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@realGeorgeHotz More Than Just a Polycule in the Bahamas, That's for Sure! - Latest Tweet by Elon Musk  LatestLY

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1. Bahamas' Attorney General Defends Country's Regulatory Regime Amid FTX 'Debacle'  CoinDesk
2. Attorney General of The Bahamas Defends Its Crypto Savvy in Wake of FTX Crash  Decrypt
3. Bahamas: Stop Saying We Lack Crypto Regulations After FTX  TheStreet
4. FNM: Govt silent as Bahamas attacked on FTX  Bahamas Tribune
5. Crypto Firm FTX Landed in the Bahamas With a Bang, and Now the Bahamas Is Picking Up the Pieces  The Wall Street Journal
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Dayton regroups with two home games this week after 0-3 finish in Bahamas  Dayton Daily News

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Just in time to start taking reservations for the holiday travel season, Club Med Columbus is set to officially reopen for guest stays on October 22, 2022. This elegant, colonial-style Club Med beachfront resort is the only all-inclusive property to inhabit the secluded tropical island of San Salvador in the Bahamas.

Since closing its doors in 2020, Club Med Columbus has developed new offerings that make it an ideal retreat for couples, multigenerational families and large groups alike. Its pristine, remote location enables vacationers of all varieties to disconnect from their frenzied everyday lives, and embrace the islands warm hospitality and vibrant Bahamian culture in its purest form.

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Guests will have unlimited access to a wealth of holistic wellness experiences, authentic culinary concepts, premium beverages, onsite entertainment, watersport and on-land activities. In short, endless opportunities for excitement, adventure and relaxation.

This exotic island escape is situated along a sublime stretch of powdery white-sand beach and features newly refreshed, two-story bungalows surrounded by palm groves, lush native flora and luminous turquoise waters

Guests staying at this Bahamian haven can expect to see such new additions as:

New Dining Concepts: The La Pinta Beach Lounge Restaurant is a stylish new open-air dining option offering breathtaking overwater views and all-day service. With a serene, relaxed atmosphere during daylight hours that shifts to a more sophisticated vibe at night, La Pinta will introduce a new culinary concept: Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with a Bahamian twist. It will serve fresh seafood fare thats best paired with high-end spirits from the cellar for an enhanced dining experience. The resorts main restaurant, Christophers, will continue to offer a variety of international food options from breakfast through dinner; including new plant-based menu items, which were developed during an intensive training period led by renowned vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli.

Enhanced Wellness Experiences Using a 360-degree approach to encouraging mental, physical and emotional well-being Club Meds new Wellness Fusion program will introduce a harmonious blend of wellness experiences to produce ultimate peace of mind. The resorts new wellness programming will include comprehensive yoga practice, moonlight massages and four holistic treatments at the Club Med Spa by Sothys.

Endless Adventure Club Med Columbus is a watersport enthusiasts paradise, being an ideal spot for such activities as snorkeling, scuba diving, sailing, waterskiing, kitesurfing, kayaking and more. In fact, a total of 22 types of activities are included in guests stays. Other amusements include weekly beach sunset rituals, flyboarding, cycling, volleyball and tennis (on brand-new courts). Guests can also participate in destination excursions, including new quad tours, which offer a guided ride around the island to explore unspoiled landscapes, and discover hidden beaches and sea caves, with breaks along the way to grab a bite while mingling with the locals.

New Scuba Experiences San Salvador Island boasts more than 35 incredible dive sites. Club Med Columbus will now offer guests various new ways to experience them, such as sunset scuba dives in the evenings, private boat rides transporting guests to group dives and courses to become PADI-certified. Plus, a new snorkeling opportunity will be provided in partnership with Only Blue Diving, which will enable less-experienced ocean swimmers to likewise experience the islands colorful coral reefs and vibrant marine life.

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Pacific Disaster Center Director of Global Operation Erin Hughey (third from left) and Jack Barile (fifth from left), director of UH Mnoas Social Science Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences, represented UH at the MOU signing ceremony

A new collaboration on climate change and disaster risk reduction research geared toward small island states has been formalized through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of Hawaii and the University of The Bahamas.

