborating on community development initiatives.”Thejoint statement added that “no other mate rial changes” to the sale’s closing schedule are pres ently anticipated, and that construction work and renovations to Grand Baha ma’s ‘anchor’ hotel property will begin in January 2023

“It’s a very simple eco nomic or business equation. Nobody is going to invest significant sums of money to redevelop and run a hotel unless and until they have a revenue stream on the back end.” In Freeport and the Grand Lucayan’s case, Mr Scott said this requires an airport capable of handling the flights and stopover visitor numbers needed to make a redevel oped resort profitable, as it will not survive off Florida day-trippers or overnight ing cruise sayforget“Unlesspassengers.thathappens,it,”headded.“AsIincourt,Ipresentmy

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Describing this as an “undertaking to commence the work within a short period of time” at Grand Bahama International Air port, and see it through to a successful conclusion, he added: “Unless we see an ironclad commitment; a legally binding commit ment that is put on the table to initiate and com plete the redevelopment of the airport, either by the Government itself or in conjunction with a third party operator and devel oper of airports, we will not see the completion of the sale of the hotel.

Meanwhile, Michael Scott, Mr Russell’s prede cessor as Lucayan Renewal Holdings chair, told Tribune Business that selling a resort which has cost taxpayers more than $150m since the Government acquired it in September 2018 - four years ago - will be virtu ally impossible without an “ironclad commitment” by the Davis administration

“They still plan to pro ceed. The issue is the timing. The purchaser is still push ing, and I think if this group comes in it will be a game changer for Grand Bahama. This deal is absolutely vital. I’m delighted with what the Board and current govern ment have done.

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case.” Chester Cooper, deputy prime minister, previously said there were three remaining bidders for the contract to rede velop Grand Bahama International Airport via a public-private partner ship (PPP) model with the Government. How ever, the Government may have to begin the neces sary upgrades itself prior to the selection of a winning bidder.Electra sought to show its continued interest in the purchase by the fact that the 45-day due diligence extension was announced via a joint statement with the Grand Lucayan Board.

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No Grand Lucayan sale obstacles ‘on our side’ FROM PAGE A24 Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Low:ORLANDO75°F/24° C High: 92° F/33° C Low:TAMPA77°F/25° C High: 87° F/31° C WEST PALM BEACH Low: 77° F/25° C High: 90° F/32° C FT.High:Low:LAUDERDALE79°F/26°C91°F/33°C KEY WEST Low: 82° F/28° C High: 89° F/32° C Low: 78° F/26° C High: 86° F/30° C Low:ABACO79°F/26° C High: 86° F/30° C High:Low:ELEUTHERA79°F/26°C87°F/31°C RAGGED ISLAND Low: 79° F/26° C High: 87° F/31° C GREAT EXUMA Low: 79° F/26° C High: 87° F/31° C CAT ISLAND Low: 79° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C SANHigh:Low:SALVADOR77°F/25°C88°F/31°C CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS Low: 78° F/26° C High: 88° F/31° C LONG ISLAND Low: 77° F/25° C High: 88° F/31° C MAYAGUANALow:79°F/26°CHigh:89°F/32°C GREAT INAGUA Low: 80° F/27° C High: 88° F/31° C Low:ANDROS79°F/26° C High: 87° F/31° C Low: 76° F/24° C High: 88° F/31° C FREEPORT NASSAULow: 79° F/26° C High: 92° F/33° C MIAMI THE WEATHER REPORT 5-Day Forecast Some sun, a t‑storm in the p.m. High: 86° AccuWeather RealFeel 97° F The exclusive AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature is an index that combines the effects of temperature, wind, humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, pressure and elevation on the human body—everything that affects how warm or cold a person feels. Temperatures reflect the high and the low for the day. A strayearly;thunderstormcloudy Low: 78° AccuWeather RealFeel 86° F A stray thunderstormafternoon High: 88° AccuWeather RealFeel Low: 80° 98°-87° F Variable clouds with a thunderstorm High: 89° AccuWeather RealFeel Low: 79° 99°-87° F Sunshine and a few clouds High: 90° AccuWeather RealFeel Low: 78° 99°-83° F Clouds and sun with a thunderstorm High: 89° AccuWeather99°-87°RealFeelF Low: 79° TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY almanac High 86° F/30° C Low 77° F/25° C Normal high 88° F/31° C Normal low 75° F/24° C Last year’s high 92° F/33° C Last year’s low 73° F/23° C As of 2 p.m. yesterday trace Year to date 41.16” Normal year to date 26.66” Statistics are for Nassau through 2 p.m. yesterday PrecipitationTemperature sun

