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MY GOD, HAVE THEY DONE IT AGAIN? BOTH sides spoke about being confident of winning - but it was too close to call in the race for the US presidency between Donald Trump and Joe Biden last night. Trump kept Florida and Texas despite some hopes by the Biden team of picking up victories

there - but votes were still being counted in crucial states. Biden’s hopes were hanging on strong prospects in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania - but a failure to win there could see Trump re-elected for a second term as president. SEE PAGE TEN

ANOTHER $10M ALLOCATED ‘DIE’ STUBBS CAN FIGHT SENTENCE ONE-IN-FIVE TO FOOD AID PROGRAMME BULLIED AT

By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net

A NEW $10m budget has been allocated for the second phase of the National Food Distribution Task Force programme, which is now shifting focus toward the country’s most vulnerable. Phase Two will continue through the end of the year and the whole programme will close on December 31. Susan Larson, chairman of the task force, in a press statement yesterday said the COVID-19 pandemic

continued to impact unemployment levels and Hurricane Dorian survivors remained in need of help. “As the economy reopens, the Prime Minister has asked the task force to focus on the most vulnerable in our communities,” Mrs Larson said. “While many people are returning to work, there is recognition that the pandemic continues to impact unemployment levels. Additionally, a great number of people remain affected by Hurricane Dorian. These are the primary groups of people the

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By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

THE Privy Council recently advised the Court of Appeal to give Stephen “Die” Stubbs permission to appeal the 45-year sentence imposed on him for the murder of a police officer and the attempted murder of another man over two decades ago. Stubbs’ co-accused Andrew “Yogi” Davis also received the greenlight to appeal his sentence, however he died at the prison on October 28. On March 29, 1999, police officer Jimmy Ambrose was

STEPHEN “Die” Stubbs at a nightclub in Nassau with Marcian Scott. A fight broke out in the club between two groups of men and one of those men approached Ambrose and Scott to report what had

happened. While they were outside talking, some other men, who had been part of the other group in the fight, began shooting at Ambrose, Scott and the men they were talking to. Ambrose and Scott attempted to flee, but Ambrose was surrounded by three armed men, alleged to be Stubbs, Davis and Clinton Evans. He was thrown to the ground, kicked, shot and killed. Scott on the other hand, managed to escape. At the first trial in 2002, Stubbs, Davis and Evans were convicted of murder and sentenced to death, SEE PAGE FOUR

‘SHARK ATTACK WON’T STOP ME DIVING’

WORKPLACE By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net

THE Bahamas could be suffering from a high rate of bullying in the workplace, according to the first study of its kind published in the International Journal of Bahamian Studies. The research of William Fielding, Director of Planning at the University of The Bahamas, estimates that the prevalence of bullying is 21.7 percent based SEE PAGE FIVE

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

spearfishing, hopefully by sometime next year. Shark attacks are very rare and fatal encounters are even SPEARFISHERMAN rarer. However, in certain situAnthony Feaster is lucky to ations, the risk of an attack be alive after being bitten by is higher, especially when a reef shark while spearfishing spearfishing. This incident on Friday in waters off East was Feaster’s second physical End, Grand Bahama. encounter with a shark. The Sweeting’s Cay resident On Friday, Feaster and his suffered serious injuries to his ANTHONY Feaster fishing partner were spearfishing right wrist and will have to at the East End Point around undergo surgery to reattach the tendons. 4.30pm when a shark attacked him. As he However, despite his injuries, Mr Feaster surfaced from the reef, he suddenly felt is optimistic about his recovery and something grab hold of his wrist. being able to return to his livelihood of SEE PAGE TWO

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‘SHARK ATTACK WON’T STOP ME DIVING’

FROM PAGE ONE It was a reef shark about 10 to 12ft long, he recalled. “This shark came from nowhere – I didn’t see it coming,” he said. “I felt something clasped onto my hand (wrist), and without thinking at all, I started to wrestle with this thing. I remember pulling my hand out of its mouth, and that is how I really got away from it and received all that damage; and why my hand is all torn the way it is because… I pulled it out of its mouth.” According to Feaster, the struggle with the shark was short and lasted about three to five seconds. “It dashed away; it was about 10 to 12 ft long,” he said. Feaster was able to get back into the boat with the help of his partner and they headed to McLean’s Town. “I lost a lot of blood; it was a lot of blood in the boat. I don’t know how all that blood came out of me and I didn’t die,” he said. A resident of McLean’s Town drove Mr Feaster into Pelican Point, where they met up with EMS personnel just past Pelican Point. He was rushed to the hospital and seen by doctors. “The doctor said they have to reattach the tendons and that I will have to get some therapy and see how it goes. “Nothing is for certain, but I am pretty optimistic about it,” he said. “I am glad to be alive; the injury was in the wrist area, nothing happened to my

arm, but it was pretty close to my vitals.” Mr Feaster said spearfishing for conch, fish and lobster is his livelihood. He is hoping for the best with his recovery and believes

“I would not say that I am not afraid of sharks, but I am not afraid to the point that I will never go back into the water again or spearfishing again. This is what I do for a living; if I don’t go in the boat, I really don’t know what I am supposed to do.” Anthony Feaster that he’ll be out of work for at least two to three months. “I have a son I have to take care of; the house is gone in the storm and I was just in the process of trying to build that back,” he said. Mr Feaster will not let his encounters with sharks stop him from getting back in the water to spearfish, which he has been doing since age 16. “The second encounter was the worst of them,” he said, with a bit of humour. He remembers his first shark encounter at age 17. “In less than a week of the first incident I was back in the water,” he added. At that time, Feaster was

spearfishing in 18ft of water. “I had just speared a fish and retrieved the rod, and as I had the rod in my hand this monster swept in and took the fish off the spear and with one single motion spin and came directly into my stomach and it propelled my backward really fast. “I had my hand on its head and I was thinking I have to push this thing off me. “I pushed with all my might and managed to push myself off of it. I could see my hand on its head and see the distance between the shark and my stomach and it was pushing me backward like really fast.” Asked if he is afraid of sharks, Mr Feaster said: “I would not say that I am not afraid of sharks, but I am not afraid to the point that I will never go back into the water again or spearfishing again. This is what I do for a living; if I don’t go in the boat, I really don’t know what I am supposed to do,” he laughed. “I am taking it one day at a time and as soon as I could get back to work, I will be gone. You just have to do what you have to do.” Mr Feaster said his priority is to rebuild his home in Sweetings Cay, where reconstruction has not yet started. He described the cay as a “campsite” settlement. “If I go home, I will have to pitch a tent. Before the storm, I had spent eight years building my house there and I didn’t live in it for two years before the storm destroyed it,” he said.

SPEARFISHERMAN Anthony Feaster.

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POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle.

246 POLICE OFFICERS HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-19 SINCE PANDEMIC ONSET By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net SINCE the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 246 Royal Bahamas Police Force officers have contracted the virus. Police Commissioner Paul Rolle told reporters yesterday this included five new cases over the past week. He said most of the force’s areas had seen infections. Commissioner Rolle was asked to respond to complaints that there had been cases in the Drug Enforcement Unit. “I don’t know about that,” he said in response to a question. “We’ve had cases throughout the police force over time and I did my report yesterday, which I filed with the minister. “I believe the running count would have been 246 to date and last week it was 241 so you do the math. “That’s for the whole police force, I think we recorded about five and so we are still concerned about that, although it’s only five for the week. We try to take steps to mitigate as much as possible. “We’ve seen the numbers really gone down within the ranks and that’s throughout.” He continued: “I believe most of the areas in the force have been touched. “I don’t want to specify areas, but I am saying we are not immune.” Regarding the RBPF’s curfew enforcement strategy, the police chief said patrols had been beefed up. “We have a few of the checkpoints as I said earlier in one of my previous addresses that we adjust as we go along.

Compliant “As we found that persons have been more and more compliant, we put minimal stationary points, but we have increased the police presence nonetheless by mobile patrols so now we have per shift I would say it’s about 45/50 patrol cars. “Some are marked, some are under cover, but we’ll catch (you).” Commissioner Rolle also commended the public for complying with restrictions. “At some point people will get the message that what they’re doing is wrong. “I must commend the community because it seems to me that the message is getting through and we have seen fewer of the breaches with persons having parties and those large social gatherings, but we still want to encourage them to continue to abide by them. “I know on the weekend it was Halloween and so we had a lot of reports of fireworks, but we have our officers out and about and I think one or two incidents where we had to deal with rowdy people who thought we were encroaching on their fun, but that’s nothing major.”

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‘SPREAD OF COVID IN THE COUNTRY IS DOWN’

Minister of Health attributes decreased testing to drop in cases By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells yesterday attributed decreased COVID-19 testing in the country to a reduction in cases, as he revealed the virus’ positivity rate is now 12 percent – the lowest it has been in months. “The reality is the spread of COVID in (the) country is down. That is the absolute reality,” the minister said yesterday in response to a question from The Tribune on reduced testing. Over the last week, testing declined by 29 percent. According to information outlined in the Ministry of Health’s daily press releases, between October 20-26, 2,699 tests were administered, whereas from October 27 to November 2, there were 1,905 tests.

Symptoms Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen told The Tribune yesterday this was because fewer people were showing up to be tested as there were fewer people exposed to the virus, meaning there were fewer people with symptoms. Speaking outside Cabinet yesterday, Mr Wells said while the country’s positivity rate had not reached 5 percent or below yet, The Bahamas was moving in that direction.

“The reality is the spread of COVID in (the) country is down,” he said outside of Cabinet. “That is the absolute reality. So, the way you test that is not by the amount of tests that is conducted, (but) you test the spread by what the positivity rate is in your country. “So, for instance, if my positivity rate is 20 percent in The Bahamas and I test the 10 of you that are here I would expect that at least two of you here would be positive. “If I move that test up to 100, I’d expect that 20 out of that hundred would be positive.” He also said: “In this instance, The Bahamas had a positivity rate of 32 percent at the height of this pandemic. The positivity rate is down now around 12 percent as of today. “So, it’s safe to say that the rate of transmission of COVID-19 in The Bahamas is down.” Regarding the country’s positivity rate, the minister said: “You’re doing exceptionally well in the country when your positivity rate is under five percent and The Bahamas is moving in that direction. “We went from 32 down to 12 and so we’re going to be looking to continue our efforts in the Ministry of Health to see if that rate continues to decline, but that’s depended on all of us because the virus just doesn’t spontaneously appear in someone. “If I have it, I have to transmit it to you. So, adhering to the health protocols is what is stopping the transmission of this virus in the public space and in the public

MINISTER of Health Renward Wells.

sphere. Obviously, we could see that the fact that we instituted the weekend curfews and we reduced the weekday curfews is having a very positive affect on the rate of transmission and also the Bahamian people have been exercising some discipline.” However, he was coy in his response when asked if this meant the second wave of COVID-19 was coming to an end.

Effect “I wouldn’t say that and keep my fingers crossed, but I would say that the work that we’ve been doing inside the Ministry of Health, the actions of the government and the competent authority has had a dramatic affect on the rate of transmission of COVID in the country.” Asked if there would be further relaxation of restrictions, Mr Wells said this was directly tied to case numbers. “As you could see the tightening and loosening of restrictions mirrors the increase and the reduction of cases, so as cases go down as you would remember in the first wave the government (relaxed) some of its tightening measures. The point where we got around the first of July, we were able to open the

country,” the minister said. He said the ministry was also working on a logistics plan for the COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available. “We are also in the Ministry of Health in regards to COVID putting together a logistics plan so that whenever the vaccine is announced for COVID-19 that we would be able to get it to every Bahamian who wants it in the shortest possible time. “So we in the Ministry of Health are putting that logistics apparatus together and obviously we already have an apparatus together in regards to flu so we’re just going to augment it to enhance it so that we’re able to touch everyone in the country who would want the COVID vaccine. “Again I want to state to the Bahamian people (that) no one is going to be forced to take a COVID vaccine, no one. “You ga (sic) take it because you want it and if you don’t want it you ain’ (got to) take it.” This comes as the country recorded 31 additional COVID19 cases on Monday and one additional death. A 48-year-old New Providence woman died on November 2. As of Monday, 36,409 tests have been completed. One hundred and forty tests were done on Monday.

ANTIGEN TEST ROLLOUT COULD BE ‘BUMPY’

By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the rollout of the COVID19 rapid antigen test policy could be bumpy and asked Bahamians to bear with officials as the kinks are ironed out. He said an IT platform for the policy is currently being built, however it is likely it will not be fully functional for the first round of tests; hence a manual system will be used at the start. The country relaxed rules for travel on Sunday, eliminating the need to quarantine for 14 days after arrival. Plans to issue antigen tests to travellers on arrival were scrapped, however the test will be administered on day five of visitors’ stay, unless they are departing that day. This means visitors who arrived on Sunday will be required to take the rapid antigen tomorrow. “We’re in the process of building the IT platform to deal with the day five test,” Mr D’Aguilar told reporters before a Cabinet meeting yesterday. “The way we envision that working is that if you’re in New Providence for example, you’d go to Doctors Hospital, anyone of their outlets, you would have your travel visa which would have on it your code, which is like a barcode. They would then be able to scan that, bring up the details of your travel and then upload the results to your account with the health visa. “I’m advised by the

“We have a manual system to begin with as we complete the process but I’m just trying to manage expectations here. It may be a little bumpy coming out of the gate as with most IT solutions the government seems to roll out.” Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar

developers who are developing this furiously in the background that we may not be fully functional on the fifth but that’s the intention of how it’s going to work. We have a manual system to begin with as we complete the process but I’m just trying to manage expectations here. It may be a little bumpy coming out of the gate as with most IT solutions the government seems to roll out. “I think you all remember passport, road traffic, challenges that we had given

the tight deadlines that are impressed upon us. And then in the Family Islands we’re sourcing, healthcare providers are going to build a website, show you where to go, who you could reach out to. “It’s going to be more platform driven and IT driven. We can’t do this at least for a long time manually. This has to be done using technology. I just ask the public to bear with us as we grow into this system and let it become operationalised. It might be a

little problematic coming out of the gate, but that is an indication of where it will end up.” He continued: “If you came to Nassau and Atlantis was open, we wouldn’t envision people coming over the bridge to go to Doctors Hospital. We are going to create a concierge service…they would probably go to Atlantis, they would set up a remote site there and say persons can come down between three and four, we expect to have an appointment-based

system. “As you can imagine all of this takes code, writing, testing and hopefully in a month when I envision our larger properties coming on stream, we’ll be ready for this well before that.” On Saturday Mr D’Aguilar announced that visitors and returning residents will not be required to take an antigen test on arrival as initially planned. Health officials say the antigen test is not useful in detecting COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers.

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‘DIE’ STUBBS CAN FIGHT SENTENCE

FROM PAGE ONE were convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but their convictions were overturned on appeal in March 2004. The second trial took place in 2007, but was abandoned on the first day of the judge’s summing up after reports emerged concerning an approach to a juror. The third trial, which took place in July 2013, resulted in all three defendants being convicted of murder and attempted murder. They were all sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and ten years’ imprisonment for attempted murder, to run concurrently. Evans was also convicted of firearms offences, receiving threeyear concurrent sentences for each charge. Stubbs, Davis and Evans appealed after the third trial. At the beginning of the proceedings, one of the Court of Appeal justices was asked to recuse himself due to his previous involvement in the second trial. However, the panel rejected the recusal application and, in July 2016, dismissed the appeals. The defendants then appealed to the Privy Council, and in 2018, it allowed the appeals and remitted the case to the Court of Appeal for a rehearing before a “differently constituted court”. In 2019, Evans’ appeal against his conviction was allowed with no retrial being ordered. Both Stubbs’ and Davis’ appeals against conviction were dismissed, but their appeals against sentence were allowed, replacing their life sentences with 35 and 34 years’ imprisonment. Stubbs and Davis appealed to the Privy Council against conviction and sentence. On Monday, the Privy Council said the appeals against conviction by Stubbs and Davis should be dismissed. Still, they said Stubbs and Davis should be granted permission to appeal against their sentence and their appeals should be “allowed to the extent that their sentences for murder should be quashed and their cases remitted to the Court of Appeal for re-sentencing”. In its judgement, the Privy Council concluded the Crown’s appeal against Evans’ acquittal should be dismissed since the sentences handed down to him for murder and attempted murder were unsafe. They also granted Stubbs and Davis permission to appeal their murder sentences. “First, the Court of Appeal was wrong to order that the sentence it substituted should run from the date of the order on appeal as opposed to the date on which the original sentence was imposed following conviction,” the court documents read. “Second, the Court of Appeal failed to take into account breaches of constitutional rights when passing sentence. Both Stubbs and Davis had not been tried within a reasonable time, in breach of article 20(1) of the Bahamas Constitution, and both had been wrongly sentenced to the mandatory death penalty after the first trial. The Board remits the cases to the Court of Appeal for resentencing, where appropriate weight should be given to these important mitigating factors.”

