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GSSSA finals underway
The CR Walker Knights, Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins, AF Adderley Fighting Tigers and HO Nash Lions all prevailed with game one victories in their respective Government Secondary Schools Sports Association best-of-three baseball and softball championship series. Game two in all series will continue today at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
UB Mingoes cut down The Mambas 82-65
IF the University of The Bahamas Mingoes season opener is any indication of how strong the team is going to be this season, then the rest of the league should watch out.
PM tours GoldWynn site
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and other government officials toured the construction site of the multi-million-dollar GoldWynn hotel and residences project on Cable Beach last week to view the development’s progress.
Is this a parking zone?
West Bay opposite OPM the Wynn property the centre green median – is this a parking zone? The past few weeks obviously construction workers are using this green no parking zone for a convenient parking area – one, it obstructs the view for oncoming traffic, secondly, if there was an accident certainly potential for fire in a number of vehicles.
‘Buddy’ Hield signs extension with Nike
Chavano “Buddy” Hield has had an endorsement deal with Nike for the duration of his NBA career and that partnership will continue for the foreseeable future.
Bahamas First ‘could not meet increased demand’
Bahamas First has been unable to meet new property insurance demand that “exceeded our expectations” despite securing additional reinsurance capacity for 2022 in a bid to generate growth.
Roy Wallace wins men’s title
BAHAMAS TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROY Wallace outlasted Amol Pendharkar to win the men’s title of the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation’s National Championships at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday.
Keys handed over to Pinecrest homes
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday presented the keys to new homes in the Pinecrest subdivision to 18 government, private sector and essential workers.
Best-of-3 championship series to begin today
GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION SOFTBALL & BASEBALL
The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association will begin its best-of-three softball and baseball championship series today at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, although there’s still some unfinished business to be completed before it all unfolds.
McFall, McCoy off to good start in NCAA Div. ii
BOTH Johnathan McFall and Malachi McCoy got their senior seasons off to promising starts as the NCAA Division II basketball season tipped off last weekend in early season tournament play.
GSSSA champions crowned
It was a double dose of victory as all four pennant winners emerged as the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s softball and baseball champions with clean sweeps across the board on Thanksgiving Day.
UCF wins Bahamas Championship
THE Central Florida Knights began 10 days of NCAA Division I basketball at the Baha Mar Convention Centre by winning the “Bahamas Championship” tournament title. The Knights defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 57-50 last night in the finale.
Hundreds queue in search of jobs
HUNDREDS of residents in Grand Bahama gathered at St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday for ‘Labour on the Blocks 2.0’ in hopes of getting off the unemployment line.
Knights, Lions win cross country titles
THE CR Walker Knights and the HO Nash Lions emerged as the overall high and junior school champions of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Cross Country Championships over the weekend.
Coach Yo and Ole Miss in Baha Mar Hoops
THE Bahamas will be an active venue for NCAA basketball this month and that list of programmes will include Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss women’s programme. Ole Miss will participate in the eight-team field at Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.
Miller Jr, Harvey win tournaments on Thanksgiving
AHMARD Harvey and Franco Miller Jr saw their respective programmes win early season tournaments over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Business destroyed by Dorian is ruined again by Nicole
MEDIOUS Edgecombe, the owner of Coopers Town Marine, is in good spirits despite his business being destroyed by Hurricane Nicole after barely recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
Regional investment summit eyes Bahamas as location
THE CARIBBEAN Export Development Agency (CEDA) wants to bring the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) to The Bahamas following this year’s successful staging in Trinidad and Tobago this November.
Correctional officers to receive training on how to manage mentally ill inmates
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday that officers at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services who oversee mentally ill inmates will be receiving training on how to effectively manage them.
VIN numbers of stolen vehicles ‘being covered with false plates’
POLICE have noticed a trend regarding stolen vehicles where suspects are covering the original VIN number with a false plate, according to Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander.
