By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter
Nassau & Bahama Islands’ Leading Newspaper Always there for us AFTER 70 years on the throne, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her summer residence in Scotland yesterday at the age of 96.
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but seven independent states among what was then known as the British Commonwealth.“Today,among some 56 member states compris ing the Commonwealth, 15 including the United Kingdom and The Baha mas, recognise her as their monarch.”Hefurther recalled her visits to The Bahamas over the years, the last of which was in 1994, and further expressed gratitude for her dedicated commitment to the“SheCommonwealth.visitedThe Baha mas on five occasions, most recently in 1994 while I
“She will be remembered with special fondness here in The Bahamas which she visited on a number of occasions, always to the delight of our people and to her unfeigned satisfaction as Onwell.”a more personal note, Mr Christie said it was a pleasure to have been given the opportunity to serve nonconsecutive
“Many Bahamians recall her annual Christmas message. Certainly, in gen erations before my own, listening to the Queen’s Christmas message was a highlight of the season.”
terms as first minister of her majesty’s constitu tional government in The Bahamas.“Iextend condolences to the entire royal family, to the people of the United Kingdom, the Common wealth and all the nations over which Her Majesty presided as head of state, including most especially our own The Common wealth of The Bahamas,” he also Queensaid.Elizabeth, Brit ain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
A LARGE crowd gathered to see Queen Elizabeth during her 1975 visit.
her to speak with personal recollection of matters per sonal to whomever she was speaking. She certainly had a storage of informa tion on The Bahamas!”
likely to remain so.
Given Queen Elizabeth’s “advanced” age, Mr Ingra ham said her death was not surprising — though he noted that it signalled the end of an era.
QUEEN Elizabeth II pictured alongside then Prime Minister Lynden Pindling.
“Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth was a shining example of personal integrity, steadfastness, courage, grace and dignity that inspired successive generations,” he said.
served as prime minister. She was always warmly wel comed by the Bahamian people even as increasing numbers in more recent times began to harbour republican tendencies,” Mr Ingraham added.
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By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
QUEEN Elizabeth II was remembered as a woman with an “incomparable memory” who was a shin ing example of courage, grace and dignity during her 70-year reign by the country’s former leaders yesterday, who said they were saddened to learn of herWhilepassing.offering condo lences to the monarch and the entire royal family, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham recalled his interactions with the Queen while he was in office.Upon meeting her, Mr Ingraham said he was amazed by her humble demeanour and her keen memory.“Ihave many very fond memories of interacting with Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II as one of her Commonwealth prime min isters during my terms in office,” he said.
“Her Majesty has been, throughout her reign, a symbol of stability even as she reigned over a transforming Common wealth,” the former prime minister added. “When she succeeded to the throne in 1952 there were
For his part, former Prime Minister Perry Chris tie said her unswerving fidelity to duty and service over the past seven dec ades was unsurpassed and is
“I was surprised and hon oured when I was invited to become a member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council just one year past my first anni versary of becoming prime minister and to attend a formal meeting of the Privy Council presided over by Her Majesty on 27th Octo ber“And1993. I recall having been honoured to be invited to sit at her dinner table on a number of occasions during Com monwealth Heads of Government Meetings. I was always amazed by two things: firstly, how normal, and regular an individual she was in person and sec ondly, her incomparable memory that permitted
Former Bahamas leaders remember The Queen
QUEEN Elizabeth II chatting to young men during her October 1985 visit.
QUEEN Elizabeth II alongside Prince Philip during her 1966 visit.
Former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was also among those who offered condolences.Hesaidyesterday was not only a sad day for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, but also for the world at large.
government’s housing subdivisions in Elizabeth Estates and also the exten sion of the library at the then College of The Bahamas.Herfifth and last visit to The Bahamas was in March 1994 with her hus band, Prince Philip, who is also now deceased, as a part of her Caribbean tour. He died in April 2021 at the age of 99.
The three-day trip was an event-filled one that saw the royal couple attend ing a special church service at Christ Church Cathe dral, state dinner and state reception among other fun activities.Theywere also treated to parades, cultural shows and localMostentertainment.recently,her grand son, Prince William and his wife Kate visited The Baha mas in March during their tour of the Caribbean as a part of the Queen’s Plati num Jubilee celebration.
in 1952 after her father’s death.During her reign, she witnessed and experienced numerous social and politi cal changes that included the rebuilding of Britain post-war, their joining and exit of the European Union and most recently, the wide spread changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the RussianUkrainian war.
News of her death at Bal moral Castle came hours after Buckingham Palace announced that she was under medical supervision because of doctors’ concern for her health.
During her reign, Queen Elizabeth along with mem bers of the royal family paid several visits to The Bahamas over the years, particularly during their Caribbean tours of Feb ruary 1966, and February 1975, and during the Silver Jubilee tour of October 1977.The Queen further visited Nassau for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October 1985.
It prompted leaders both far and wide to express their well wishes and offer prayers for her recovery yesterday, including Gover nor-General Sir Cornelius A Smith, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and leader of the official opposi tion, Michael Pintard.
She endured through 15 British prime ministers throughout her tenure, from Winston Churchill to LizSheTruss.also was recognised as the head of state for more than a dozen Com monwealth countries, including The Bahamas despite the country being an independent nation.
“You would recall that following the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh, there was a church service held at Christ Church Cathedral and so we are now putting the wheels in motion to organise a memorial ser vice,” he said during a press conference at the Office of The Prime Minister yesterday.Healso revealed that there will be a period of mourning in the country and appealed for local radio stations “to play sombre music and be cognizant of the fact that we join the global community in acknowledging this time of mourning.”
QUEEN Elizabeth II during a visit to The Bahamas in 1966, above and below.
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“It is with deep regret and sadness that we learned of the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Eliza beth II,” Mr Davis said in a statement.“Onbehalf of the gov ernment and people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, we offer our sincere condolences to the members of the royal family. I have ordered that the national flag be lowered today to half-staff and to be lowered again when the official mourning period comes into effect.”
Highlights of Her Maj esty’s trip included her travel to AUTEC (Atlantic Undersea Test and Evalu ation Centre) in Fresh Creek, Andros, which was her first visit to a Family Island.Other features of her trip involved visits to the cultural sites like the Straw Market and the Nassau War Cemetery where she par ticipated in a wreath laying ceremony.Duringthe 1985 visit, the Queen also participated in a walkabout from the Prince George Dock to HMY Bri tannia, a float parade and youth rally on Clifford Park that was attended by thou sands of Bahamians.
Their trip followed Prince Harry’s 2012 visit to the country for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and during his stay, he noted that “The Bahamas holds a very special place in Her Majesty’s heart.”
Similar sentiments were also echoed by both Prime Minister Davis and FNM leader Mr Pintard.
THE PICTURE posted by Buckingham Palace alongside the an nouncement of the Queen’s death.
In a statement released yesterday, Sir Cornelius expressed deep sadness over Her Majesty’s death and appealed for all Baha mians to join in prayer for the repose of her soul.
Following news of her death, tributes paying homage to her full life began to pour in from around the world, including from the Commonwealth.
Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne
Here in The Bahamas, a memorial service in honour of the Queen is expected to be held in the coming days, according to Jack Thompson, the permanent secretary in the Office of the Governor General.
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He further spoke of his deep admiration for the Queen following her visits to The Bahamas.
QUEEN Elizabeth II holding an umbrella to keep off the sun during her 1975 visit.
“I always admired Her Majesty’s deep engagement with the Commonwealth, working toward expand ing the sense of unity among diverse cultures from around the world,” Dr Minnis added. “Her Majesty was loved by her people. Her loss caused an outpouring of grief from across the globe. I express heartfelt condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth.”
QUEEN Elizabeth II pictured during her October 1985 visit to The Bahamas.
In addition to this, the Queen opened one of the
However, shortly after 1pm yesterday, it was announced that the Queen had died, and the world descended into sad ness. Her 73-year-old son, Charles, is now King.
QUEEN Elizabeth II during her 1975 visit.
The eight-day visit was said to be the Queen’s long est visit to the country.
“The Anglican family in the Diocese of The Baha mas and the Turks and Caicos Islands pauses to thank God for the life of Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8, the feast of the nativity (birth) of the blessed Virgin Mary,” the statement said.
called the announcement “terribly sad news”.
“I think there’s a clear overlap but a clear sort of affinity between our
There will be other obser vances held in the future, the statement added.
“From her public commitment to the Com monwealth family in Cape Town, South Africa, as a young princess in 1947, and throughout her long life and reign, the Queen was an instrumental figure in nurturing and inspir ing this unique, voluntary association of independent, and sovereign nations,” the statement read.
Secretary General Dr Carla Bar nett tweeted her “deepest regrets” on the passing of the Queen, adding a “life of service and duty is over”.
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BRITISH OFFICIALS IN THE BAHAMAS OFFER CONDOLENCES
“We thank God for her long life of 96 years, and her reign of 70 years. She is an enduring symbol of
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reliability, dependability, stability, longevity, grace, wisdom, hospitality and graciousness.“Weoffer condolences to her children, King Charles, Ann, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, their families, and to the entire royal family. We offer condolences to the leaders and people of the United Kingdom and all of our fellow Common wealth countries.”
ALL Anglican church bells in The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos will ring 96 times today in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.In a statement from the Anglican Diocese, Rev erend Laish Boyd offered condolences over the Queen’s death yesterday on behalf of the church.
Former British High Commissioner to The Bahamas Sarah Dickson
QUEEN Elizabeth II alongside Prince Philip during a boat trip in 1966.
“The UK and The Baha mas are our cousins, as both realms of Her Majesty and as communities that have long seen many Bahamians in the UK and many Brits here in The Bahamas - both making positive contribu tions to each other,” he said.
of which the Society has been honoured to deliver and support, including The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy and The Queen’s Young Leaders, Her Maj esty’s commitment to the value, and values, of this network of nations and peoples is humbling and irreplaceable.”Executivechair of the Royal Commonwealth Soci ety, Dr Linda Yueh, said: “No one has made a greater contribution to the Com monwealth over the decades than the Queen. As head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty personally rein forced the links by which this unique network brings peoples and countries from around the globe together
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“My family and I mourn the loss of Her Majesty the Queen, and offer the King our loyalty and devotion,” he tweeted. “A condolence book will be opened in due course. God save the King.”
PRINCE Philip and Queen Elizabeth II during a visit in 1975.
YEARS apart, the visits by Queen Elizabeth II in 1966, left, and 1975.
“Since becoming the Head of the Common wealth and patron of the society in 1952 at the age of 26, the Queen’s dedication to the Commonwealth has been unparalleled. From her numerous official visits to nearly every Common wealth country, to lending her name and support to programmes and events
The Royal Common wealth Society said in a media statement they were “immensely saddened” to learn of the passing of the
QUEEN Elizabeth II giving a speech during her visit in 1966j.
BRITISH officials and others reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, offering condo lences to the royal family.
QUEEN Elizabeth II during her visit to Nassau in 1975.
Thomas Hartley, British High Commissioner to The Bahamas, said in a tweet yesterday that the Crown has passed to “our new monarch” King Charles III, the Queen’s son.
countries that will make my job as high commissioner easy to do in many ways because there already so much positive energy here but I hope like Mrs Dick son before me... I hope by the time I leave that we will see continued strength and continue the kind of institutional strength but also family relationships and sports, arts and music relationships between our countriesCARICOMgrow.”
While speaking to report ers at the Office of the Prime Minister earlier yes terday, Mr Hartley spoke about the deep ties between the two nations.
The statement said as an “initial mark of respect” all Anglican churches in the Diocese have been asked to toll their church bells 96 times today at noon.
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“Her life and tireless efforts will forever be linked to this voluntary association of 56 independ ent and equal, sovereign states, which encompass over 2.5 billion people, and to whom the Queen displayed an unwavering dedication.”JerusaLéa Ali, the politi cal attaché at the British High Commission, noted the impact the Queen’s death will have on the Commonwealth.“Todaywemourn the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. Her loss is deeply felt throughout the realms including The Bahamas, the Commonwealth and around the world. A digital condo lence book will be available at royal.uk/condolence.”
“People around the world will be joined in mourn ing the passing of the icon of public service. Thoughts and prayers with her family for their loss,” she tweeted.
Jose Fortune expressed shock after news of the Queen’s passing.
GRAND BAHAMA RESIDENTS SHARE SADNESS OVER QUEEN
KAY HARDY, centre holding umbrella, hoping to see Prince William and Kate earlier this year.
THE death of Queen Elizabeth II is sad news for many people in Grand Bahama, particularly Brit ish residents living here.
“We are very sad,” said Kay Hardy, who was born in England and came to The Bahamas in 1959.
“We still loved the Queen, and we loved Diana, and had street par ties. It is very emotional for us,” she said. “I can only imagine what it is going to be like tomorrow in Buck inghamAnotherPalace.”Grand Bahama resident, Virginia Cafferata said: “It is just very, very sad news. She was an amazing lady - the longest reigning monarch. This shall be very difficult to replace, if ever.”
Another Bahamian, cer tified public accountant Lakeisha Albury, said the Queen was one of a kind and will be missed dearly.
“Luckily,Jubilee.Iwas there in England when they were doing the Queen’s Jubilee, and it was so lovely,” she said.“They always kept saying her health was frail, etc, but everyone was so proud of her because she just had the strength to do things. During Jubilee she was supposed to do four or five different events and she only managed to do two or three of them. So, you could tell that her health was frail.
SARAH Kirkby talking to Prince William.
But heartfelt condolences to the royal family and God bless the Queen and may God continue to watch and guide over us and the other Commonwealth nations.”
not believe it — it is really special.”Although she has been living in The Bahamas, Ms Hardy continued to keep up with news about the Queen and the Royal Family.
we always heard about it, we always knew about it. So that was one of the good things about being a Com monwealthEighteen-year-oldnation.” athlete Torriano McNeil agreed with Ms Mortimer. He said he didn’t expect the Queen to ever “Whendie.I heard that she passed, I honestly said to myself, ‘Wow’. She lived almost a century. The fact that you say, ‘Long live the Queen,’ you’re speaking life and that literally spoke life into her. That was my impression. Well I just want to express my condolences to the royal family and all who loved her as well.”
Lucaya Marketplace, and they drove past in the Rolls Royce that belonged to the late Keith Griffiths, a Brit ish architect. I remember when she came and how amazing that was and the experience, and how they repaved all the streets for her. And I got to use that Rolls Royce for my wed ding. It had a beautiful plate on it that says the ‘Queen rode in this car.’ It was special to be able to ride in a Rolls Royce that I knew she had ridden in.”
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She admits that she was not a huge fan of the Queen during the Diana era, but later gained admiration for her.“But then I saw what an incredible woman she was and how she handled situ ations, and just how she was always there for every thing. She was that strong presence and force for the country,” she said.
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managed to see Boris John son and say goodbye to him because he retired.”
Ms Hardy, a recipient of the Queen’s Medal of Honour, had been glued to the news all morning with her friends watching the BBC. She said they loved the Queen and recalled when she came to Freeport during a royal visit many years ago.
Sarah Kirkby, who was only a baby when her mother Kay Hardy left
“I have not lived in Eng land since I was a baby, but I would go back all the time and I have been to the (Buckingham) Palace and visited a couple of times. And it is just amazing the history and beauty of it all is so Msbreathtaking.”Kirkbyrecalled the special moment when she saw the Queen in Grand Bahama.“Iwas standing at Port
QUEEN Elizabeth pictured in February 1966 during her visit to the Straw Market in Downtown Nas sau, in this photograph posted to social media by the Bahamas Historical Society.
England, said: “I am just very sad, it is a long, beauti ful reign coming to an end.”
Ms Hardy, who left Eng land to teach here, was awarded the Queen’s Medal of Honour several years ago for her many years of service in the community, including work in theatre and as an educator.
BAHAMIANS are mourning the loss of 96-year-old British mon arch Queen Elizabeth II, who died yesterday after noon after 70 years on the throne.Remembering the royal national anthem “God Save the Queen”, that was sung by Bahamian students in all government schools before The Bahamas gained independence, The resa Mortimer, president of Bahamas Financial Services Union (BFSU), said she finds the Queen’s passing sad.“The Queen has been a monarch for more years than I have been living, so all of my life I have heard about Queen Elizabeth and so on your travels to London of course you always want to go to the Buckingham Palace where the Queen stays and you try to see how close you can get to it, even though you don’t get to her. When I heard the Queen died the song that came to mind was, ‘God save our gracious Queen, long may she ever reign, God save the Queen.’ That’s a song that we grew up in school singing and so that came to mind right away.”Ms Mortimer added: “Being a Commonwealth nation we were always in the path of the Queen, so anything the Queen did,
But she was still so deter mined to do everything. It’s so amazing she managed to shake hands only two days ago with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss and
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Jacqui Jeavon (nee Lam bert) said her father, John Lambert, was the recipient of an MBE Queen’s Award, and in 1977 met Prince Charles, who is now the new King of England. She said their family moved to The Bahamas in 1965.
“We have a really good picture of my dad and Prince Charles, who is now going to be King, when he came here back in ‘77,” she recalled.MsJeavon recently vis ited England during the Queen’s
Queen Elizabeth II vis ited Grand Bahama in the mid 1990s when she offi cially opened the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre. She also toured the Our Lucaya Resort property and had dinner at the resi dence of the late Sir Jack Hayward, a British resi dent and former principal of the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
“I got a medal of honour from the Queen - it was just an honour. I received it from the Governor Gen eral and I was over the moon when I got it. I could
“I was born in England and saw and lived with it,” Ms Hardy said. “If you were in school and if there was a reigning monarch near, you went and stood by the side of the street and waved your own flag.”
Throughout her reign, Queen Elizabeth visited The Bahamas, one of 56 British Commonwealth nations, a total of five times.
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He said, “It’s shocking and devastating to find out that Her Majesty has passed after just burying her hus band (last year), now her.
“She represented royalty in every aspect of the word. A true testament to declar ing positivity and enjoying a long life that was spoken over her. May her soul rest in peace,” Mrs Albury said.