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NEARLY 1,000 APPLY TO THE MINISTRY TO VISIT BAHAMAS By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

DEPUTY Director General of Tourism Ellison “Tommy” Thompson revealed yesterday that nearly 1,000 travellers have already made applications to the Ministry of Tourism’s travel unit wanting to visit The Bahamas during the country’s second week of relaxed travel restrictions. Calling the numbers “promising”, Mr Thompson told The Tribune yesterday applications to the unit have been coming in steadily and officials are hopeful numbers will pick up for the upcoming holidays. “In terms of the applications, the applications have been going quite good. We have 1,000 already who have applied for the visa,” he said. Speaking about travel applications made for next week, he added: “It’s under 1,000 at the moment but it’s looking promising.” His comments come after Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar on Saturday said data suggests international tourism is down by 70 percent due to COVID-19’s impact. Given the nation’s heavy reliance on tourism to generate revenue, Mr D’Aguilar said there was a need to safely reopen so the Bahamian economy can begin its recovery from COVID’s impact. Yesterday, Mr Thompson said plans are already underway in the ministry for the roll-out of several of its campaign strategies to attract visitors and show the world that the country is ready for business again. However, he noted officials will not streamline any of their major marketing ads until some of the country’s top hotels have announced when they will resume operations. “We already have in the can the complete marketing programme, but we are not going to roll that out until we have a clearer picture of when the major resorts are opening and when the flights are ramping up even better,” he said. “But definitely we have a campaign that we want to do with social media. We also do have some placements that we want to do with out of home advertising and, of course, our regular cable advertising as well. So, it’s a plan that’s already in the can and the immediate plan has been fleshed out. “It’s just a matter of when to find the opportune moment to implement them… so advertising

SOME of the first arrivals at Lynden Pindling International Airport after the country reopened to tourists. itself has been more pulled back at this particular time but in terms of engagement with the travel partners, that’s all been ongoing.” Travel protocols mandate that visitors and returning residents entering the country must present a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test no older than five days and have an approved Bahamas health travel visa. While travellers are no longer required to take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test upon arrival, they must still do so on the fifth day of their visit (unless departing on day five). Failure to do so could result in a $1,000 fine or one month in prison for travellers. Speaking on how officials will police the new measures, Mr Johnson said: “Everyone is in the system and so the system then flags you when it’s time for you to do your tests five days later and the day before, you get an alert. “If you don’t comply with the alert, all of your information is in the system so that’s when the Ministry of Health and enforcement unit (will) kick in and do what they have to do.” He also said tourism officials are currently engaged in discussions with hotels across the country concerning quarantine protocols should a visitor test positive after arrival. Officials have previously said

that visitors who find themselves stuck here due to testing positive to COVID-19 will be provided a per diem under the travel health insurance, which they will be mandated to purchase beginning November 14. “We’ve been working with the hotels throughout the Bahamas for them to identify portions of their hotels or rooms in the hotel that can be used as a facility like that,” he told this newspaper. “The beauty of the health insurance is that cost is not

borne by the Bahamas government or the hotel. The insurance then kicks in to make sure that the developer has quarantine or vacation in place for that 14 days.” “That funding comes from the insurance company. “It doesn’t come from the Ministry of Tourism and it does not come from the Bahamas government. “That person who buys that insurance, they are then incumbent to buy that.”

MOTORBIKE RIDER DIES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

By TANYA SMITH-CARTWRIGHT tsmith-cartwright tribunemedia.net

A MALE motorcycle rider in his early 50s died in a traffic accident that occurred around 1pm yesterday. In a video circulated on social media, the man’s lime

green motorbike was seen in a mangled mess. The video also showed the rider lifeless in the street. “The accident occurred at the intersection of Soldier Road and Isles Way,” said ASP Audley Peters, Royal Bahamas Police Force press liaison officer. “A silver 2007 BMW was

Private Service For

John Fritzgerald Dames, 56

of Coconut Grove will be held on Thursday, 5th November, 2020.

He is survived by his Lifelong Devoted Companion: Judymae Hanna; Sons: Johnathan Jamal, Javano Rashard, Jayden Leonard and Josiah Alex Dames; Daughters: Marva and Marvette Ferguson; Granddaughter: Jayla Mariah Dames; Grandsons: Malik Ferguson and Mavardo Ferguson; Parents: Elder Leonard John Dames Sr. “Skeeter” and Mother Dorothy Dames; Brothers: Mr. Franklyn Leroy, Leonard John Jr., Donald Russell, Amos Newton, and Randolph Dames; Sisters: UnaJane Victoria Allen, Cyprianna Leonia Dames Saunders, Crystal Carol Dames Roach, Nephews: Masters Dmitri Franklyn Leonard, Leonard John 111, Joshua Caleb, Justin Donald, Amos St. John and Amon Joel Dames, Uri Jonathan Butler, Daniel John Isaac Clarke, Schivano Lamar, Schrone Leroy Saunders, Gianno Lester Clarke, Timeko Campbell, Gregory and Nathan Hanna; Nieces: Dr. Lonelle Janice Butler, Larissa Dorothea Butler Delancy, Dhalia Larie, Dayna Lauren and Daniella Marie Dames, Evette Lerice Roach and Indera Major; Grandnephews: Masters Loneal Ya’Aqoab Uel Butler, Gabriel George Demetrius Delancy and Dmari Schivano Saunders; Sisterin-Law: Tamara Dames; Brothers-in-Law: James Allen, Leroy Saunders and Everette Roach; Special Friends: Georgette Dames, Shantell Dames, Euleane Sands, Lorraine Rolle, Ingrid McKenzie, Monique Dilette, Cindrella Johnson, Cynthia Sweeting, Reno Dean, Marvin Ferguson, Edwardo Ferguson and Attorney Nathaniel Cooper, numerous Aunts, Uncles, Cosuins, and Special Friends. The body will repose at CURTIS MEMORIAL MORTUARY on Wednesday from 12:00PM to 5:00PM. SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.

travelling east along Soldier Road and attempted to turn south onto Isles Way. A green motorcycle was travelling west along Soldier Road and collided with the BMW. “The rider sustained serious injuries and EMS was called and on examination of the rider, he was pronounced lifeless on the scene,” ASP Peters

continued. “The Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Road Traffic Department (are) conducting an investigation into this matter. We are appealing to members of the public who have information to assist us.” The driver of the 2007 BMW was a woman. It is unclear if she received any injuries.

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Mrs. Juanita Catherine Baker, née Cates, 91 of Sea Breeze Estates, Nassau, The Bahamas, passed away on Friday, 31st October, 2020 at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau. A Private Funeral Service will be held at the graveside, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Shirley Street, Nassau on Friday, 6th November, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Father Anselm Russell will officiate. Mrs. Baker was predeceased by her husband, George Baker and is survived by her sister, Gwendolyn Cates; brothers Kermit Cates, William Cates and Terrance Cates; sisters-in-law, Janette Cates, Virginia Baker and Mary Baker; numerous, nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a donation to The Bahamas Red Cross, P. O. Box N.8331, Nassau, The Bahamas OR deposited to Royal Bank of Canada Branch 05165, Account No. 2894228, in Memory of Mrs. Juanita C. Baker. Arrangements by Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited.

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ANOTHER $10 MILLION ALLOCATED TO FOOD AID PROGRAMME FROM PAGE ONE

Prime Minister has asked the task force to focus on. “We are committed to providing assistance to those most in need,” Mrs Larson also said. “In this second and final phase of the programme, the task force is hyper focused on supporting households with the highest level of vulnerability.” The Task Force has utilised internationally recognised criteria—such as unemployment, impact by natural disasters (Hurricane Dorian), chronic illness, pregnancy, and others—to help determine levels of vulnerability across The Bahamas. The task force and its zone leaders will release information on verifying eligibility for continued Phase Two food assistance early next week. The food assistance programme, formalised in May, is one of the largest humanitarian aid initiatives ever undertaken by the government. More than 55,000 households across the country registered for assistance in phase one. During the first phase, June through September, a combined $18.82m was spent on the programme with the government bearing 85 percent of the cost and task force NGOs contributing the remainder. The new supplemental budget takes the total investment in food security to $30,320,000. A unique publicprivate partnership, the task force has combined the resources and expertise of the government and a network of NGOs around the country to provide food assistance to those most in need. Weekly, more than 150,000 people across The Bahamas have received assistance in the form of food parcels or vouchers. Initially, the programme was to end on August 31, but it was extended to assist people still widely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020, PAGE 5

ONE-IN-FIVE BULLIED AT WORKPLACE

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on a survey featuring about 2,060 respondents. “This suggests that if the results from this study are indicative of bullying in the wider workforce, then The Bahamas suffers from a relatively high rate of bullying,” he wrote. The survey is based on the Negative Action Questionnaire Revised (NAQ-R), which is widely used to measure bullying at work by assessing information about the workplace experiences of respondents. Workplace bullying is divided into three categories: work-related bullying, personal-related bullying and physically intimidating bullying. According to Mr Fielding’s research, workplace bullying was the most common type of bullying respondents experienced, followed by personalrelated bullying. Workplace bullying includes having one’s opinions ignored, having someone withhold information that affects one’s performance, excessive monitoring of one’s work, being ordered to do work

below one’s level of competence, being exposed to an unmanageable workload and being given tasks with unreasonable deadlines. Personal-related bullying includes having someone spread gossip and rumours about you, being ignored or excluded, being humiliated or ridiculed in connection with one’s work and being shouted at or being the target of spontaneous anger, among other things. According to the study, 22.7 percent of men and 20.7 percent of women were classified as being bullied using NAQ-R. Mr Fielding wrote: “Working in the private sector was associated with reduced bullying for males compared to government employment, but this was not seen for female participants. In the government sector, men were more likely than women to be bullied.” Bullying was highest among people working in the tourism/hospitality section (30.6 percent), quickly followed by those working in law enforcement (30.5 percent). In addition to using the NAQ-R scale, Mr Fielding’s

research examined bullying from the perception of the respondents. Women, in this case, were more likely than men to feel they had been bullied in the workplace. “…Women with higher

“Working in the private sector was associated with reduced bullying for males compared to government employment, but this was not seen for female participants. In the government sector, men were more likely than women to be bullied.” levels of educational attainment are more likely to report being bullied than men with the corresponding level of education,” Mr Fielding wrote. “Therefore, education does not appear to be a protective factor for women from bullying. For both men and women, bullying rates differed

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

CENTRAL and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson voiced support for a total lockdown of the island during a virtual town hall. However, the Ministry of Health’s Surveillance Unit has so far recommended other measures for the island to help lower cases. These include outfitted quarantine sites, enhanced human resources, and reassessment of inventory at medical facilities. The recommendations came during the island’s virtual town hall meeting with local government, health officials, and residents which was posted on Facebook on Monday. An assessment of the COVID-19 situation on the island was ordered to determine the best strategies needed to mitigate the spread of the virus.

Challenges Members of the Surveillance Unit were in Eleuthera for a few days and worked with the local health team on the island. The unit gave a presentation of their findings, highlighted challenges, and voiced their concerns. While present, Mr Johnson asked the health team what direction the island was headed in, as Eleutherans felt some major steps needed to be taken. He said after Zoom meetings with constituents, it was clear most residents favoured a lockdown,

POLICE INVESTIGATE SUSPICIOUS DEATH ON GRAND BAHAMA GRAND Bahama police are investigating a suspicious death in the Deadman’s Reef area after a man’s body was found on Monday evening. Supt Terecita Pinder reported that shortly after 6pm, police were called to a three-bedroom structure located in Section F of the Deadman’s Reef

Fielding, “for both males and females, employment by the government puts them at greater risk of being bullied than working elsewhere.” “Even at the senior levels, women at management levels reported being just as likely to be bullied than women at non-management levels,” he wrote. “This was in contrast to the pattern of bullying in males…where managerial positions appear to protect them from being bullied… As might be expected, managers tended to be less bullied than those in less senior positions.” Mr Fielding wrote: “Some participants appeared to appreciate that there was a ‘normal’ atmosphere of workplace bullying, ‘nothing extreme from managers outside the normal Bahamian system’, and this may be indicating that bullying is more prevalent here than elsewhere. “Overall, the self-perception of bullying suggests a higher level of bullying than elsewhere, say in Great Britain, where across various sectors of the economy, between 83-95 percent reported not being bullied.”

MP VOICES SUPPORT FOR LOCKDOWN OF ELEUTHERA

CENTRAL and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson.

while three people objected. “There were three persons that objected to it...and the rest of those persons in that meeting are asking for a lockdown because many of them in that meeting have lost loved ones and there were a lot of them who now have family members who are sick and there (are) some personally who are fighting for their lives and so in my constituency persons are afraid and right now it is time for action,” he said. Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, health consultant in the Office of the Prime Minister, then indicated if there was enough resources in terms of a feeding programme and adequate preparation for a lockdown, that it would likely be 14 days. Dr Dahl-Regis also said more analysis will need to be done and the team will come back with recommendations to the government

who will decide what measures to put in place. But Mr Johnson argued the government will have to do whatever it has to do. “I’m totally aware finances is always the question. It’s a problem. I’m aware of that, but in this case we’re gonna have to get it done,” he said. “They’ve done it in Bimini and Freeport and so now it’s the time for them to look in to take care of the people in Eleuthera.” “We need to stop this spread. We’re losing too much persons it’s one too many.” Back in August, Mr Johnson was in hospital after testing positive for the virus. He has since recovered. Eleuthera has recorded 88 cases as of November 2. One member of the Surveillance Unit said there is concern about the behaviour of some residents. The official said in Central Eleuthera, where there is a generally younger population, the area had five positive cases associated with one bar and a cluster of three teachers that tested positive. “There are social gatherings in particular at the bars which is our number one concern,” the health official said. “At funerals we have persons that are not complying with the accepted number for persons to be in attendance at a funeral. They’re not socially distancing and wearing their masks incorrectly or not all. As of recently, there were about 60-80 people at a funeral. Churches are having face to face meetings.” It was noted there is limited manpower in the community to

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with the level of education attained.” He continued: “The consequences of this bullying can be appreciated in that both males and females were more likely to be thinking of leaving their workplace than if they had not been bullied, and not even just change jobs within the same workplace. “Bullying had an even greater impact on respondents happiness in the workplace, with a lowered likelihood of respondents being happy when they were bullied. “Females who felt bullied were even less likely than males to feel happy in their jobs. “This attitude reflected in them being more likely to think of changing their job. Consequently, workplace bullying has the potential to produce greater instability in the female rather than male workforce.” Among men and women who felt bullied, about 64.5 percent thought about leaving their workplace, compared to 34.5 who did not feel that they were bullied but still thought about leaving their workplace. According to Mr

subdivision where they discovered the lifeless body of a man. The age and identity of the victim is being withheld at this time by police. According to Supt Pinder, the body was in the decomposing stage of rigor mortis. Police believe foul play is involved and have classified the death as suspicious. She said that an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Investigations are continuing into the matter.

enforce COVID-19 protocols. Although tickets for violations are being issued, there has not been a magistrate on the island since March. A lack of dedicated contact tracers was an apparent issue at Lower Bogue and Spanish Wells’ clinics.

Volunteer It was noted the Palmetto Point clinic had one dedicated contact tracer who’s a volunteer doing all tracing for cases and contacts in Central and South Eleuthera. Palmetto Point alone has 61 active contacts. Three Bahamasair employees are training to help contact tracing efforts in the area. The Surveillance Unit official said: “They’re only swabbing symptomatic persons that present to the healthcare facility. Because of the constraints in human resources, those persons are unable to go out in communities to conduct proper assessments... and testing. “Possibly others are reluctant to present though they’re symptomatic. We found that some persons are actually taking bush medicine.” Two quarantine facilities located in Cupid’s Cay and Rock Sound were deemed unsuitable for use. It was also recommended that quarantine sites need to be completely outfitted for persons who are unable to be isolated in their residences and identification of workers who are going to monitor these persons is needed.

