LGBTI group wants to see non-discrimination in govt
THE Bahamas Organisation of LGBTI Affairs wants to see an across-the-board anti-discrimination policy implemented in government agencies in 2023, according to its spokesperson Alexus D’Marco yesterday.
Commission ‘cannot condone’ FTXs $100m Bahamas payout
A Delaware bankruptcy judge was yesterday told that the Securities Commission’s vehement rejection of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bahamian creditor preferential payout plan proves there was no “collusion” with the FTX founder.
Cable unveils its first dividend in five years
Cable Bahamas’ top executive yesterday voiced optimism that it has “set the foundation” to become a dividend-paying stock once again with the unveiling of a first capital return to shareholders for five years.
Attorney to seek Bankman-Fried release
AN attorney representing embattled former FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried says he will proceed with “whatever is necessary” to have his client released from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services after he was sent there on Tuesday.
‘Arrest was not influenced by other considerations’
DAMIAN Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest on Monday was dictated by law enforcement as opposed to any other considerations, including his scheduled testimony in Congress on Tuesday.
RBC’s 3-day digital woes an ‘absolute catastrophe’
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) yesterday pledged it is “working diligently” to restore its digital banking platform with businesses branding the three-day woe as “an absolute catastrophe” for commerce.
Shoppers warned: Don’t go broke for Christmas
A financial expert urged residents to take a “pause” and not to go broke this Christmas season while shopping.
Airline workers sign agreement
AFTER several months of negotiations, Nassau Flight Services and the Airport Airline and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) signed a five-year industrial agreement at the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday.
‘No special treatment for FTX founder in prison’
ACTING Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare said former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is getting no preferential treatment in prison, adding that “all inmates are treated equally”.
‘FTX BAHAMAS CHIEF CONFESSED TO FRAUD’: Securities Commission director says admission led to liquidation move
The head of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary sparked an “urgent” police probe into possible criminal misconduct when he confessed to local regulators about the misuse of multi-billion dollar client funds.
Chipola improves to No.2 in poll
Deyton Albury, Paul Greene and Chipola College are now the no.2 ranked men’s basketball programme in NJCAA Division I.
Fredrick King has career night for Blue Jays
FREDRICK King had his second NCAA start and produced a career night for the Creighton Blue Jays.
Treasure Cay ‘one missed pump away from sewerage nightmare’
TREASURE Cay homeowners yesterday complained they still lack a proper sewerage system more than three years after Hurricane Dorian despite contributing “hundreds of thousands” to the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC).
Raynor Andrews gets an offer from Syracuse
JUNIOR offensive lineman Raynor Andrews continues to become a sought after prep football prospect.
US prosecutor confident on Bankman-Fried case
US PROSECUTORS yesterday voiced confidence they have sufficient evidence to convict FTX’s embattled founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, on charges that he “misappropriated billions of dollars of customer funds”.
Royal date for National Youth Award director
THE National Director of the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA) Jacquetta Lightbourne- Maycock travelled to the United Kingdom last month to address a fundraising dinner attended by Prince Edward, chairman of trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation.
$15k fine over marijuana
A MAN was ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after he admitted to having 10 lbs of marijuana in his possession.
Bay Street demolitions to boost Downtown’s revival
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said the Government has demolished five derelict Bay Street properties over the past year to make way for downtown Nassau’s revival.
Shooting suspect is denied bail
A MAN accused of shooting at a woman as she drove away in her car was denied bail in the Supreme Court.