“I went to see her and I saw her go past,” she recalled.Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning British monarch. She died yester day at her ancestral home at Balmoral Castle in Scot land. She was 96. Her death marked the end of an era that spanned 70 years.
After hearing reports of the Queen’s ill health yes terday morning, registered nurse Roda Pearce said she expected the tragic news.
“The end of a dynasty has passed. She will be dearly missed by those that loved her,” she Bahamiansaid.Pastor Pedro Cartwright also expressed heartfelt condolences over theHenews.said, “The Queen has exemplified herself with royalty and with dignity and she was one that was very wise. She served so many years. I feel that it’s really sad, but she lived a long life and she did well in service and she always kept integrity.”After her death, the Queen’s 73-year-old son, now King Charles III, auto matically succeeded the throne, though his official coronation may not take place for a few months.
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Enacting the law by crimi nalising marital rape would give women a basic human right, a sense of security against the most horrible crime that can happen within a marriage. Not taking action against marital rape further violates fundamen tal rights of women: their rights to privacy, their rights to their bodily integrity and rights to protection from exploitation.Ensuring safety and respecting each other is what makes any relation ship or interaction healthy. And relationships built on honesty, openness, and trust creates a happier and healthier society. Mutual willingness and excitement are key characteristics of true love within a union.
Public opinion about this topic is prejudiced to a large extent by cultural, religious and patriarchal beliefs. The main objection to the criminalisation of marital rape is deeply rooted in our patriarchal society, which is represented by a system of society controlled by men andWhilegovernment.therecent court ruling reignited a heated dis cussion about marital rape and the law, regardless, there certainly lies a society beyond mature discourse. And before we criticise the opinions of others, we must consider and
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THE death of Queen Elizabeth II is the end of an era.
Bahamas “which she visited on a number of occasions, always to the delight of our people and to her unfeigned satisfaction as Therewell”. was a trend as the day went by, with various world leaders sharing their own personal anecdotes about their interactions with the Queen. They talked of her warmth, of her wit, and time and again, they talked of her wisdom. That was a wisdom she shared with 15 British Prime Ministers over the years, an institutional stability that offered expertise in occasionally turbu lentAstimes.faras her influence in The Baha mas, we of course have had Governors General over the years as her represent atives here.
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It is time we right the wrong!“Human rights are wom en’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.”Hillary Clinton
Just days ago, the Queen fulfilled her last major official duty in welcoming Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to the office. Yesterday, one of the first duties of that new Prime Minister was to announce the end of the second Elizabe thanManyage.hearing the news yesterday will not have known a time when Elizabeth was not Queen. She ruled for 70 years and 214 days.
THE UNION flag on Buckingham Palace in London is lowered after the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, yesterday.
He noted how amazed he was at “how normal, and regular an indi vidual she was in person” and by her “incomparable memory that per mitted her to speak with personal recollection of matters personal to whomever she was speaking. She cer tainly had a storage of information on TheMrBahamas!”Christiesaid she was a “shining example of personal integrity, steadfast ness, courage, grace and dignity”.
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Her presence has been felt in Bahamian life, and Bahamian society –through Royal honours and more.
FOR centuries, a wom an’s body was used as a tool to maintain a deeply entrenched patriarchal status quo; regardless of progress, women today still struggle for human rights. Time and time, we see many christians misinterpret the biblical text 1 Corinthians 7:3–5 to sup port their erroneous view that a wife can never tell her husband that she would like to defer having sex for a time.
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There will be many who feel that sense that this is an ending, a shift in the bedrock of society. That might come in large ways, it might come in small ones, such as the little changes in designations so that Queen’s Counsel becomes King’s Counsel. However far away Britain may seem, those little changes show the con tinuingWhetherinfluence.that will prompt talk of a larger change in connection with Britain and the Commonwealth can wait until another time. For now, this is a moment to recognise a remarkable women at the head of a nation through many years when women were not afforded the opportunity to lead. She has offered her guidance to many through the years, and her advice has been welcomed across theItworld.isthe end of an era. And now, it is time to start a new one.
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Sexual desire and inter actions are an essential and important part of the human experience. This experience can create a wonderful and necessary bond between sexual partners to produce
It’s time we right the wrong!Wemust not be dissuaded by distractors; It’s not only about changing the laws; it’s about enforcing and strengthening our systems that govern the laws. It is about protecting our women and children’s rights as human beings. Recognition of the inappropriateness of marital rape is, however, only the first step towards its elimination. To effectively equalise marital rape, both legislatures and judiciaries must take action.
She was just 13 years old when the Second World War broke out, and over the objections of her parents later enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Ser vice and helped the war effort as a truck mechanic.QueenElizabeth visited The Bahamas on five occasions – and her importance to our nation is reflected in the com ments of former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie on page two of today’s Tribune.
It’s time we right the wrong!Rape is not about sex, it is about asserting power and dominance, to humili ate, to hurt and to punish. It is a crime against humanity.
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Let me be clear, any “forced sex” without consent is rape, and God never con dones rape. Marriage is not a license to rape, consent is everything. Rape is rape, be it marital or non-marital. We must not be seen as hypo crites, on one hand we claim to be a nation that honours Christ, but on the other hand, we fail to acknowledge our social issues.
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intimacy, trust and satisfac tion both physically and emotionally. Beyond the scope of receiving pleas ure and building strong relationships that are crucial to our development, sex is undoubtedly a core element in a marriage. Unfortunately, when sexual experience involves force, coercion or violence against one spouse, it can lead to devastating results to the union, and the victim. Whether we admit it or not we do have a rape cul ture in this country.
one (what garbage). We in this country don’t appear to take safety seri ously enough, to enforce regulations daily no matter who... and not until-some thing- happens, that we say any manner of things and even go to the extent of pointing finger & often in the wrong Operatorsdirection.ofthese sea crafts must be aware of regulations and adhere to them... even when no one’s looking, it is terribly lacking.But all boats within the waters of the Com monwealth of The Bahamas come under the Port Department & The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), and there fore, they would need the transport vehicles (suffi ciently so), to be adequately policed, the territorial waters of the country, and where infractions were observed to be able to on the spot issue citations, etc? I just hope that this time, be the last time that a shark able to attack a visitor and with so many staff from the Boat Charter Company on hand?No matter what briefing those visitors were given... don’t tell them that there might be sharks and here is how to behave if you see one? Yeah right, I am in your Country, in your care and have paid money to explore the wonders below, impossible/perhaps unfair to expect me to also be vigilant to those extremes? And what protection have they/you had to secure your forwelfare,theirBahamiansonbefortionsauthoritieswillBahamiantheseBahamians?waswhenhe/theyislicence...andfeesclients/customers?Ihopetoseenegligence&heftyfinespaid...alsorevocationofthatboatcompanynotBahamian...howdidgetthatlicence...thatkindofbusinessexpresslyreservedforAndnowjustmaybe-exploitationofTouristsTrades-beexaminedbyandcancellaexacted,etc?Thankyou,Editor,andIknowthatyouwillreceivingmanyarticlesthesubject...amatterholddeartohearts-our-tourists’etc?Submittedwithloveandwhatitisworth,amen.
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I WRITE in response to the fatal shark attack of a female American tour ist in waters off Green Cay, also as a descendant of Lowe Sound, Andros, Bahamas.While growing up in this small farming-fishing community, nestled by the sea...as children and all of the various residents were family.Much of our time was spent among school life, tending the fields, fishing and boat building. It was also customary for us to pursue sharks that would come in near the shores and these were of all sizes and breeds. The weapons for defending ourselves were homemade wooden poles and a length of 1/4 inch steel that was bent to form the pickup-end-ofa-fork...four holes were placed at intervals on the pole and the temper steelrod was threaded through the last holes on the staff and then bent the width of the pole. To fasten the rod in place we either used carpentry nails to fasten it, or strips of electrical wires secured it...the ends of steel rods were sharpenedto desired point, and each rod received a beard cut out into the steel that had the affect to hold the catch inplace...final product a pick
Mr Ingraham said she was “a symbol of stability even as she reigned over a transforming Commonwealth” and said he had very many fond memories of his interactions with her.
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The truth is that sexual expression was designed by God to be an act of love within a marriage, and vio lence or coercion should never be a part of it. Forced sex is not love; it is the opposite. The Bible is clear: “Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” (Colossians 3:19). The scripture can either repair or destruct. It can be an effec tive weapon for personal and spiritual battles, however, if the Bible is misused, just like a sword that is handled care lessly, it can cause danger and conflict. As believers we must not misuse scriptures to manipulate, condemn, judge and mislead others.
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The defendant is also said to have approached Saun ders in her car near Burger King on Carmichael Road as he was on the way to the police station.
incident took place in the constituency he represents, Freetown.
stood before Senior Mag istrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on charges of assault and assault with a dangerous instrument.OnSeptember 2 in New Providence, Nixon is said to have assaulted her child’s father, Chequan Saunders, on three occasions that day. Twice at Saunders’
In court, Nixon pleaded guilty to the charges with explanation. She told the court that while there was an argument between her and her husband over the living arrangements for their child, she claims he shoved her into her car.
DRA executive chairman Alex Storr noted that dome dwellers were to receive a monetary assistance fund of $4,000 to assist with their relocation to a permanent home.Inan interview with The Tribune, Gaynell Rolle, the under-secretary of the Department of Housing, confirmed that the demoli tion of the domes started yesterday.MsRolle said: “So we have started the process, as you know there are some 30 plus almost 40 domes. I really don’t think all will be completed today because
A BULLDOZER moves in to demolish domes in Abaco yesterday.
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.
Hurricane Dorian hit Abaco on September 1, 2019 as a Category 5 hur ricane before barreling toward Grand Bahama.
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
Aalehya Nixon, 22,
A WOMAN was granted a conditional discharge in Magistrate’s Court yes terday after admitting to assaulting the father of her child with a car.
Photos: Silbert Mills
from Saunders’s residence he went in front of the car as she tried to pull off. She also claimed that she was on the way to file a com plaint against Saunders at a police station, when she passed him at the Burger King, causing him to become alarmed and file his own claims first.
MB Fund Service Limited, a company licensed by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas as a Restricted Investment Fund Administrator, is seeking to fll the following position: Compliance
area after 7pm when the incident took place.
ONE of the demolished domes. Offcer
In one video posted on Facebook, some residents expressed their displeasure that people’s homes were being destroyed, forcing them to have to relocate.
Job Summary The development, implementation and direction of compliance programs to ensure that the company and investment funds under its administration function in accordance with all legal, regulatory and internal mandates. The Compliance Offcer will also assist the MLRO in analyzing and investigating transactions and any reports of suspicious activity. Responsibilities: • To implement and manage effective compliance and anti-money laundering programs; • To develop and review company policies; • To advise on the company’s compliance with laws, regulations, guidelines and internal policies; • To create and manage effective action plans to ensure compliance, to resolve complaints and to address audit or regulatory issues; To assess the Company’s operations to determine compliance risks; • To ensure that all employees are educated on the latest laws, regulations, guidelines and processes; • To monitor client activity to determine compliance and money laundering risks; To review client documentation to ensure legal and regulatory compliance; • To assist the MLRO in the investigation of any reports of suspicious activity; • To perform such other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors or the CEO to ensure the highest standards of compliance. Qualifcation: • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area and compliance/AML certifcations Knowledge and Skills Requirements: Excellent communication skills; • Good MS-Offce skills; • Attention to detail; • Flexibility;Self-motivated; • Team oriented; • Ability to work independently; • The ability to be proactive and take initiative. We offer: • Competitive salary; • Professional development opportunities; Out of the box community; • Welcoming team; • Skill sharing. If you are interested in joining our team, please send your CV by September 23, 2022 via email to: hr@mbfs.bs, indicating “Compliance Offcer” in the subject line.
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residence where Nixon threw a glass at him during an argument before assault ing him with her vehicle as she attempted to leave.
DISCHARGE FOR WOMAN WHO HIT CHILD’S FATHER WITH CAR
The Tribune understands the child, eight, was at a park in the Kemp Road
“We watched with shock and dismay, the horrific demolishing of the domes on Abaco this morning. Bahamian families, includ ing men, women and children occupied these domes, which were erected to address the short age of housing as a result of the passage of Hurri cane Dorian on the island of Abaco,” FNM leader Michael Pintard said.
“The domes were not dis assembled and stored in the event of any future natural or man-made catastrophe. Instead dome residents and the rest of the country watched in horror as these structures were bulldozed and destroyed,” his state mentThenoted.opposition called the Davis administration and Ministry of Housing actions “heartless”.Withthe hurricane season upon us the oppo sition noted the Davis administration demolishing the domes is happening at the “worst possible time.” He said that instead of the government relieving resi dents of their pain they are inflicting even more. Some Abaco residents were also outraged.
THE demolition process of domes in Abaco officially began yesterday, more than two years after some 34 domes were built to assist residents with temporary homes.TheFree National Move ment called the action “heartless”.InJuly, 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.
To assist with rebuilding efforts, the Minnis admin istration spent more than $6m on nearly 200 domes that were supposed to be used as temporary hous ing for Abaco and Grand Bahama residents after HurricaneHowever,Dorian.notall of those domes were erected.
Police are investigating the incident and said more details will be released soon.
She said about ten domes were due to be destroyed.
A YOUNG girl died yes terday after a swing set fell on her, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said last night. He added that the
“We could complete the domes, do a crash and demolish those domes today. But there were some persons who were still a bit sensitive to the crashing of them. So, we now have the contractor hand disman tling them. And for me, that’s a longer painful pro cess, because the longer you
Yesterday, the opposi tion party condemned the demolition, saying that they watched in “shock” and “dismay” of the temporary homes being destroyed.
it’s a stage process. It took quite a number of times to put them up so no, all won’t be demolished today. But we have begun that process to getting the site ready so we can put some homes there on property. So, per sons will be able to once again look at that area with pride.”During the interview, Ms Rolle emphasised that they were active in the reloca tion process for the former dome“Thedwellers.residents of the domes were treated most humanely. We went to the place where we even went to the landlord in some instances and helped them to get a place to relocate. In some instances where per sons only needed to have some repairs done to their home, in addition to being placed, given money to be in a temporary residence. Once we were made aware of it, the departments of the DRA, Social Services, Department of Housing, the Office of the Prime Minister, whatever it took, we did that.
The storm left thousands of homes either destroyed or damaged and scores of residents displaced.
Although the magistrate called into question how Nixon claims that Saunders beat her to the station on foot, she still granted the defendant a conditional discharge.Nixonwas bound to keep the peace for six months or risk a $250 fine or one month in prison.
By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
Nixon further said that as she tried to drive away
inofbeginsDemolitiondomesAbaco
GIRL DIES AS SWING SET FALLS ON HER
see them, they’re being dis mantled, the longer it takes for us to give you something really nice,” she said.
He also was not required to enter a plea. His case will proceed to the Supreme Court by way of a VBI.
The accused is then said to have shot and injured Bain as he tried to flee the robbery on foot.
Capron is accused of trying to kill Andy Barnette by repeatedly stabbing him on September 3.
Theactivities.mother and daughter, who were cruise ship passengers, said they were shocked initially when hearing the news on board about the accident, but stressed they are just going to try to be careful and enjoy their vacation.
They were further ordered to be fitted with ankle monitors.Theirtrial is set for Feb ruary 1, 2023.
Wright was also ordered to be outfitted with an elec tronic monitoring device and observe a 7pm to 8am curfew at his residence.
Yesterday, The Tribune canvassed the streets of downtown to ask tourists if the shark attack made them hesitant or scared to do water activities.
By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
The tourist added that incidents like the shark attack are alarming and can be frightening, especially for those whose families are trying to make sure they are Carolineokay.DiPlacido of Lake Erie, Pennsylvania, died during a shark attack on Tuesday while snorkel ling with family near Green Cay. The 58-year-old was brought to Montagu Beach after the attack, but was pro nounced dead at the scene.
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Carmichael on September 6 by using two crowbars and a hammer.Thisresulted in damage to the door frame, locks and latches valued at $1,600.
His matter was sent to Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt for a trial date. Wright is expected to apply for his next court date in Crooked Island when he begins his weekly sign-ins there.
Johnson’s VBI is expected to be served on November 23.
A MAN accused of raping a woman while
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Magistrate Vogt-Evans informed the accused of his notice of alibi, where he has within 21 days to notify the court of any people he wishes to present in court to corrob orate his defence.
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
Despite these incidents, shark attacks are rare.
Before being taken back into custody at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, Forbes told the magistrate that he believes his human rights are being violated in prison. He claimed that he sleeps on the concrete floor of his jail cell and that the facility lacks proper sanita tion, airflow and hygiene, going so far as to say that he has relieve himself in
Johnson was not required to enter a plea in court. Instead his matter will be fast tracked to the Supreme Court by way of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
to
AFTER the shark attack on Tues day that left an American woman dead, some tourists have mixed feel ings about whether the incident will affect their vacation plans.
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
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Capron’s bail was denied and he was remanded to BDCS.Capron’s VBI is slated for service on November 23. He is represented by Tamara Taylor-Storr.
The accused are also charged with attempting to steal $88.97 worth of ciga rettes, cigars and vape pods from the establishment.
However, Anna, another cruise ship passenger, said the shark attack defi nitely made her more cautious to be in the open water.
POLICE visiting the site of Tuesday’s shark attack.
Photos: Austin Fernander
They are accused of breaking into the Fun Spot Restaurant and Bar in
MAN ACCUSED OF VOYEURISM
a bucket.Forbes’ trial will begin on December 2. RAPE TRIAL DATE SET FOR MAN SAID TO BE ARMED WITH CUTLASS
CAROLINE DIPLACIDO
Jordan and Jamie Harrell shared the same sentiments of Ms Bajanova. They said although the shark accident
Johnson is accused of robbing Peron Bain, while being concerned with another and armed with a handgun, of a red 2006 Dodge Durango valued at $10,000. The incident took place on March 3, 2015, on Cowpen Road.
MEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDERS
Maxima Bajanova, of Slovakia, said although the shark incident is unfor tunate, she still wants to cherish her time in The Bahamas and have the fullMsexperience.Bajanova said: “Well for me I definitely want to try (water activities) because this is my only chance to be here, but I will be more careful.”
was a sad ordeal, it will not stop them from enjoying the boat tours and water
She added: “We didn’t have plans to go snorkelling at all for the excur sions. We were just swimming in the ocean and not going too far because we are nervous about that in general. But now I definitely wouldn’t go out and say, ‘oh yeah let’s go snorkelling.’”
Cordero Johnson, 31, faced Assistant Chief Mag istrate Subusola Swain on charges of armed robbery, attempted murder and arson to a motor vehicle.
TWO MEN were were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two separate cases of attempted murder.One of the men was charged in connection with a carjacking. He is accused of shooting another man as he attempted to escape.
The prosecution raised objections to Wright’s bail
In court, both men pleaded not guilty to all charges.Theywere granted $5,000 bail on condition they sign in at the Carmichael Road Police Station on the last Sunday of each month.
A MAN was granted bail after being accused of trespassing onto a woman’s property in Crooked Island where he watched her in her night clothes without herLevantknowledge.Wright Jr, 19, of Crooked Island, faced Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on charges of voyeurism and trespassing.Heisaccused of surrepti tiously observing a woman in her pyjamas while tres passing in the confines of her residence on August 27 in Landrail Point.
However, Magistrate Vogt-Evans granted the accused $5,000 bail with one or two sureties. Under the conditions of his bail, Wright is expected to sign in at Colonel Hill Police Station in Crooked Island every Monday by 7pm.
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Court Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
In 2019, an American woman, Jordan Lindsey, 21, died after she was savaged by sharks while swimming with her mother near Rose Island on June 26 of that year.
armed with a cutlass will have his trial heard before Justice Bernard Turner in the Supreme Court three months from Christophernow.Forbes, 25,
Later the same day, John son is alleged to have set fire to the stolen vehicle in an effort to evade capture.
appeared before Senior Magistrate Carolyn VogtEvans yesterday where he was served and signed his VBI for two counts of rape and a charge of armed robbery.OnMay 6 in New Provi dence, Forbes, armed with a cutlass, is accused of having sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent. He is also charged with stealing her $1,000 Samsung Galaxy S22 smart phone, a Samsung J4 plus phone worth $200 and her AirPods valued at $50.
As Magistrate Swain lacked the jurisdiction to grant the accused bail, Johnson was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS). The accused has the right to apply for bail in the Supreme Court.
The second man, Mat thew Capron, 33, also faced Magistrate Swain on an attempted murder charge.
TWO men were granted $5,000 bail in Magis trate’s Court yesterday for allegedly breaking into a restaurant and bar on Carmichael Road and attempting to steal various smokingLeonardoproducts.StHiliare, 23, and Vincent Delhomme, 22, faced Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on four shared charges. These include shopbreaking, damage, attempted steal ing and possession of shop breaking instruments.
on the basis that the defend ant has similar antecedents.
TWO ACCUSED OF BAR BREAK-IN
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five years ago. No one has repaired it since and decay ing concrete and metal are not fine wine – they do not improve with age. Part of the problem is no one seems to know who, exactly, is responsible. One source says the bridge was built by a well-known hotelier who had a strong presence in Nassau for decades.
han dles first aid training and certifications for nurses, offers firefighting training and lifesaving certification for lifeguards and tour operators.Itmakes a difference in the lives of hundreds every year.Ifyou want to ask about how meaningful LJM Maritime Academy is, ask Shante Pearson or Tre’von Ferguson, if you can locate them. They’re both second
It’s also the first class that has no way to get to class.
the future of the academy and its waiting student enroll ment is, at best, uncertain.
(Yes, I know techni cally a wife could rape her husband but let’s be real, for obvious reasons it’s far more likely that the woman is going to be the victim).
engineers on the bridge, helping to run two of the world’s largest cruise ships, living and working their best life somewhere in the world for Royal Caribbean. Shante and Tre’von started out at LJM Mari time Academy where the education they got was strong enough to propel them through Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica where these two young Bahamians gradu ated as Valedictorian and Salutatorian of their class, number one and number two, and you can’t do better thanWhenthat. they started at LJM, they, too, had a dream. Unlike today’s stu dents who wait, literally, for a bridge to their future. Or a boat that will get them the first few hundred yards to the start of the rest of their lives.
Another says there was an issue with the construction of the bridge when it was built.Whatever the past, the present is where we stand and the future is what is at stake for the students who just need to get from Point A to Point B where the path to their career begins.
If rape is rape outside the marriage but not within it, then assault should be treated likewise by the law. If he has permission to violate her rights, then how can he be denied per mission to pound her skull, burn her face? If rape is a crime outside the marriage, how is the same act not a crime within the sanctity of what is supposed to be the most loving, trusting rela tionship of all?
By PhillipsDiane
It’s the largest class since the nautical institution opened its doors in 2014.
THE SHATTERED and battered bridge to LJM Maritime Acad emy, above, and, left, as pic tured in an image on the LJM Maritime Academy website.
The academy itself – a gift from Lowell J Mortimer who leased the land and built the school which is held in the arms of a foundation -- is in no financial position to make the repairs. While it has done a yeoman’s job turning out trained cadets prepared for work in the lucrative and vesseltocomparesinmaritimeloudly,cialiststheirlinesconceive90%tiestertiaryofAcademyfinancialhasmaritimeshort-handedindustry,itfacedanongoingstruggle.LJMMaritimemaybeonethemostimportanteducationfaciliacountrymadeupofofwatercouldeverofhaving.CruisefundscholarshipsandexecutivesandspeapplauditsworkoneevensayingnoeducationfacilitytheWesternHemispheretoit.Yetwithoutaninfusionpurchaseasecondhandorfixafallingbridge,
Wood railings are split or missing. Rusty metal pipes mesh with conduit of some kind forming a wind ing, random relationship. There’s hardly a piece of concrete that looks like it would pass a strength test. I can’t see the welds. They’re tooTherusty.bridge was rickety the first time I drove over it
forth when necessary is broken down and beyond repair or not worth what it would cost to do so.
There is an effort afoot to find a vessel since the bridge is a far more expen sive investment. Whether it can even be repaired or must be replaced is an open question. For a government to condemn a structure, especially this government that does not do so unless human life is endangered, it takes a lot. But it only takes one look at the underbelly and the side of the bridge to agree with the decision. Looking at it makes you queasy.Rebar hangs out una shamed of its protrusions.
So here we stand, on the precipice of a new school term with 45 young people who want a future at sea or connected to the maritime world, willing to give their all for courses that range up to 39 months, parents who are willing to sacrifice so their son or daughter can get the nautical orientation, experience and education they need, and they will stand there in a few days and look at the buildings and grounds and not be able to get there.
The lack of a bridge or a means to the future is not just a mystery, it’s incred ibly wrong. LJM is not just for students who want a career at sea whether cruise, cargo, merchant ship or other or a job in one of those industries. The acad emy works with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force. It
Parts of the old bridge that must at one time have been attached to something now float loosely, so discon nected that if innate pieces could fly, these just might flap their wings.
The point is this. If a man cannot beat his wife without being punished by the law, in fact punishable by up to 15 years in prison, how is it he can rape her? Sexual assault is assault. The prime minister recognises it as a crime. Rape is rape, he said bravely. If you saw a woman being assaulted by a man in public, you would do eve rything in your power to stop it or call for help to stop it. So why would we, as a country, condone rape in a marriage and not con done a good beating? If a man has a right to his wife’s body whether she wants him at that moment or not, he might as well have all rights to it, put his burning cigarette out on her arm or break her little finger for kicks.Sound preposterous? Of course. Just as preposterous as being able to rape her without paying the price.
A MOTHER’S VIEW MARITALOF RAPE
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THE discussion around marital rape – whether it exists under the law or not – has divided the country one more time. But the divisiveness, it seems to me, while focused on the rights of a man to a woman’s body when he slips a ring on her finger misses the point.
Or think of it this way –how would you feel if the person being raped, the person crying, ‘Stop, you are hurting me,’ crying, weeping, begging, were your daughter, the little girl you raised and loved and walked down the aisle, trusting she would be safe with the man you gave her away
That’s because the bridge leading from Arawak Cay to LJM Maritime Acad emy, housed primarily in a modern glass, wood and steel structure built on the grounds of the old Coral World, has been condemned.Literallyand figuratively condemned.Andthe boat that the Academy used in the past to ferry students back and
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On Tuesday, the council held a meeting at Russia’s request to hear about the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine where Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of shelling the facility and threatening a possible nuclear catastrophe.OnWednesday, at the request of the U.S. and Albania, the council discussed what the U.S. said is the forcible deportation of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia.
which the Eastern European coun tries are discharging, but also the modern NATO weapons,” he said.
The United States accused Russia of having “the gall to blame other countries for refusing to step aside as it seeks to destroy another U.N. member state.” The Biden administration said it is committed to supporting the Ukrainian people “as they defend their lives, their lib erty, and their democracy.”
Mills said Russia’s claims that the U.S. and the West are escalating and prolonging the war in Ukraine “are
“Theyfalse.”are cynical attempts to deflect attention from Moscow’s role as the sole aggressor in what is unnecessary and brutal war, for which the world is paying a collec tive price,” he said.
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
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This left the plant in “island mode,” meaning it receives power from its only operational reactor, a highly unusual and unstable way of operating a nuclear plant that he said shouldn’t last for more than two hours but has now been in effect for more than three days.
allies in Asia in recent months, also warning that the North would pro actively use its nuclear weapons when threatened. His latest comments underscored the growing animosity in the region as he accelerates the expansion of his nuclear weapons and missiles programme.Kimalso addressed domestic issues in his speech, saying North Korea would begin its long-delayed rollout of
Kotin said the Russians “have a crazy idea to switch the ZNPP to the Russian power system; in fact they are trying to steal the Zapor izhzhia Nuclear Power Plant of Ukraine and steal all the electricity it produces.”
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“We are very far still from the end of this destructive process,” Nebenzia said. “Let me say imme diately, however, that Western weaponry is not playing a decisive role on the battlefield regardless of what the Ukrainians and their vas sals are saying.”
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hands of terrorists in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills called Thursday’s meeting “a transparent attempt” by Russia to distract from Wednesday’s meet ing on the forced displacement of Ukrainians. He noted the U.N. assistant secretary-general for human rights said her office had reports of torture “in conjunction with Russia’s abhorrent use of `fil tration camps.’”
Mills asked all council mem bers to consider what they would do if they were invaded by a bigger neighbour and what they
“The Russian army consistently, with minimal risk for its soldiers and civilians is destroying not only the old weaponry of Soviet models,
“We will fight against the occupi ers until all the Russian soldiers who entered Ukraine to kill these people are defeated.”
Kim has made increas ingly provocative threats of nuclear conflict toward the United States and its
He also criticised rival South Korea over its plans to expand its conventional strike capabilities and
“The liberation of Ukrainian ter ritories that is well on the way in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions serves as the best proof of the effec tiveness of our efforts,” he said.
— The head of Ukraine’s atomic energy operator accused Russia on Thursday of trying to “steal” Europe’s largest nuclear plant by cutting it off from the Ukrainian electricity grid and leaving it on the brink of a radiation disaster.
Nebenzia conceded that “several minor villages were taken” recently, leading to Western media claims of a Ukrainian counteroffensive, but he said most military experts agree that new weapons will not change the balance of forces “and will only extend the agony of the Zelenskyy regime.”U.N.disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu, who briefed the council, said there have been “widespread and independently verified reports of the transfer of major conven tional weapon systems to local armed groups in Ukraine, includ ing artillery rocket systems.” She did not say where they came from, only raising general concerns about diversion.Nebenzia claimed “a significant proportion” of Western weapons find their way into the hands of smugglers, and could end up in the
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya recalled that former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev wrote in his memoirs that Hitler would not have been defeated with out U.S. help and today Ukraine and the U.S. and its other allies “are doing their best to ensure such a response” against Russia.
“We are trying to keep this unit running as much as possible, but eventually it will have to be shut down and then the station will switch to diesel generators,” he said, adding that such generators are “the station’s last defence before a radia tionUkraineaccident.”and Russia have traded blame for shelling that has damaged parts of the plant as well as the trans mission lines that connect it to Ukraine’s electricity net work and provide power for the crucial cooling systems that are needed to prevent a meltdown.Thehead of the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, warned the U.N. Security Council this week that “something very, very catastrophic could take place” at the plant and urged Russia and Ukraine to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around it.
Experts say it’s highly unlikely North Korea would accept the South’s offer considering the stark deterioration in interKorean ties amid the stalemate in larger nuclear talks between Washington andThePyongyang.U.S.-North Korean diplomacy derailed in
Kim has dialed up weap ons tests to a record pace in 2020, launching more than 30 ballistic weap ons, including the first demonstrations of his intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been with out an outside source of electricity since Monday and receives power for its own safety systems from the only one of its six reactors that remains operational, Ener hoatom chief Petro Kotin told The Associated Press.
“At any moment, the unit can be stopped com pletely, and after that, the only power source for the entire nuclear plant will be a diesel generator,” he said. While there are 20 genera tors on site, “if one of these diesel generators fails, the consequences can be very deplorable and bad for the radiation danger of the ZNPP.”Kotin said the plant has enough diesel fuel for 10 days.After that, about 200 tons of diesel fuel would need to be brought in daily for the generators, which he said was “impossible” while the plant was occupied by Rus sian forces.
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would seek from the international community.“Noneof us here would simply let our country’s history and iden tity be attacked, our cities shelled to rubble, our people killed, our ter ritory taken,” he said. “We would appeal for international support in the face of such naked aggression.”
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Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vass ily Nebenzia, called Thursday’s meeting to discuss threats to peace caused by foreign governments supplying arms and military goods to Ukraine. He told the council that the consequences of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his “entourage” saying that Western weapons and “so-called wonder warfare” will change the course of the six-month conflict and bring Ukraine victory is “very lam entable for Ukraine.”
— Russia dismissed claims that modern Western weapons supplied to Ukraine can lead it to victory as “empty fantasies,” insisting Thursday that the Russian army is destroying Ukraine’s old and new weapons and will “finish” the war as President Vladimir Putin vowed.
2019 over disagreements in exchanging the release of crippling sanctions against the North and the North’s denuclearization steps.The U.S.-led diplomatic push to defuse the nuclear standoff has been further complicated by an inten sifying U.S.-China rivalry and Russia’s war on Ukraine, which deepened the divide in the U.N. Security Council, where Beijing and Moscow have blocked U.S. efforts to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang over its revived long-range missile tests this year.
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT WILL NEVER GIVE UP NUKES TO COUNTER THE US
He said the Russians gave the plant management a 10-page plan about three or four weeks ago to connect the plant to the electricity grid in Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.On the same day, the Rus sians started shelling the power lines that connect the plant to the Ukrainian grid, and on Monday, the last line was cut, Kotin said.
The clash came at the U.N. Secu rity Council’s third consecutive meeting on Ukraine.
Russia and US clash over Western weapons for Ukraine
GAVI, the nonprofit that runs the U.N.-backed COVAX distribution pro gramme, said in June it understood North Korea had accepted an offer of vaccines from China. GAVI said at the time the specifics of the offer were unclear.Kim’s speech came a day after South Korea extended its latest olive branch, proposing a meet ing with North Korea to resume temporary reun ions of aging relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, which were last held in 2018.
COVID-19 vaccines in November. He didn’t specify how many doses it would have, where they would come from, or how they would be adminis tered across his population of 26 million people.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing a pres sure campaign to weaken the North’s defences and eventually collapse his government.Statemedia said Friday that Kim made the com ments during a speech at North Korea’s rubberstamp parliament on Thursday where mem bers also passed a law that authorised North Korea’s military to “auto matically” execute nuclear strikes against enemy forces if its leadership comes under attack.
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press
RUSSIAN Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks during a meeting, in the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
U.S. and South Korean officials say Kim may up the ante soon by ordering the North’s first nuclear test in five years as he pushes a brinkmanship aimed at forcing Wash ington to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and negotiating concessions from a posi tion of Expertsstrength.sayKim is also trying to strengthen his leverage by strengthen ing his cooperation with China and Russia in an emerging partnership aimed at undercutting U.S.U.S.influence.officials said this week the Russians are in the process of pur chasing North Korean ammunition, including artillery shells and rock ets, to ease their supply shortages in the war againstNorthUkraine.Korea also has joined Russia and Syria as the only nations to recog nise the independence of two pro-Russia breaka way territories in eastern Ukraine and has discussed send its construction workers to those regions to work on rebuilding.
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revive large-scale military exercises with the United States to counter the North’s growing threats, describing them as a “dan gerous” military action that raises tensions.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Josh Allen passed for 297 yards while account ing for four touchdowns, Von Miller had two of Buf falo’s seven sacks, and the Bills stamped themselves as a clear contender for the Rams’ Super Bowl crown with a 31-10 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night.Gabe Davis, Isaiah McKenzie and Stefon Diggs caught TD passes as the two-time defending AFC East champion Bills opened the NFL’s 103rd season by overcoming four turnovers
The Aces will also host game two at 9pm on Sep tember 13 on ESPN before the series shifts to Con necticut for games three (September 15 at 9pm on
points, seven rebounds and two blocks in a game two loss. In game three, Jones finished with just six points on 3-10 shooting from the field with eight rebounds and two blocked shots in just 24 minutes and fol lowed with nine points, seven rebounds and five assists facing elimination in game
LONDON (AP) — Sev eral sporting events in Britain were called off as a mark of respect follow ing the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 yesterday.Organisers of the BMW PGA Champion ship golf event reacted to the announcement of the queen’s death by immedi ately suspending play, with many players still out on the course at Wentworth.
She was one of five Sun players in double figures and one of two to record a doubleDeWannadouble.
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Horse racing meetings in Britain were suspended last night and today, with the governing body want ing to “remember her extraordinary life and con tribution to our sport and our nation.”