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Donald Trump in his own words In decades to come historians will look back on these times and come to their own conclusion on the men who really made a difference. At the polls across the United States voters had their chance to record their own verdict on one man who would claim to be among the greatest who ever lived - Donald J. Trump. Alongside the likes of Washington, Lincoln, Kennedy has ‘The Donald’ really made the grade with ‘the greatest’? Here’s just a few reminders of how Trump has made his mark over in comments which more than raised an eyebrow. Depending on the final tally of the votes cast maybe these will just become a footnote in a bizarre time in American history. Or possibly - just a foretaste of more to come. On Global Warming “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.” On Gun Control “No matter what you do - guns, no guns - it doesn’t matter. You have people that are mentally ill. And they’re gonna come through the cracks. And they’re going to do things that people will not even believe are possible.” On The Greatness Of America “Our country is in serious trouble. We don’t have victories any more. We used to have victories but [now] we don’t have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say, China, in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time.” On Mexico “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” On Fighting Terrorism “When you see the other side chopping off heads, waterboarding doesn’t sound very severe.” On Political Correctness “I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I’ve been challenged by so many people and I don’t, frankly, have time for total political correctness.” On Hillary Clinton “If Hillary Clinton can’t satisfy her husband what makes her think she can satisfy America?”

On Fighting Terrorism “If you look at Saddam Hussein, he killed terrorists. I’m not saying he was an angel, but this guy killed terrorists.” On John McCain “[John McCain is]... not a war hero. He’s a war hero - he’s a war hero ‘cause he was captured. I Like people that weren’t captured, OK, I hate to tell you.” On Women In Hollywood “While @BetteMidler is an extremely unattractive woman, I refuse to say that because I always insist on being politically correct.” On Muslims “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” On Sharing His Financial Success “I look very much forward to showing my financials, because they are huge.” On His Intelligence “Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault.” On Self-Maintenance “I think Viagra is wonderful if you need it, if you have medical issues, if you’ve had surgery. I’ve just never needed it. Frankly, I wouldn’t mind if there were an anti-Viagra, something with the opposite effect. I’m not bragging. I’m just lucky. I don’t need it.” On Family “She does have a very nice figure... If [Ivanka] weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.” On Egos “Show me someone with no ego and I’ll show you a big loser.” On Historical Events “I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center, right after it came down” On Immigration “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries coming here?” On Breastfeeding Mothers “You’re disgusting.” On the One-Sided Violence In Charlottesville “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. On many sides.”

Atheist Nation EDITOR, The Tribune.

It’s really sad that the Christian community has nothing better to do but to suggest who is or is not an atheist. Perhaps these Christians should read Matthew 7:1 or Matthew 7:21. In other words, “Mind ya own bizness”! Of course, this is a matter of the tail wagging the dog.... blame someone else for the problems within the Church then no one will notice that the Church is a failure. In the 70s when the numbers were down it was because of Rastafari. In the 80s when the numbers were down it was because of the

gays, AIDS and HIV. Numbers are down again and the Church isn’t making money the way it used to make so, “Let’s blame the atheists”. The Church needs to realize: the Rastafarians didn’t put up with Church foolishness, the gays didn’t put up with Church foolishness and neither will the atheists. Times are a-changing. The Laws of the Land, the Constitution and the House of Parliament are all above biblical laws. (Oh btw, the pre-amble to the Constitution is worthless... it’s there to keep the hypocrites happy). Instead of blaming atheists for the state of this

Christian Nation, the Christian community should be building a tent hospital to rival the Samaritan’s Purse. We don’t need another tent church, we need a hospital funded by the trillions of dollars the Christian community is making from its congregation, members, recruits. It’s time to get moving. These breakfast, lunch and dinner hand-outs aren’t cutting it and blaming atheists for the Church’s shortcomings is a waste of time. Put up or shut up! NINO ESTEBAN Nassau, November 3, 2020.

Freedom of speech in debates EDITOR, The Tribune. “THAT the Freedom of Speech and Debates or Proceedings in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or Place out of Parliament.” This quote from Article 9 of the United Kingdom’s Bill of Rights is the foundational law for the principle of freedom of speech in democratic legislatures. Even though it was directed at the King, it laid the basis for the independence of Parliaments from the courts also. It is intended for parliamentarians to speak unfettered in Parliament, free from fear of any reprisals from the executive or the judiciary. This unfettered speech also requires freedom from abuse by other Members of Parliament. If you watched the proceedings of the House of Assembly on Monday, October 26th, 2020 during the debate to extend the emergency powers for yet another month, most reasonable viewers would not believe that the principle of freedom of speech applied to Mr Philip Davis or Mr Chester Cooper. Mr Michael Foulkes, the Member of Parliament for Golden Gates, continually and repeatedly stood up on false points of order to interrupt both the leader of the Opposition and his deputy. It became abusive, so much so, that Mr Chester Cooper had to request the protection of the Speaker from the abuse. The Speaker indicated that the Rules require that once a member rises on a point of order, he as presiding officer was duty bound to recognise him. Hogwash! The Speaker had the opportunity to listen to Mr Foulkes’ repeated interferences, and the fact that he ignored each and every point that he raised, proved that he considered them illegitimate. The Speaker ought not to have allowed Mr Foulkes to violate the freedom of speech of the opposition leaders. I don’t know why Mr Foulkes felt so compelled to audition publicly but he understood that the ministers were absent and probably watching his performance. He may have considered the performance worthy of some reward, but it came over as boorish and obnoxious. The Rules of the House and convention intended that members should speak in the House without interruption. Rising on a Point of Order is one of the few reasons members could intervene during another member’s debate. A Point of Order is some violation of a rule of the House that a

LETTERS letters@tribunemedia.net member draws to the attention of the Speaker. It is not an opportunity for a member to interrupt another member simply because he disagrees with what the member said. I maintain that is exactly the pretense for the large majority of interruptions in the House. Historically the members of the majority party are the ones that use this unparliamentary device. You seldom see members of the opposition stand on a Point of Order. They usually stand after a member’s speech to draw a matter to the Speaker’s attention. The Speaker has a duty to put an end to the abuse when he sees it being used deliberately to interfere with a member’s speech as was the case with Mr Foulkes. Freedom of expression in

debates implies that Members of Parliament have the right to say whatever they want so long as they do not breech any rule of the House. They are not required to continually use the prefix “in my opinion” or “my view is.” Freedom of speech assumes that everything a member says is his express opinion or his considered view. Members of the Opposition are not bound by the dogma or the intolerance of members of the majority party. Tolerance of other people’s views is an essential element of the democracy that we cherish. How dare Mr Foulkes and others manipulate the traditions of parliamentary debate to censure opposition contributions to debates! The speaker must begin to use his discretionary powers to protect the rights of the minority. MAURICE TYNES Nassau, November 3, 2020.

Confusion: The new normalcy? EDITOR, The Tribune. I have long held that the most seasoned businessman and visionary within the FNM administration is the Hon Dionisio D’Aguilar (FNM-Free Town), our erstwhile Minister of Tourism. I still hold to this belief and I was very impressed by his address to the nation this past Saturday and the fact that he actually took any and all questions from the media. It is a given that the tourism market must be reopened as soon as possible but with all required and recommended health protocols. Where mandatory testing is required before entry into the country and privately insured and guaranteed evacuation where an unfortunate visitor were to contract the virus while in The Bahamas to his/her country of origin for treatment, are all excellent suggestions going forward. I applaud the Minister of Tourism and Aviation and his team for at least coming up with what, prima facie, seems like a workable plan of action. We have to get the economy up and running immediately. NIB funds are stretched to the maximum. Unemployment “benefits” are due to expire and/or be drastically reduced within weeks. The Food Banks I understand are overwhelmed and may have to reduce operations. I do hope, however, that there will be no or as little as possible confusion in the effective roll out of this brilliant plan by the Minister and his team. The hotels and properties which will take in foreign guests must be brought into its successful implementation. We all have to be on the same page. There is no room for confusion or missteps. We also have to ensure the safety of hotel workers who after their shifts will have to go home to family and relatives. This aspect of the plan could have been explained in more detail. We can ill afford for there to be a third surge fueled by the reopening of our borders yet again. Confusion, however, is fast becoming the new normalcy in that all that the people and the Minnis-led administration have been able to do so far is to exercise a regime of trial and error. We shoot the dice and hope for a good outcome. I publicly thank Minister D’Aguilar and assert, without fear of contradiction, or pun, that he is one of the few ‘bright lights’ in the government. He is a hard worker and a go getter, unlike so many other ineffective ministers and parliamentarians. To God then, in all things, be the glory. ORTLAND H BODIE, Jr Nassau, October 31, 2020.

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MAN AND WOMAN DENY DISORDERLY SIX MONTHS PROBATION FOR MAN WHO WIELDED CUTLASS AT NEIGHBOUR BEHAVIOUR AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net A 43-YEAR-OLD man who wielded a cutlass at his neighbour during an argument last weekend has been put on six months probation. Alex Turnquest was arrested after he assaulted Croatia McKinney-Russell with a cutlass around 7.30pm on October 31. He pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous instrument during a hearing before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain. The court was told that Turnquest and the woman lived in the same apartment complex and were neighbours. She told officers the accused got into an argument with their

other neighbour that night. She claimed when she attempted to get out of the way, Turnquest swung the cutlass at her, so she ran to her neighbour’s balcony to avoid getting hit. After she filed her complaint, Turnquest was arrested. In an interview with officers at the Grove Police Station he admitted to having a cutlass, but denied swinging it at the complainant. Turnquest told the magistrate that the complainant and their other neighbour lived downstairs and would constantly throw parties. He claimed he had called the police on them on a few occasions, but they continued to be a nuisance so he got fed up and decided to take matters into his own hands.

After he pleaded guilty, he was placed on probation for six months and ordered to attend anger management classes. If he fails to comply with the conditions of his release, he could risk spending two months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. In a separate incident, another man appeared before Magistrate Swain for a similar offence. Michael Miller, 56, was charged after he admitted assaulting a woman with a shovel on September 4. After pleading guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous instrument, he was placed on six months’ probation and ordered to attend anger management counselling. If he fails to do so, Miller will spend two months in custody.

MAN FINED $750 FOR CAUSING HARM

By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

A MAN who injured another man in the face during an argument was fined $750 and ordered to compensate the victim for his injuries. Police arrested Allen Morrison after he harmed Wilfred Woods on November 1. He pleaded guilty to one count of causing harm in a hearing before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain yesterday. The court heard that on the day in question, Mr Woods was walking along St Margaret Road when he was attacked by Morrison. The prosecution said when the accused approached the complainant, the two got into an argument. Morrison then picked up an object with which he hit Mr Woods in the face. This wounded Mr Woods’ left eye and ear for which he had to seek hospital treatment. As a result of his injuries, the complainant requested police action. Morrison was arrested a short time later

and charged with the offence. When given an opportunity to speak during the hearing, Morrison told the magistrate he didn’t mean to hurt the complainant and was “very sorry” for his actions. He also said he wanted to apologise to Mr Woods and his family and was willing to pay his hospital bills. As a result, after accepting his guilty plea, Magistrate Swain fined the accused $750 or six months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. She further ordered Morrison to pay the complainant $700 to compensate for his injuries. She warned him if he didn’t, he could risk spending an additional 30 days on remand. Yesterday, Dwayne Harris, 24, also appeared before Magistrate Swain after he was accused of assaulting a woman on October 26. He disagreed with the facts in the prosecution’s case and as a result, Magistrate Swain recorded a not guilty plea for the accused and adjourned the matter to January 19, 2021 for trial. In the meantime, Hanna was granted $2,000 bail.

Private Funeral Service For Sylvia Remilda Turnquest, 81

of #22 College Gardens and formerly of Matthew Town, Inagua, will be held at 1:00p.m. on Thursday, November 5th, 2020 at Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road. Officiating will be Canon Peter Scott, assisted by other members of the Clergy.

Left to celebrate her life and legacy are her Children and their spouses: Geron (Valerie) Turnquest, Donovan Turnquest, Wade Turnquest, Stacia (Ronald) Morgan, Trevor (Lynette) Turnquest, Dr. Dexter (Tyra) Turnquest, Deputy Prime Minister & Minster of Finance Hon. K. Peter (Sonia) Turnquest and Lionel Turnquest; Adopted Daughter (Niece): Sharon (Lionel) McIntosh; Grandchildren: Geron Jr, Amber and Ashley Turnquest, Dr. Scott Seymour, Gemayel (Sedera), Jaydawn, Alex, Dr. Nicolette, Jayde and Dauntae Turnquest, Danae Francis and Danavio Turnquest, Dr. Brittney Turnquest, Amanda (Matthew) MorganDevoto, Tony and Kyland Morgan, Ava, Dr. Andre (Erin) and Megan Turnquest, Krysti and Jordan Turnquest, Kevin II and Nathalie Turnquest, Alexis and Lia Turnquest; Great Grandchildren: Jayce Bain, Isaac and William Devoto, Braylon Morgan, Alexander Braunlich, Ayo Martin, Jayda Edgecombe and Genesis Turnquest; Brothers: Godfrey (Rev. Persis) Cunningham, John and Oswald Lightbourn; In-laws: Deaconess Willamae Cunningham, Dame Ivy Dumont, Sheila Lightbourn, Anna Cooper, Gretchen (Carlton) Jones, Fronia Turnquest, Lisa (Pastor Tom) Roberts, Chester (Barbara) Turnquest, Berkley (Jennifer) Turnquest, Dudley (Althea) Turnquest and Kenneth (Ida) Turnquest; Aunt: Bloneva Darville; Cousins: Ida Moxey, Paul Darville, Mary Rodland, Edward Darville, Patricia Hermanns, Carl Darville, Dr. Michael Darville, Peter Darville, Mildred ‘Pinky’ Walkine, Theodore Mullings, Winston Mullings, Anthony Mullings, Maxine Mullings-Sherman, Michael Smith, Dellareece Darville, Cindy Seymour, Blondie Robertson, Michelle Curtis, Edward Darville, Janet Underwood, Mary Minns, Ivy Knowles, Adele Wells, Ruth Sands, Dorcas Williams, Kirk Oman and Pamela Darville; Numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends: Christopher, Cardinal and Kendal Bain, Pauline Rolle, Camalee Major, Doreen Gardiner, Glendina Gardiner, Sylvia Watson, Goldie Bain, Rochelle Gadson, Veronica Ferguson, Janice McKinney, Barbara Pinder, Lavanda, Wendy, Aldrea, Dawson, Tyrone, Dexter and Cedric Bain, Camille Bennett, Godfrey, Reginald, Mark, Melinda and Tammy Cunningham, Annabelle Cornell, Sonia Cates, Nanette Dorsett, Karen, Jason, Machon, Kyrle, Richard, Gretchen, Fronia Cartwright, Abby Mohabir, Ann-Marie Mills, Briany Seymour, Sara Constantine, Dawn Patton, Carol Adderley, Brett and Andrew Jones, Fern Bowleg, Nicki Parkinson, Paige Campbell, Kim Conner, Brent, Michael, Tessa, Merse, Diane, Dr. Theodore, Dyontalee, Amber, Sammy, Niall, Britt, Bruce, Marla, and Jeremy Turnquest, Dudley Turnquest II, Chester Turnquest II, Berkley Turnquest II, Kara Deveaux, Matthew Trotman, Edda Adolph, Cecile Bodie, Francis Maynard, Laurel Lundy, Lynn, Britta, Tara, Charles and Desmond Lightbourn, Lakeisha Forbes, Kylie Turnquest-Moore, Julie Turnquest, Kayla Curry, Ian, Sterling, Anton, and Elaine Turnquest, Mahalia Harding, Vanessa Knowles, Shelomi Roberts, Vashti Roberts, Ruth Munnings, Anna Pilgrim, Deborah Roberts. The Nixon, Turner, Hall, Darville, Turnquest, and Cunningham families; Caregivers: Billy-Jean Ferguson (Freeport) and Shellana Hunter (Nassau). The Rt. Rev’d Bishop Laish Boyd, Canon Norman Lightbourne, Canon Peter Scott and The Holy Cross Anglican Church family, Archdeacon Earl Hepburn and The Church of The Ascension family, Freeport, Grand Bahama; Special friends: Aluria Tompson, Prescola Roberts, Dimple Davis and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention. Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Cedar Crest Funeral Home and Crematorium Ltd, Robinson and Baillou Hill Roads on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m., until 5:00 p.m.