The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis hosted the signing on October 13, which was the United Nations General Assemblys International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The partnership seeks creative solutions to sea-level rise and island sustainability, including disaster resilience, environmental sustainability, tourism, and health and wellness.

Our shared experiences create an opportunity for the University of The Bahamas and the University of Hawaii to work together to find creative solutions and lead the world in building small island resilience through scientific advancement, said UH President David Lassner. Through our collective advancements in research and the application of science, our two universities aim to inform institutional-level transformation and to help guide evidence-based policy throughout the Caribbean, Pacific and beyond.

The agreement between the universities will focus on:

This collaboration provides a unique opportunity to explore and develop climate change mitigation strategies for two important island states, said Denise Eby Konan, dean of UH Mnoas College of Social Sciences and academic lead for the partnership.

We envision joint virtual classes, and shared opportunities for field schools and short-term study abroad partnerships. Articulation and transfer pathways from the University of The Bahamas to UH in key areas of study are also planned in subjects such as economics, social sciences of oceans, and other social sciences programs such as public administration and disaster management.

The MOU signing was the signature event at the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction Symposium held in Nassau, The Bahamas. Following the signing, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), a UH applied research center, presented findings from its most recent risk assessment in The Bahamas and highlighted the multi-hazard early warning system known as DisasterAWARE currently in use at the National Emergency Operations Center.

The advancement in the partnership between UB and UH builds on the long history between our two island communities and strengthens PDCs commitment to evidence-based decision making. Academic partnerships such as this are necessary as we collectively work to build resilience to climate change, said PDCs Executive Director Ray Shirkhodai.

PDC and The Bahamas have been collaborating on disaster risk reduction capacity development for more than two decadesfrom joint planning and preparedness exercises, disaster responses, and national policies and procedures to the recently completed National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment, which has already garnered international recognition. In May, PDC was named the recipient of the United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction for making critical risk information available for operational use and enabling evidence-based decision making through the DisasterAWARE platform.

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By: LINDSAY THOMPSON

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#The Bahamas, October 13, 2022 In his first year in office National Address the Hon. Philip Davis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced a minimum wage increase to $260, crime fighting initiatives, and other wide-sweeping measures to tackle challenges facing the country.

The National Address was delivered Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in a live broadcast heard around the country. In the 36-page document, the prime minister shared the progress of his administration so far and plans for education, food security, job readiness, health care, national security and more measures for the way forward.

Tackling head-on the burden of inflation and other issues that have driven up the cost of living for Bahamians, and globally, the prime minister underscored the importance of making adjustments for the economic benefit of families.

In this vein, he announced that the minimum wage would increase from $210 per week to $260 per week. The last time the minimum wage was raised in the country was the year 2015.

During an inflation emergency, its important to take the steps we can to improve affordability. Of course, nothing is more important to helping families make ends meet than higher wages, the prime minister said.

He added, A new increase has been long overdue. For minimum wage earners in the Public Service, the change will be retroactive going back to July of this year. For minimum wage earners in the private sector, the increase will begin in a little less than three months, in January of the coming year, allowing employers time to prepare for the increased expense.

According to the prime minister, the higher minimum wage will benefit thousands of Bahamians. The increase will help, it was long awaited, long overdue, and the extra money every week will make a difference.

However, we are aware that this will not eliminate the hardship of trying to make ends meet in todays economy. Instead, it represents progress on the way to a livable wage, the prime minister said.

He explained that the raise was negotiated by the National Tripartite Council, which includes the government, representatives from the private sector and unions.

Our shared goal was to raise the minimum wage without having a negative impact on employment or job growth, and we believe that has been achieved, the prime minister said.

Another measure announced was the addition of 38 new items to the Price Control List, a move to further eliminate the economic burden on families.

We are limiting the wholesale and retail mark-up of everyday items like diapers, and food like chicken, eggs, bread, bananas, apples, oranges, broccoli, onions, and potatoes. These items are being added for at least a six-month period, at which point we will review and evaluate the impact on businesses and consumers. We are also reducing the profit margin on price-controlled drugs, providing additional relief to Bahamians, the prime minister said.