Brazil soccer great Pele tweeted about his admi ration for the queen ever since meeting her in person
Sports events in Britain called off following death of Queen Elizabeth II
Las Vegas finished with the best record in the league at 26-10 and also claimed the Commission er’s Cup. The Sun finished the season 25-11 for the third-best record.
The Premier League paid its respects to the royal family, saying it was “deeply saddened” to hear of the queen’s death. It didn’t immediately say whether games would go ahead this weekend.
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Ons Jabeur and Caroline Garcia, “to commemorate the passing of Queen Eliza bethTributesII.” also poured in.
Gonzalo Serrano, who led after yesterday’s stage, was named the winner.
Jones posted a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Sun defeated the defending champion Chicago Sky 72-63 last night at the Win trust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.The Sun held the Sky scoreless over the final 4:46 seconds of regulation and ended the game on a 19-0 run to advance to their fourth WNBA Finals in franchiseChicago’shistory.
after discussions with the British government and widerManchestersport.
Bonner had 15 points and nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, Natisha Hiedeman scored 14 and Courtney Williams finished withJones12. averaged 13 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game in the semi-finals.
CONNECTICUT Sun’s DeWanna Bonner (24) and Jonquel Jones, of The Bahamas, celebrates with teammates after their win over the Chicago Sky after Game 5 in a WNBA basketball playoff semifinal last night in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63
There was a min ute’s silence in other European games involving British teams, such as Arse nal, West Ham and Hearts.
Kahleah Copper made a jumper to give her team a 63-54 lead with just under five min utes left to play before the Suns concluded the game and series on an epic run.
Domestic rugby matches in England and Scot land were called off yesterday and games will not be played over the weekend,Organiserseither.of cycling’s Tour of Britain declared the race over after cancelling today’s stage as well as two more over the weekend.
United’s Europa League game against Real Sociedad did take place hours after the queen’s death was announced.Therewas a minute’s silence before kickoff at Old Trafford, with both teams wearing black arm bands and the flags at stadium lowered to halfstaff as a sign of respect.
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The US Tennis Asso ciation announced there would be a moment of silence before the first US Open women’s semifinal match last night, between
The English Football League, which runs the three divisions below the Premier League, called off its games that had been scheduled to be played this evening and said a decision would be made this morn ing about weekend games
Jones converted a con ventional three-point play at the two-minute mark to put the Sun ahead for good - 66-63 with two minutes left to play.
ESPN) and four if nec essary (September 18 at 4pm on ESPN). A fifth and deciding game would be hosted by the Aces at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 20.
Las Vegas had the advantage in the regular season with wins in two of the three matchups.
Jones finished with eight points and 13 rebounds in game one, an 89-81 win for the Sun on May 22. She followed with 20 points and seven rebounds in the Aces’ 97-90 win on June 2 but was out of the lineup in game three - a 91-83 Aces win on July 17.
There was no pre-match music and the digital adver tising hoardings around the field were switched off.
tennis tournament, said the queen undertook her duties “with great wisdom, dignity and charm for 70 years.”
The queen was the royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, which thanked her for “years of service on this profoundly sad day.”
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in the best-of-five WNBA Finals. The Aces will host game one, Sunday, Sep tember 8 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tipoff is at 3pm and the game will be broadcast live on ABC.
“This legacy will last forever.”TheAll England Club, home of the Wimbledon
She opened the series with 12 points and nine rebounds in a game one win followed by a series high 23
Thefour.Sun will advance to face the Las Vegas Aces
TEAM players stand on the pitch during minutes silence following the death of Queen Elizabeth II prior the Group B Europa Conference League soccer match between West Ham and FCSB Steaua Bucharest at London Stadium in London yesterday.
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WITH schools back in session, the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association is hoping that they can get their after school athletic programme back up and running again as they celebrate their 30th anniversary in grand style.
in 1968 when she visited the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.“Her deeds have marked generations,” Pele wrote.
The course and prac tice facilities will be closed today. The England and Wales Cricket Board said today’s play in the second test between England and South Africa at the Oval would not take place.
The GSSSA, headed by president Varel Davis, held a meeting on Wednes day at CH Reeves Junior High School where they outlined their plans for the upcoming season with the returning and new physical education teachers as well as those who have been shuffled from one school to theBasednext. on their data, two prominent teachers have retired, including Natasha Huyler from CI Gibson Secondary High and Ricky
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Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.
over United in European competitions. The duo of Nketiah and Marquin hos were involved in the decisive moments of Arse nal’s victory while United States goalkeeper Matt Turner made his debut for the Gunners following his summer transfer from the New England Revolu tion in the Major League Soccer.Nketiah found the back of the net with a header in the second half that went in between the legs of Zurich goalkeeper Yanick Brecher off a cross from
setting up a second in a 2-1 victory over Zurich in the their opening group stage match.Eddie Nketiah scored the winner after Zurich equalised from a penalty awarded due to his foul as Arsenal rebounded from Sunday’s 3-1 loss to United — their first defeat in the Premier League this season.Lazio opened its cam paign with a 4-2 victory over Feyenoord but fellow Italian club Roma lost 2-1 at Ludogorets in Bulgaria.
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ARSENAL’S EDDIE NKETIAH, left, scores his side’s second goal past Zurich’s goalkeeper Yanick Breche, right during the Europa League Group A soccer match between FC Zuerich and Arsenal, yesterday at the Kybunpark stadium, in St. Gallen, Switzerland.(Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
“Today I think was just a build up of the last few games,” Kohli said. “I actu ally batted out of my skin to be honest, I surprised myself.”Afghanistan, which won its group games against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, fal tered in the Super 4 stage, losing all three of its games. India also couldn’t make it to the final after losing to Sunday’s finalists Pakistan and Sri IbrahimLanka.Zadran topscored with a gritty unbeaten 64 but the rest of the Afghanistan batting lineup crumbled against Kumar’s superb bowling with the new ball.
West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen cancelled out Andrei Cordea’s first-half strike by netting from the spot before goals from Emerson and substitute Michail Antonio secured a victory at London Stadium, in a boost for the Hammers after a poor start to the Premier League season.
Inseason.the second edition of the Europa Confer ence League, teams from Kosovo, Liechtenstein and Lithuania gave their countries a first-ever repre sentative in the group stage of a UEFA competition.
In the same Group A, PSV Eindhoven drew Bodø/Glimt 1-1.
“Mentally we weren’t prepared,” conceded Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi, who won the toss and elected to field first.“We tried our best, but the way KL Rahul and Virat started, it was tough and we dropped some catches as well.”
Brazilian forward Nonato scored the late winner winner for the Bul garian club Ludogorets.
Kohli, who hit 12 fours and six sixes, provided an ideal finish with two sixes and a four against Farooqi. Teammates applauded as he walked to the dressing room.Kohli dedicated his cen tury to his wife Anushka Sharma, a Bollywood actress.“This hundred is for her and for our little daughter Vamika as well,” he said.
India leaves Asia Cup on high note after Kohli’s century
Brais Méndez converted from the spot for Real Sociedad in the second half at Old Trafford, hitting the bottom corner of David de Gea’sThegoal.penalty was given for a handball by defender Lisandro Martinez. It was Real Sociedad’s first win
CRISTIANO Ronaldo returned to the starting lineup but Real Sociedad still upset Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in their Europa League openerAfteryesterday.failingto secure a transfer to a Champi ons League club, the star striker had to settle for playing in Europe’s secondtier competition for the first time since 2002 with SportingRonaldoLisbon.hadlast started in a 4-0 loss to Brentford on August 13 before United chalked up four consecu tive victories in the Premier League.United manager Erik ten Hag had used the Portugal star off the bench during the winning streak. Before their opening group stage game, a minute of silence was held to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96Bothyesterday.teams wore black armbands, and the flags at Old Trafford were at half-mast.“Theclub recognies her immense contribution to public life, including sport, both here in the United Kingdom, across the Com monwealth, and around the world,” United said in a statement.Brazilian teenager Marquinhos marked his Arsenal debut by scor ing the opening goal and
Kohli, who made his last international century in November 2019 during a test match against Bang ladesh, hit a blistering unbeaten 122 off just 61 balls and anchored India to 212-2.Fast bowler Bhuvnesh war Kumar bowled one of best spells in Twenty20 cricket by grabbing 5-4 with his brilliant swing bowling upfront before Afghanistan reached 111-8 and gave India its second-biggest win ever in a T20 international.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Virat Kohli recorded his first international hundred in nearly three years as India bowed out of the Asia Cup with a massive 101-run win over Afghanistan yesterday.
Tuesday night’s onewicket loss to Pakistan seemed to be still on the minds of Afghanistan’s
Rahul and Kohli pro vided India a rollicking start of 119 runs off 76 balls before Rahul holed out at long-on after making 62 off 41Butballs.Kohli smacked both Afghanistan pace bowlers Fareed Ahmad (2-57) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (0-51) in the death overs in a stunning display of powerhitting that included some stunning flicks off his pads.
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After José Mourinho’s Roma triumphed at the inaugural Europa Confer ence League last season, the coach seeks his third Europa League title fol lowing his victories with Porto in 2003 and Man chester United in 2017.
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Kohli grabbed an oppor tunity to open with stand-in captain KL Rahul after reg ular skipper Rohit Sharma was rested from India’s last game in the tournament.
players as Ibrahim dropped Kohli on the boundary edge before he scored his half century off 32 balls.
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All their games ended in a draw. Kosovo’s Ball kani drew Cluj 1-1, while Liechtenstein’s Vaduz and Lithuania’s Žalgiris played goalless games against Apollon Limas sol and Slovan Bratislava, respectively.Also,Scotland’s Hearts were routed by Istanbul Basaksehir 4-0 in Edin burgh and Fabio Silva’s late penalty gave Anderlecht a 1-0 win against Silkeborg.
“Six weeks off (and) I was refreshed. I realised how tired I was. Competi tiveness doesn’t allow it, but this break allowed me to enjoy the game again.”
Marquinhos, who joined Arsenal this summer from SaoInPaulo.the London club’s return to European soccer after one year absence, the 19-year-old Marquinhos met a cross from Nketiah from the left to side-foot into the top corner and finish off a fluent counterattack 16 minutes into the game.Despite Arsenal’s domi nance, the hosts equalised a minute before halftime after Mirlind Kryeziu sent Turner the wrong way from the spot.
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Francis Coquelin struck a minute from time for Vil larreal to seal the victory.
Centre forward Tammy Abraham was not available for Mourinho because of a shoulder issue.
Vecino added his second in the second half before Santiago Gimenez pulled two back for the Dutch team.
Lazio put the result against Feyenoord beyond doubt at Stadio Olimpico Rome.They netted three inside less than half an hour, with Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson and Matías Vecino scoring a goal each.
Villarreal was in the Champions League semi finals four months ago but had to settle for the Europa Conference League after finishing seventh in Spain last
Italian authorities have banned the Dutch club’s fans from travelling to Rome after its supporters clashed with police and damaged a historic foun tain during a 2015 trip to faceMichyRoma.Batshuayi came off the bench to give Fener bahce a 2-1 home win over DynamoWillianKyiv.José converted a penalty in first-half stop page time and added another later for Real Betis’ 2-0 victory at Helsinki.
Kohli raised his maiden T20 century in the penul timate over by hitting left-arm fast bowler Ahmed for a boundary and then raised his both arms with a broad smile by smashing a flat six over midwicket.
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“The goal is always to run a personal best, but I will take sixth for now.”
Cole — a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat — scored a game-high 20 points, capping it off by making the game-winning runner with 1.4 seconds remaining, and the US ral lied past Puerto Rico 85-84 in an AmeriCup quarterfi nal game yesterday.
The 29-year-old Gaither, coming off her silver medal performance in the 200m at the NACAC Champion ships in Grand Bahama, clocked 22.06 seconds, off her lifetime best of 21.41 she posted this year, run ning out of lane three.
Waters had a layup with 6.1 seconds left to put his team up by one, and that set the stage for the last US possession.Colegot the inbounds pass, drove with a lefthand dribble, took off from near the corner of the lane, changed hands and got the
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — New Orleans Saints centre Erik McCoy has agreed to a contract extension and a person familiar with the terms said it spans five years and is worth up to about $63.8 million.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (in a meet record of 10.65), won the deuce in 21.80 over the American pair of Gabrielle Thomas (22.38) and Tamara Clark (22.42).
Gaither sixth in 200 metres at Diamond League Final in Zurich
For her efforts, Gaither pocketed $2,000.
ENJOYING what she described as her best season ever, Tynia Gaither said she’s satisfied with her sixth place finish in the women’s 200 metres at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Weltklasse, Zurich, Swit zerland, yesterday.
She’s sitting on the edge looking in, having ran a
“My second year with coach Bailey should be awesome, so I’m really looking forward to that,” she“Andsaid. when I make the championship meets, I really want to be able to do something.“Making the semi-finals won’t cut it anymore. So my goal next year is to make an impact for Team Bahamas in the Hopefully,sport.” she can even tually get back on the podium like she did at NACAC in Grand Bahama (with the silver in the 200m and as the anchor of the women’s silver winning 4 x 100m relay team) for another medal to add to the bronze she collected at the Pan American Games in the 200m in Lima, Peru in 2019.While she will gear up for the possibility of returning to the Pan Am Games, scheduled for San tiago, Chile, October 20 to November 5, 2023, Gaither is also looking at making her presence felt at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, August 19-27.
“I can’t say anything more than ‘thank you’ to all my players, all my staff, all my managers, who helped us and supported us in this tournament.”TheAmericans will face Argentina in Saturday’s semifinals, with the medalround games — either for gold or bronze — coming Sunday.Argentina is 4-0 in the tournament, rolling past Venezuela 76-53 in another quarterfinal Thursday. All four wins for Argentina have come by double fig ures, an average of 20.3 points.
“It only gets harder after this,” Jensen said.
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He punched the air in celebration — but the Americans needed one moreTheystop.got it, in part because Puerto Rico didn’t get a great look. All Waters could do was take a desper ation heave from the deep right corner, it missed, and the U.S. escaped.
“We had some of the best women in the world, so to place sixth in that field, I’ll take it.”
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) — Norris Cole made sure that USA Basketball will play for a medal at AmeriCup.
“But I know I have a very strong finish, so I just tried to keep myself in a position to try to make up at the end and I think I did that very well.”Jamaican sensation Sher icka Jackson, who earlier got silver (10.81) in the 100m behind compatriot
“I tried to get out as best as I could, but my start and the curve wasn’t the way I wanted it to be lately.
“I just wanted to make a play for the team,” said Cole, who had the final eight points for the US.
It was the game’s seventh and final lead change, the last two of those coming in the final 6.1 seconds.
events for athletes this year. National record holder Devynne Charlton got fifth place in the women’s 100m hurdles to earn $2,500.
GABRIELLE THOMAS, of the United States as 2nd, Jenna Prandini of the United States as 4th, Shericka Jackson of Jamaica as the winner, Mujinga Kambundji of Swit zerland as 5th and Tynia Gaither of The Bahamas as 6th, from left, compete in the 200m Women during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)
“We’re fortunate to win,” US coach Alex Jensen said. “They did a good job preparing for us. We got lucky. But hopefully it’s a good lesson for us moving forward.”Tremont Waters and Ethan Thompson each scored 16 for Puerto Rico.
In the first quarterfinal Thursday, Canada elimi nated Mexico 82-77. Next up for Canada is a semifinal matchup with Brazil, which held off the Dominican Republic in the fourth and quarterfinal game on Thursday night.
McCoy’s representatives at APEX Sports Group announced that McCoy had reached a “long-term” extension in a social media post yesterday. A person familiar with contract terms provided them to The Asso ciated Press on condition of anonymity because those have not been announced.
The person said $40.3 million of the deal is guaranteed.Theagreement comes as the 6-foot-4, 303pound McCoy enters the final season of his rookie contract.TheSaints used their top 2019 draft choice on McCoy when they selected him in the second round out of Texas A&M and immedi ately made him a starter at centre
TYNIA GAITHER, of The Bahamas, competes in the 200 metres at the Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich, Switzerland.
personal best of 11.02 as the eighth fastest Bahamian. Her PR of 22.41 has her listed at number seven.
(AP Photo/Jim Mone)
“The team trusted me, drew up a play for me to catch it and I was able to make a “Momentsplay. like that, eve rybody dreams about, but I work hard at my individual game along with the team game, I was able to show my individual talent within the team concept, and it workedJeremyout.”Pargo scored 15 points for the US, which got 11 from Zylan Cheatham and 10 from Stephen Zimmerman.
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- Tynia Gaither
Gaither was one of two Bahamians competing in one of the biggest prized
OKLAHOMA City Thunder’s Norris Cole plays during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timber wolves on April 11, 2017, in Minneapolis. Cole is a past NBA champion who is hoping that playing for USA Basketball in the FIBA AmeriCup tournament starting this week leads to a path back to the NBA.
Next year, however, Gaither said one of her goals is to crack the 11-second barrier in the women’s 100 metres.
“Considering how my body is feeling, I think I went out there and gave it my all, so I’m pretty satis fied with that,” said Gaither after the race.
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American Jenna Pran dini was fourth in 22.45 with Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji was fifth in 22.65, while Denmark’s Ida Karstoft was seventh in 22.80 and Great Britain’s Beth Dobbin rounded out the field in 22.83.
The other prize money offered for the Diamond League was $30,000 for first place, $12,000 for second, $7,000 for third, $4,000 got fourth, $1,500 for seventh and $1,000 for eighth place.
shot to fall to put the Amer icans back on top.
“We were 1 second from winning this game,” said Puerto Rico coach Nelson Colon, whose team led by 10 midway through the second quarter.
“We had some of the best women in the world, so to place sixth in that field, I’ll take it,” Gaither said.
The meet brought the curtain down on Gaither’s season and now she will return to Austin, Texas to do some rehab and treat ment and just allow her body to heal before she and her coach Tonja BufordBailey begin prepping for next“Itseason.wasafantastic season. My coach is amazing. I ended up getting into the best shape of my life and I ended up having my most consistent season,” Gaither reflected.“Irantwo personal bests and I had a lot of fun this season. I got to compete a lot, so I’m very grateful.”