By FARRAH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

A MAN and woman who denied disorderly behaviour and obstructing justice were yesterday granted $2,000 bail before their trial. Basil Bodie, 33, and Kendira Saunders, 28, were accused of disorderly behaviour on November 2. The prosecution argued the pair also used obscene language and obstructed justice. Saunders was further charged with resisting lawful arrest by Inspector Darell Ferguson that same day. During their arraignment before Senior Assistant Chief Magistrate Saunders denied all the allegations. Bodie on the

other hand denied acting disorderly and obstructing justice, but admitted to using obscene language. The matter was subsequently adjourned to January 19 for trial. Both accused were granted $2,000 bail until that time. Another man also appeared before Magistrate Armbrister after he was accused of the same offences. Police said Sidney Joseph behaved in a disorderly manner, resisted arrest and used obscene language to the annoyance of Police Constable 3112 Pinder on October 23. He denied all of the allegations and the case was adjourned to February 1 for trial. He was granted $2,500 bail in the interim.

Graveside Funeral Service For Gloria Angelie Laurie Fowler, 71

of Lemon Street will be held at Lakeview Memorial Gardens on (TODAY) Wednesday, 4th November 2020 at 12 Noon. Officiating will be Reverend Dr. William L. Thompson, CMG & Reverend Dr. Arthur H. Charlton, Jr.

Left to cherish her life and legacy are her daughter: Mrs. Gaynor Williamson-Curtis; son: Mr. Gian Smith; son-in-law: Mr. Derick Curtis Sr.; daughter-in-law: Mrs. Giavana Smith; sisters: Mrs. Althea King, Mrs. Faye Graham, Rev. Patrice Deleveaux, Ms. Carolyn & Dorrie Roberts, Ann & Patricia Fowler, Linamae Bowe, Margaret Rodgers & Ms. Beverly Maycock of Lithonia, Georgia; brothers: Larson Roberts, Sr., Sidley Roberts, Elvin Fowler, Jr.; sister-in-law: Mrs. Maria Roberts, Ms. Barbara Robert of Quebec, Canada; aunts: Reverend Dr. Marina P. Sands, Seniemae Kelly, Evang. Maisie Brown and Doris Roberts; uncles: Minister Ishmael Brown, Buster Roberts of Freeport, Grand Bahama and Albert Kelly; nieces: Shandica Sweeting, LaKeisha Deleveaux, Mrs. LaSheika Deal, Fallon Graham, Drea Roberts, Mrs. Ronique Briggs of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Mrs. Fiona Roberts, Ms. Honni Smith; nephews: Jason Alexei King of England, Juan Desmond, Jamaine and Prince Eddith King, Jr., Frederick Davian Deleveaux, Tristan Deleveaux, P/C 429 Carlos Roberts, Larson Jr. & Rashad Roberts, and Terevas Sweeting; adopted children: Mrs. Cecile Miller of Long Island, Mrs. Monique Albury, Sister Melanie Hall, Oramae Brittney Dean and Nickie and Precious Petit-Homme, Dr. Kent & Felicia Bazard, Mr. Juan Knowles, Mr. Omar Moore, Mr. Anton & Mrs. Maria Haven, Mr. Antonio & Mrs. Sophia Mackey; adopted “Babies”: Shiloh Rolle, Rayvon King, Antonique Mackey, Corey Newton and Matthew ‘Mad Maxx’ Dean; grand nieces: Kaicee, Morgan, Abigail and Juanique King, Clinique & Cameila Roberts, Kaileiyah Sands, Ashanti and A’Rianna Roberts; grand nephews: Alexander, Jayce, Nathan, Israel, Daniel and Rayvon King, Terevas Sweeting, Jr., Cavian, Cortez and Rashad Roberts, Jr.; godchildren: Mrs. Shandica Sweeting, Mrs. Celeste (Marie) Weir, Mrs. Marina Johnson & Tyrone “Tyshon” Scavella; cousins: Evang. Patsy Fowler, Doreen McKenzie of Love Hill, Andros, Jacquelyn Whylly of the USA, Thomasina Adderley-Thompson, Crystelle Fowler & Darren Fowler, Min. Theresa, Atario, Shaquille & Khailee Sands, Deacon Marina Johnson, Evangelist Odea, Rashida & Stephan Johnson, Brandon, Alexander, Bradley, Ishmael, Jr., Dr. Marcia, Keith & Monet & Mikail Brown, Sherry, Carol & P/C 2001 Jason Kelly, Charles Hamilton; Samantha Davis, Raquel Whylly, Ovando, LeBriania, Alicia, Clifford & Ryan Strachan, Tanzania Carey; Gloria made some LIFE-LONG “FRIENDS” along her journey, namely: Mrs. Elizabeth Burrows-Bethel, Mrs. Donna Morrison, Mrs. Teresita Ferguson, Mrs. Garnell Kemp, Ms. Joan Rahming, Ms. Karen Missick, Ms. Katina Campbell, Ms. Terez McKenzie & Mr. Roger Gibson; Other relatives and friends namely: Evangelist Constance Evans & family, Ms. Marilyn Johnson & family, Evangelist Vanessa Armbrister & family, Mrs. Ruthmae Bonimy & family, Mr. Clifford Stubbs & family, the family of the late Paula Hanna-Bullard, the family of the Late Helen Nesbitt, the family of the late Kathleen Demeritte-Gould, Ms. Dorothy “Pinky” Stubbs & family, Deacon Sharlene Nesbitt & Family, Evangelist Jennifer Anderson & family, Evangelist Deborah Williams & family, Ms. Adeline & Evadney Fowler & family, Ms. Barbara Woodside & family, Mrs. Belinda “womanish” Knowles & family, Mrs. Jackie Whylly Hilton & William Hilton, Jr. & family, Rev. Dr. Charles W. Saunders & family, Mr. Ezra & Mrs. Ingrid Bodie & family especially Ezranda, Ms. Yasmin & Talitha Strachan & Samara, Ms. Athella Isaacs & family, Mr. Adolph Tucker & family, Mr. Steve Jones & family, the family of Bank of New Providence, Mrs. Esther Derychere & family & the family of the Sun And Restaurant, Mr. Eugene Bonamy & family, the family of Jordan Prince Williams and Charles W. Saunders High Schools, Ms. Sybleane Saunders & family,Nurse Laverne Horton & family, Ms. Tanya Astwood & family, Mrs. Chavone Butler & family, Mr. Fabian Rolle & family, Mr. Keno Rolle & family, Mr. Jephthah McPhee & family, Mr. Daniel Adderley & family, Mr. Trevor Roberts & family, Mr. Darcy & Mr. & Mrs. Yelverton Cox & family, Mr. Jason Johnson, Mr. Sterling Armbrister and the families of Jackson Street, Nassau Village, Mrs. Terrice Curry & family, Mrs. Joan Gibson & family, Ms. Barbara Milford & family, Father Don Haynes, Mrs. Vanessa James-Rolle & family, Mrs. Alsaida Darling & family, Mrs. Lorrie Butler & family, especially Davrielle, Mr. Tino Lightbourn, Mr. James Williamson, Mrs. Marilyn McKenzie & family, Ms. Angelia Williamson & family, Mr. Derick Williamson & Family, Mr. Gary Allen & Family, Mrs. Laverne Harris-Smith & family, Mrs. Melisa Maynard & family, Mr. Maurice Allen, Mrs. Latoya Paul & family, Mr. Arthur Smith & Family, Mr. Alvin, Mario & Mieko Smith & Family, Mrs. Susan Hanna & Family, Mrs. Lillard Elliott & family, Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Berth Dean, Mr. Melpert & Mrs. Kitty Dean, Mr. Tyrone & Mrs. Marva Ferguson, Mr. Marvin Dean, the 1989 graduating Class of St. Augustine’s College, the 1995 graduating Class of Bahamas Baptist College, Mrs. Betty Knowles & family, Mr. Dewitt & Davion Deveaux, Mrs. Genell Sands & family, Mr. Kevin Moree & family, the Management & Staff of McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes, Mrs. Gia Sands & family, Mrs. Katherine Cartwright & family, Mr. Terrel Major & Major Changes Rehab Center, Mrs. Sherill Hanna-Russell & family, Ms. Cheryl Bain, Mr. Julian Kissoon & the Information Technology Department & Ms. Laverne Dean & the Surveillance Department of the Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Minister Irene King & family, Deacon Jennie Neely & family, Pamela & Richardo Woodside, Minister Barbara Barnes & family especially Senae & Kai, Minister Keva Johnson & family, Minister Perry Thurston & family, Minister Patricia Strachan & family, Deacon Chad, Melisa & Chace Strachan, Minister Henrietta Turnquest & family, Mr. Scott Turnquest & familyEvangelist Sandra Newton & family, Rev. Agatha Strachan & family, Evangelist Idell Hanna & family, Minister Melanie & Leon Griffin & family, Ministers Martha & Sarah Smith, Evangelist Lillian Dean & family especially Gabby, Evangelist Hellena Seymour & family, Evangelist Sandra Sarjudas & family, Mr. & Mrs. Winston & Cenita Duncombe & family especially Sundae, Ms. Jasmine Balfour & family, Barbara Woodside & family, Mr. Treco Anderson, the entire family of Judaea Baptist Church, Mr. Ramases Deveaux & family, Ms. Revé McIntosh, Ms. Bridgette Curtis & family, Mr. George & Mrs. Margaret Heastie & family, Rev. Roslyn Astwood & family, The Upper Cut Crew, Rev. Dr. William Thompson & family & the family of the Faith United Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. Arthur Charlton & family & the family of Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church, the family of the New Bethlehem Baptist Church, the family of Transfiguration Baptist Church, the Honourable Mr. Marvin Dames and the families of Lemon Street Yellow Elder Gardens, Nicola Driggs, Mrs. Clara Cox & family, the Dialysis Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Dr. Frederick Smith & the Staff at Bahamas Surgical Associate Center, Dr. Mitesha Nottage at Live Well Center, Nurses Brenette Smith, Chelzie Brown, Melissa Rahming, Tyvanna Delva, Kim Harris, Rhondalee Marshall, Ms. Jessica Kerr, Mr. Carrol Hepburn-TCN, Sister Annarose Roker, Mr. Gomez Smith, Mr. John Marshall, Mr. Alpheus “Bucket” Stubbs, Mr. Curtis Deal, Ms. Lenore Butler, Mr. Shelrae Swain, Mr. Prudence Uleus, Ms. Sandy Rigby, Mrs. Betty Williams, Mr. Patrick Rigby, Ms. Estelle Demeritte, Ms. Daveann Johnson, Mr. Allan Wallace, Mrs. Jane Archer, Mr. William Allen and Patience. Please forgive us if we inadvertently leave out your name. Friends may pay their respect at Demeritte’s Funeral Home on Wednesday from 11am until service time.

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What message are they sending - stay away, stay locked up, you can’t come here? W By Alicia e have endured, over the past seven months, more than we could have ever imagined. The first lockdown was a shock but, for the most part, we accepted it as a necessary and temporary measure. Restrictions of movement, inability to travel, loss of income, long lines and many inconveniences have made life significantly less enjoyable. We have tried to comply with the regulations, even as we argued about their utility and overall impact. What we have been demanding, however, is clarity on the way forward and assurance we are recognized as human beings with a specific set of needs. We want to be respected. We want to see our money go to good use. We want to be able to take care of ourselves and to see those who cannot do it for themselves be supported by the systems we pay to fill in the gap. We have been disappointed, over and over again. The government and, in particular, the “competent authority” has shown us we matter less than power and money. The economy

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is, again, being put ahead of our health and wellbeing and tourism, which has long been the only egg in the basket, is the egg on our faces.

“What does it mean when you tell the people of The Bahamas they must stay on their properties all weekend long, but tourists are allowed to enjoy one of the only things we all love, miss and are desperate to enjoy during our limited free time?” As of November 1, The Bahamas was officially open to tourists. The government is trying to restart the industry and, by extension, the economy. It has

decided to do away with COVID-19 tests upon arrival. The requirements to enter the country have changed and there are a range of opinions on those changes. The country heard from the Minister of Tourism on Saturday— one day before the official reopening. In that address, D’Aguilar said hotels will be able to apply for exemptions from the regulations put in place. Those of us who were paying attention immediately knew what that meant and how it would go. Curfews, lockdowns and beach closures would not impact tourists, but we would be left to suffer. There is a serious problem with exempting tourists from the impositions of the emergency order. Tourists are being allowed to enter the country and take full advantage of its resources and amenities while citizens and

Private Funeral Service For Edward Stuart II, 87 affectionately called “Papa Key” of Moore’s Island, Abaco will be held on Friday, 6th November, 2020, 11:00a.m. at Community Cultural Park, Hard Bargain, Moore’s Island, Abaco. Officiating will be Pastor Preston Knowles assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Hard Bargain Public Cemetery, Moore’s Island, Abaco. Left to cherish his memories are his Sons: Johnathan, Osborne, Stanley, Bradley, Edward Jr. and Burselle Stuart; Daughters: Lindell Delancy, Pheva Roberts and Joan Stuart; Adopted Daughter: Tiny Ferguson Stuart; Daughters-inlaw: Veronica, Terry, Ethyln, Elanor and Verna Stuart; Sons-in-law: Nicholas Roberts, Edison Davis and Wade Delancy; Grandchildren: Dalson and Sharmaine Stuart, Princess and Steve Mills, Melinda and Vicent Green, Osborne and Synovia Stuart, Welva and Desmond Davis, Anastacia and Philip Roberts, Johnathon Stuart Jr., Monique Stuart, Ashley Stuart, Renay and Tito Roberts, Stefan and Lavea Stuart, Clement Stuart, Stanya Stuart, Rashan and Rick, Derick and Sinclair Stuart, Keno and Dante Stuart, Rubilee Mitchell, Shian and Quaint Cooper, Rosheika, Rudell, Terrinque, Nolan and Sherry Stuart, Vatira, Viesha and Vascille Stuart, Gertude Bulter, Crystal Walkins, Steve Swain, Tyrone and Electra Hunt, Sonia Rahming, Brandon, Cameron and Kaiden Stuart, Deaja, Burell and Deangelo Stuart, Dwight Martin, Peron, Edwin, Pedro, Ryan, Anthon Jr. and Antonia Davis, Jencin Swain, James Mcbride, Ashton, Nikelle and Nickeme Roberts, Lebron Delancy, Anissa Davis, Antonique and Anthony Cooper, Tavion Smith, Oluwa Stuart, Dealicia and Shae Stuart; 58 Great grandchildren; Nieces: Violet Held, Annie Cartwright, Nadine Gaitor, Jenifer and Nixon Simms, Lindamae Jones, Lorraine Nesbitt, Doris Rahming, Sonamae Davis, Molly Davis, Rochelle, Hilda, Karen and Eldora Stuart; Nephews: Cecil Green, Rodney Davis, Weldon Davis, Lorenzo, Novie, Ellis, Junez and Carrington Stuart; Godchildren: Daniel Davis, Yvonne Stuart, Beverly Dean, Bishop Nixon Simms, Christopher Knowles, Glacy Green, Sherry Davis and Lelin Simms; Other Relatives and Friends: Esther Williams and Family, Wilfred Hield and Family, Unether Sherman and Family, Tyronne Davis and Family, Alexander Ronard and Family, Pandora and Family, Dr. Lenora Black and Family, Dr. Pandora Johnson and the Johnson Family, Father Patrick Adderley and Family, Anthony Gomez and Family, Ministry of Education, Hon. Brave Davis and the PLP Party, Edison Key and Family, Harry Davis and Family, Carmen Forbes and Family, Williams (Bill) Swain and Family, Sam Davis and Family, Johnothan Dean and Family, George Wells and Family, Peggy Green and Family, Felix Munroe and Family, Lenox Green and Family, Daniel Davis and Family, Jimmy Davis and Family, Pandora Bethel and Family , Elma Tate and Family, Menerva Davis and Family. Murphy and Dundas town community, Sandy Point community, Greater Bethel Baptist Church Family, St. Matthew Native Baptist Church Family, Zion Salt and Light Family, Soul Seeking Church Family, Grace Communion Church Family, Vitue Pray Church Family, Abaco District Council Office and the entire community of Moore’s Island. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Ltd., Robinson and Solider Roads on Wednesday (TODAY) November 4th, 2020 (TODAY) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm than at the Progressive Liberal Party Headquarters, Farrington Road from 1:45pm until 3:00pm and again on Thursday at 12noon at Community Cultural Park Hard Bargain Moore’s Island, Abaco until service time on Friday.

