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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Give us a sporting chance for more golden moments
The entire Bahamas paused on Monday night to cheer on our nation’s golden superwoman Shaunae Miller as she ran and captured the gold medal in the 400 metres final at the Games of the 31st Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Sea Bees meet is buzzing
WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.
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Aliv Buckets get 91-90 victory over Rockets
THE Aliv Buckets and the Rockets D1 won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the men’s division II opener, Aliv nipped the Rockets 91-90 and the Rockets avoided a double dose of wha
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Cybots are number one
Once again, Brian “Tucker” Bain came through with the clutch pair of free throws down the stretch as the Mail Boat Cybots held off the Commonwealth Bank Giants 101-99 at the AF Adderley Gym Thursday night to secure their second New Providence Basketball Association championship title, adding to their first crown in 2009.
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‘We’ll help - but don’t try to land’: Govt signals it won’t allow cruise ships to send anyone here
THE Bahamas government signalled yesterday that it will not accept people infected with COVID-19 from ships stranded in Bahamian waters despite a US Coast Guard bulletin that foreign-flagged vessels should seek help from countries in which they are registered.
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STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations
WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.
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Andros Chickcharnies take home gold in golf
Grand Bahama Lucayans secure silver, NP Buccaneers win bronze
THE Chickcharnies will carry the sixth Bahamas Games team gold medal home to Andros.
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Swimmers get set for the 23rd Speedo Winter Championships
Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex was crowded this past weekend as spectators from Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence watched as swimmers tried to achieve times to qualify for the 23rd Speedo Winter Swimming Championships in Plantation, Florida, on November 21-24.
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Junior golfers 'putt' Bahamas 5th overall
Team Bahamas produced a trio of top five finishers against elite junior golf talent in the region at the 31st edition of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.The team concluded the final round in fifth place in the race for the Hank James
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Jones posts 6th double-double of season
(AP) – BAHAMIAN WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and five steals but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 yesterday.
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Exalting the divine from 1939
Celebration will truly be in the air when Holy Spirit Anglican Church, one of the main spiritual pillars in the Chippingham community, rings in their 75th anniversary. Although the church, once known as the “Little Lipstick Church”, officially celebrates this milestone on January 12, 2014, it is organising six months of activities leading up to the grand celebration.
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Ingraham bids farewell as FNM leader
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham bid farewell as the Free National Movement’s longest serving leader at the party’s convention this weekend.
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Gov’t crackdown on 20-25% uninsured motorists is urged
The Government was yesterday urged to crack down on the 20-25 per cent of Bahamian motorists who are uninsured, given the increasing frequency of traffic accidents where victims have no compensation recourse.
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Executives evaluate site of beach soccer facility
FIFA, Beach Soccer Worldwide and Bahamas Football Association executives conducted a site visit this week to evaluate the Bahamas’ progress toward major beach soccer events.
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Resistance top Eagles 93-87, Shockers rout Mingoes 91-71
THE Caro Contractors Resistance and JD’s Seafood Shockers pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Jonquel Jones has 17pts and 10 rebounds but Sky get 94-91 win over Sun
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (22-11) but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Sun 94-91 yesterday to set the franchise record for wins in a season.
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Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels
A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.
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Junior golfers are crowned champions
After picking up a second-place finish, Alex Dupuch said he just wanted to make sure he finally won his first Bahamas Golf Federation junior national golf championship title before he made his exit.
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Bahamas in 4th after day 2 of Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships
TEAM Bahamas is in a familiar fourth position following the second day of the the 27th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.