In the area of crime-fighting initiatives, he revealed that The Bahamas has entered into a formal working arrangement with the American Law Enforcement Agency, ATF the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives towards this end.

And we are working with American intelligence to share information to stop this flow of arms across our borders. We didnt get here overnight, and so major progress will take time but we are pushing hard for immediate advances, because we need to make people safer, now, the prime minister said.

Additional crime-fighting measures he mentioned include the recent appointment of a Commissioner of Police, with new resources, and new initiatives targeting gangs and guns possession.

We have created a collaborative multi-agency approach to interrupting the cycles of violence that are tearing up our streets and communities. We are recruiting hundreds of new police. Were also focused on intervening early, identifying those at risk and steering them to a better path, which is why were expanding and improving programmes like Urban Renewal and Second Chance, the prime minister said.

He admitted being aware that gangs have started reaching into the schools to recruit. Hence, the Royal Bahamas Police Force has added a security presence to the school campuses.

The primary responsibility for making progress on crime lies with the government, of course, said the prime minister. But there are limits to what any government can do we can invest in new police cars, or technology, or programmes that rehabilitate and offer opportunity but we still need parents to create loving, safe homes.

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After escaping the wrath of Hurricane Ian,The Bahamas remains focused on itsnumber one priority, the health of all who visit the sixteen islandsin the Caribbean during the winter season of 2022.

Neither the U.S. CDC nor the U.K. has issued active travel notices as of October 12, 2022.

And with the reduction of SARS-CoV-2 virus confirmations,The Bahamas eliminated the COVID-19 testing requirement on September 20, 2022.

Andvisitors, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, are no longer required to submit to pre-travel COVID-19 testing to enterThe Bahamas.

And testing is no longer required for persons traveling within The Bahamas islands.

The CDC does suggest ensuringyou are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip.

In addition, U.K. health authorities have confirmed. Dengue fever is endemic in the Caribbean, and outbreaks can occur throughout the year.

Dengue and other travel vaccine services are offered by certified travel clinics and pharmacies in the U.S.

However, from a safety perspective, the U.S. Department of State reissued a Level 2 Advisory on October 5, 2022.

The State Department says that most crime occurs on New Providence (Nassau) and Grand Bahama (Freeport) islands.

In Nassau, visitors should practiceincreased vigilance in the Over the Hill area (south of Shirley Street).

And activities involving commercial watercraft, including water tours, are not consistently regulated.

Due to these concerns, U.S. government personnel cannot use independently operated jet-ski rentals on New Providence and Paradise Islands.

Moreover, never swim alone in the Caribbean, regardless of your age or level of swimming skills.

Read the State Department country information webpagefor additional information on travel to The Bahamas.

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Call for Entries : Development of a Private Island in The Bahamas

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The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a competition for the design of a new luxury resort on a Private Island in the Bahamas.

The client is looking to create a highly sustainable destination that will attract diverse groups of travellers, the yachting community and residents, whilst preserving the surrounding natural beauty of the island.

The island, that once was home to a pineapple plantation, currently has no formal residential infrastructure, no roads, no power and no water supply. It features a shallow inland lagoon in the centre of the island and a thin peninsula which juts out 11 km (7 miles) east. The site for the planned development is a total of 107 acres.

The project revolves around three key areas to be developed on the island: a Beach Club, a Marina, and fully equipped bookable accommodation. Entrants will have the opportunity to submit designs for one or more of these categories.

The design competition is a two-stage process. The first stage will include the anonymous assessment of concept design ideas and selection of a longlist of up to 10 concepts for each category. The second stage will include a shortlisting process, whereby those selected will be asked to refine their ideas following feedback and the shortlisted designers will be invited to present their refined concepts to the Evaluation Panel. A prize of 25,000 will be awarded to the overall winner with another 25,000 prize fund distributed amongst other prize winners as agreed by the Panel.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS A ceremony to officially open an exhibition of artwork and artifacts showcasing the history of the first inhabitants of The Bahamas was held 12 October, 2022 in Pompey Square.