A ‘beach closed’ sign earlier this year.

residents are completely restricted. While we are unable to even fill a prescription on a Saturday afternoon, tourists will be able to frolic on the beach, getting suntans and saltwater healing. They, potentially asymptomatic carriers, will be able to do what we cannot and interact with Bahamian staff who could contract and pass on the virus at a grocery store. We can still be severely restricted and still be negatively impacted because tourists will be able to interact with each other and people working at hotels, taxi drivers, restaurant servers and salespeople. It does not make sense to keep us locked down on weekends in any case, and it is particularly insulting to maintain weekend lockdowns while welcoming tourists to roam freely. The beach is important to many Bahamian people. It is a fitness centre, playground, outdoor dining space, isolation tank, physiotherapy centre, mental health break, pitstop in a self-care routine, weekend treat, work of art and a retreat. It is one of the only things we don’t have to pay to enjoy. We use it in different ways and with different degrees of frequency, but it is one of few resources we have always thought of as our own. When the beaches were closed the first time, it was difficult to deal with. For many of us, it was a tremendous loss. People park by the beach to eat lunch, never getting out of their vehicles, but smelling the salty air and admiring the sparkling blues of the ocean. Many older people get into the water to bring relief to their aching bodies. We are often told to get in the saltwater to heal or relieve this and that. Children are taken to the beach to tire themselves out. Our relationship with the beach, with the ocean, is important. It is not just frivolous or fun, but key to our survival. Truth be told, many of us are only here because of the beach. What does it mean when you tell the people of The Bahamas they must stay on their properties all weekend long, but tourists are allowed to enjoy one of the only things we all love, miss and are desperate to enjoy during our limited free time? What

does it mean when tourists enjoy our home more than we do? What does it mean when the version of The Bahamas the Ministry of Tourism keeps selling full of white people having fun and black people serving them - is the one tourists get, no matter where they go? COVID-19 is not the only risk we are facing, particularly as tourism picks up. We are, every day, shaping and reshaping understandings of being Bahamian, our relationship to this place, and the power and privilege differential between us and tourists. Time and time again, we ask the question: Who is The Bahamas for?

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any people who have remained employed throughout the COVID-19 crisis have learned that working from home is not necessarily easy. It’s not all pyjamas, snacks and going back to bed at lunch time. It requires planning, discipline and boundaries. It is easy to eat junk all day because it is accessible. It is possible to accidentally work more hours, or have to work late because of a late start or too many distractions. There is also the difficulty of balancing work with other responsibilities - like helping children with virtual learning - and whatever else is going on in the house. Employers may also become more demanding and insensitive, assuming employees are more comfortable or less productive while working from home. The sudden switch to working from home has not made it easy for people to adjust. Most employers do not have systems in place to facilitate the transition or make it sustainable for the business or the employees. It is important to recognize the effects of working from home and for employers to take responsibility for their employees’ wellbeing. It will, in fact, directly impact output. Self-care is not enough to get through crisis and constant change. Community care is required. Community care makes us responsible for each other’s wellbeing. Here are five things employers can do to practice community care in the

workplace: 1. Paid time off. If you don’t already offer paid time off, start now. If you do, remind employees of the option and encourage them to use it as needed. 2. Mental health benefits. Do you cover any therapy sessions for employees? Figure out how to make this a part of the benefits package. Mental health benefits can also include activities, products and services employees enjoy. 3. Flexi-time. Working from home is challenging, especially for people responsible for children or elderly people. Work hours may coincide with times that employees have to care for others in the home. Where possible, give employees the option to work different hours. For example, the parent of a six-year-old may prefer to work from 1pm to 9pm so they can assist the child with virtual learning. 4. Regular checkins. How often do you check-in with employees? Particularly during difficult periods, it is important to demonstrate care and concern. By having conversations specific to wellbeing, you can learn about the needs and opinions of employees and make adjustments to improve the work environment, relationships, and output. 5. Provision of equipment. Ensure employees have all of the equipment and supplies they need to work efficiently. Sitting at the kitchen table can only work for so long before it affects the body. Proper workstations, mobile devices, printers, copy paper and phone credit should all be on the list of necessities for those working from home. Do not put the burden on employees to acquire and pay for everything. Community care is an investment. It is a practice that we all need to learn and strengthen. Employers often have the perspective that they receive labour in exchange for money and that is the end of it, but employee wellbeing affects labor and that affects output. Respect and take care of employees, and encourage them to do the same for each other. We need each other’s care, now and always.

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TECHTALK WALMART ABANDONS SHELF SCANNING ROBOTS, LETS HUMANS DO WORK

SPACE STATION MARKS 20 YEARS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ORBIT By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count. Monday marked two decades of a steady stream of people living there. Astronauts from 19 countries have floated through the space station hatches, including many repeat visitors who arrived on shuttles for short-term construction work, and several tourists who paid their own way. The first crew — American Bill Shepherd and Russians Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko — blasted off from Kazakhstan on Oct. 31, 2000. Two days later, they swung open the space station doors, clasping their hands in unity. Shepherd, a former Navy SEAL who served as the station commander, likened it to living on a ship at sea. The three spent most of their time coaxing equipment to work; balky systems made the place too warm. Conditions were primitive, compared with now. Installations and repairs took hours at the new space station, versus minutes on the ground, Krikalev recalled. “Each day seemed to have its own set of challenges,” Shepherd said during a recent NASA panel discussion with his crewmates. The space station has since morphed into a complex that’s almost as long as a football field, with eight miles (13 kilometres) of electrical wiring, an acre of solar panels and three high-tech labs. “It’s 500 tons of stuff zooming around in space, most of which never touched each other until it got up there and bolted up,” Shepherd told The Associated Press. “And it’s all run for 20 years with almost no big problems.” “It’s a real testament to what can be done in these kinds of programmes,” he said. Shepherd, 71, is long retired from NASA and lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Krikalev, 62, and Gidzenko, 58, have risen in the Russian space ranks. Both were involved in the midOctober launch of the 64th crew. The first thing the three did once arriving at the darkened space station on Nov. 2, 2000, was turn on the lights, which Krikalev recalled as “very memorable.” Then they heated water for hot drinks and activated the lone toilet. “Now we can live,” Gidzenko remembers Shepherd saying. “We have lights, we have hot water and we have toilet.” The crew called their new home Alpha, but the name didn’t stick. Although pioneering the way, the three had no close calls during their nearly five months up there,

THE EXPEDITION 1 crew members pose with fresh oranges onboard the Zvezda Service Module of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station on Dec. 4, 2000. Pictured, from left, are cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; astronaut Bill Shepherd, mission commander; and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. (NASA via AP) Shepherd said, and so far the station has held up relatively well. NASA’s top concern nowadays is the growing threat from space junk. This year, the orbiting lab has had to dodge debris three times. As for station amenities, astronauts now have near-continuous communication with flight controllers and even an internet phone for personal use. The first crew had sporadic radio contact with the ground; communication blackouts could last hours. While the three astronauts got along fine, tension sometimes bubbled up between them and the two Mission Controls, in Houston and outside Moscow. Shepherd got so frustrated with the “conflicting marching orders” that he insisted they come up with a single plan. “I’ve got to say, that was my happiest day in space,” he said during the panel discussion. With its first piece launched in 1998, the International Space Station already has logged 22 years in orbit. NASA and its partners contend it easily has several years of usefulness left 260 miles (400 kilometres) up. The Mir station — home to Krikalev and Gidzenko in the late 1980s and 1990s — operated for 15 years before being guided to a fiery reentry over the Pacific in 2001. Russia’s earlier stations and America’s 1970s Skylab had much shorter life spans, as did China’s much more recent orbital outposts. Astronauts spend most of their sixmonth stints these days keeping the space station running and performing science experiments. A few have even spent close to a year up there on a single flight, serving as medical guinea pigs. Shepherd and his crew, by contrast, barely had time for a handful of experiments. The first couple weeks were so hectic — “just working and working

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is laying off the robots it had deployed in about 500 stores to keep tabs on what’s on and not on the shelves. The retailer said Monday it has ended its relationship with startup Bossa Nova Robotics, which builds roving robots equipped with cameras for identifying out-of-stock and misplaced products. Walmart said in a statement it has “worked with Bossa Nova for five years and together we learned a lot about how technology can assist associates, make jobs easier and provide a better customer experience.” It said it is still testing other new technologies for tracking inventory and moving goods. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the ending partnership Monday, citing unnamed people familiar with the situation who said the retailer found human workers could get similar results. There was also some concern about how shoppers reacted to robots doing the work, according to the report. Bossa Nova, which was founded in 2005 in Pittsburgh didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment Monday.

LAWN ROBOT IN GERMANY MESSAGES OWNER FOR HELP, FOILS THIEF THE INTERNATIONAL Space Station floats above the Earth as seen from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking on Oct. 4, 2018. (NASA/Roscosmos via AP) and working,” according to Gidzenko — that they didn’t shave for days. It took awhile just to find the razors. Even back then, the crew’s favourite pastime was gazing down at Earth. It takes a mere 90 minutes for the station to circle the world, allowing astronauts to soak in a staggering 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day. The current residents — one American and two Russians, just like the original crew — plan to celebrate Monday’s milestone by sharing a special dinner, enjoying the views of Earth and remembering all the crews who came before them, especially the first. But it won’t be a day off: “Probably we’ll be celebrating this day by hard work,” Sergei Kud-Sverchkov said Friday from orbit. One of the best outcomes of 20 years of continuous space habitation, according to Shepherd, is astronaut diversity. While men still lead the pack, more crews include women. Two U.S. women have served as space station skipper. Commanders typically are

American or Russian, but have also come from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan. While AfricanAmericans have made short visits to the space station, the first Black resident is due to arrive in mid-November on SpaceX’s second astronaut flight. Massive undertakings like human Mars trips can benefit from the past two decades of international experience and cooperation, Shepherd said. “If you look at the space station programme today, it’s a blueprint on how to do it. All those questions about how this should be organised and what it’s going to look like, the big questions are already behind us,” he told the AP. Russia, for instance, kept station crews coming and going after NASA’s Columbia disaster in 2003 and after the shuttles retired in 2011. When Shepherd and his crewmates returned to Earth aboard shuttle Discovery after nearly five months, his main objective had been accomplished. “Our crew showed that we can work together,” he said.

BERLIN (AP) — A lawnmower robot’s electronic cries for help foiled a thief’s plan to make off with the grass-cutting automaton. German police said Friday that a homeowner in the western town of Lippstadt was surprised on Tuesday evening with a smartphone message from the robot that it had flipped upside down. When he went outside to the lawn to check on the device, he spotted a thief with the robot tucked under his arm. Caught in the act, the thief dropped the robot and fled, according to police. Officers searched the area but did not locate a suspect. Police are calling for any possible witnesses to come forward. There was no word on whether the robot suffered damage in the incident.

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ROUTES TO SENATE CONTROL NARROW FOR DEMOCRATS THE battle for control of the Senate tightened last night after Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in high-profile races in South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, narrowing the political map. Republicans fought to retain their Senate majority against a surge of Democrats challenging President Donald Trump’s allies. Both parties saw paths to victory, but the Democrats’ were narrowing. With several races still too early to call, and one Georgia contest heading to a January runoff, the final verdict looked unlikely at the time of going to press. Democrats ousted Cory Gardner for John Hickenlooper in Colorado, a must-win seat if Democrats were to wrest the majority. Gardner was among the most endangered incumbents as his state shifted leftward in the Trump era. “It’s time for a different approach,” Hickenlooper said in an live video message posted on Facebook. But several battlegrounds broke for Republicans, including an open seat in Kansas. Rep Roger Marshall prevailed over Democratic state Sen Barbara Bollier, a former Republican, who energised Democrats in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.

No knockout blow ONE candidate was calling for patience, the other was claiming his opponents were trying to steal the election - but neither Donald Trump or Joe Biden had landed the knockout blow as the US election count went on in the early hours of this morning. As Democrat challenger Biden told supporters in Delaware “we just have to

be patient: in waiting for election results, Republican president Trump was taking to Twitter to claim “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!” Twitter put a label on that tweet, however, warning tht the content was disputed and “might be misleading

Private Funeral Service For Reverend Raymond Hepburn, 86 affectionately called “Mungy” of Haven Road, off Soldier Road and formerly of Bluff, Cat Island will be held on Thursday, 5th November, 2020 at 11:00a.m. at Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road. Officiating will be Bishop Albert H. Hepburn assisted by Rev. Sandra Gardiner, Reverend Alkin Rolle, Reverend Lester Thurston and Reverend Charles Young. Left to cherish the memory of his life are his Loving Wife of 61 years: Betty Oleitha Hepburn; Children and Spouses: Three (3) Sons: Prince (Perlean), Raymond Ralph (Vanrea), and Phillip (Dale) Hepburn; Six (6) Daughters: Bernadette (Rev. Alkin) Rolle, Christine Williams, Antoinette Rahming, Remona Ferguson, Judy Johnson and Theresa (Ethan) Moss; Twenty-three (23) Grandchildren: Princess (Ian) Demeritte; Princeka, Prince Jr. and Princeson Hepburn; Alkin Benaiah, Arnelle and Zane Rolle; Kiericah and Kristan Williams; Zachary and Ahnita Rahming; Jonathan, Justin and Alexis Ferguson; Roulston, VanHessyn, Ravahl and Vashaun Hepburn; Phillip Jr. (Isabelle) and Dehlya Hepburn; Vashti (Kermont) Bethel; and Ethan II and Edward Moss; Thirteen (13) Great-grandchildren: Demico, Ian Jr., Yahshua, Jamarion and Jamaranique Demeritte; Amir Russell; Kaylen Murphy; Jaylen and Jhene’ Ferguson; Vanari Hepburn; Sahleya Wright; Miaya Musgrove; Jazmyn Bethel. Stepmother: Rowena Hepburn; Siblings and Spouses – Five (5) Brothers: Edgar, Rev. Willard (Idell), Rev. Jonah Kenneth, James and Milton (Tina) Hepburn; Three (3) Sisters: Izetta Rolle; Daisy and Emma Hepburn; Sisters-in-law: Trudymae Ward, Vivian Colebrooke, Prescola McPhee, Ernestine Dean, Andrea Johnson, Hyacinth Russell, Vincola Henfield and Natasha Johnson; Brothers-in-law: Rodger Babbs; Roderick, Victor Jr. and Barry Johnson; numerous nieces and nephews too many to mention, but including: Minister Janet Hepburn, Rosa Harris, Whyonie Symonette, Karen McIntosh, Hermon Hepburn, Rev. Lawrence Hepburn, Alvin Hepburn, Jacqueline Munroe, Ralph Hepburn, Troy Hepburn, Ashkuel Hepburn, Anton Johnson, Shakara Hepburn, Gaylene Cooper, Eulamae Rahming, Debra Rahming, Kendy Ward, Denise Poitier, Shanice Taylor, Tamara Evans, Shashan Saunders, Roderick Babbs, Yolanda Rolle, Ersley Johnson II, Abigail Whyms, Hessica Ingraham, Theophilus Johnson, Tetuan Johnson, Tanya Martin, Shancola Rolle and Osvaldo Johnson; Special Family and Friends: Rev. John Henry Inniss; Rev. Freddie McKenzie; his nephew Rev. Alvin Hepburn who regularly visited to administer the holy communion; the Haven and Soldier Roads neighbors, including Theresa Salmon, Nurse Barr, Nurse Cash, Mrs. Betty Hepburn and family, Ethel Butler and family, Ms. Jesse, Ms. Shirley Seymour and Ms. Althea; Rev. Patrick Smith; Perry ‘Dr. P’ McKenzie; Ms. Patricia Deveaux and family; Caretaker: Debbie McKenzie; Cousins: Joanna Bowe, Yvonne and Sandra Donald; and Mrs. Merlene Fernander; Other Relatives and Friends including: Bishop Albert Hepburn and members of the United Christian Church Association (Lincoln Boulevard Church and Flamingo Gardens Cathedral), including Sis. Ann Bowles, Bro. Alrich Culmer, Sis. Theresa Edwards, Rev. Sandra Gardiner, Sis. Patrice Minns, Sis. Dorcas Thurston, Rev. Richardson Thurston, Min. Andrew Clarke and Family, Rev. Wilbert and Sis. Thelma Clayton, Min. Ethlyn Deleveaux, Rev. Henry and Deaconess Gertrude Seymour, Rev. Barry Sturrup, Rev. Lester and Min. Donna Thurston and Rev. Charles and Minister Ruth Young; descendants of Henrietta McKenzie, including Gwen King, Alice Moncur, Audrey Bastian and Bettymae Poitier; descendants of the Hepburns, McKenzies, Thurstons, McDonalds and Gardiners; the entire community of The Bluff, Cat Island; ‘adopted’ granddaughter: Natika Smith; goddaughter: Mercia Deal; Min. Gloria Sturrup; Bennett Rahming; and friends and coworkers of all of his children, including: Georgina and Roy Antoine, Linda Baker, Pastor Dr. Donna Calix, Dr. Barbara Cox-Ambrister, Wilma Davis, George Deal, Brenda Dean, Cynthia Gibbs, Patty Hepburn, Min. Elaine Hinsey, Rev. Tyrone Knowles, Conrad Maycock, Annette McPhee, Adrianne Munroe, Donna Saunders, Margaret Saunders, Anna Skeete-Rolle, Rosemary Smith, Sonia Solomon, Daneen Southworth, Denise Storr, Hazel Thompson and Paulette Walker and many others too numerous to mention. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Ltd., Robinson and Solider Roads on Wednesday (TODAY) November 4th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

about an election or other civic process”. In a night of hopes and disappointments for both sides, there were moments where the Republican hold on several states seemed to be under threat - only for them to hold on at the last. That included states such as Florida and Texas - the latter of which would be a major switch for a traditional Republican stronghold. As it is, voters in each stuck with Trump - but those states would have been bonus wins for Biden, who still had a path to victory through states such as Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. The counts were also going on in potential swing states such as Arizona and Georgia - with supporters on each side making claims about how those results would turn out. At the time of going to press, Biden had secured 224 electoral college votes, and Trump had 213, with a total of 270 needed to win the presidency. Biden said to supporters in Delaware: “We knew this was going to be long. But look: we feel good about where we are. We really do.” He added: “I believe we’re on track to win this election.”

