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TRIPLE CROWN: Shaunae Miller-Uibo The Tribune’s Female Athlete of the Year 2022

With another triple crown to her ledger, Bahamian quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo emerged as The Tribune’s 2022 Female Athlete of the Year.

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No major incidents reported

POLICE said there were no major incidents at the Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade.

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Cameron Riley qualifies for Great Abaco Classic

IN his second appearance on the Bahamas Professional Golf Association fresh from his initial season on the professional circuit, Grand Bahamian Cameron Riley emerged as the champion of the Korn Kerry qualifier for the Great Abaco Classic.

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Sydney Clarke donates to children’s hostel

ALTHOUGH she was coming off her loss in the final of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2022 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals, Sydney Clarke was quite upbeat as she showed up with a car full of food items and presents at the Children’s Hostel for her third consecutive Christmas giveaway.

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Basketball standout Rhema Collins prepares for Ole Miss

AS she continues her transition to college, University of Mississippi bound Rhema Collins came home to take advantage of some training from professional player Ryan Moss and veteran women’s coach Anthony Swaby. Moss and Swaby took Collins through a series of workouts yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as the 6-foot, 2-inch forward took the break from her final season with the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.

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Man hunted after high-speed chase

A MAN is being hunted by police after a high-speed chase after he fired a gun towards a security guard and damaged a business establishment in the Marathon Road area on Friday.

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Court filing sheds light on FTX fund transfers

FTX’s Chapter 11 lawyers applyed for a motion for the enforcement of an automatic stay from creditors in FTX proceedings due to shuffling of funds days prior to the chapter 11 filing, new court filings state.

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Police call to resolve conflicts following latest murder

AFTER the country’s latest homicide on Thursday, press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings urged residents to seek help in resolving conflicts so that fewer lives are lost this Christmas.

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US man accused over gun

AN American man was granted $12,500 in cash bail in Magistrate’s Court after being accused of bringing a gun into the country last week.

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$5,000 fine for marijuana possession

TWO MEN and a woman were in court last week on two separate drug charges. One of the men faced a $5,000 fine after admitting having 5lb of marijuana.

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Man accused of stealing phone at gunpoint

A MAN was remanded to prison by the Magistrate’s Court after being accused of stealing a woman’s cash and phone at gunpoint earlier this month.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Rising to support brothers in need

ON Friday, December 16, the story of brotherly love was the subject of this column. It was the story of two brothers named Lorenzo and Devon Knowles, Long Islanders who came to Nassau to work 15 years ago and for most of those years worked through, or in some connection with, the late Sir Durward Knowles, the first eight years at Queen’s College, later at Montagu Gardens restaurant until it closed. They often worked multiple jobs. After Sir Durward died, they scraped by doing odd jobs, looking after a parking lot, washing dishes at other restaurants, cobbling together a few dollars daily to feed themselves, sometimes going hungry, always faithful to church and Bible study, even when they walked in the rain to get there.

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Cooper: Developments must meet the required environment regulations

IN response to environmentalists’ concerns about the $250m resort and cruise port planned for Long Island, Tourism Minister Chester Cooper maintained yesterday that any development approved by the government will not begin major construction until it meets the required environmental safety regulations.

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Ministry says it is tackling flooding near Cable Beach

THE Works Ministry said it is addressing ongoing flooding issues in an area near Cable Beach following recent complaints.

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PMH renovation to start ‘next week’

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said renovations at Princess Margaret Hospital will begin as early as the beginning of next week.

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‘Breath of fresh air’: 150k cruise arrivals over Xmas

The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday hailed the increase in cruise ship traffic as a “breath of fresh air” for business with close to 150,000 passenger arrivals forecast for Christmas week.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Handling the holidays

IN just a few days, Christmas Day will be here and we will all hear people saying some version of, “All that, and one day and it’s over.” The build-up to Christmas is long, everyone seems to be frantic, and everything is expensive and time-consuming. Many resources go into planning and executing Christmas activities, and for many of us, it is all an untouchable, unchangeable practice, but what if we took a step back?

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‘Lots of muscle’ required for $142m toxic BOB pile

The Bank of The Bahamas bail-out vehicle must now employ “lots of muscle” to recover its remaining “toxic” loan collateral valued at $142m, its chairman revealed yesterday.

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Two face court over alleged cutlass attack

TWO men were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with an alleged cutlass attack.

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20 out of 23 unpaid nurses have now received pay

THE demand for unpaid salaries did not fall on deaf ears, as the Bahamas Nurses Union president confirmed that 20 of the 23 nurses who were owed money from the beginning of the year have now been paid.