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Fire destroys structures in Kool Acres shanty town
Around 77 structures or some 80 percent of the Kool Acres shanty town off Joe Farrington Road have been burned to the ground in a fire that took place around 4pm on Saturday, according to Craig Delancey, Buildings Control Officer with the Ministry of Works and a part of the Unregulated Communities Action Taskforce.
76ers are planning to work out with NBA free agent Kai Jones
GRAND Bahama native Chavano “Buddy” Hield and NBA free agent Kai Jones could potentially join forces in the future as the Philadelphia 76ers want to meet and work out with the 2021 first rounder, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Sanctuary for dogs welcomed
The Bahamas Humane Society applauds the incentive of the Bahamas government to create a sanctuary for dogs. It is high time that the plight of animals in the Bahamas be recognised. Potcakes are frequently mistreated and abused and the Bahamas Humane Society has spent the past 99 years trying to alleviate suffering.
Jonquel, Liberty advance to WNBA playoff semifinals
WOMEN’S National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones posted her second straight double double to complete the 2-0 sweep against the Washington Mystics last night.
Bahamas ‘still in good position’
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team may have dropped a “disappointing” game to Puerto Rico in their rematch of the FIBA 2025 AmeriCup Qualifier on Sunday night.
New Era Gym Rats win GBABA title
THE Grand Bahama Amateur Basketball Association completed their best-of-five championship series at the St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday night.
Amateur golfers Gibson, Johnson miss the cut
It wasn’t the type of performance that Richard Gibson Jr anticipated in his return to the Latin America Amateur Championships.
JBLN stun Freedom Farm
In one of the most dramatic comebacks at this year’s Bahamas Baseball Association’s G-Ball National Baseball Championships, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau stunned Freedom Farm to clinch the 14-and-under divisional title.
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.
BGDBA Playoffs: Crimestoppers tie series 1-1, Cybots win game one
THE Police Crimestoppers tied their series 1-1 with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Panthers.
Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier
TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.
Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’
Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.
Nassau/PI hotels see 35% ‘business on books’ jump
Nassau/Paradise Island hotels are eyeing a 35 percent year-over-year increase in “business on the books” for 2023, it was disclosed yesterday, with “loaded” airline seats through June also up on 2022.
NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.
Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67
FIBA 2025 AMERICUP QUALIFIER
After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.
Jones and Liberty topple defending champions in 38-point blowout win
JONQUEL Jones and the New York Liberty routed the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, in a 38-point blowout win.
BPL Workers Union votes strongly in favour of strike
MORE than 1,000 Bahamas Electrical Workers Union members voted to strike in a ballot on Friday, resulting in a 99 percent “yes” vote unofficially, according to union president Kyle Wilson.
DPM: ‘We won’t tolerate’ cruise lines deterring their passengers
THE Deputy Prime Minister has warned the cruise lines that advising their passengers not to disembark in The Bahamas is “not something we tolerate”.
Jonquel Jones leads New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with victory over her former team
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have New York back in the WNBA Finals for the first time in more than two decades.
Bahamas Water Polo team off to CARIFTA
WITH a chance to compete with some additional teams from the Florida area, the Bahamas will join three other teams from the Caribbean to participate in the 2023 Under-14 Co-Ed CARIFTA Water Polo Championships.