Biden emphasised the country had to wait until every vote was counted to determine the winner of the presidential election. “It’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare who’s won this election,” Biden said. “That’s the decision of the American people.” The two men were locked in tight races across the country, with Trump claiming the battlegrounds of Ohio and Iowa while Biden won Minnesota and New Hampshire, two modest prizes the president had hoped to take. The president, by early this morning, had retained many states he won in 2016 and, as long predicted, the race in part seemed to rest on the three northern industrial states where Trump most surprised the Democrats four year ago Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Trump said he would make a statement. Millions of voters braved their worries about the virus — and some long lines — to turn out in person, joining 102 million fellow Americans who voted days or weeks earlier, a record number that represented 73% of the total vote in the 2016 presidential election. Early results in several

key battleground states were in flux as election officials processed a historically large number of mail-in votes. Democrats typically outperform Republicans in mail voting, while the GOP looks to make up ground in Election Day turnout. That means the early margins between the candidates could be influenced by which type of votes — early or Election Day — were being reported by the states. The parties traded a pair of seats in other early results: Democratic former Colorado Gov John Hickenlooper defeated incumbent Sen Cory Gardner, and in Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville knocked off Sen Doug Jones. The House was expected to remain under Democratic control. As the results began to come in, the nation braced for what was to come — and an outcome that might not be known for days. Biden was watching from home with family and close aides. Trump was watching the results come in with a small group of allies in the White House residence as other staff and advisers floated between a party at the White House residence and various offices throughout the executive mansion complex.

TEXAS STAYS RED, BUT GOP MADE TO SWEAT PRESIDENT Donald Trump has won Texas and its 38 electoral votes. Historic turnout and suburban revolt around Texas’ booming big cities gave Republicans a rare sweat in America’s biggest red state, but Trump bested Democrat Joe Biden in the state. Trump won Texas by nine points in 2016 and all but took a win here for granted. He didn’t swing through Texas for campaign rallies or swamp television airwaves, and his conservative allies on the ground scoffed at Biden’s chances as a far reach.

Republican Sen John Cornyn of Texas has defeated Democrat MJ Hegar in the closest reelection battle of his nearly 20 years in Washington. His victory last night was crucial to Republicans’ hopes of preserving their imperiled Senate majority, although other GOP incumbents were facing even tougher reelection battles. Cornyn held an edge in polls and fundraising for most of the race but was still forced into mounting an unusually aggressive defense of his 18 years in the Senate. It remains 26

years and counting since Democrats last won a statewide race in Texas. Republican Ronny Jackson last night won a House seat in West Texas, where he moved after leaving the White House in 2018. The solidly red district is currently held by Rep Mac Thornberry, who’s one of six GOP congressmen in Texas retiring this year. Jackson was a surprise pick by Trump to lead the Department of Veteran Affairs. But that nomination was derailed by allegations of drinking on he job and over-prescribing drugs, which he has denied.

TRUMP HOLDS OFF BIDEN CHALLENGE IN FLORIDA PRESIDENT Donald Trump won Florida, the nation’s most prized battleground state, as he and Democrat Joe Biden on Tuesday battled to the finish of an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice. The two men were locked

in tight races across the country, with Trump also claiming the battlegrounds of Ohio and Iowa while Biden won Minnesota and New Hampshire, two modest prizes the president had hoped to take. Florida was the biggest, fiercely contested battleground on the map, with both campaigns battling over its 29 Electoral College votes.

Trump adopted Florida as his new home state, wooed its Latino community, particularly Cuban-Americans, and held rallies there incessantly. For his part, Biden deployed his top surrogate — President Barack Obama — there twice in the campaign’s closing days and benefitted from a $100m pledge in the state from Michael Bloomberg.

ASTRONAUT WHO LOVES BAHAMAS TAKES LEAD THE astronaut who declared The Bahamas to be the most beautiful place from space was yesterday poised to win a seat in the US Senate. Democrat Mark Kelly opened a big lead last night against Republican Sen Martha McSally in early election results for an Arizona race that will be crucial in determining control of the US Senate. Democrats are optimistic that Arizona’s changing demographics and President Donald Trump’s

FORMER astronaut Mark Kelly unpopularity among some suburban voters can push retired astronaut Kelly to victory in Tuesday’s election. He is the husband of former US Rep Gabrielle

Giffords, who was injured in an assassination attempt in Tucson in 2011. Kelly led 55 percent to 45 percent with 75 percent of the expected votes counted. The tally includes early votes cast through the weekend, and the race will likely tighten as officials tally Election Day votes, which are expected to favor Republicans. Kelly all but declared victory, saying: “I’m confident that when all the votes are counted, we’re going to be successful in this mission.”

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Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over ‘wife-beater’ claims By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp lost his high-stakes libel case Monday against The Sun tabloid newspaper for labelling him a “wife beater,” as a British judge said he believed the actor had abused ex-wife Amber Heard to such an extent that she frequently feared for her life. In a decision widely cheered by campaigners against domestic abuse, Justice Andrew Nicol said the defendants proved during the trial in London that their allegations against Depp were “substantially true.” Depp’s lawyers said it would be “ridiculous” if the actor didn’t appeal the decision. Over the course of nearly three weeks this summer, Nicol heard lurid — and irreconcilable — accounts from Depp and Heard in which each accused the other of abuse. “I have found that the great majority of alleged assaults of Ms. Heard by Mr. Depp have been proved to the civil standard,” Nicol wrote in his ruling. In arguably the biggest English libel trials of the 21st century, Depp sued News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and its executive editor, Dan Wootton, over an April 2018 article that accused him of assaulting fellow actor Heard.

The ruling deals a big blow to Depp’s reputation that could imperil his career, which has seen the actor take the lead in some of the most popular family movies in recent times, from “Edward Scissorhands” to most lucratively the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. That reputational cost clearly comes with an indeterminate financial cost on top of the several millions pounds in legal costs he will likely be required to pay following Monday’s ruling. A lawyer for Depp, 57, described the decision as “perverse as it is bewildering.” “The judgment is so flawed that it would be ridiculous for Mr. Depp not to appeal this decision,” Jenny Afia said in a statement. An attorney for Heard, meanwhile, said the verdict was “not a surprise” for anyone who followed the trial. Historically, Britain’s libel laws have been seen as favouring public figures and for being tough on media outlets and publishers, so Depp’s defeat may prompt anyone considering legal action to think again. The Sun called the decision a “stunning victory for press freedom.” At the heart of the Sun’s characterisation of Depp as a “wife-beater” were allegations the actor assaulted Heard 14 times in locations around the world.

U.S. actors Johnny Depp, left, and Amber Heard arrive for the European premiere of their film, “The Rum Diary,” in London, November 3, 2011.

AMERICAN actor Johnny Depp, waves as he leaves after the end of the trial at the High Court in London on July 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) Heard, 34, said the abuse was largely fuelled by Depp’s heavy drug and alcohol use and that he could turn into “a selfcreated third party,” which he referred to as “The Monster.” She alleged that at various time between 2013 and 2016 he hit, slapped and shoved her, pulled her hair and threw bottles “like grenades” at her. Nicol noted several times when Heard feared for her life, including during what Heard described as a “three-day hostage situation” in Australia in March 2015 while Depp was filming a “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie. “I accept her evidence of the nature of the assaults he committed against her,”

Private Memorial Service For Everette Joenathan Brown Jr., 23 of Joe Farrington Road will be held on Thursday, 5th November, 2020, 11:00a.m. at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Drive. Officiating will be Rev. Tyrone Laing, Rev. Cecil Higgs, Rev. Christine Johnson, Rev. Derek Munroe and Deacon Robert Farquharson assisted by other minters of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road. Left to cherish his fond memories are his loving and devoted Mother: Rev. Sheila Brown; Sisters: Yvette (Bruce) Clarke Jr., Ebony Brown; Grandmother: Miriam Brown; Aunts: Mrs Leona (John) Albury, Evangelist Rudely (Elder Parker) Cornish, Evangelist Judymae McPhee, Minister Louise McPhee, Ms. Valerie Hepburn, Mrs. Antoinette (Frank) Moss, Nurse Jenniemae Stuart, Mrs Enid (Fabian) Stuart, Shandia Smith, Tina (Jermaine) Hepburn and Anita Smith; Uncles: Rev. Clifton (Betty) Hepburn, Valentino Brown, Stephen (Melissa) Brown, Bernard Brown, Minister Randy (Shantel) McPhee, Ian Smith; Grand Uncles: Solomon (Judy) Rolle, Danny Moxey; Grand Aunts: Elizabeth (Sam) Pratt, Julia (Hartley) Neilly, Donna Moxey, Dedrie Francis; Cousins: Damien Hepburn, Franz Moss, D’Angelo Brown, Andrew, Kenrick, Jerome (Shonte), Lenward (Latonia), Javon, Jamaal McPhee, Dashawn Edgecombe, Danielle and Jade Brown, Nadia Hepburn, Joyann McPhee, Annalise (Andrew) Davis, Simone, Katis, Patricia, Latoya Albury, Natassia, Felicia Moss, Charmaine (Antonio) Burrows, Natasha (Jermaine) Beneby, Lynessa Bullard, Garnell (Troy) Pratt, Lashante McPhee, Bernard, ASP Bradley Pratt, Shamell (Amanrah) Ford, Maranda, Wayne (Pamala), Kimberley Munroe, Kristy (Corey) Williams, Duran, Christopher Moxey Jr., Lashanna Gittens, Telnear (Miguel) Cartwright, Dwayne Mackey, Eugene Stuart, Hazel Gordon, Betty Bullard, Darvin, Sean, Julian, Darnell Rolle, Icella Hepburn, Macy Hanna, Rose Johnson, Beverley Rolle, Icella Burrows, Rhoda King, Dewey and Luella Dawkins; God Parents: Rev. Cecil Higgs, Rev. Dr. A. Shelton Higgs, Mr. David Bullard, Dr. Joan Rolle, Bishop Apostle David McPhee; Other relatives and friends including: The officers and members of the New Bethlehem Baptist Church, especially the Youth Department, the Music Ministry, the Dawkins, McPhee, Brown, Bullard, Rahming, Rolle families, Rev. Howard T. G. (Patricia) Smith and family; Rev. Dr. Jim Holly and The Historic Little Rock Baptist Church, Detroit Michigan; Bishop David (Rev. Alfreda) McPhee and the Hour of Power family; Pastor Paul (Min. Helen) McPhee and Carmichael Baptist Holiness Church family; The administrative staff and the security department of the Bahamas Baptist Community College and Jordan Prince William High School, St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church Family, Dec. Robert Farquharson and Family, Rev. Christine Johnson and family, Rev. Derek Munroe and family, Minister Glenroy Body, Brother Clement Smith, Brother Donald (Wendy) Ambrose, Portia Taylor and family, Cecily Seymour and Family, Minister Virginia Moss and family, Sis. Lydia Armaly and Family, Min. Virginia Moss and family, Min. Mable Farquharson and family, Sis. Daisy Armbrister and Family, Sis. Myrtle Deveaux and Family, Rev. Tyrone Laing and family, Dec. Dwight Charlow and family, Elder Elcie Mackey and Family, Elder Cora McPhee and family, Dr. Roland Hamilton, Dr. Dellarese Woods Isaacs and Nursing Officer Kaylor Douglas; other relatives and friends too numerous to mention. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! Viewing will be held New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Drive on Wednesday (TODAY) November 4th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

the judge wrote about the episode in Australia. “They must have been terrifying.” In court, Depp accused Heard of making up her allegations, while acknowledging wide-ranging drug problems. However, he insisted he is “not a violent person, especially with women,” a characterisation that was backed up in statements from former partners Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis. The judge found that 12 of the 14 instances of domestic violence had occurred and said that was sufficient to rule against Depp. He also accepted Heard’s evidence that the allegations against one of the world’s most popular actors

had “a negative effect” on her work as an actor and activist. Depp argued that the allegations caused “serious harm” to his reputation and “significant distress and embarrassment.” His lawyers said the case was about clearing his reputation and nothing to do with any potential financial award — in the UK, there’s a notional ceiling of around 300,000 pounds ($400,000) on libel awards, small in comparison to those possible in the US. Depp is also suing Heard for $50 million in Virginia over a Washington Post op-ed essay that she wrote about domestic violence. The essay talks about her experience being abused but does not name Depp. The trial is due to be held next year. “Very soon, we will be presenting even more voluminous evidence in the US,” said Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, Heard’s attorney in the US. Afia, who represents Depp, said “we hope that in contrast to this case, the ongoing libel proceedings in America are equitable, with both parties providing full disclosure rather than one side strategically cherrypicking what evidence can and cannot be relied upon.” One legal expert thinks Depp will now find it more difficult in the US court. “The implications in this case are that if you lose the case in London, it’s almost a racing certainty that you’re

not going to win in America,” said Mark Stephens, a media lawyer at Howard Kennedy. Depp and Heard met on the set of 2011 comedy “The Rum Diary” and married in Los Angeles in 2015. They separated the following year and divorced in 2017. Heard said she had spoken out reluctantly. “What woman has ever benefitted from being a victim of domestic violence?” she asked in court. Lisa King, director of communications and external relations at the charity Refuge, which provides support for victims of domestic violence, expressed hope that the ruling sends “a very powerful message” that every single survivor of domestic abuse “should be listened to and should be heard.” The Sun’s Wootton said he hoped Depp gets “the help he so obviously needs” and thanked Heard for her bravery. “This landmark court victory is for you Amber Heard, and it is for all the other victims of domestic abuse who I hope feel more comfortable and more safe with our court processes and with our media today,” he said. Stephens, the media lawyer, called the decision “absolutely devastating” for Depp. “Johnny Depp is only going to be able to rehabilitate himself if he accepts this judgment,” he added.