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Michal Michalak scored 17 for Poland (3-2), and Lukasz Kolenda added 10.
Britain’s players stood together in a semi-circle, hands clasped behind their backs for the moment.
“It’s just hard,” said Britain coach Nathan Reinking, who was born in Ohio and holds dual Brit ish-American citizenship.
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Nikola Milutinov scored 16 points, Marko Guduric added 15, Vasilije Micic
EUROBASKET: GIANNIS LIMPS, GREECE ROLLS INTO ROUND OF 16
Worthy De Jong capped a strong tournament for him with a 21-point effort for the Netherlands (0-5).
GROUP D CZECH REPUBLIC 88, ISRAEL 77
Volodymyr Herun led Ukraine (3-2) with 21 points. Bogdan Bliznyuk scored 16, Svi Mykhailiuk added 14 and Issuf Sanon had 11.
Peterson made seven Pro Bowls and was the 2012 Associated Press NFL MVP during 10 years with the Vikings. Since leav ing Minnesota, he’s played for six other teams, includ ing Arizona, New Orleans, Washington and Detroit.
(AP Photos/Antonio Calanni)
For 45 seconds before their EuroBasket game in Milan yesterday after noon, they listened to the national anthem of Great Britain, with the crescendo building toward the tradi tional“Godfinish.save the Queen,” some of them sang, per haps for the final time.
Game after the Queen’s death was ‘strange, difficult moment’
“I got called out,” Peter son said. “But, no, I got an opportunity. I’ve been training hard, working out and grinding. And, I’ve learned a lot about boxing and that mentality you got to have and the condition ing you got to have, so ready to roll.”
THE members of Great Britain’s basketball team stood side by side, their arms slung over each oth er’s shoulders, coaches on one end of the row, players on the other.
“I mean, she’s the only leader of our nation that we’ve known,” Great Brit ain forward Dan Clark said. “The amount of respect that she has and the way she’s carried herself as a leader for so many years and in such a long reign, it’s remarkable.”Manyother sporting events in Britain were called off once the Queen’s passing was announced, including some golf, cricket, horse racing, rugby and cycling competitions.
The main event features Austin McBroom against AnEson Gib, who was Jake Paul’s first boxing opponent.Peterson has prepared for his bout by reading about different boxers and watching old fights.
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The 37-year-old Peterson played for Tennessee and Seattle last season while Bell spent time with Bal timore and Tampa Bay. Peterson is fifth on the alltime list with 14,918 yards rushing and fourth with 120 touchdowns rushing.
CROATIA 90, UKRAINE 85
Also at Milan, in a game played about two hours after the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced, Great Britain’s upset bid was thwarted by a huge closing run from Italy.
Myles Hesson scored 18 points and Carl Wheatle added 12 for Great Britain (0-5). Italy used 12 play ers — 11 scored, 11 had
a rebound and 11 had an assist.
“It’s all good,” Itoudis said.Antetokounmpo was 9 for 10 from the field, and in his four group-stage games, he averaged 29.5 points on 58% shooting in 26-1/2 min utes per game.
next round. That means it’s unclear when the next instance of the team stand ing for the national anthem
A four-time All-Pro running back, Peterson is taking on the two-time AllPro back Bell on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. It’ll be the first boxing match for the former NFL stars.
Why put on the gloves?
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Britain (0-5) had already been eliminated from the knockout round of the tournament, which serves as the European cham pionships. There were 24 teams that made the group stage; only 16 go to Berlin this weekend to start the
GREAT Britain’s players stand during a national anthem prior to the start of the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Great Britain and Italy, in Milan, Italy.
There are no games today. The single-elimina tion round of 16 starts in Berlin on Saturday.
“Still chasing that cham pionship, and you only get the opportunity to do this once in a lifetime,” Peterson told the AP Pro Football Podcast. “If I could con tinue to play and make it to 15, 16 years, why not? Fifteen years from now, I’ll be sitting back reminiscing about the opportunity that I had and the guys I played against. I know I have the ability to get out there and still play at a high level, so that’s something that I desire, to continue to play.”
Simone Fontecchio scored 18 points for Italy (3-2), which got 13 from Luigi Datome, 11 from Nicolo Melli and 10 from Giampaolo Ricci.
At Prague, the Czech Republic (2-3) grabbed the last spot in the round of 16 and eliminated Israel (2-3).
Kostas Sloukas scored 11 for Greece Siim-Sander(5-0).
Bojan Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer with 4:19 left put Croatia ahead to stay, and was part of a game-ending
“It was a blessing,” Peter son said about his journey around the league. “I’ve made some great relation ships, been able to explore some great cities, the culture there, see how dif ferent organizations move and how they run the show.
“It was a strange, dif ficult moment,” Reinking said. “You just get through it.”
GREAT Britain and Italy players stand for a minute of silence for the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II prior to the start of the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Great Britain and Italy, in Milan, Italy, yesterday.
Italy closed the game on a 25-2 run, as Great Brit ain missed 16 of its final 17 shots over the last 12:43.
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Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, Shawn Huff scored 14 and Finland (3-2) had no problem in its group-stage finale.
MILAN (AP) — Greece got another win, and a small scare as well.
before a game will take place.But when that happens, now in honour of King
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15-6 run for the winners. Bogdanovic led all scorers with 27 points for Croatia (3-2), while Dominik Mavra scored 13, Krunoslav Simon added 11 and Karlo Matko vic and Ivica Zubac finished with 10 apiece.
Nikola Jokic had 19 points in 18 minutes on 7-for-8 shooting, and Serbia (5-0) stayed unbeaten.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points in 19 min utes before leaving midway through the third quar ter with an ankle issue in Greece’s 90-69 win over Estonia in the Group C finale for both teams at the EuroBasket tournament yesterday.Antetokounmpo was clearly limping after the game, but was able to take part in the postgame on-court celebration and exchanged handshakes with Estonia’s players and coaches.Greece coach Dimi trios Itoudis said Antetokounmpo got ice and treatment, but did not sound worried.
SATURDAY: Germany vs. Montenegro, Spain vs. Lithuania, Slovenia vs. Bel gium, Turkey vs. France. SUNDAY: Greece vs. Czech Republic, Finland vs. Croatia, Ukraine vs. Poland, Serbia vs. Italy.
Charles III, the anthem will build toward a new ending. It’ll be “God save the King” now.
ADRIAN Peterson still wants to play in the NFL after he fights Le’Veon Bell in the boxing ring.
LE’ EON ELL WANTS TO PLAY AGAIN
Now Peterson is set for a different challenge.
Vene led Estonia (1-4) with 19 points.Kerr Kriisa and Janari Joesaar each had 12 and Kristjan Kitsing scored 10 points.
scored 12, Nikola Kalinic had 11 and Dejan Davi dovac finished with 10 for Serbia -- which shot 67%.
It was a most unusual set of circumstances to play a basketball game, a group of 12 represent ing their nation less than two hours after the death of Queen Elizabeth II — Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, one who held the throne for 70 years — was announced.Theoutcome didn’t matter much: the team lost to Italy, 90-56.
“That’s who you play for. You play for the country. And she’s been at the fore front for so many years ... it was a different, challenging situation to go through.”
In Milan, the Queen’s life was remembered pregame, a hastily assembled tribute by EuroBasket organisers. After the anthems played and a brief warmup session took place, the starters from both teams gathered at midcourt just before tip-off for a moment of Fanssilence.applauded politely while a brief tribute to the Queen was read, and then the arena went completely quiet for about 30 seconds. Some in the crowd held the British flag in the air.
Vojtech Hruban scored 25 points, Jan Vesely added 16 and Tomas Satoransky had 14 points and 11 assists for the Czechs, who will meet Greece in the Round of Yam16. Madar led Israel with 16 points. Tomar Ginat scored 15, while Deni Avdija and Rafael Menco each had 12.
GREECE’s Giannis Antetokounmpo scores during the Eurobasket group C basketball match between Estonia and Greece, in Milan, Italy, yesterday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
“I’m a visual guy so watching a lot of Mike Tyson, (Floyd) Mayweather and old-school footage,” he said.“Just seeing people’s techniques, defensive skills, feet movement, things of that sort. So that’s kind of how I get my knowledge.”
The IOC reminded that India was suspended
from the Olympic move ment “for similar reasons between 2012 and 2014.”
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer
LONDON (AP) — Rain washed out the entire first day of the deciding cricket test between England and South Africa at the Oval yesterday.Playwas abandoned for the day around 4:45pm local time. There will be no cricket today, either, as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Eliza beth II at the age of 96.
A delegation of Indian officials will meet the IOC in Lausanne later this month for talks to avert any sanctions.TheIOC said it would “consider immediate sus pension” of the India Olympic committee at its December board meeting if no solutions are found.
Croatia. But, in the mean time, she’s just thrilled to have had the experience she had so far in her four years competing as a pro.
It wasn’t immediately clear if play would take place on Saturday.
Peng’s well-being became a global debate ahead of and during the Beijing Winter Games in February. China’s “zero-COVID” policy has curbed interna tional travel and, Adams said, she would currently face 21 days of quaran tine at home is she visited Switzerland.
Boxing, modern pentath lon and weightlifting were last year left off the initial list of sports and given until the IOC members’ meeting in 2023 to resolve govern ance
negotiating rights. Salt Lake City, Utah, and Van couver, Canada, are also preparing bids.
The postponed IOC meeting has also delayed decisions on which sports — those at risk of losing their places and others looking to debut at the Olympics — will be included at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
The International Olym pic Committee cited “ongoing internal disputes, governance shortcom ings and ongoing court cases” including a failure by India’s Olympic body to hold scheduled elections lastTheDecember.IOCsaid its so-called Session — an annual meet ing of about 100 individual members including Indian
Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in August.American Tia Jones got second in 12.40 and Jamai ca’s Britany Anderson, the World Championships’ silver medallist, was third in 12.42.Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, the Olym pic champion, was fourth in 12.49.“Ithink my finish was still decent. Over the last two or three hurdles, I gained some ground and picked up a few people,” Charlton said.In the process, the World Indoor Champion ship and Commonwealth Games’ silver medallist and North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships bronze medallist beat out American Nia Ali, who was sixth in Poland’s12.67.Pia Skrzszowski was seventh in 12.72.
All the winners got $30,000, $12,000 went to second place, third got $7,000, fourth $4,000, sixth 2,000, seventh $1,500 and eighth $1,000.
Former world record holder Kendra Harrison from the United States was eighth in 13.02 and Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji trailed in ninth place in 13.22.
Russia. The IOC published a letter written yesterday to IBA that re-stated unease over a financial dependence on Russian state energy firmAskedGazprom.atapress confer ence after the first day of a two-day board meeting about plans for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai to visit Lausanne, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the most recent official contact was “a few weeks ago.”Peng has been invited to visit the Olympic Museum to ease concerns about her safety and ability to travel freely after she made a sexual assault allegation last November against a former high-ranking Chinese Com munist Party official.
IOC WARNS INDIAN OFFICIALS, PUTS OLYMPIC MEETING AT RISK
All three cities previously hosted a Winter Games.
If the suspension is enforced, the next Ses sion will be moved from Mumbai — though that embarrassing outcome seems unlikely at this stage.
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She noted that with the World Indoors being can celled for next year, she will have to sit down with her
The toss was made in between showers during the morning and it was won by England, which will bowl when play eventually getsEngland’sunderway.only change will be Harry Brook in for Jonny Bairstow, who injured his leg last week in what he described as a “freak accident” while playing golf.
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GENEVA (AP) — Indian Olympic officials were given a final warning by the IOC yesterday and told their hosting of the organisation’s annual meet ing in Mumbai next year was postponed and could yet be cancelled.
DITAJI KAMBUNDJI, right, of Switzerland, competes next to Devynne Charlton, left, of the Bahamas, in the 110m Hurdles Women during the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League international athletics meeting at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
Sapporo in Japan is a leading contender to be picked in December by the IOC executive board as the preferred candidate for 2030 with exclusive
Charlton 5th in 100m hurdles at Wanda Diamond League Final
billionaire Nita Ambani — due to be held in Mumbai next May is now postponed until at least September.
Bahamian coach Rolando “Lonnie” Greene when she returns to Kentucky. They will discuss whether or not she will do the two or just concentrate on outdoors and the World Championships in Buda pest, Hungary.
For her efforts yesterday, Charlton earned $2,500 in prize money.
The 26-year-old Charlton completed the race out of lane two by clocking 12.66 seconds, which was off her lifetime best of 12.46 she did at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in June.
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The series is tied at 1-1.
WITH the fatigue start ing to settle in, national record holder Devynne Charlton slipped from first place to fifth in the women’s 100 metre hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League Final yesterday in Welt klasse, Zurich, Switzerland.
Charlton, who once again had the support of her parents, Laura and David Charlton, in the stands cheering for her, will close out her first full season as a professional on Sunday when she competes again in
“I got a real taste of what it is to be a professional athlete,” she pointed out.
Charlton was one of two Bahamians who partici pated in the season-ending meet that brought a climax to the 14-race series that started on May 13 in Doha, Qatar, where athletes were awarded points to be eli gible for the prestigious Diamond Trophy.
years into it, it was my first doing indoors and out doors, so I was really happy, although the fatigue is start ing to settle in right now.”
Theissues.International Boxing Association holds a re-run presidential election on September 25 in Armenia, and the IOC has long aired concerns with the incum bent Umar Kremlev of
“Even though I’m four
The meeting, to be held in a conference centre owned by the Ambani family, has been intended to showcase India’s Olympic ambitions including aiming to host the Summer Games in A2036.key decision intended to be taken at the 2023 Ses sion — whether in Mumbai or elsewhere if India’s issues are not resolved — is confirming the host of the 2030 Winter Games.
NATIONAL record holder Devynne Charlton proudly holds the Bahamian flag after placing fifth in the 110 metre hurdles at the Wanda Diamond League Final yesterday.
“I felt it was a decent race, well executed, better than last week, but I think I’m starting to feel the effects of a long season,” Charlton said. “Execu tion wise, I think I was just a little fatigued and it showed.”Aftergetting off to a fast start, leading through the first 30 metres, Charlton was caught by the rest of theNigeria’sfield. world record holder Tobi Amusan took the victory in a meet record of 12.29 to add to her triumph at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in July and the
Bills: Host Tennessee on Monday, September 19.
It was a rather inauspi cious and jittery start for No. 17 Garcia, who came in on a 13-match winning streak, the longest of her
leads the tour in aces in 2022 (although hit just two onButThursday).the 28-year-old player from France got broken right away, thanks to four mistakes of various sorts — a netted forehand, a wide forehand, a long backhand and, most con cerning and perhaps most reflective of nerves, what should have been an easy put-away volley she barely managed to make contact with and dumped into the bottom of the net.
TRUJILLO, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel showed who’s in charge at the Spanish Vuelta.
Davis, however, said there are minor issues that they are trying to get resolved before they can begin playing sports again.
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Bills DL Ed Oliver injured his ankle in the first half and tried to play through it, but couldn’t do much. Rams rookie RB Kyren Williams injured his ankle in the opening minutes. The Rams played without WR Van Jefferson, who had knee surgery early in training camp after start ing 21 games last season.
Of Jabeur’s initial 18 points, 12 came via unforced errors off Gar cia’s racket, a pattern that would“Mentally,”continue.Jabeur said, “I was so ready.”
a decade ago. Including those encounters as teens, Jabeur is now 7-0 head-tohead against Garcia.
With Dorsey taking over from Brian Daboll, the Bills went 9 for 10 on third downs and racked up 413 total yards, but three firsthalf turnovers kept it close early.Allen set a career high to start a game by complet ing his first 10 passes, but linebacker Terrell Lewis’ interception stopped Buf falo’s second drive in Rams territory. Rookie James Cook fumbled away his first touch for Buffalo moments later, but Dane Jackson made an interception two snaps after that.
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“We are very happy to be able to have sports back in our schools,” Davis said.
The No. 5-seeded Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at Wim bledon in July and now will be the first African woman to participate in a final at the U.S. Open in the pro fessional era, which dates to “After1968.
Wimbledon, (there was) a lot of pres sure on me,” Jabeur said following a win that took barely more than an hour, “and I’m really relieved that I can back up my results.”Jabeur will try to collect her first major champion ship on Saturday when she meets No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland - the winner of the semi-final against No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka of Bela rus last Nonenight.ofthe last four players in the women’s bracket has ever made it to the final in New York.
Long-time Mystic Mar lins’ basketball coach Denycko Bowles has been transferred from Doris Johnson and will also be at Anatol Rodgers, who also benefits from the transfer of Antonio Saunders back to New Providence as well as having Theodore Hanna in his transfer from Gov ernment High School.
career, and hadn’t lost a set at Flushing Meadows on the way to her debut in a Slam semifinal. That included a victory over 18-year-old American Coco Gauff on Tuesday night.But there were no signs of the confident, crisp, attacking play that Garcia displayed against Gauff — and since the start of June on the way to 31 match wins and three titles in that span.Instead, Thursday’s semifinal was an exten sion of the lopsided series between two players who first began playing each other as juniors more than
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Miller made an immedi ate impact in his debut for the Bills, who signed him away from the Rams after he won a ring in his halfseason in LA. But he was just one part of a defense that yielded only 177 yards before Los Angeles’ final, meaningless drive.
lost a season opener and fell below .500 for the first time in coach Sean McVay’s six seasons in charge.
As they get set to resume their sporting programme, Davis said they intend to stage every core sport on their calendar, but they are still debating which one will get started first, whether it’s volleyball or softball and baseball.Inany event, she indi cated that they are leaning towards starting in October.
Los Angeles finally scored on its fourth drive
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or the Bills’ pass rush, and its only major offseason addition on offence — receiver Allen Robinson — had one catch on two targets. The Rams even got shut out in the second half, ending a streak of 89 con secutive halves with a point since November 2019.
and running away with a blowout win in the same stadium where the Rams won the Super Bowl nearly seven months ago. Allen went 26 for 31 despite two interceptions. He also rushed for 56 yards, scram bling for a 4-yard TD when he stretched the ball over the line with 13:27 to play.
