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Eddie Darville dies, age 71

EDDIE Darville, 71, of Eastern Road, Nassau, died yesterday afternoon after having lunch with his wife at their residence.

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Brittany Lincicome shoots 9-under 64. leads LPGA Tour opener

Brittany Lincicome shot a tournament-record 9-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.

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Jones’ double double helps Sun defeat Mercury 78-71

PHOENIX (AP) — Jonquel Jones finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds, Jasmine Thomas scored 18 and the Connecticut Sun held off the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 78-71 on Wednesday night after giving up almost all of a 20-point lead.

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BOC gets set to host more than 1,0000 young athletes

WITH the fourth Commonwealth Youth Games all set for the Bahamas next year, the Bahamas Olympic Committee is making sure that they are properly prepared for all challenges they will encounter when the more than 1,000 athletes from the majority of the 71 registered countries come to compete.

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UB Mingoes look to build off experience at Skinner Classic

NORTH MIAMI, Florida - The rebuilding University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team picked up valuable experience at The Skinner Classic over the weekend in North Miami, Florida.

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American Michael Bradley sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter of father-in-law

AMERICAN Michael Bradley, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Freeport on Tuesday morning for manslaughter in connection with the death of his father-in-law, 71-year-old Sundiata Karamo, a retired educator in Grand Bahama.

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Errol Brown, Hot Chocolate singer, dies in the Bahamas aged 71

ERROL BROWN, the Hot Chocolate lead singer and Bahamas resident, died at his New Providence home this morning from liver cancer. He was 71.

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Angels upset Saints 87-71

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association hosted two games on Saturday as the season officially got underway at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

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Jones posts double double

SENIOR Jonquel Jones posted her fifth straight double double and sophomore Kelli Prange scored a season high 19 points, but the No. 24/23 George Washington women’s basketball team dropped the Lone Star Showcase finale to Wright State 77-71 at Cedar Park Center on Saturday.

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VAT extension for Dorian-hit islands

The government has extended the deadline for filing September and October’s VAT returns to November 30, 2019, for businesses devastated by Hurricane Dorian. The Department of Inland Revenue confirmed the extension for all VAT registrants on Abaco, t

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Stingers top Giants 98-88, Pirates knock off Rebels 76-71

THE PJ Stingers and the Pirates emerged victorious as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Monday night.

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POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA

POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA FREEPORT - Merchants in the Port Lucaya Marketplace are still smiling after Saturday's visit of the MSC Poesia. The 93,330 ton specially-chartered ship deposited more than 71 per cent of its 2,500 passengers onto shore to e

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Cheetahs knock off the Truckers

Defending champions Four J's Lady Cheetahs knocked off the Johnson Lady Truckers 80-71 Tuesday night as the New Providence Women's Basketball Association continued its regular season. A double header was played at the DW Davis gym. In the first game, Anas

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Cheetahs knock off the Truckers

Defending champions Four J's Lady Cheetahs knocked off the Johnson Lady Truckers 80-71 Tuesday night as the New Providence Women's Basketball Association continued its regular season. A double header was played at the DW Davis gym. In the first game, Anas

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Sports notes

THE Double R Services Limited Cleaners had to hold off a strong attack by the College of the Bahamas Caribs for a 71-69 victory at the AF Adderley Gym Monday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season.

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Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships wrap up

THE 2016 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships closed out at the Ocean Club resort, Paradise Island, on Friday with the Bahamas remaining in the same position they occupied all week in both the men’s Hoerman Cup and the ladies’ George Teale Memorial Cup.

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Witness no-show delays gambling trial of 71-year-old

WITNESSES did not show at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the trial of a Bahamian entertainer accused of allowing his bar to be used as a place for gaming.

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BPL’s 71% cost hike branded ‘outrageous’

Private sector executives yesterday branded the 71 percent hike in Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) total energy costs as “outrageous” and “brutal”, with one saying: “I don’t know how businesses are surviving.”

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'Vest' $71m dormant funds in Treasury

The $71 million in dormant accounts currently held by the Central Bank should instead be “vested” in the Public Treasury, a leading accountant said yesterday, thus aiding a government desperately needing every cent of revenue it can get.

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Air quality at college 71 times worse in dump smoke

AN initial assessment of air quality around the Aquinas College campus has shown a substantial reduction in air quality on days when smoke is in the area - in one case 71 times worse than on clear days.

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