Private Funeral Service For Pastor Don Arlington Daxon, 52 of Cripple Hill, Crooked Island will be held on Thursday, 5th November, 2020 at 11:00a.m. at Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John F. Kennedy Drive, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas. Officiating will be National Overseer, Bishop Dr. Franklin Ferguson assisted by District Overseer, Pastor Maurice Simms. Don was pre-deceased by his Wife: Ivy M. Daxon; and Father: Joseph Daxon Sr. Don’s memories will forever remain in the heart of his Children: Denzel, Don Jr. and I’esha Daxon; Mother: Mrs. Emmiletha Daxon; Father & Mother-in-Law: Othman Brown Sr., & Marian Brown; Sisters: Naomi Bonaby, Ruth Arnett, Mary and Dorcas Daxon; Brothers: Timothy, Lawrence, Herbert, Robert, Philip, Stephen “Nappy” and Kevin Daxon; Sisters-in-Law: Marsha, Edith, Olivia, Sheral and Novelette Daxon, Brickell Evans, Terry, Lakia, Demethera, Almeta and Joanna Brown and Tora Symonette; Brothers-in-Law: Frederick Bonaby, Gregory Arnett, Dennis, Gregory, Nehemiah and Othman Brown Jr., George Symonette and Torvarris Evans; Aunts: Rachel Mackey, Muriel, Mavis, Eloweise and Neisi Moss and Maxine Daxon; Uncles: Henry, Clifford and David Daxon, Lawrence Moss and Solomon Johnson; Nieces: Denise Thompson, Clarice Strachan, Charmin Bonaby, Laurel, Lauren, Ro-Desha, Timesha and Abigal Daxon; Nephews: Floyd Bonaby, Timothy Daxon Jr., Joseph Daxon II, Michael and Gabiel Arnett; Nieces and Nephews-in-Law including: Rhianna Evans, Iziah Brown and Grenique Brown; Relative and Friends including the Family of the Late Herbert Daxon: Judy Cartwright, Chery Sands, Elizabeth, Sheila, Jethro, Kermit and Burkley Daxon; Family of the Late Felix Daxon: Barbara Ashby, Paulette Johnson, Gloria Thompson, Patricia Pratt, Philip, Teresa and Felix Daxon Jr.; Family of the Late Viola McKinney: Sharon McFord; Family of the Late Letha Ferguson: Sheldon Ferguson; Family of the Late Thelma Johnson: Franklyn, Angela, Philip, Stephen, Raymond, Derick, Don Johnson and Coralee Smith; Family of the Late Ethel Missick: Conrord and Stephnie Missick, Shunder Strachan and Judy Tucker; Family of the Late Roston Moss Sr.: Eunice Mullings, Ernest, Michael, Melanie, Teiko and Roston Moss Jr. Nita and Debbie Moss; Mrs. Rosie Daxon; Energene Simms and Family; Patricia Jones and Michael Colebrooke; Bishop Franklin Ferguson and the entire Church of God of Prophecy family; Pastor Maurice Simms, Overseer, COGOP, Crooked Island District; the entire congregation of the Church of God of Prophecy, Cripple Hill, Crooked Island; Bishop Sheldon Beneby & Mrs. Shelly Beneby; Norman Beneby; Mr. & Mrs. Ellis and Hylene Moss; Mr. & Mrs. Clinton and Sharon Scavella; Andrew Ferguson, Gerald Cunningham, Senator The Honourable Annafaye Ferguson-Knowles; the entire community of Crooked Island including Pastors Juliemae Farquharson, and Barbara Gibson; Doris Moss and Family; Dorcas Moss; Colleagues of Bahamas Power and Light; and a host of other relatives and friends, all of whom we love and appreciate, but are far too numerous to mention. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE! Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Ltd., Robinson and Solider Roads on Wednesday (TODAY) November 4th, 2020 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

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Evans: Training for US Open Swim Championships ‘going pretty good’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

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hile she continues to train at her alma mater at the University of Texas, Bahamian multiple national record holder Joanna Evans is preparing to get back into the pool when she competes in the 2020 US Open Swimming Championships. USA Swimming announced in September that as a part of the reimagined calendar amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the US Open would be held at nine different sites around the country from November 12-15. The US Open has replaced the former Winter Nationals as the mid-season championship meet in the United States. It coincides with the International Swimming League competition that is currently underway in Budapest, Hungary, where the majority of the top swimmers from around the world, including the United States, are competing. As she is based in Austin, Texas, Evans will report to the North East ISD Blossom Athletic Complex in San Antonio where she will contest the women’s 200

and 400 metres freestyle races on the same day. On Friday, November 13, the 400m free is scheduled for the morning session beginning at 10am, while the 200m free is set for the evening, starting at 6pm. “We’ve just been doing the basic training as we plan for next summer,” the 23-year-old Evans told The Tribune. “I’ve been training here with the college team preparing for next year, so it’s been going pretty good. “We had to take a break when COVID-19 hit, but we are now getting back into the full swing of things. I can’t complain. We are just following the COVID-19 protocols at practice and we all get tested at least once a week so they are doing all they can to mitigate this thing as best as they can.” With all of the protocols in place, Evans said her time was limited to the use of the pool facilities at the University of Texas, but they are getting back to the normal hours during a full week. “Most days I just train in the morning, I then lift weights and take a break to refuel for the day,” she pointed out. “Then I go back to practice in the afternoon. Not being in school

MULTIPLE national record holder Joanna Evans is preparing to compete in the 2020 US Open Swimming Championships. allows me to fully recover, so that’s exciting.” With the US Open on her agenda, Evans said she just wants to test the waters to see exactly where she’s at in her training. “It’s been quite a while since I raced, so it would be a good way for me to see

where I’m at as I prepare for next year,” she stated. “At this point, it’s been a long time since I raced, so it’s going to be good to just go out there and get a benchmark.” As it pertains to next year, Evans said all roads will lead to Tokyo, Japan, if

the postponed 2020 Olympic Games is a reality. If it does, it will be the Grand Bahamian native’s second appearance at the world’s biggest sporting spectacle. In her debut as a part of a three-member team that represented the Bahamas in swimming at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Evans didn’t advance out of the heats of the 200m freestyle, but she made it to the semifinals in both the 400m and 800m freestyle events. With the experience she gained from those games and her participation with the Longhorns as a member of the University of Texas’ swim team, Evans feels she has all of the ingredients to surpass her past achievements. “Due to COVID-19 at the moment, I don’t know what will happen next year, but I am looking forward to whatever comes my way in terms of meets leading up to the Olympics,” she projected. “Things are changing daily, so it’s hard to tell what will happen.” The 5-foot, 11-inch graduate of Bishop Michael Eldon High School in Grand Bahama completed her eligibility for the Longhorns in 2019. She earned a degree in sustainability

studies and has racked up an impressive résumé as a swimmer. In addition to representing the Bahamas at the Olympics, she also won three gold medals at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in the 200m, 400m and 1,500m freestyle. She also captured a silver medal in the 400m and bronze in the 800m freestyle at the 2017 World University Games. She is a three-time All-American, two-time honourable mention AllAmerican, University of Texas’ record holder in the 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle (15:51.74); 20-18, 18-19 CSCAA Scholar All-American, 2019 Big 12 Conference Swimmer of the Meet, 2016 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, 2016 Big 12 Championships’ Women’s Newcomer of the Meet, 2017 Academic All-Big 12 (first team) and 11-time Big 12 champion. Evans, the national flag carrier during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia in April (where she fell short of getting on the podium with a fourth place finish in her speciality in

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Norius: ‘There’s no reason why I can’t crack the top three in this show’ By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THEY’VE been married for the past two years and training together, now Jimmy and Serena Salius Decius-Norius are planning to compete in the same venue, albeit in two different events, in one weekend. While Decius-Norius is hoping to be one of the competitors representing the Bahamas at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in the Dominican Republic, Norius is gearing up to participate in the IFB pro show that will take place a day after the amateur programme. The two championships over the weekend of December 4-6 are being done for the first time as the organisers intend to take advantage of the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic to put on one grand massive event. This will be Norius’ first competition since February when he competed in his first classic physique competition in Brazil. Salius Decius-Norius, however, is fresh off her participation in the NPC Ultimate Grand Prix Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships on Saturday night. “I feel optimistic about it. I feel as if I’m actually getting better with age,” said the 45-year-old Norius. “This pandemic has me

JIMMY and Serena Salius Decius-Norius. staying home more, I’m getting the home cooked meals and I’m resting more, so my body is really recuperating a lot more than it would have with gyms being opened up and I had to go to work. “I don’t have to worry about all of that, so I could stay home, rest a lot more and pose a lot more. So there’s no reason why I can’t crack the top three in this show. I’m going to be a lot sharper than I was before.”

In 2016, Norius represented the Bahamas at his final CAC Championships. Two years later in 2018, he went on to capture his pro card. “I’m looking forward to it,” said Norius about going back to the CAC Championships, even though not as a competitor. “Having to deal with all that is going on now with COVID-19 and all of its uncertainties, it’s good to be

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HUMBERT OUSTS SECOND-SEEDED TSITSIPAS AT PARIS MASTERS PARIS (AP) — Ugo Humbert upset second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas following a hard-fought contest of more than three hours to reach the third round at the Paris Masters yesterday. The 34th-ranked Frenchman won 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3) for one of the biggest wins of his young career. Humbert was outside the top 700 three years ago and only started playing regularly on the main Tour last season.

“I’m super happy, super proud of myself,” the 22-year-old Humbert said. “I was mentally very strong to win this match against Tsitsipas, one of the best players in the world.” It was Humbert’s second Top 10 win following his victory against fifth-ranked Daniil Medvedev at the Hamburg Open in September. Humbert will take on Marin Cilic in his next match.

Tsitsipas saved three match points in the second tiebreaker to force a decider but Humbert finally came out on top of their contest with a total of 46 winners. “He was just creating a lot of opportunities from his forehand side and doing a lot of damage from there,” Tsitsipas said. Earlier, three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the second round by defeating Daniel Evans 6-3, 7-6

(3). The 12th-seeded Wawrinka, a former No. 3, hit 35 winners to extend his record to 5-0 against his British rival. “I was serving and moving well,” said Wawrinka, whose best result at the indoor tournament was reaching the semifinals in 2015, the year he won the French Open. Wawrinka dropped only seven points on his first serve and saved the two break points he faced in

the third game of the opening set. He will next face Tommy Paul. Also, qualifier Norbert Gombos beat No. 8 seed David Goffin 6-4, 7-6 (6) to advance to the third round. The event is the final Masters tournament of the tennis season. It is being held without fans because of lockdown measures implemented in France to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Unbeaten Steelers maintain top spot in AP Pro32 poll By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All the votes are in. And the Pittsburgh Steelers kept the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Steelers received 10 of the 12 first-place votes for 382 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Steelers improved to 7-0 for the second time in franchise history after holding off the Baltimore Ravens 28-24 on Sunday. “It’s not quite the Steel Curtain defense of the 1970s, but it’s as good as there is in today’s NFL,” Newsday’s Bob Glauber said. “The Steelers solved Lamar Jackson to continue as the NFL’s only unbeaten team, and Ben Roethlisberger continues his remarkable comeback to put Pittsburgh into the Super Bowl conversation.” The Ravens dropped two spots to No. 5 after the loss. The Kansas City Chiefs stayed at No. 2 after getting the remaining two firstplace votes and finishing with 374 points. The Seattle Seahawks moved up a spot to No. 3 after handling the San Francisco 49ers. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers jumped two places to No. 4 after holding off the New York Giants on Monday night. The Bucs will play during prime time again this weekend when they host NFC South rival New Orleans on Sunday night. The Saints have won four

BALTIMORE Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, front left, fumbles the ball while being hit by Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (39) and inside linebacker Vince Williams (98) during the second half on Sunday in Baltimore. The Steelers won 28-24. Steelers linebacker Robert Spillane (41) recovered the fumble. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) straight and also gained two spots to No. 6. “The Bucs and Saints held on for wins to set up the NFC South showdown of the NFL schedule-makers’ dreams this week,” said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback. “The Bucs have emerged as one of the league’s best teams since the rivals last

met in Week 1, and now they’ll host the Saints with first place in the division on the line.” The Green Bay Packers slipped two spots to No. 7 after allowing four touchdowns to Dalvin Cook and losing to the rival Minnesota Vikings. The AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills moved up a place to No. 8 after earning

a rare win over the New England Patriots. “The Patriots are free falling,” said Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. “It could be their first losing season since 2000.” The Bills have a challenge this week as Russell Wilson and the Seahawks head to western New York on Sunday. “Russ still cooking and LB Bobby Wagner

coming off a great game,” Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki said of the Seahawks’ quarterback and star linebacker. The Tennessee Titans dropped two spots to No. 9 after losing to Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals for their second consecutive defeat. And the Arizona Cardinals, who are coming off a bye, moved up one spot to

round out the top 10. The Cardinals will host Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins as they return to action. “Forget about Tua. After what Miami did last Sunday against the LA Rams, I’m curious to see just how real this Dolphins’ defense is Sunday against Arizona.” said Alex Marvez of Sirius XM.

ZIMBABWE DEFEATS PAKISTAN IN SUPER OVER TO END ODI LOSING RUN By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Zimbabwe ended a 10-match losing streak by beating Pakistan in a super over to cap a thrilling third and final one-day international yesterday. Blessing Muzarabani grabbed two wickets off four balls in the super over as Pakistan scored only two runs off the tall fast bowler. Zimbabwe raced to a winning 3-0 through Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza off Shaheen Afridi’s first three balls to deny Pakistan a series clean sweep. Pakistan No. 10 batsman Mohammad Musa hit a four off the last ball of their 50-over innings against paceman Richard Ngarava to tie the scores as Pakistan ended up at 278-9. Zimbabwe made 278-6. Captain Babar Azam’s run-a-ball 125 lifted Pakistan close to the target in a century stand with Wahab Riaz, who scored 52 off 55 balls. But Muzarabani’s 5-49 included the wickets of Afridi and Babar off his last two deliveries to turn the game before Musa hit the last-ball ball boundary through covers off Richard Ngarava and forced a super over. Earlier, Sean Williams survived three dropped catches to score 118 off 135 balls for Zimbabwe. The 20-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain snared 5-26, but Williams’ fourth ODI hundred gave

Zimbabwe its highest total of the series. “This win is huge for us,” Williams said. “A lot of people do panic under pressure, but I feel we deserved to win … we are tired of getting beaten, it’s way too long.” Zimbabwe’s pacemen finally came good after below par performances in the first two ODIs. Ngarava struck in his first two overs of Pakistan’s chase by claiming the wickets of Fakhar Zaman, playing his first game of the series, and young Haider Ali. Paceman Donald Tiripano grabbed his first opportunity in the series when he dismissed Mohammad Rizwan and Iftikhar Ahmed as Pakistan slipped to 88-5 in the 18th over. But Babar revived the chase by adding 63 runs with debutant Khushdil Shah (33) and then 100 runs with Riaz until the skipper gloved a sharp bouncer off Muzarabani in the penultimate over. “I am sad that I couldn’t finish the game after I established a partnership with Wahab, but we have learnt a lot from today’s defeat,” Babar said. Hasnain, playing his first ODI after more than a year, rattled Zimbabwe’s top order. Captain Chamu Chibhabha, who won his second successive toss, was out for a duck to end the three-match series with only 19 runs combined. But Williams shared three half-century stands

and profited from dropped catches. Hasnain could have got rid of Williams in his last over but Musa dropped a sitter at third man. Williams added 84 runs with Brendan Taylor (56) who was caught at mid off to give Hasnain his fivewicket haul. Williams propelled Zimbabwe’s total with a 96-run, sixth-wicket stand with Sikandar Raza (45) as they plundered fast bowlers Afridi (0-42), Riaz (1-65) and Musa (0-80). Pakistan’s lone spinner, Ahmed, who grabbed five wickets in the second game, was also off colour and ended up with 0-60. The 2-1 victory gave Pakistan 20 points in the World Super League while Zimbabwe earned 10 points. The top seven teams out of 13 nations participating in the league will get automatic qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India.