Diggs punctuated the domination with a 53-yard TD catch with 9:25 to play, talking trash to Rams AllPro defensive back Jalen Ramsey afterward.
50K With a long third-down pass to Kupp on his open ing drive, Stafford became the 12th quarterback in NFL history to pass for 50,000 career yards. He tied Drew Brees as the fastest to the mark, doing it in 183 games.
The star quarterback took his share of hits, but he also dished them out and showed off a mean stiffarm while Buffalo’s offence under new coordinator Ken Dorsey largely dominated the champs. Matthew Staf ford passed for 240 yards with one TD and three interceptions on a bruising night for the Rams, who
The overall leader made a strong statement with a victory in yesterday’s 18th stage, holding off the attack of his challengers and sprinting for the win at the summit.Itwas the second stage win for the 22-year-old Bel gian from team Quick-Step Alpha
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Hanna at Government High.While they wait to see how these transfers will all play out, Davis, a member of staff at CH Reeves, said the GSSSA is eager to get its season started after being sidelined for the past two years because of COVID-19. “We have been out of action for the past two plus years because of the pandemic, so we are happy to be back,” she said.
The same goes for the men’s semifinalists who will play today: No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain vs. No. 22 Frances Tiafoe of the United States, and No. 5 Casper Ruud of Norway vs. No. 27 Karen Khach anov of Russia.
Rashad Patton was moved from HO Nash Junior High to replace
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Aaron Donald made his 99th career sack in the first half, but the seven-time All-Pro had just two tackles as the Rams became only the second defending cham pions in the last 10 years to
when Kupp made an excep tional toe-tapping catch in the back of the end zone on a precise throw three minutes before halftime. The Rams got the ball back on Troy Hill’s interception, and Matt Gay hit a 57-yard field goal to pull the Rams even at the halftime gun.
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lose the following season opener. Los Angeles trailed 17-10 after three quarters, but Buffalo ran away with two lengthy TD drives early in the fourth quarter.
Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp had 13 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown, but the Rams’ night went quickly downhill after they unveiled their champion ship banner in a pregame ceremony. Los Angeles could not keep up with Allen’s creative playmaking
The Bills’ seven sacks were the most allowed in McVay’s tenure with the Rams, who lost two starters from last year’s offensive line and attempted to replace them internally.
“The kids are excited. They want to get back to playing sports again, so we are hoping we can do that this year. “The last time we played our kids who are in grade nine were in grade seven and those now in grade 12 were in grade 10. So we are hoping that before these children can graduate from their respec tive schools, they will get
NEW YORK (AP) — Ons Jabeur reached a second consecutive Grand Slam title match with out needing to produce her best tennis last night, taking full advantage of a shaky showing by Caroline Garcia to win their U.S. Open semifinal 6-1, 6-3.
Evenepoel’s gap to second place Enric Mas of team Movistar stayed at more than two minutes. The Spaniard followed Evenep oel closely yesterday and crossed the line just two sec onds behind him at the Alto de“ItPiornal.was a pretty tough stage with really hard climbs in the finale,” Eve nepoel said. “The race was really hard, but we always stayed calm. I think that’s what I learned, to always stayEvenepoelcalm.” has been lead ing the race since the sixth stage in the longest run at the top for a Belgian at a Grand Tour race since Johan De Muynck won the Giro d’Italia in 1978. That was the last victory for Bel gium in a three-week event.
Moxey from CC Sweet ing Secondary High. There has been shifting with Ann Bullard returning from a sting in Harbour Island where she is now stationed at CC Sweeting with Ben jamin Lightbourne coming on board to replace Moxey.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Jabeur beats shaky Garcia at US Open to reach 2nd Slam final
match’s end — Jabeur improved to 6-0 in semifi nals this season and earned her tour-leading 92nd vic tory in all since the start of 2021. No. 91 came in the quarterfinals this week, when she defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, who elimi nated Serena Williams in the third round.
Rams: Host Atlanta on Sunday, September 18.
Today’s 19th stage is a short circuit with two moun tain passes in Talavera de la Reina. The race ends Sunday in Madrid.
Jabeur’s style of mixing spins and speeds, of throw ing in drop shots to keep foes off-balance, was not even entirely on display. At moments, especially early, Jabeur seemed content to keep balls in play, sending sliced backhands deep to the middle of the court and waiting for Garcia to err.
With four-time major champion Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in her guest box — they traded thumbs-up signals at
ONS JABEUR, of Tunisia, reacts after defeating Caroline Garcia, of France, in the semifinals of the US Open tennis championships yesterday in New York.
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“The Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin indi cated to us that she wants to see sports up and run ning and so we are going to try our best to do it.”
On this 75-degree (24 Celsius) evening under the lights in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Jabeur was not required to be at her best, but she was still rather good.She finished with 21 winners — after one that was aided by a fortuitous bounce off the top of the net, Jabeur put up a hand to apologise, then blew a kiss to the sky — and just 15 unforced errors. She delivered eight aces. She went 4 for 4 on break chances and never faced a singleWhenone.Jabeur went up a break in the second to lead 3-1 merely 40 minutes in, the match was not yet won, but it might as well have been. After a moment of silence to commemo rate the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Garcia won the coin toss and chose to serve, which made sense when you consider that she
Bowl champions from the St Louis era. The brief pre game ceremony included owner Stan Kroenke, retired left tackle Andrew Whitworth — and free agent Odell Beckham Jr, who held aloft the Lom bardi Trophy.
Two months ago, Jabeur became the first the first African woman and Arab woman to get to Wimble don’s final, and ended up losing to Elena Rybakina. Now Jabeur, who dropped to her knees and let out a yell when the semifinal against Garcia ended and followed that up by laying on her back in the middle of the court, gets another shot at a trophy.
Along with the banner to celebrate last February’s title, the Rams also hung a banner in the south rafters at SoFi Stadium honour ing the 1999-2000 Super
“ThisVinyl.was the most per fect day ever,” Evenepoel said. “Winning La Vuelta is still not done, with a really hard stage to come. They will for sure attack me. But maybe now it’s easier to control because I feel my legs are really good. This is very good for me and for the team for the last three days.”The big stage victory came a day after three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic, who was his closest rival, withdrew because of injuries from a crash.
to lead off the third inning. The Brewers led 3-0 at the time. Milwaukee’s Peter Strzelecki (2-1) pitched two innings of scoreless relief to get the win in the second game. Jakob Junis (4-5) dropped the opener, and Alex Young (0-1) lost the secondDevingame.Williams got his 11th save in 12 opportuni ties in the first game. Taylor Rogers finished the second game for his 31st save in 39 opportunities.
LUCIUS FOX, in action in this AP file photo, hit a two-run home run in the Red Wings’ 15-8 win over the Syracuse Mets at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, New York, on Wednesday night. Fox has been on a hot streak at the plate to begin the month of September in his return to the Rochester Red Wings Triple-A baseball.
In the top of the third inning, Fox hit a three-run home run off Connor Grey. In the fourth, Fox also drew a walk and was eventually plated by a Jake Alu threerun home run.
The plans, first reported by The Ath letic, were detailed by a pair of baseball officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the changes were not sched uled to be announced until
The 41-year-old Wain wright and 40-year-old Molina matched the mark set by Detroit’s Mickey Lolich and Bill Freehan fromMolina1963-75.hit a two-run homer into the third deck in left field in the third and a solo shot in the fourth.
GIANTS 1, 1ST GAME BREWERS 4, GIANTS 2, 2ND GAME MILWAUKEE (AP)
Fox missed most of June and all of July before he returned from his rehab assignment on August 15.
On May 1, Fox ended his drought at the plate and recorded both his first hit and first stolen base of his MLB career.
“It’s slow. It’s boring,” Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia said of a TV broadcast in 2017. “Man, it’s so hard to watch if you have no interest in it.”Shifts have been limited all season at Dou ble-A and Class A, where teams are required to have four players on the infield, including two on each side of second base.
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He finished 1-4 with two runs and four RBI.
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Last season, Fox rose as high as No.26 in the Kansas City Royals’ prospect pipe line and spent the bulk of his season at the AAA level with the Omaha Storm Chasers in the Interna tional League. In 57 games with the Storm Chasers, Fox hit .245 with a .353 OBP, .729 OPS, 56 hits, five home-runs, 24 RBI, 44 runs scored, and 19 stolen bases.
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offence.The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes today, mandat ing a clock that will count down 15 seconds with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners.
“He’s learned a lot up here with [third base coach Gary DiSarcina and first base coach Tim Bogar], he has to continue to work, but I loved having him, and you see — if we can cut down his swing a little bit, and he puts the ball in play, you see what he does when he’s on the bases. He’s a very good baserunner. And he’s going to learn a lot, and he’s learned a lot, so we just want him to go down there
He opened the month 3-5, (including a double and a triple), with two runs scored and three RBI against the Toledo Mud Hens. He also went 2-5 with an RBI in the series finale to begin his current fourgame hit streak.
at-bats as possible, and work on your footwork.’” Martinez said.
The shift limit will require four players other than the pitcher and the catcher to be in front of the outfield grass when a pitch is thrown, including two of the four on either side of second base,In addition, there will be a limit during each plate appearance of two pickoff attempts or steps off the rubber, what MLB calls disengagements. If a third attempt is made and is unsuccessful, a balk would be called.
and get consistent at-bats andHeplay.”appeared at both shortstop and third base in his time with the Nationals.
In 39 games with the Red Wings, he is hitting .231 with 33 hits, five doubles, two triples, four home runs, 19 RBI seven stolen bases and a .677 OPS.
Dylan Floro (1-2) was the winner.BREWERS 2,
The limit would be reset to two during a plate appearance if a runner advances.
Wainright allowed four runs and nine hits in five innings. They are on track to break the mark at home against Milwaukee on Sept. 14.
Correa hits 2-run homer in 8th, Twins beat Yankees 4-3
Fox is hitting .292 since the calendar flipped to Sep tember with nine RBI, four runs, seven hits and slug ging .542 with 13 total bases through six games.
He got the start at short stop and finished 2-5 with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base in
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
LUCIUS Fox has been on a hot streak at the plate to begin the month of Sep tember in his return to Triple-A baseball and the Rochester Red Wings.
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“It’s something that takes a while to get used to, but I think overall the impact it had on the pace of the game was good,” said the Yankees’ Matt Carpenter, who spent April at Triple-A with Round Rock.
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The MLB clock will be slightly longer than the version experimented with in the minor leagues this season: 14 seconds with the bases empty and 19 seconds with runners on at Triple-A, and 14/18 at lower levels.
A batter can ask an umpire for time once per plate appearance, and after that it would be granted only at umpire’s discretion if request is made while in box.
TWINS’ Carlos Correa reacts after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees in a baseball game yesterday in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
He made his MLB debut on April 10 with a squeeze bunt and run scored in a win over the Mets.
Griffin Jax (6-3) pitched a hitless inning. Minnesota held on to stop a 10-game losing streak at Yankee Sta dium dating to May 2019.
— Garrett Mitchell hit an RBI double and Milwaukee withstood Freddy Peral ta’s early exit to beat San Francisco and complete a doubleheader sweep.
In the opening game, Corbin Burnes (10-6) struck out 14 and allowed three hits in eight shut out innings.Peralta left the second game due to fatigue in his right shoulder after walking Tommy La Stella
earlier, slapped a pitch down the line that Hoskins failed to snag, and the ball rolled into right field as pinch-runner Bryan De La Cruz scored. Avisaíl García walked, and Anderson hit a go-ahead single to right.
The clock has reduced the average time of a nine-inning game in the minor leagues from 3:04 in 2021 to 2:38 this season. The average time of a nine-inning game in the major leagues this year is 3:06 — it was 2:46 in 1989, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Correa’s two-out drive off former Fordham pitcher Greg Weissert followed an unsuccessful video review called by the Yankees after what New York thought should have been the third out.The Yankees maintained Wandy Peralta (2-4) got to first in time on the flip from first baseman Marwin Gonzalez on Jake Cave’s grounder, but replays showed Peralta trapped the ball with his glove against hisOnebody.out later, Correa connected on a 1-2 slider for his 18th homer, his second in two days. It gave
In the offseason, Fox was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals last December and joined the fifth franchise of his MLB career.During the final week of Spring Training, he was recalled from the Red Wings to the big league
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Thetoday.changes will be start during spring training.Acatcher will be required to be in the catcher’s box with nine seconds left on the clock and a hitter in the bat ter’s box and focused on the pitcher with eight seconds remaining. Pen alties for violations will be a ball called against a pitcher and a strike called against a batter. Time between halfinnings will set at 2:15 for most regular-season games, 2:40 for nationally televised games and 3:10 for postseason games. The clock will be 30 sec onds between batters.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yadier Molina homered twice on a day he paired with St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright to tie the major league record of 324 starts by a battery in the loss to Washington.
Minnesota a 4-2 lead and he pounded his chest in the direction of his dugout while rounding third base.
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Correa responded to booing Yankees fans with a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat New York 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
— First baseman Rhys Hoskins’ two-base error allowed Miami to tie it in the ninth and Brian Ander son’s followed with an RBI single that sent the Marlins past Philadelphia to a snap a nine-game losing streak.
Joey Wendle, who homered
club and had an immediate opportunity at the opening week roster after several injuries to veterans in the Washington middle infield.
— Jonathan India hit a tie breaking RBI single in the ninth inning to lift Cincin nati past Chicago. Diaz (6-2) got five outs for the victory. Ian Gibaut worked around a hit in the ninth for his first save. Mark Leiter Jr. (2-7) was the loser.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defen sive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase
Alex Call had four hits and five RBIs for Wash ington, hitting a three-run homer off James Naile in the ninth. Mason Thomp son (1-0) was the winner. Andre Pallante (6-5) took the loss.
Fox hit a two-run home run in the Red Wings’ 15-8 win over the Syracuse Mets Wednesday night at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, New York.
Lucius Fox on hot streak at plate in his return to Triple-A baseball
an 11-5 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California.Whenhe was reassigned to the Red Wings on June 7, manager Davey Martinez said he expects the versatile infielder to be back in the big“Ileagues.toldhim [Fox], I said, ‘Hey, look, it’s just a matter of time before you get an opportunity to come up here and play every day. It’s part of your develop ment, we want you to go down there and get as many
Size of bases will increase to 18-inch squares from 15, pro moting safety — first basemen are less likely to get stepped on — but also boosting stolen bases and offense with a slightly decreased distance.
Philadelphia led 5-4 when Garrett Cooper led off the ninth with a double off David Robertson (4-3).
The simulated scenario involved a borrower with
time when Super Value had been hoping to lower the cost.However, Mr Roberts yes terday said the supermarket chain has sufficient inven tory remaining to maintain its $3.29 egg ‘special’ price promotion through to next week Wednesday. “We have enough eggs left now to con tinue the special through this week to next Wednesday. I think we have enough to last us this week,” he told this newspaper.“Between me talking to you last time [Tuesday] and now, we’ve sold 1,000 egg cases. The news of the increase gave us a run on eggs. I saw that some of the stores couldn’t keep the cases full; not because they didn’t have them, but it was difficult for the warehouse to get them to the stores and then for the stores to keep the cases full with such con sumer demand. We had a run on them.”
a percentage or a figure. I’m happy with sales. We’re trying hard, trying to put the right price out there, and trying to ease the pain. We’re selling cooking oil at less gross than we had last year because the price was higher than now.”
Both Scotiabank and CIBC levy a $44 charge, while RBC imposes a sum equivalent to 3 percent with a minimum floor of $55, making it the highest. However, BISX-listed Com monwealth Bank was also in the mix with a $49.50 monthly late fee. Both Bank of the Bahamas and Fidel ity Bank (Bahamas) were lowest at $33.
Breaking the results down by bank, the Central Bank found: “Overall, student account transactions were
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Egg-static: Price hikes phased in
Eggs, as a food staple, are among the haveaboutcialdozenputanyeggsingthen.andandtrackedsandsproduction.equivalentwhichtunatewave,escapedwhileearlierofallowedwatchdog.ernment’smargins“breadbasket”price-controlleditemswherearesetbytheGovPriceControlRetailersareafixedmark-up10percent.MrRobertsthisweeksaidthatHillandaleFarmshadthefirstbirdfluithadnotbeensoforsecondtimearound,hascostit35mchickstoone-fifthofits“Theytookthethouofcasesinthecooler,theshippingdown,alleggswereconfiscateddestroyed,”headded“There’sbeennothprovenwrongwiththebutthey’renottakingchances.That’sgoingtoeggsbackinthe$5perrange.“Wehavethemonspenowat$3.29,andhave1,200casesleft.Wetoholdthespecialuntil
balance; and the final two were persons respectively possessing chequing and sav ings accounts, with balances of just below $500 and above $1,000.The latter two customers conducted four transactions per month in the Central Bank’s example, with the study assessing the fees charged for electronic as well as in-person physical trans actions. “In terms of deposit account maintenance, a profiled retail-banking cus tomer assuming maximum use of digital or electronic services options would incur, based on the June 2022 fee structure, average monthly charges that range from a low of $2.49 per month to a
a 72-hour period since Tuesday.“Thegood news is that the US Egg Marketing Board have decided that with US inflation being such, and September being a better month in the economy, they’re not going to take the price up suddenly,” Mr Roberts told this newspaper. “They will take it up gradu ally by 10-15 cents.
