UPDATED: Sam Bankman-Fried waives right to fight extradition – FTX founder will go to the US
AFTER a confusing day in court, Sam Bankman-Fried has decided not to fight extradition to the United States, his attorneys announced yesterday.
Warning over severe weather
SEVERE weather is expected in the northwest Bahamas tomorrow due to a passing low-pressure system.
Ground broken on $250m Long Island port
AZUL Destinations broke ground yesterday for the construction of a $250m resort and cruise port for south Long Island.
INSIGHT: Yesterday’s PM in spotlight for wrong reasons
WHEN considering the issues of the day, it’s often easy to look at what is going on with government.
Bran: ‘Don’t abandon’ digital assets on FTX
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) former leader is urging The Bahamas not to “abandon” the digital assets industry in the wake of FTX’s implosion but instead promote the jurisdiction with “even more vigour”.
‘Permit restricted US dollar holdings without approval’
Bahamians should be permitted to hold a limited amount of US dollars in their account without needing Central Bank approval as part of wider reforms to the commercial banking industry, a report has recommended.
BJ Murray III wins Home Run Derby
POWER hitting third baseman Bertram Murray III, coming off an impressive year in the Chicago Cubs minor league baseball organisation, capped off the first All-Bahamian final to become the first home grown player to capture the Don’t Blink Home Run Derby title. In a dramatic showdown as the fifth edition of the event returned from Paradise Island to the Montagu shores, Murray, better known as ‘Deeja,’ out-slugged Trent ‘T-Money’ Deveaux 9-8 in the final of the country’s biggest event that highlighted the majority of the players playing in the minor leagues or in college.
Bahamas Bowl: Blazers take title to UAB
THE University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers, the athletic programme that features Bahamian star Sydney Clarke on their women’s tennis team, came back to town on Friday and took home the 2022 HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl football title. The Blazers, with the go-ahead touchdown from Jermaine Brown Jr on 4th-and-1 with one minute and 33 seconds left, held on as Rennard Ellis tackled Jalen Walker at the 1-yard line on the final play of the game that was sealed with kicker Matt Quinn booting in the extra point for a 24-20 win over Miami (Ohio) RedHawks at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Hoopfest Tournament a blast with top high school teams from US
WITH a little more time to work with their teams, coaches for both the New Providence and Grand Bahama All-Stars feel as if they could have had better showings against the Miami Northwestern High School in the Hoopfest High School Tournament at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium over the weekend. On Friday, the New Providence All-Stars got off to a slow start and ended up getting routed 71-36 by Miami. On Saturday, the Grand Bahama All-Stars got off to a good start, but couldn’t maintain their composure, losing 66-47 to Miami.
Putting its best coat on
THE ELBOW Reef Lighthouse Society has nearly completed the repainting of its lighthouse tower’s famous red and white stripes.
NPBA to end year on Wednesday
THE New Providence Basketball Association will complete the year with games on tap tonight and Wednesday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium before taking a break for the Christmas holiday. The league will return to action on January 4.
Knicks rally to beat Buddy Hield and Pacers for 7th straight victory
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle made six free throws in the final minute and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 109-106 yesterday for their NBA-best seventh consecutive victory. The 19th and final lead change came in the final minute, when Randle made two foul shots with 45.6 seconds remaining for a 105-104 lead. After the teams exchanged turnovers, Randle hit four more free throws in the final two possessions. The Pacers missed a shot from just inside half-court at the buzzer. Buddy Hield and Aaron Nesmith each had 23 points for Indiana. Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Haliburton each added 15.
Road to 2023 Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup
SOME exciting matches are scheduled today as The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) kicks off the Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals at the National Tennis Centre until December 22. The Bahamas’ top athletes will compete to not only be crowned national champion but to also be a part of the 2023 Davis Cup (men) and the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup (BJK women).
INSIGHT: Sir Ronald Sanders - Travel within the Caribbean in crisis
THE closure of LIAT in 2020, without establishing air transport to fill the vacuum, has led to chaos in regional transportation, gravely affecting the movement of people and goods throughout the Caribbean region.
INSIGHT: The KDK REPORT - The platinum gatekeeper
THE opportunity to age gracefully is something that I suspect all human beings long for. Where the differences materialise, however, is in the age we’d like to achieve before dying. Some say 75, while the majority respond somewhere in their 80s or 90s. Rarely does anyone say 100, thinking that it’s too far-fetched to even conceive.
BPL fuel hike: Pintard asserts URCA ‘endorses’ law breach
The Opposition’s leader is challenging whether electricity regulators are “endorsing” Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) breaking the law by asserting it has made an “adequate case” to hike its fuel charge by up to 163 percent.
Sears to meet Village Road business owners
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears has committed to meeting Village Road business owners next month to discuss an economic stimulus plan after confirming the road repair will be delayed until the first week of January.
Activists welcome court victory for Jean Rony
A LOCAL advocacy group is celebrating a decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to send the Jean Rony Jean-Charles case back to the Supreme Court for consideration of an application of constitutional aid.
‘FTX collapse nothing to do with The Bahamas’
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has once again insisted that the collapse of FTX has nothing to do with The Bahamas, saying “you don’t blame the jurisdiction, you blame the bad actors”.