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After his first PGA Tour Champions win, pro golfer Clarke off to Abaco By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer STOP if you’ve heard this one before: Darren Clarke wins a big tournament and spends the next week at the bar. It’s not entirely by choice this time. Clarke’s timing could not have been better for his first PGA Tour Champions victory, and his first win since the British Open at Royal St George’s in 2011. His visa has expired, and the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the renewal process. He said his Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA), which was good for 90 days, expires today. “Consequently, I’ve got to leave the country,” Clarke said Sunday after his one-shot victory in the TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton, Florida. He’s not headed home to Northern Ireland. No, the 52-year-old Clarke spends a fair bit of time in the Bahamas, particularly Abaco Club. And to be even more specific, Clarke said he could be found at a beach bar called Flippers. “Drink some Sea Breezes, watch the boys on the big screen up there,” Clarke said. “When everybody makes a birdie, I’ll go cheer and have another Sea Breeze or a Kalik Light. It will be a little bit of both.” Clarke is older and wiser — older, anyway — and says he won’t drink it up quite like he did nine years ago after winning his only major. He spoke highly of the 50-and-older circuit where it’s not as simple as showing up and playing golf. Players are working hard at it, and the fresh talent includes Ernie Els,

Jim Furyk and occasionally Phil Mickelson. In a perfect world, Clarke says he would like to be in Phoenix this week for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. “With all the COVID, all embassies are shut and as a non-US citizen, you can only go to the embassy outside of the US to get it renewed,” Clarke said. “But they’re all shut due to COVID. Nobody’s fault.” It helps that the final official event of the year won’t decide the Schwab Cup champion. Because of tournaments lost to the pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 seasons are being combined. Instead, Clarke is off to the Bahamas. And he’s happy. CAR CLUB Xander Schauffele and Mark Hubbard have never been paired together on the PGA Tour. If they ever do, they’ll have plenty to talk about, starting with cars. Old cars, and not necessarily classics. Schauffele, whose five worldwide victories include the Tour Championship and a World Golf Championship, is still driving the 2015 Toyota Camry he had on the Korn Ferry Tour. And he doesn’t sound like he’s about to upgrade. “I bought it out a couple of years ago. Why would I get a new car?” he said. That’s nothing compared with Hubbard, who is still driving his 2010 Honda CRV that used to belong to his mother. “My man,” Schauffele said with a big smile when he heard this. Hubbard says he’s never been big into cars and is rarely home enough, anyway. He and his wife, Meghan, moved from

NORTHERN Ireland’s Darren Clarke hits his tee shot on the 5th hole during the first round of British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, July 18, 2019. Timing was everything for Darren Clarke. He won for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions in the final week before he had to leave the United States because his visa expired. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) San Jose, California, to Houston. “I don’t spend money on things, I spend it on experiences, like vacations,” Hubbard said. “I’m not a big toy guy.” When they do drive, it’s usually his car. His wife drives a 2009 Nissan Sentra. “We’re in the process of getting her a new car,” Hubbard said with a smile. His idea of a dream car? Hubbard says when he was younger, he spent time with a great aunt who lived in the Hamptons. “They had this no-top, white beach Jeep. You hop in, don’t even open the door,” he said. “Something like that would be fun. But I obviously don’t really want that in Houston.” STILL GOING STRONG Bernhard Langer had two late bogeys that kept him from a chance at a 42nd career victory on the PGA Tour Champions. Even so, the resiliency of the 63-year-old German is

no less remarkable. It was his 37th runner-up finish, meaning Langer has won or finished second in 29 percent of his PGA Tour Champions events. If the 50-and-over circuit is the game’s greatest mulligan, Langer is cashing in. He played the majority of his PGA Tour career before prize money began to soar. Langer played 322 times on the PGA Tour and earned $10,684,776. In his 269 starts on the PGA Tour Champions, he has earned $30,055,112. EUROPEAN TOUR The European Tour fleshed out the back end of a pandemic year with a three-week South African swing ahead of the seasonending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. It starts with the Joburg Open November 19-22, a week after the Masters, before going to the Dunhill Championship and the South African Open. The Dunhill and South African Open will have been played

twice in one season. The South African Open will be held for the first time at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City. It wraps up a remarkable job by golf’s most global tour in the face of a pandemic. The season was supposed to have 46 events. The tour lost 22 events but will end the season with 37 tournaments thanks to a dozen additions in the UK and Iberia and even Cyprus. There was a significant drop in prize money, with most of the new events offering a purse of no more than 1 million euros. But they were playing more than they could have. WEEKEND MEMORIES Every piece of experience matters to Lanto Griffin, who defends his title this week in the Houston Open. He thought back to his rookie year in 2018, when he found himself four shots out of the lead going into the final round at Torrey Pines. “I was nervous. I was playing well,” he said. “It was a whirlwind.” The memory is not how well he kept his head in the game. Griffin closed with a 74 on a tough day and tied for 12th, five shots out of the playoff won by Jason Day. What makes him laugh is thinking of the reaction he had from home. That week was the PGA Tour return for Tiger Woods after his fourth back surgery, the start of a comeback that culminated with a victory at the Tour Championship later that year. Woods teed off early on the back nine. “I was fifth place with a few holes left and I ended up finishing 12th,” Griffin said. “I hit some really

good shots and I didn’t get on TV, and it was because Tiger was in 30th finishing on the front nine, and my whole family was all upset. I basically told them, ‘Look, I’d much rather watch Tiger finish 25th than me fifth.’ So I totally get it. But that was my first taste of the PGA Tour.” DIVOTS Even though the John Deere Classic was cancelled this year because of the pandemic, the tournament helped raise $12.22 million for 465 local and regional charities. ... Twotime major champion Stacy Lewis was among 10 players added to the 156-player field for the US Women’s Open at Champions Golf Club in Houston December 10-13. They were taken off the LPGA Tour money list. ... Diamond Resorts has signed a three-year contract extension as the title sponsor of the LPGA Tour season opener in Orlando, Florida. The Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions is Jan. 21-24. The extension takes the deal through 2024. ... Brian Gay (No. 328) was the third player in eight weeks of the new PGA Tour season to be outside the top 300 in the world when he won. The others were Stewart Cink (No. 319) and Hudson Swafford (No. 345). STAT OF THE WEEK In the seven tournaments in which Tiger Woods made the cut this year, he finished an average of 15.1 shots behind the winner. FINAL WORD “I have seen a few guys go to the Champions Tour and they seem to have a miraculous cure for their putting. I’m hoping that happens to me.” — Padraig Harrington, who turns 50 next August.

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LIVERPOOL ROUTS ATALANTA, REAL MADRID AND BAYERN MUNICH WIN By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Jürgen Klopp has made no secret of his admiration for Atalanta’s all-out attacking game. Perhaps because it’s similar to the way his Liverpool squad pours forward with speed and precision, often overwhelming its opponents. In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, Klopp’s side was the one doing the overwhelming in a 5-0 rout of last season’s surprise quarterfinalist in the Champions League yesterday. Portugal striker Diogo Jota scored a hat trick to take his tally to seven goals in 10 matches across all competitions since joining Liverpool in September. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané also found the net for the 2019 champion, which strengthened its control of Group D with a full nine points. “I don’t think any system could have defended tonight Sadio, Mo and Diogo, the way they played,” Klopp said.

Elsewhere on the third match day of the group stage, 13-time champion Real Madrid beat visiting Inter Milan 3-2 in Group B for its first win in this season’s competition courtesy of a late goal from Rodrygo. Defending champion Bayern Munich got late goals from Jérôme Boateng, Leroy Sané, Robert Lewandoski and Lucas Hernandez in a 6-2 win at Salzburg to preserve its perfect start in Group A. Manchester City also stayed perfect with a 3-0 victory over Olympiakos in Group C with goals from Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus and João Cancelo. In another rout, Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in Group B to match its biggest European Cup away win. Ajax and Porto also won, while Lokomotiv Moscow and Atlético Madrid drew 1-1. In all, there were 35 goals across the eight games — two shy of the record for one day. LATE FLURRY Bayern Munich broke a deadlock with four

KLOPP late goals in its victory at Salzburg to extend its competition-record winning streak to 14 games. Joshua Kimmich played a big role in keeping Bayern’s winning run intact with two assists. Both teams observed a minute’s silence for the victims of an attack in Vienna on Monday. In Moscow, Atlético opened the scoring with a header by José Maria Gimenez but Lokomotiv equalised with a penalty kick converted by Anton Miranchuk after video review determined there was a handball. Bayern leads Group A with nine points, Atletico has four, Lokomotiv has two and Salzburg one.

RAMOS’ CENTURY MARK Madrid captain Sergio Ramos scored his 100th goal across all competitions for the club — not bad for a centre back. The defender headed in to give Madrid a momentary 2-0 lead — his 55th goal scored by a header for his club. Inter, which remained winless, could at least celebrate the night’s most beautiful goal, which featured Nicolò Barella’s flicked through ball to set up Lautaro Martinez’s finish in one swift motion. The home win moved Madrid out of last place in Group B. Borussia Mönchengladbach leads the group with five points after its rout of Shakhtar, one more than Madrid and Shakhtar. Inter remained with two points. ASSIST MAN Kevin De Bruyne set up two goals in City’s win over Olympiakos. That gave the Belgium midfielder 14 assists in the competition since the start of the 201718 season, one short of

Kylian Mbappe’s competition-leading 15. De Bruyne set City on its way by cushioning a pass through to Torres who took the ball on, had an extra touch, and drove a shot through the legs of the goalkeeper 12 minutes in. De Bruyne, who also set up two goals in a 3-0 win at Marseille last week, then sent Jesus in toward the goal to virtually seal the game nine minutes from time. City only requires a draw in the return match in Greece after the international break to secure progress to the knockout stage with two group games to spare. City leads Group C with nine points, Porto is next with six, Olympiakos has three and Marseille has none. Moussa Marega, Sergio Oliveira and Luiz Diaz scored in Porto’s win over Marseille. VIRUS RETURN Dusan Tadic scored one goal and set up another to lead Ajax to its win over Midtjylland, a day after being seemingly ruled out

of the game by his coach after a positive test for the coronavirus. Tadic was one of a raft of senior players — including goalkeeper André Onana and midfielders Davy Klaassen and Ryan Gravenberch — not included in a reduced 17-man group that travelled to central Denmark on Monday because of the positive tests. They did travel in a separate party that evening, though, and were allowed to play after supplying a negative test ahead of the match. Tadic set up a goal for Antony after just 50 seconds with a neat touch and pass, then scored himself off an indirect free kick from the edge of the sixyard box in the 12th after Midtjylland goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen picked up a back-pass. Anders Dreyer pulled one back for the Danish champions in the 18th minute. Ajax moved into second place in Group D, above Atalanta on goal difference. They are five points behind Liverpool, with Midtjylland last with zero points.

MATCHDAY: RONALDO RETURNS TO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFTER MISSING OPENING GAMES (AP) — A look at what’s happening around the Champions League today: GROUP E Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy faces a quick reunion with former team Rennes, having made a huge impression since switching clubs in September. Since leaving Rennes in a deal worth $28 million, the Senegal international has played five games for Chelsea in all competitions and has yet to concede a goal. While his shot-stopping has been imperious, the calmness Mendy has brought to Chelsea’s previously shaky defence has been telling and he is proving a huge upgrade on the error-prone goalkeeper he has replaced, Kepa Arrizabalaga. Chelsea has opened group play with a 0-0 draw against

Sevilla and a 4-0 win at Krasnodar. As expected, Chelsea and Sevilla are leading the way, with both teams on four points, and already Rennes and Krasnodar — two group-stage debutants on one point apiece — appear to be battling for a third-place finish to drop into the Europa League. Sevilla is at home for the first match of its double-header against Krasnodar. GROUP F An underperforming favourite tackles an in-form underdog as Borussia Dortmund heads to Club Brugge. Dortmund started its Champions League campaign with a 3-1 loss to Lazio but has since won three games in all competitions without conceding a goal — important for a team which has struggled to string together

reliable performances in defence. Brugge is riding high after a win over Zenit St Petersburg and a draw with Lazio. Another good showing against Dortmund could allow the Belgian club to dream of getting out of a Champions League group for the first time. Zenit is looking for its first point in group play in a home match with Lazio, which is without European Golden Shoe winner Ciro Immobile, starting goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha and midfielder Lucas Leiva who did not pass UEFA’s coronavirus screening despite protests from the Roman club. GROUP G Group leader Barcelona hosts a Dynamo Kyiv squad depleted by COVID-19 cases. The Ukrainian club said nine players tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of

the team’s trip to Spain. It also won’t count on captain Serhiy Sydorchuk because of a suspension. Lionel Messi’s squad won its first two Champions League games but remains under pressure after a poor campaign in the Spanish league. The draw at Alavés on Saturday was the Catalan club’s fourth setback in six league matches. It won only twice, with two draws and two losses, including to Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo returns for a visit to Ferencvaros after missing Juventus’ opening two games with the coronavirus. GROUP H Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig meet again, a little over two months after PSG won their 2019-20 Champions League semifinal match in Lisbon. This time

they’re competing for a spot in the knockout stage and both have lost to Manchester United while also picking up wins over Istanbul Basaksehir. PSG is without its two star forwards, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as striker Mauro Icardi and midfielders Marco Verratti and Julian Draxler. Reeling from a 5-0 defeat at United last week, Leipzig then lost 1-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Champions League is proving a welcome distraction for United, which has earned just seven points from its first six games in the Premier League but is flying in Europe and could yet qualify with two group games to spare with back-to-back wins over Basaksehir. The first match of the double-header is in Turkey.

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Jimmy Norius: ‘There’s no reason why I can’t crack the top three in this show’ FROM PAGE 12 able to compete again. “I think this is going to be a breath of fresh air for all of the athletes competing, considering all that the world is going through, we can go abroad and compete and earn your medal, trophy, pro card or cash prize.” Coming off a fourth place finish in his last competition this year where he got fourth place overall in the men’s classic physique pro division at the Angela Borges Fitness Cup Championships in Camboriu, Brazil, the three-time Bahamas and Northern Bahamas (Grand Bahama) bodybuilding and one-time physique champion is looking forward to improving on his previous international performance. “In my last show, I was struggling to gain weight. The weight I needed to make was 150 and I worked so hard to make the weight that I ended up losing a lot of the muscle mass,” he pointed out. “So going towards this show, I’m actually monitoring my weight so that I can actually work on my stage presence and my routine to get me up there. I beat some big time guys there, so I know I have the potential to beat the other guys who beat me.” This time around, the 5-foot, 5-inch Norius said he’s more inspired to compete with his 5-1 Italian-born wife now competing in the bikini competition. “The Bible says how we can walk together except they agree, so it’s good to know that your significant other is supporting you and you are supporting them,” he stated. “It’s like a three-legged race where you can move so much further ahead when you are supporting each other. “She knows my struggle and I know her struggle, so we complement each other with our diets and our training.” Whether they are both successful or not, Norius said their journey will be one about

JIMMY Norius is gearing up to participate in the IFB pro show at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in the Dominican Republic. enjoying life as partners, having celebrated their second anniversary yesterday. The two met one day when Norius was on the beach exercising. The 36-year-old Decius-Norius came along and sat on the beach. Fascinated by her skin tone, Norius said he approached her and although he admitted he was shy, it didn’t prevent him from starting the conversation. “I just told her that I love her skin complexion and her beautiful smile,” he said. “She told me she didn’t speak English, so I googled the Italian language and I asked her if I could take her out to have a drink.

“She said she wasn’t sure, but I told her if she changed her mind to call me. She called me about a hour later and I told her to see a couple of my Italian friends and that was it. She had to go back and I told her when she returned to check me out. She came back six months later and we hit it off from there.” Decius-Norius, a hairstylist by profession, said the good thing about the marriage to Norius is that they can benefit from the same diet as they are always in the physical fitness mode. “We help each other out with our training too,” she stated. “And it’s easier for me when I cook. I don’t have to do two

separate meals. We both enjoy the same type of food with our diet.” As for the opportunity to represent the Bahamas at the CAC Championships, Decius-Norius said it’s a great responsibility that she doesn’t take lightly. “I am very proud of the opportunity to represent the Bahamas,” she said. Although she was always in the gym working out, Decius-Norius said she really didn’t have anyone pushing her to compete on stage until she met Norius. “When I first saw her body with that two piece red bikini, I knew she had the potential to be a competitor,” Norius said. “I guess because I was a bodybuilder and a trainer, I saw the potential in her.”

Norius, however, said he wanted to see if Decius-Norius was interested in competing before he decided to take her training to another level. “In the past, she said she always wanted to compete, but she never had that motivation to do it,” he pointed out. “I didn’t want to pressure her, but I was willing to support her in whatever she wanted to do.” As a husband and wife tandem in the sport, Decius-Norius said in the past she had former boyfriends who didn’t want to see her going on stage in a two-piece bathing suit. “It was the opposite with Jimmy,” she said. “He wanted to see me competing and he supported me.”

EVANS: TRAINING FOR US OPEN SWIM CHAMPIONSHIPS ‘GOING PRETTY GOOD’ FROM PAGE 12 the 400m free in 4:08.82 and was 12th overall in the 200m free in (2:01.75), lowered three national records three months later at the CAC Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, with her time of 1:58.03 in the 200m freestyle on July 21, 2:17.45 in the 200m individual medley on July 24 and 4:50.38 in the 400m IM on July 23. Her other marks came in the 400m freestyle in 4:07.60 at the Rio Olympics on August 7, 2016, the

800m to 8:31.18 at the Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan on August 25, 2017 and the 1,500m at the Family Guardian Invitational on November 2, 2013 at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex in Nassau. “I’m just looking forward to the competition and competing again,” Evans summed up. “It’s been a while since I competed, so it would be good to see what times I can produce now in the COVID-19 environment.” No doubt, both races in the 200 and 400m next weekend will be fast.

SWIMMER JOANNA EVANS, the national flag carrier, leads the Bahamas delegation into the Carrara Stadium at the official opening ceremonies of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia.