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Romad Dean and Lions finish 3rd
ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions (Ontario, Canada) finished third at one of the most prestigious winter tournaments on the prep basketball circuit in the United States.
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Bahamas oil well creditors accept 84% debt hair-cut
Creditors owed a collective $11.3m for the drilling of an exploratory oil well in The Bahamas have agreed to accept a near-84 percent haircut on this debt, it was revealed yesterday.
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Clarke scores career high, Bastian and McCoy post double doubles
GARVIN Clarke posted a career-high scoring night in NCAA Division I and a pair of Bahamians posted double doubles in Division II basketball.
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375 new cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health recorded 375 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period last week, with cases falling to the double digits for two of those days for the first time this month.
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COVID death tally passes 600 milestone
THE Bahamas achieved another grim milestone over the weekend after the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths reached 605, with one senior physician warning the country could be grappling with another coronavirus surge.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Farewell to Big Ed, a baseball legend
I was deeply saddened on Wednesday evening to hear of the passing of Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister, after a long battle with diabetes.
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Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister dies at 72
ED Armbrister, the only Bahamian to rise to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball and claim its ultimate prize, died Wednesday at age 72.
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388 new cases of COVID-19
THREE hundred and eighty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday, Ministry of Health officials reported on Friday.
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ROLLING THE DICE WITH OUR LIVES: COVID cases leap 200% as Sands warns: we’re ‘gambling at our peril’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has said the country continues to “gamble” with COVID-19 “at our peril” as the Ministry of Health reported 79 new infections on Tuesday.
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‘Fairly good turnout’ at 10th annual Ed Armbrister Baseball Summer Camp
ORGANISER Michael Butler said he was quite impressed with the outcome of the 10th annual Ed Armbrister Baseball Summer Camp, which paid tribute to the late Major League Baseball Player.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Big Apple gives marijuana green light
IT HAS long been said about New York, that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
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Coleby grabs season high 19 rebounds in win, Knowles cans 16 in loss
THE race for the final playoff spot in Turkey’s Turkish Basketball First League with both Dwight Coleby and Zane Knowles looking to secure spots for their respective clubs.
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14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed
FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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Hospital nears end of phase one
PHASE one of the urgent and emergency care project is nearing completion at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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Over-65s invited to take COVID vaccine
VACCINATION sites across New Providence will have the capacity to vaccinate over 2,000 people daily once the country has enough supplies, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Deputy Chair Ed Fields.
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Sir Sidney Poitier dies age 94
Legendary Bahamian actor, activist, director and ambassador Sir Sidney Poitier has died age 94.
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Man admits having gun and drugs
A 21-year-old man who was caught with a quantity of ammunition and drugs must pay $3,200 to avoid spending nine months behind bars.
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Jones ‘Player of the Week’
For the 10th time in her five-year career, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones has been one of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Players of the Week.
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More doctors and nurses to be added
MORE doctors and nurses will be soon added to the public healthcare system as COVID-19 cases and hospital rates continue to climb.
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Student athletes shine at NAIA, Junior College level
BAHAMIAN student athletes have excelled this season at various levels of collegiate basketball, highlighted by recent performances at the NAIA and Junior College level.