'The money is gone': Bahamas tries to turn page after FTX

Rolle looks over toys and supplies in his trailer. Part of a US$50,000 donation that cryptocurrency exchange FTX made to Rolle's ministry went toward restoring the trailer. — AP

NASSAU: Dressed in a canary blue suit on a warm December night, sweat dripping from his brow, Bishop Lawrence Rolle belts out the lyrics to his latest hit song for the hundreds of children and adults gathered to celebrate Christmas.

"FTX!,” he sings, bent over and shaking his head for emphasis. "The money is gone!”