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Mr Roberts, who has been in the US for some weeks, said prices at a Giant Eagle supermarket in Pittsburgh were higher than those for products imported to The Bahamas. “I think overall the retailers and wholesalers are doing a good job for the country,” he “Consumersadded.might not think so, but I can assure them they are based on the prices I saw. We expect con sumers to complain about inflation, but Nassau mer chants are doing a good job for the consumer.”
a credit card featuring a $1,500 limit; a personal loan with a monthly payment of $800; and a residential mortgage with monthly pay ments of $1,375. “Although there was less variance across lenders for delin quency costs on personal loans, Fidelity Bank remains the least costly in all three categories, while Bank of the Bahamas had the lowest penalty for late or missed credit card payments,” the Central Bank said.
simulated as remaining the least costly at Common wealth Bank, with CIBC First Caribbean Interna tional Bank (Bahamas) delivering the second lowest cost alternative, provided that customers relied opti mally on digital services channels.“However, Common wealth Bank does not issue ATM cards to student account holders. Therefore, the cost was significantly less than the other banks. Costs at CIBC were also the lowest when the same customer profiles relied most heav ily on physical channels for transactions.
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“The scenarios consider customers with a mix of credit facilities and modest credit card debt, as well as ongoing payments against personal loans and mort gages. All estimated costs were maintained at end June 2022 vis-à-vis December 2021, once the difference in VAT was factored.”
“With respect to the higher end of costs, RBC, Scotiabank and First Carib bean all placed highest for credit cards, and RBC tied FINCO for mortgage penal ties. Further, above certain thresholds of principal and interest payments, Common wealth Bank would have placed highest for arrears or late penalties on personal loans.”The Central Bank also assessed fees levied on deposit accounts for three theoretical customers. The first was a student with less than a $300 balance, and who performs two transac tions per month; the second was for retiree with pension income, making two monthly transactions and with a maximum $400 account
Mr Roberts had warned earlier this week that Hillandale Farms, Super Value’s US egg supplier, had informed it that cartons containing a dozen eggs will increase by $1.50 due to the loss of 35m chicks as a result of bird flu - a number equivalent to 20 percent of its regular Concedingproduction.thatthe timing was “bad news” for consum ers as it coincides with the start of “baking season”, he added that the addition of freight costs and Bahamian import duty will likely take the per carton increase to $2 - pushing the total price to $5 or just over - right at the
Wednesday night (tomor row) when the advertising expires. If we have any left, we will continue the $3.29 through the week as long as supply lasts. But the next shipment we expect them to go up to the $5 range. This is bad news for the consumer as we’re entering baking season.”Such concerns have now been eased, with Mr Rob erts yesterday saying he had detected recent signs of modest improvement in the economy. “I’m hoping we’re having a pick-up in the economy,” he told this newspaper. “Back to School was slow because people had to pay for uniforms, school fees, shoes and supplies, so they couldn’t spend on food, but the week after there was a good wantsalesyearing,“Theimprovement.economyisimprovandismuchstrongerthisthanitwaslastyear,soarepickingup.Idon’ttogivethecompetition
high of $14.66 per month,” the regulator found of elec tronic“Studentstransactions.receive the most concessions, followed by retirees. In comparison to December 2021, and largely reflecting the reduction of Government VAT from 12 percent to 10 percent on January 1, 2022, nearly all estimates fell. The one exception being the aver age on the chequing account profile, which remains the most costly to operate, while adult savings accounts remain in the middle of the costAsrange.”forphysical transac tions, the Central Bank said: “Profiled customers who either prefer or are
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restricted to accessing bank ing services through less efficient physical channels would, as of June 2022, be subject to average monthly charges ranging from $8.93 to $22.65 per month.
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“Next week we will be able to sell eggs at $3.39, just 10 cents more, and this will happen weekly I suppose until our supplier takes it up by $1.50 in the US, which means they will sell for about $2 more in The Baha mas. It’s not going to happen all of a sudden; between now and Christmas eggs will go to $4.99.“That’s going to give our consumers some relief and, of course, they won’t have to be paying those prices
immediately. I hope we get up to Christmas before we get up to the full $2 increase per dozen. That should be a big relief to them. They’ll catch the baking season now at a lower price, and it will only go up 10-15 cents a week to Christmas when we will land them at $2 more.”
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When it came to late mort gage payments, RBC and its BISX-listed home financing arm, FINCO, again led the way with a 5 percent levy or minimum of $100. Com paring June 2022 fees with those charged in December 2021, the Central Bank said: “Delinquency charges were simulated for selected credit facilities for customers incur ring missed or late payments.
“Over the prior six months, rankings were unchanged, with retirees incurring the lowest pro filed costs, followed by students and adult-profiled savings and chequing facili ties, at the higher end of costs. Overall, all averages decreased on account of the lower VAT rate.”
Canadian banks charging highest late payment fees
NOTICE is hereby given that DON ALEX WALTER ALCIME of North Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, 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 twentyeight days from the 9th day of September, 2022 to the Minister responsible for nationality and Citizenship, P.O. Box N-7147, Nassau, Bahamas.
And the Court of Appeal also found that the investigation into the dis appearance of the 41-foot Luhrs motor yacht “appears flawed”, as its owners - the Modronos - were not all probed on whether they had removed the Rum N’ Coke or instructed anyone else to do so.
And the Court of Appeal added: “As a side note, Lazaro did not interview two of the purported opera tors of the vessel, nor did he himself obtain photo graphs of the men, nor of the two men who were said to have accompanied Tony to Bimini, and show them to O’Neil.“Moreover, it does not appear that, although Tony had photographs of the four operators on his computer when he went to meet with O’Neil, he actually showed
them to O’Neil. Addition ally, six of the individuals said to have been with the vessel in Santa Domingo, following the theft of the vessel, had business addresses in the area where Mr Modrono lived in Florida.”TheCourt of Appeal ultimately decided in RAV Bahamas’ favour, and over turned the Supreme Court’s verdict that it was guilty of negligence, based on para graph 17 in the boat slip lease agreement’s fourth schedule. This stated: “The tenant is responsible for proper operation and moor ing, and taking all necessary precautions to ensure that the boat is secure from damage from any and all causes including - without limitation - theft, fire, van dalism and storm.”
“The caller directed O’Neil as to how he was to perform the tasks. He told O’Neil to go on board the boat, to look in the top left corner for the breaker box and switch on the break ers for the air conditioning and the water pump. He told O’Neil to let the water pump run overnight and then shut it off, but he was to make sure the air condi tioner cools before leaving the“Thevessel.caller also asked O’Neil to have the water line of the vessel cleaned. The person said the vessel was moored at Dolphin 16 and was unlocked. A price for the service O’Neil was to perform was negotiated and he was to be paid when the captain came to take the vessel.”The judgment contin ued: “O’Neil did as he was requested, having met the vessel unlocked,
* Mr Black, Bimini Bay’s director of marina opera tions, disclosed that he and his staff initially believed the Rum N’ Coke had not been stolen and that it was “just one of the owners, or the captain and some body, miscommunicating”. He added that it “took a little bit of time” before
“O’Neil explained that he did not suspect the speaker on the telephone was not who he said he was because the man knew so many details about the vessel. O’Neil was off from work on the day that the men came and took the vessel, but he had gone to the marina to collect the money owed to him.”
address an answer given by Mr Lazaro during the Supreme Court trial where he admitted that his probe was ongoing in relation to the possibility of an insur ance fraud by Mr Modrono.
Notice is given hereby in accordance with Section 138(8) of the International Business Companies Act, 2000, the dissolution of SOVEREIGN LIQUIDITY FUND, COMPANY 2, LTD. has been completed, a Certifcate of issolution has been issued and the Company has therefore been struck off the Registrar.
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it sank in that the boat really was stolen, with the theft going undetected until the Modronos made a complaint.*TheCourt of Appeal verdict also questioned why Great Lakes Reinsurance, the vessel’s insurer, would make a full claims payout at a time when the theft inves tigation remained active and had not eliminated the possibility of insurance fraud by the Modronos.
The judgment also noted that:* O’Neil Rolle, the porter/dock hand who prepared the vessel for departure prior to its August 2009 theft, said he received his instructions via phone from a 305 Miami area code. Appeal justice Isaacs said it was “curious” that a search of Mr Rolle’s phone revealed that, at the relevant time, he instead received eight calls from a 954 area code, which is for the Fort Lauderdale/Bro ward County area.
Detailing the background to the dispute, the Court of Appeal said the Rum N’Coke was owned by a corporate entity known as Modrono’s Bimini Place LLC (MBP). Manuel Modrono Jnr, an owner and officer of the company, together with his father, also named Manuel, purchased the vessel but monthly pay ments to cover its expenses were also made by the son’s cousin, Tony, and another man, James Begera.
As a result, RAV Baha mas argued that it “owed no duty of care” to the Modronos and that it was the latter who had primary responsibility to secure the vessel from theft. It suc cessfully asserted that this lease clause absolved it of all responsibility, and added that “the owners were con tributorily negligent at the very least because they did not secure the vessel by locking it since the employee of the marina would not have been able to ready the vessel for sailing had the cabin been locked”.
reasonable” to place the onus for theft prevention on Bimini Bay’s first developer.
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“One may ask why would a theft claim be paid if there was an ongoing fraud investigation which could possibly conclude that there was complicity of the owners in the alleged theft?” the Court of Appeal asked. It also noted other potential inconsistencies and“Curiously,coincidences. although O’Neil claimed that the number the caller used had a 305 area code, his phone records revealed some eight phone calls during the relevant period from a tel ephone number with a 954 area code, a US area code,” the judgment noted.
and two days later he met two men, one of whom he assumed was the captain. The captain searched for the cruising permit on the vessel and located it. The man then paid O’Neil $400 cash, $180 of which was paid to the young man who had cleaned the waterline.
However, the Court of Appeal noted that nowchief justice Winder did not
“The telephone number belonged to a corporation called Air and Sea Group, and may have been con nected to an individual named Fabian Pesantes, who Lazaro reported ‘was a person of interest involved in a previous Osprey claim’. That may be taken to mean Pesantes was a suspect in the earlier theft of a boat.”
The number belonged to a company called Air and Sea Group, which the judg ment said was connected to a person potentially sus pected of being involved in a previous boat theft.
The Court of Appeal backed the arguments over paragraph 17, finding that it made the vessel’s owners primarily responsible for securing it. And there was no evidence to support the Supreme Court’s “finding of systemic failures to provide adequate security”.
Bimini Bay’s developer overturns $600k award
left the same day, adding that he locked the Rum N’ Coke but did not know if anyone else had a key.
“Sometime around July 18, 2009, O’Neil Rolle received a telephone call from a 305 area code number,” the Court of Appeal ruling recorded.
Besides acquiring resi dential units at Bimini Bay, the Modronos entered into an agreement to lease a 54-foot boat slip at the development for $200,000. The Rum N’ Coke travelled to The Bahamas on June 9, 2009, under the charge of Tony, Norberto Albalat and two of their friends, with the necessary cruising permit obtained from the Bahamian authorities.
The Rum N’ Coke was subsequently taken by the men and has never been recovered. Alphonso Lazaro, of Nautilus Inves tigations, who was hired to probe the theft, ultimately tracked it to Venezuela fol lowing stops that it made in Long Island, Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic, St. Croix, St. Kitts and Guadeloupe.
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The investigation ulti mately concluded that none of the vessel’s owners were involved in the theft. Great Lakes, as a result, paid out the insurance claim and took their place by initi ating legal action against RAV Bahamas, as Bimini Bay’s then-majority owner, to recover the $579,721 claims payout and $18,545 investigation costs.
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“Someone representing himself to be Anthony Modrono, the owner of the vessel, advised O’Neil that he would be sending his captain to collect the vessel, and requested O’Neil go on to the vessel and turn on the air conditioning in the cabins and salon area, and turn on the water pump.
Mr Modrono Jnr trav elled to Bimini on July 4, 2009, and stayed for ten days. The last time he saw the vessel was on July 12 at its normal marina slip. Tony
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approach, with access to funding required at every stage, Mr Ferguson said the focus on developing authentic andwhereitIncubationareaandpartakeexperiences”developingporationTourismfeeltingandequivalent,mentally-consciouseconomy’ingemphasisand,Bahamasthatmarkschurchescouldencedirectistrationexcursionponentstoartisansprovidingmiantothatmarket”.it’s“nothandcraftedBahamian-madeproductsisanotherfleamarket,notanotherstrawInstead,heexplainedtheeffortisintendedrevivetraditionalBahacottageindustriesbyastorefrontforthatlooksoutonBayStreet.Othercomincludethetour/kioskandregdesk,whichwillvisitorstotheexperioftheirchoosing.This,MrFergusonsaid,betoursofhistoricalandotherlandinNassau;“tourstellthestoryofThefromthegrave”;withtheGovernment’sondeveloptheocean-based‘blueanditsenviron‘green’avarietyoflandwater-basedexcursions.Apartfrom“getpeopletotouchandTheBahamas”,theDevelopmentCorchiefaddedthat“sartorial-stylefortouriststoin,wherethey“siptaste”orreceive/makeJunkanooheadpiece,anotherelementoftheCentre’sfocus.MrFergusonaddedthatcouldinvolve“anythingthetouristcansitexperience,takingin
“It’s also creating business
“The Incubation Centre is really an attempt to revive the east of down town. That’s one of the things we’re working on quite aggressively. Our deadline is that we want to cut the ribbon probably by December 1. We have iden tified the space, the lease agreements are all ready. We have all the renderings. We have all the goods; we just need to pretty much sign on the dotted line.”
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of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers operating in The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period of two years commencing October ����.
“The goal is to create legislation to ensure per sons doing business in The Bahamas are more inclined to, more incentivised, to buy local,” he affirmed.
The purpose of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period commencing October ����.
The�. objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s processes and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and agreed upon by both the Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal Audit Plan. The plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee and Chief Financial Officer.
Revealing that the Incu bation Centre will be rolled-out via a phased
Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, ����, laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in the Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and Cuba.
linkages between tourism and other sectors of the Bahamian economy, prin cipally with agriculture and creative industries such as the performing and visual arts plus entertainment.
the sights, sounds and food, and having a very authentic experience”. Using scales to make jewellery, or making craft beer, maybe included among such activities.
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The Company maintains its membership with The International Air Transport Association participates in its clearing house, and undergoes an IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”) years. IATA is an association representing appro�imately ��� a irlines. It is responsible safe, reliable, secure and economical air services and fostering inter airline co operation. operates the airline’s clearing house, which processes and allocates financial credits between member airlines and administers the IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”). has participated in the IOSA program since ���� and has successfully undergone a unqualified audits. The Company successfully passed its seventh IATA Operational Safety
“We’re creating a number of murals in downtown Nassau east of the cruise port and Bay Street where we’re trying to drive traffic in that direction. Right now it’s not aesthetically pleas ing so it’s something that we have to address in terms of how it Muralslooks.”inspired by Jun kanoo, Bahamian history and the ocean are among the designs that will likely feature, although he added: “We’re not limiting the muralists right now. They’re coming back to us with concepts for various build ings. We’re getting ready to probably have a big launch around this.
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The specific terms of reference, in terms of overall objectives and scope of work are I. Preparation of a two year risk based internal audit rolling plan based of key risk areas regarding the Company’s Operations, Risk Management and Corporate Plan which will be reviewed annually considering emerging processes�
The objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and agreed Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal Audit plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Officer.
The specific terms of reference, in terms of overall objectives and scope of work are outlined Preparation of a two year risk based internal audit rolling plan based on of key risk areas regarding the Company’s Operations, Risk Management and Corporate Plan which will be reviewed annually considering emerging processes�
businesses in the hospitality industry, MSMEs, become more economically viable. They are the Bahamianowned businesses, they are the ones that bolster the local economy, so we have to be a little more intent in how they are shored up to doMrbusiness.”Ferguson said the Tourism Development Cor poration’s “third priority” is fostering and strengthening
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And the Corporation’s plans to enhance down town Nassau will not halt there. “Attached to the Incubation Centre is our mural project,” Mr Fergu son told Tribune Business.
Business: “The Incubation Centre is really our way to diversify the tourism product for the 20,000-plus visitors traversing down town daily from the cruise ships.“The [per capita visi tor] spend is the lowest compared to most of the destinations that cruise pas sengers visit. The average spend is just over $80, and it’s been there for some time, although some go as high as $120 or $150. We know there’s been lots of complaints about a lack of things downtown; a lack of shopping options, a lack of authenticity in the product. There’s a plethora of issues that have been levelled against us.”
The Company maintains its membership with The International Air Transport Association (“IATA”), participates in its clearing house, and undergoes an IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”) every two years. IATA is an association representing appro�imately ��� a irlines. It is responsible for promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services and fostering inter airline co operation. IATA also operates the airline’s clearing house, which processes and allocates financial credits and debits between member airlines and administers the IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”). The Company has participated in the IOSA program since ���� and has successfully undergone a total of seven unqualified audits. The Company successfully passed its seventh IATA Operational Safety Audit in
objective of this engagement is to conduct quarterly Internal Audits of the Company’s and assess the status of internal controls. The areas to be audited will be scoped and both the Company and Auditor through an annual review of the Risk Based Internal plan will be prepared, reviewed, and agreed upon with the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Officer.
systems, policies and procedures� I�. Planning and e�ecution of audits� �. Providing recommendations for areas where control weaknesses have been identified as part of the review and ensuring achievement of the objectives� �I. Perform site visits to various locations to confirm implementation status� �II. Audit of Information Technology (IT) security, systems and applications as part of the annual audit plan� �III. Reporting of audit findings and recommendations to the Board and Senior Management� I�. Periodic and continuous review of implementation of recommendations made in previous reports� �. I. �uarterly internal audit reports to the Board Risk and Audit Committee in line with approved audit plan over a period of two years subject to annual performance review� II. Periodic Review of Management Actions implementing the recommendations� III. Reporting the implementation status� �. I. �emonstrate e�perience in similar assignments� II. �ell qualified key staff for the assignment� III. Able to develop, measure � report relevant operational metrics� I�. ��cellent presentation and communication skills� �. Proven track record for provision of risk management training� The�. Company will evaluate all proposals based on the criteria below. To ensure consideration for this RFP, your proposal should be complete and include all the following criteria� I. Overall proposal suitability� proposal must meet the scope and needs included herein and be presented in a clear and organi�ed manner� II. Clarify the alignment of the proposed internal audit planning and process to BHL. III. Organi�ational ��perience� Bidders will be evaluated on their e�perience as it pertains to the scope of this assignment� I�. Previous work� Bidders will be evaluated based on e�amples of their work on similar assignments� �. �alue and cost� Bidders will be evaluated on the proposed cost based on the work to be performed in accordance with the scope of this assignment� and �I. Technical e�pertise and e�perience� Bidders must provide descriptions and documentation of the technical e�pertise and e�perience of the specific proposed core team for this assignment. BHL�. invites qualified consulting firms to submit proposals for provision of internal audit services. Interested firms are requested to submit a proposal as follows� The financial proposal shall also be submitted to internalauditproposal�bahamasair.com, with subject ‘Internal Audit Financial Proposal’. The financial proposal shall detail the level of effort, the consultancy fees, and other costs payable by the Company. The�. financial proposals should be submitted by ���� PM on ��th September ����. Any submission received after the above date and time will not be considered. All inquiries should be directed to� �mail� Internalauditproposal�bahamasair.com
Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, ����, under the laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in the name of the Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled passenger and freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and Cuba.
scope, efficiency and effectiveness
The specific terms of reference, in terms of overall objectives and scope of work are outlined below� Preparation of a two year risk based internal audit rolling plan based on an assessment of key risk areas regarding the Company’s Operations, Risk Management Strategy Corporate Plan which will be reviewed annually considering emerging risks and an understanding of the Company’s business processes under scope and identification of key risks that impact the business of the appropriateness, of internal control
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“I feel very confident about this. We’ve been talking to a number of people regarding funding a number of major pro jects we have, 19 of them. The Corporation’s focus is national development, so that is in hand with prod uct development, product enhancement and a product diversification focus.
