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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.

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Walking in a winter wonderland

IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Pompey Square.

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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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”.

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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.

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$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.

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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.

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Boys accused of trespassing

FOUR boys admitted to trespassing on school premises after dark intending to commit an offence.

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Tourism next year ‘the best ever’

TOURISM, Aviation and Investments Minister Chester Cooper says he anticipates that tourism arrivals for next year will “be the best” the country has ever seen, with forward bookings for the first half of 2023 already showing promising signs.

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Minister quiet on Christmas decor cost

AMID some criticism over the national Christmas tree decorations, Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg shied away from revealing the cost of the project, adding that he found no issue with the aesthetics.

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Congresswoman hopes arrest will see Bankman-Fried held accountable

UNITED States Congresswoman Maxine Waters expressed hope that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman- Fried’s arrest and arraignment will signal him being held accountable for the alleged “fraud” he committed leading to the giant crypto exchange firm’s disgraceful fall, affecting as many as one million people.

Winning bidder for Grand Bahama Airport picked

AFTER several months of deliberation, the government has selected the winning bidder for the redevelopment of the Grand Bahama International Airport.