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as planned. The Board said the sale was “steadily pro gressing and on track for completion”.Besides the Grand Lucayan Board and Electra America closing the hotel’s sale, the purchaser will also have to negotiate a Heads of Agreement for the pro ject with the Government. Besides that document, which functions as the master agreement and sets out the broad terms and conditions of their relation ship, Electra America also has to obtain the neces sary theirtoandstillwants“IextensionBusinessUrban,”yesterdayism”forrepresents$300mAmerica’satedadministration,undersatlendersforEncouragementapprovalsplanning/constructionandsealaHotelsActdealitstaxbreaks/incentives.CareyLeonard,theCal&CoattorneywhoontheLucayan’sBoardtheformerMinnisreiterhisbeliefthatElectraacquisitionandredevelopmentplans“agamechangerGrandBahamatouroncethedealissealed.“IbumpedintosomeonewhoknowsMrhetoldTribunewhenthe45-daywasannounced.wastoldhecertainlytoproceed,hewasexcitedaboutdoingit,tryingtoworkoutwaysmakesuretheycangetguestsinonewayor

an obligation to redevelop the airport with a long-stop measure,” Mr Scott said.

“It may take longer than September, and I don’t want people to get their expec tations up, and it may take longer to break ground, but they seem to be work ing very carefully to getting it done. I’m delighted that they’ve announced the extension; that confirms they are working on it. I give them my full support for what they want to achieve, and if they achieve it that will be a game changer for GrandElectraBahama.”America’s plans involve three resort prop erties. A four to five-star branded luxury lifestyle hotel, featuring 198 rooms and 24 villas and targeted at corporate and leisure busi ness; a four-star convention hotel with 535 rooms, fea turing an amphitheatre and convention centre; and a 257-room condo-hotel style family resort with suites that are double the size of the Grand Lucayan’s exist ing rooms. anD moon

• Vehicles down onethird but APD back to pre-pandemic figures

• Cabinet minister’s brother replaced as controller

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

Gov’t: Inflation did not drive VAT revenue rise

Disclosing that VAT revenues for the six months to end-June 2022 were up by 26 percent, or $93.5m, year-over-year against 2021 comparatives, the Ministry of Finance said that stripping out what it described as “the highest inflation” recorded in recent years still produced a 23.4 percent increase in income from the Government’s main tax.

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However, Clint Watson, the Prime Minister’s spokesman, hit back by accusing Mr Pintard and his party of “fishing for something that doesn’t exist” over the change in leadership at the Road Traffic Department. He said Mr Smith, who held the post during the last Christie administra tion, had been reappointed acting controller in November 2021 - two months after the general election.

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time.Julian Russell, head of Lucayan Renewal Hold ings, declined to go into detail on the status of talks with the prospective buyer, Electra America Hospi tality Group, other than to confirm that the 45-day extension to their due diligence period is due to expire this Thursday, Sep tember“We’re15.just waiting until the 15th,” he told this news paper, while affirming that talks between the Gov ernment and Electra were ongoing. Asked if he fore sees any deal breakers, Mr Russell replied: “From our side, no.”

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The Ministry of Finance report shows the Government spent $455m in taxpayer funds to prop up the economy and wide Baha mian society at the height of the pandemic, with the outlay spread across three fiscal periods. The largest line item, accounting for 52 percent of total expenditure, was $237m in unemployment benefits paid out to furloughed or terminated workers over the three fiscal years between 20192020 and 2021-2022.

GOVERNMENT subsidies to loss-making state-owned enter prises (SOEs) surged to $492m during the 2021-2022 fiscal year despite a more than $50m reduc tion in support for Bahamasair as it returned to the skies.

The Davis administra tion, via Lucayan Renewal Holdings, signed a Memo randum of Understanding (MoU) with Electra for the Freeport-based resort’s sale in early May 2022. Follow ing a 60-day due diligence period, the two sides were then supposed to sign a binding sales agreement with Electra paying a $5m deposit on its purchase price.However, the due dili gence period was first extended by 15 days to July 27, and by another 45 days to mid-September after the initial 60 days expired back in August. Thus September 15 represents the current deadline by which Electra is to pay the $5m deposit unless another extension or revised terms are agreed by the parties. The $95m bal ance on the purchase price was to be paid within 120 days of the MoU’s signing, although this is now likely to be missed.

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Hospitals Authority (PHA) as the country further contested the coronavirus pandemic, and $38.7m to Water and Sewerage Corporation development pro jects. Albeit, notable reductions during the period occurred for Bahamasair“Subsidies($50.1m).toprivate enter prises and other sectors fell by $4.9m (17.5 percent) to $21.1m. Transfers narrowed by $4.5m for salary grants for independent schools owing to COVID-19 support.” This came as the Government’s COVIDrelated economic and social assistance support fell by 62.6 percent year-over-year in 20212022, dropping to $102.3m from $273.3m in the prior fiscal year.