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Holdings Limited (The Company/BHL”) was incorporated on February ��, laws of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and is owned by the Government of the of The Bahamas (“the Government”). The Company’s shares are registered in Treasurer of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Cabinet Secretary of the the Bahamas. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of scheduled freight services within The Bahamas and between The Bahamas, Florida, Haiti and The Company maintains its membership with The International Air Transport Association participates in its clearing house, and undergoes an IATA Operational Safety Audit years. IATA is an association representing appro�imately ��� a irlines. It is responsible safe, reliable, secure and economical air services and fostering inter airline co operation. operates the airline’s clearing house, which processes and allocates financial between member airlines and administers the IATA Operational Safety Audit (“IOSA”). has participated in the IOSA program since ���� and has successfully undergone unqualified audits. The Company successfully passed its seventh IATA Operation
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Mr Ferguson contin ued: “I think this will bring amazing, great success. One is being able to really pro duce the kind of experience our customers have been urging, especially our cruise passengers. We’ve been hearing a whole lot from the cruise lines with regard to the issues they have with our product. I would say this is the antibiotics for what our country has.
opportunities so that when we sit with partners, sit with suppliers, we try to iron out the kinks as to why they have not “Despiteengaged.knowing that we have four Okra farmers in The Bahamas, able to produce a quality product for all resorts in the desired quantity, why do we keep importing it? It doesn’t make sense.”
of this RFP is to invite suitably qualified and e�perienced service providers The Bahamas to submit proposals to provide Internal Audit services for a period commencing October ����.
“Then there’s the busi ness development focus. We are mandated to ensure
that council, and this initia tive is led by The Bahamas’ ambassador to the ITU, Leon Williams. The CTU has given its support to the candidacy, and my govern ment thanks them. I urge all to support and vote for The Bahamas’ candidacy,” Mr Davis continued.
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“Stephen has supported the director and team in delivering an impactful, effective and relevant BDT, responsive to member states’ needs and achiev ing levels of success that we have missed in this critical organisation for some time. I hope the entire Caribbean will join The Bahamas in promoting and ensuring the success of our Caribbean candidate to succeed in the election.“Iwish to advise that a few months ago, The Bahamas launched its cam paign for a seat on the ITU Council. The Bahamas rep resented CARICOM on
The Council serves as the ITU’s governing body and ensures oversight of the its activities, policies and strategies.Voting will take place during the ITU’s upcom ing conference scheduled for September 26 through October 14 in Budapest, Romania. Both bids have received the backing of the Caribbean Telecommunica tions Union (CTU).
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Sandals Emerald Bay, whose representatives had flown into New Provi dence to stage a similar job fair three weeks ago, remains looking for extra staff. Between that resort
THE Prime Minister has used a regional confer ence to advance the former Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) chief executive as the Caribbean’s candidate to head a key global tel ecommunications unit.
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“I think people need to understand the Department of Labour is trying really, really hard to build a huge resume database so employ ers can come to them. I’ve started to do it. One of my clients went to the Depart ment of Labour, as they had posts to be filled, and said: ‘Give me some candi dates’. They have. We need to support that and not be sceptical about it.
“In our pursuit of a shared regional vision of a connected and empowered people, transforming the lives of our people through digital technologies with these candidacies, The
IN THE ESTATE of, BARBARA JANE BROOKS AKA BARBARA JANE SANDS BROOKS late of the Eastern District of the Island of New Providence, one of the Islands of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas,
The latter is the ITU arm that focuses on provid ing assistance to developing states such as The Bahamas.
Bogdan-Martin) in achiev ing arguably the most successful term of leader ship for the Bureau ever.
the Abaco company or the contracts Osprey has been awarded.Thedirector of labour urged both Bahamian employers and prospective employees to register with the department. “We have people reaching out to us on a regular basis to say do you have anyone avail able,” he added. “We can identify the vacancies, and match job seekers to the job vacancies. A number of employers have said they need people. They can come to us, access the data base and we can set up the interviews for them.
M AD ANCES E RCA CHIEF’S TELECOMM NICATIONS CANDIDAC
Philip Davis used the Caribbean Telecommu nications Union’s (CTU) information and communi cations technology (ICT) week to endorse Stephen Bereaux as the region’s can didate to be elected as the next director of the Interna tional Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Telecom munication Development BureauMr Davis also affirmed that The Baha mas has launched its bid
And Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the said Estate are requested to make full settlement on or before the aforementioned date.
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chief, agreed that employ ers were not using the Department of Labour and its employee/skills database enough to meet their labour needs.“It’s something to do; to go out and encourage the employers to get registered with the Department of Labour,” he told Tribune Business. “They’ve been doing a huge amount of work getting resumes in and with Labour on the Blocks. I just don’t think enough people are going and using the Department of Labour in the right way.
“It could be better. For the most part, Bahamian employers are still unsure of the services we pro vide. We are doing our best to improve the level of communication. We are working with the Chamber of Commerce and some of the employer organi sations so they can reach out to us first and identify Bahamians.”MrFarquharson said the expanded job seeker database was also enabling them “to steer” employers to qualified Bahamians who were available, and willing, to take the post rather than the Department of Labour issuing a labour certificate so they can bring in expatri ate labour. He added that this policy, which he said was enshrined in law via the Industrial Relations Act’s section 68, is now being enforced more rigorously.
had well over - in excess of - 1,200 people find employ ment. And in three weeks we will have a team of per sons going from door to door, seeking employers with vacancies. Instead of waiting for them to come to us, we will go to them.”
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Bahamas is renewing its commitment to leading the region’s efforts on the global stage,” Mr Davis added.The upcoming confer ence elects the 48 member states that will comprise the next ITU Council, in addition to the posts of secretary general; deputy secretary general; director of the radio communica tion bureau; director of the telecommunications stand ardisation bureau, and director of the telecom munication development bureau (BDT).
qualified person to take on the mantle of BDT direc tor” and urged the “entire Caribbean community” to not just support him during the upcoming elections but to vote for him.
and Sandals’ other Exumabased property, Fowl Cay, Mr Farquharson said another 30-35 hires are still needed.Turning to tomorrow’s partnership with Osprey, he added: “The Department of Labour has been asked to identify 100 Bahamians seeking employment in the construction industry to fill vacant positions for a longterm“Theyproject.have advised us they were awarded two con tracts in New Providence, and they need to fill those vacancies. We’re calling persons in the construc tion industry to come along between 9am and 3pm to our office on Rosetta Street to see if we can identify Bahamians.”Ospreyis seeking site managers and supervi sors; carpenters; electrical installers; plumbers; and mason helpers. “One of the things the company has indicated to us is that there may be some young people who have done time in prison, and/or have a crimi nal record. They don’t care. They want to encourage people, even if they have a past, if they have a skill to come out because Osprey wants to employ them,” Mr Farquharson said. “We’ve met with another company this morning on Abaco. They asked us to fly to Abaco on the 19th of this month because they are looking for 80 to 100 people in the tourism sector. We look forward to identify people looking for work on the island of Abaco.” He declined to identify
Labour chief: Over 1,200 jobs found for Bahamians
Peter Goudie, the Baha mas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confed eration’s (BCCEC) labour
“In our pursuit of a shared regional vision of a connected and empowered people, transforming the lives of our people through digital technologies, with these candidacies The Bahamas is renewing its commitment to leading the region’s efforts on the global stage.”
given that all persons having any claim or demands against the above named Estate are required to send their names, addresses and particulars of the same duly certifed in writing to the undersigned on or before the 8th day of September A.D., 2022, and if required, prove such debts or claims, or in default be excluded from any distribution; after the above date the assets will be distributed having regard only to the proved debts or claims of which the Executor shall then have
Mr Davis said Mr Bereaux “is undoubtedly the most
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“They’re doing a lot of good work there. I think we need to publicise it more and support them more. We need to work together as a team. They’re trying their hardest to get resumes on file. We need to, I think, say: ‘I’ve got jobs to fill. Give me candidates’. I’ve had good success with it. I don’t think enough people have registered with it, and maybe they did not have a good experience in the past, but it’s a huge resource and people need to use that.”
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for a second term on the ITU Council, having being elected to a seat for the four-year 2019-2023 period.
“It is well past time that the Caribbean and small island develop ing states take their place in ITU and BDT’s lead ership,” Mr Davis said. “Stephen Bereaux, a Bahamian, former chief executive of our telecom munications regulator URCA, and currently the deputy to the director of the BDT, is undoubtedly the most qualified person to take on the mantle of BDT director, having been the close partner of the current director (Doreen
Aside from your own emotions after such a loss, there is the challenge of being in the midst of oper ating a business. While you want to grieve and deal with the loss, you also want to carry on the business in their honour and continue serving customers who have come to depend on your brand. Yet you also do not want to be insensitive over such a loss. Know ing how to handle the loss of a business owner can be overwhelming, but there are ways you can begin to approach it.
Caribbean ICT sector for the socio-economic devel opment of the region, we welcome the continued regional partnership and constructive engagement with the CTU,” he added.
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THE TRIBUNE Friday, September 9, 2022, PAGE 23
This week, our column focuses on steps that a busi ness can take when the owner or leader passes.
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It is difficult to quantify the untold destruction, unspeakable grief and loss of “Theselife. existential events represented seminal and teachable moments in our collective histories, and underscored the critical importance and value of ICTs to our every day lives. Such experiences have given conferences such as this added importance and deeper meaning.”
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death may mean you have to liquidate the business or sell out to the owner’s heirs. There is a lot to think about and discuss with other stakeholders. A huge and deliberate effort must now be made to delegate and reassign some of the respon sibilities normally managed by the deceased to others within the operation.
“We have all suffered measureable setbacks from the COVID-19 pan demic. In September 2019, just prior to the pandemic, The Bahamas was hard hit by Hurricane Dorian.
business. The owner would have wanted you to make sure it was “business as usual”. Let employees know what has happened, and emphasise the importance of continuing to work. Take the time to share feelings if you have this type of rap port with your team. This humanises the situation while also helping you to start talking about some of what you are experiencing. It is an important step in the grieving process, and one that your team will respect you for Dependingdoing. on the situ ation, you may have some tough decisions ahead. This
multiple islands meant it faced “enormous chal lenges” in providing equal communications access for all.“The Bahamas covers 100,000 square miles of ocean where goods and services must be dupli cated on every island or population centre,” he explained. “With 53 airports (30 government-owned), an equal amount of seaports, over 150 public schools, over 100 health clinics and
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has thrown the British Royal Family into transition and change. This centuriesold institution will certainly survive these times simply because of the clear struc ture and protocols around the business of succession. Yet, in the corporate world, the death of a business owner can have devastating consequences for employ ees, customers and family members alike.
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hospitals, 332 hotels and motels with 14,000 rooms catering to 7.2m tourists annually, one can get a sense of, or a snapshot if you will, of the enormous challenges involved in pro viding comprehensive ICT services for The Bahamas.
“As a founding member of CANTO and council member of the ITU, I urge all of our stakeholders to come together and leverage our collective relationships, institutional memories and organisational capacities in supporting and promoting the cultural, social and eco nomic development of our region.” RO ISION
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The first, and most important, question to be answered is whether the business can and should be continued. Many businesses, especially service-oriented ones such as a professional practice, cannot realistically be saved because its success was based almost entirely on the deceased owner’s efforts. In a medical prac tice, for example, patients will immediately go to other physicians, making continuity difficult. Unless a successor is equipped to step in immediately upon the owner’s death, there is likely no one at the ready to take over.
ENORMO S CHALLENGES’ FOR AHAMAS ON ICT
The Prime Minister has called on the Caribbean to “come together and leverage” its collective strength to improve broad band Internet and other forms of Bahamas’(ICT)municationsinformationnicationsCaribbeaningconnectivity.communicationsPhilipDavisQC,speakattheopeningoftheTelecommuUnion’s(CTU)andcomtechnologyweek,saidThearchipelagoof
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Even with such a loss, you have to continue with the
Appeal justice Jon Isaacs, in a written ruling, found that the lease terms meant RAV, the company founded by Cuban-Amer ican developer, Gerardo Capo, cannot be held liable for the boat’s loss as it owed no “duty of care” to secure it. He added that marina traffic, and the level of security, meant it was “not
“We’ve had excellent success,” Mr Farquharson told this newspaper. “The one we held last week at Sandals, we saw about 360 persons who would have attended, and we were able to identify all the require ments needed by Sandals. About 120 persons were retained.“From when we launched Labour on the Blocks 2.0 in May this year, I know we
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Armed with an expand ing database of Bahamians seeking work, coupled with their skills, qualifications and resumes, he told Trib une Business that Sandals Royal Bahamian had hired 120 persons who had attended last week’s
between RAV Bahamas and the Rum N’ Coke’s owners placed the burden of preventing the vessel’s loss on the latter.
Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business the US Egg Marketing Board has decided to increase prices gradually by 10-15 cents per week rather than at once, thus allowing Bahamian shoppers time to gradually adjust their spending and budgets for what is ulti mately still expected to be a $2 per carton increase.
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Egg-static: Price hikes phased in
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THE three Canadianowned banks charge the highest fees for late mort gage and credit card payments, it has been revealed, with all bank levies decreasing during the 2022 first half due to the VAT rate cut.
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Labour chief: Over 1,200 jobs found for Bahamians
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Disclosing that the 13-store supermarket chain still has sufficient stock to run its present $3.29 ‘spe cial’ for dozen-strong egg cartons until next Wednes day at least, he said his disclosure of the impending price increase had caused “a run” on the product with 1,000 cases sold over
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recruitment drive at the West Bay Street resort.
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BIMINI Bay’s original developer yesterday over turned an almost-$600,000 damages award against it for negligence relating to the theft of a boat from its marina more than 13 years ago.The Court of Appeal, in a unanimous verdict, threw out the original ruling by now-chief justice Ian Winder on the basis that the marina slip lease
SUPER Value’s prin cipal yesterday gave struggling consumers some relief by revealing there will be no “sudden” rise in egg prices as the projected 60 percent increase will instead be phased-in between now and Christmas.
THE Ministry of Tour ism plans to launch the “antibiotics” that will help cure low cruise visitor spend in downtown Nassau by December 1, a top tour ism executive disclosed yesterday.IanFerguson, the Tourism urbanwhichtiontoplayup,leasehasdottedmuchwhereprogressedCentrepromisedsively”“workingTribuneCorporation’sDevelopmentchief,toldBusinessitwasquiteaggrestomaketheIncubationarealityandhadtothestage“weneedtoprettyjustsignontheline”.Revealingthatalocationbeenidentified,andagreementdrawnheaddedthatitwillakeyroleineffortsrevivetheeasternsecofdowntownNassauhassunkintowhatplannersreferto
Cruise spend ‘antibiotics’ set for December launch
Canadian banks charging highest late payment fees
Bimini Bay’s developer overturns $600k award
The Central Bank of The Bahamas, in its latest semiannual comparison of fees charged by the six commer cial banks, found that Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Scotiabank (Bahamas) and CIBC FirstCaribbean Inter national Bank (Bahamas) all placed highest for fees charged over credit card late payments.
THE Government’s labour chief yesterday dis closed that more than 1,200 Bahamians have found jobs since it launched ‘Labour on the Blocks 2.0’ in May, with several hundred more recruits sought imminently. Robert Farquharson, director of labour, speak ing ahead of tomorrow’s “job fair” where Bahamian contractor, Osprey Con struction Company, has partnered with his depart ment to seek up to 100 new hires, said his department was reaching out to private sector groups to encourage employers to use its ser vices more frequently.
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A tour/excursion kiosk and registration desk will also be provided so that visitors can be directed to activities of their choice so they can “touch and feel The Bahamas”, with the facility also aiming to provide a gateway to inter active experiences where tourists “take in the sights, sounds and food” this nation offers - even to the point of making their own products, such as craft beer or jewellery.
as a ‘twilight zone’ full of dilapidated, abandoned properties with minimal commercial activities and the draw/attraction for tourists virtually non-existent.Pledgingthat it is “not another flea market or straw market”, Mr Fergu son told this newspaper that the Incubation Centre will seek to fill and solve multiple gaps in the Baha mian tourism product. Providing a direct store front on to Bay Street, one focus will be the revival of
Confirming that the goal is also to “shore up” micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) Bahamian-owned busi nesses in the tourism sector, Mr Ferguson said 18 entrepreneurs will have the chance to compete for space in the Incubation Centre during its initial launchDescribingphase. the con cept as akin to the shared co-working space of an Incudesk, he told Tribune