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Basketball action heats up on day 2
BASKETBALL action continued for the 10 islands of The Bahamas yesterday at the D W Davis and Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasiums. Gameplay for the sport in the women’s and men’s divisions got underway on Tuesday leading up to the championship games on Saturday.
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.
Giants junior boys win basketball title
Game two was all the St John’s College Giants junior boys and Charles W Saunders senior boys needed last night to sweep their opponents in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) best-of-three championship series.
BAISS basketball championships all set
THE 2024 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) basketball championship matchups are all set.
Final salute for a fallen colleague
GRIEVING family, friends and colleagues bade farewell to Inspector Tomas McIntosh, an officer involved in a catastrophic road accident while on duty last week, during an emotional ceremony at Doctor’s Hospital before his organs were donated yesterday.
Cougars beat Saints 71-61 to win Game 1
THE Charles W Saunders Cougars, the defending senior boys’ champions, withstood every onslaught from the Kingsway Academy Saints and held on for a hard-fought 71-61 victory.
One dead after double shooting
A 33-year-old man is dead and a 23-year-old man is in hospital after a double shooting at about 10.30am on Sunday on Peter Street, west of East Street.
Charles W Saunders High School presented with softball equipment
IN showing their appreciation for the support they received for the sixth Bahamas Games, ‘Softball 242’ chief Thomas Sears made a presentation of softball equipment to the athletic department at the Charles W Saunders High School last week.
Accused over double shooting
A MAN is behind bars after being charged with a double shooting off Peter Street that left a 33-year-old man dead last weekend.
Pipe maker to hire 90 for $1m plant build-out
A NEWLY-created PVC pipe manufacturer has pledged to hire more than 90 persons for the construction of its $1m Grand Bahama plant that is due to be completed by September 2024.
Father charged with child cruelty and assault with a deadly weapon
A 33-year-old father in Andros was accused of beating his two-year-old daughter and threatening to shoot and kill her and his wife.
Providence Classic starts with a bang
The Providence Basketball Club’s 24th annual Yuletide Basketball Classic got off with a bang yesterday at the CI Gibson Gymnasium, despite the organisers having to juggle the line-up in the absence of a few teams.
Three Bahamians and 18 migrants plead ‘not guilty’ to cocaine smuggling charges
A GROUP of 18 migrants burst into tears when they were told they were going to prison after being accused of smuggling 100lb of cocaine into The Bahamas while en route to the United States of America.
Man sentenced to four months for marijuana possession
A MAN was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday after he admitted to the possession of 33 grams of marijuana last week.
Two men missing at sea
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two men, aged 53 and 33, who reportedly went missing at sea.
Man accused of molesting 14-year-old in New Providence
A 33-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl in New Providence last Friday.
Diamond Basketball clinic keeps fond memories of Jonique alive
Coach Terrance McSweeney was pleased with the turnout he got on Saturday for his Diamond Basketball development programme’s memorial for the late Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb.
ERIC WIBERG: B-25 ditched in the sea two miles north of Tarpum Bay
JUST before noon on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, the operational record book of base OTU 111 records that “B-25 FW-154 FR was airborne at 11.16am upon A/S [anti-submarine] patrol No 2. No W/T [radio] contact was made with this aircraft after 11.50am, when a long dash [Mayday] was received. At 1.50pm, a signal was received from the pilot, via government channels, that the aircraft had ditched in the sea two miles north of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, at 11.48 am.
CARIFTA Games: Team Bahamas captures 33 total medals
St George’s, Grenada: Team Bahamas dominated the field events at the 51st CARIFTA Games hosted in St George’s, Grenada for their fifth straight second place finish over the Easter weekend.
Man shot dead on Deveaux Street
Police are investigating a fatal shooting incident that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man on Tuesday morning.