Presented by the Antiquities, Monuments & Museums Corporation (AMMC), the exhibition is titled Lucayans: the Valor of the Vanquished.

It features miniature replicas, life-sized statues and artifacts to tell the story of the vitality and unfortunate demise of the Lucayan people.

The Lucayans deserve to be celebrated and recognized for their accomplishments and we do so today with the opening of this display, said Prime Minister Philip Davis, who gave remarks at the official opening ceremony.

According to a press release from Bahamas Information Services (BIS), The exhibition was presented to offer the public the chance to become more knowledgeable about the Lucayans, as well as the cultural legacy and history of The Bahamas.

According to Prime Minister Philip Davis, the onus is on the Bahamian people to respect and preserve the tremendous legacy left behind by the now-extinct Lucayans.

We are not the original people of this land. We inherited this land and as people who now claim this earth as our own, we have a duty to honor and remember its original inhabitants, he said.

Author Tellis Bethel also presented remarks expressing the weight of keeping the story of the Lucayansa people known for their peaceful way of lifealive.

Within their story are profound implications that speak to the Bahamas destiny and identity for the greater good of humanity. Their demise also uncovers an inherent responsibility left to us as inheritors of these islands, said Bethel.

The untold stories of the way of life of the first inhabitants of these islands are also important and need to be preserved, according to Nameiko Miller, curator at AMMC.

History does not start in 1492 with Columbus simply because this is the first time a European wrote about these islands. Histories exist without being written, she said.

Various cabinet ministers, AMMC officials and dignitaries were in attendance at the historic occasion.

Lucayans: the Valor of the Vanquished exhibition is open for viewing at Pompey Museum until 4 March, 2023.

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FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield says the Davis administration should focus on a more sustained and deliberate effort to crack down on the proliferation of shanty towns in the country.

Senator Henfield, who is on the ground in Abaco and has been there for the past three weeks observing the recently launched Department of Immigration Operation Expedition, said efforts should be ongoing.

He was contacted for comment the day after officials revealed that the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force were on the island conducting multiple shanty town raids from October 7 to 10.

The effort was in response to the growth of unregulated communities in Abaco, one of them - The Farm - mushrooming to 200 acres from 50 acres since 2019.

It cannot be just the here and there effort to address the human cries of the public, Senator Henfield said. It has to be a sustained, deliberate effort to arrest and repatriate all those who do not have the proper documents to be in The Bahamas. Abaco is a place where we need a sustained presence by Immigration.

Not only eliminate the irregular communities, which are dangerous, which we saw in the fire in The Mudd (shanty town in Abaco set on fire in 2018), it must be much more than the platitudinous effort to satisfy public inquiry, it has to be ongoing.

Mr Henfield questioned Immigration Minister Keith Bells statements on Wednesday, during a press conference, where he echoed statements he made earlier this month that immigration is not at crisis level in The Bahamas, but is instead a complex problem.

Minister Keith Bell, I dont know if hes visited Abaco since hes been in office. But hed be wise to come and visit Abaco. Come and have a look for yourself, Mr Henfield said.

Its concerning to me as a former member of Parliament, as a Senator of the Free National Movement and its concerning for the current MPs that sit for Abaco. Both North and South MPs for Abaco have also indicated their concern about these growing communities. So, (he should) come and have a look for himself and then make comments on it.

Mr Henfield said his former ministry had started to tackle the immigration issue in 2019 but were stopped by the courts.

We had begun in the last administration to address these communities in Abaco. We were stopped by the courts and then we were kicked out of office. And so, the communities continued to grow.

Right now, its extraordinary, when you pass, and you see the size of these developments. It speaks to another problem that is brewing, not only in Abaco, but all across the country, where people can just go and set up on Crown land and build unfettered by officials, he said.

In 2019, Mr Henfield agreed with former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis assertions that illegal immigration was a threat to The Bahamas, saying the country must not sit idly by and allow it to be overtaken by another country.

Weve been grappling with this problem for the last 50 years, he said in 2019. Bahamians have been, in my estimation, quite tolerant.

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