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Isaacs Jr and Seymour offensive leaders

ANFERNEE Seymour and Todd Isaacs Jr have had productive starts to their seasons in independent baseball leagues and have emerged among early offensive leaders for their respective clubs.

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Top squash players to hit the walls swinging

THIRTY local squash players are set to compete in the inaugural Four Walls Squash Open Championship tournament, starting Wednesday at Four Walls Squash and Social Club.

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Super Value to ‘duck’ energy hike via solar

Super Value’s president yesterday said it plans to “duck” any long-term impact from higher Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) prices through the installation of solar power across its business beginning on August 2.

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New Legend, New Susan Chase and Xena victorious

53RD ANNUAL LONG ISLAND REGATTA IN SALT POND

The 53rd annual Long Island Regatta was held over the weekend in Salt Pond, Long Island and was dubbed a tremendous success.

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Demeritte named men’s track and field coach of the year

An historic season for the Life University Track and Field programme yielded another accolade for head coach Dominic Demeritte.

Long Island Regatta returns with major Sands sponsorship

REGATTAS are back! One of the country’s major cultural expressions has returned in full force and the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company Ltd. (BBB) is proud to be back in support.

EDITORIAL: Groundhog Day again at BPL

REPORTING on Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) sometimes feels like being trapped in the movie Groundhog Day.

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Sunset Pilot Club makes history in Grand Bahama

THE Sunset Pilot Club of Grand Bahama has made history as the first chartered co-ed Pilot Club on the island.

Union boss warns tough summer ahead

CONSUMERS should prepare for a “tough summer”, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson, telling The Tribune yesterday “we are already having issues” in the first weeks of the hottest months of the year.

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PETER YOUNG: The other side of the world but how similar is the game being played

GIVEN the US media’s well known preoccupation with domestic affairs, it is perhaps no surprise there was sparse coverage this side of the Atlantic of Australia’s federal elections ten days ago.

‘Drips’ Poitier gets new coaching job

AFTER a brief hiatus to coach at the high school and club level while improving on his golf game, former Bahamian national coach Edrick ‘Drips’ Poitier has returned to coaching at the collegiate level.

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Jonquel Jones and Sun on a roll, win five of six games

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun posted their highest scoring output of the season and won their fifth game in their last six outings.

Liberty battling injuries, COVID-19, look to get on roll

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are a work in progress. When coach Sandy Brondello took over the team this year she knew it would take time for the players to gel on the court.

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INSIGHT: Out of order, Madam Speaker

THE Speaker of the House took centre stage last week – and not in a good way.

Gov’t to cut foreign debt portion in half

The Government is aiming to slash the portion of its debt held in foreign currency by more than 50 percent, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, as he reaffirmed the key components of its liability management strategy.

‘Stagnant’: Fears for auto sales until 2023

Auto dealers fear new car sales will be “stagnant” for at least another year with global supply chain disruption causing order backlogs of up to 200 vehicles for some operators.

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WORLD VIEW: Summit of the Americas was worth attending

AS beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so is success or failure measured by the beneficiary or the overlooked. Summits of the Americas, from the time they were initiated by the administration of the US in 1994, have overlooked the Caribbean.

Speaker’s comments were wrong

I would appreciate the publication of this open letter in The Tribune addressed to House Speaker Patricia Deveaux for her criticism of Public Officer Mr. Stephen Russell, Director of The Bahamas National Emergency Agency, for his handling of the recent tornado that hit our island.

Freedom Farm dominates Andre Rodgers Nationals

THE Bahamas Baseball Association returned to play in its marquee event for local youth baseball, the Andre Rodgers National Championships.

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Nurses cast ballots in strike poll

THE majority of nurses who voted in yesterday’s strike poll cast ballots in favour of industrial action, according to Bahamas Nurses Union president Amancha Williams last night.