No Grand Lucayan sale obstacles ‘on our side’

• 500 more TEUs processed compared to pre-COVID economy

• First Back to School for two years, FDI and tourism drive ‘spike’

THE GRAND Lucayan’s chairman says there are no obstacles or barriers to clos ing the resort’s $100m sale “from our side” ahead of a key deadline for the negoti ations being hit in 48 hours’

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Tribune Business calculations showed that the latter percentage was equal to an $84.15m revenue increase year-overyear, suggesting that less than $10m could be attributed to inflation’s impact. Many observers have argued that the Govern ment’s VAT revenues will have benefited from broad-based price increases since, as the tax is levied as a percentage, its income automatically increases as the price paid by consumers increases.

Port sets July record on container volumes

• Gov’t: ‘They’re fishing for nonexistent’ issues

Family Islands. Due to his absence from Nassau, Commander Bowleg, brother of Mario Bowleg, minister of youth, sports and culture, was asked to temporarily sit as acting Road Traffic controller in Mr Smith’s place in Nassau until the latter’s mission wasNowcompleted.thatit has, Mr Watson said Mr Smith has retaken the post while

By YOURI KEMP and NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Reporters

• FNM: ‘Clarify if relates to taxi plates controversy’

A further $53.3m was allocated for public health and safety; $50.8m to support job retention by the private sector; $50.2m for

Besides higher-than-normal hotel occupancies, which raised demand for groceries and other consumable imports, he added that the first full Back-to-School shopping season for three years - and con struction driven by ongoing foreign direct investment (FDI) projects - were also responsible for producing the 6,541 TEUs that crossed APD’s bulkhead in July 2022. This, according to APD data, rep resented a near-1,100 or 20 percent year-over-year increase compared to July 2021’s 5,443 TEUS. The latter figure was generated as cruise tourism restarted, and the economy continued to free itself from previous COVID restrictions, but July

The Ministry of Finance, unveiling the Government’s fiscal performance for the 12 months to end-June 2022, dis closed that taxpayer support for the likes of the Water & Sewer age Corporation, Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas and Hotel Corporation actually rose by $17.5m or 3.7 percent despite the dramatic cut in Bahamasair’s prior year subsidy of $78m-plus.

Additional transfers of $33m were disbursed to the Public

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that “a cloud does not hang over” the former or Jobeth Coleby-Davis, min ister of transport and housing.

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Mr Watson told Tribune Busi ness that Mr Smith had been charged, in early 2022, with setting up Road Traffic offices in various

Michael Pintard, the Free National Movement (FNM) leader, yesterday urged the Davis administration to “clarify what the facts are” surround ing the replacement of Commander Bertram Bowleg by Ross Smith so

RECORD inflation generated less than $10m of the VAT revenue increase in the first six months after the rate cut, the Min istry of Finance asserted last night, with the 2021-2022 deficit slashed by 48.4 per centTheyear-over-year.ministry,unveiling the Govern ment’s full-year fiscal performance for the 12 months to end-June 2022, argued that wide-ranging price increases did not drive the majority of VAT revenue gains seen during the second half as it sought to fur ther portray the two percentage point rate cut as a financial and economic success that has aided consumers.

NASSAU’S commercial shipping port set a July record after container imports increased by more than 20 percent with its top executive yesterday confirming business volumes have rebounded to preCOVID levels.

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Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Develop ment Company’s (APD) president and chief financial officer, told Tribune Busi ness three factors had combined to drive the “spike” which produced the best-ever July in the BISX-listed company’s history for twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) import volumes.

2022’s performance exceeded all pre-pan demicTEUyears.volumes for the month were 8.2 percent or nearly 500 ahead of the 6,046 containers imported via APD in 2019, the last pre-COVID year, and 4.5 percent or 289 up on the previous July record of 6,262, which was set some eight years ago in Mr2014.Bethell yesterday said the July momentum had carried over into August, although he did not have official fig ures yet for that month. He added that, despite the cost of living crisis and associ ated inflationary pressures, APD’s figures

THE Government and Opposi tion yesterday traded blows over assertions that a Cabinet minister’s brother has been replaced as acting Road Traffic controller due to the ongoing controversy over too many taxi plates being issued.

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

Road Traffic change ignites political battle

Taxpayer SOE subsidies surge despite $50m Bahamasair drop

While stating that the total SOE outlay was bang in-line with projected spending, the ministry said: “Government sub sidies, which include transfers to government-owned and/or con trolled enterprises that provide commercial goods and services to the public, widened by $17.5m (3.7 percent) to $491.6m, which equalled 99.4 percent of the budget.“Subsidies to public non-finan cial corporations were higher by $22m (4.9 percent) at $470.5m.