Jonquel Jones has 17pts and 10 rebounds but Sky get 94-91 win over Sun
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (22-11) but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Sun 94-91 yesterday to set the franchise record for wins in a season.
Keyshawn Strachan secures bronze in javelin at U20 Worlds
THE Bahamas finished the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in a five-way tie for 18th place as the event concluded last weekend at the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium in Cali, Colombia.
SILVER STARDOM: Devynne Charlton 2nd in 100 hurdles, makes history
BIRMINGHAM, England — After starting the season as the first Bahamian female silver medallist at the World Championships in March, Devynne Charlton added another historic second place as the first Bahamian to medal in the women’s 100 metres hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Two questioned by police over shooting death
Police are questioning two men in their early twenties in connection with a shooting death on Saturday.
Police confirm identity of child found in pond
POLICE have confirmed the identity of the child discovered in waters at the rear of the Golf Academy on Tuesday, as 11-year old Gerodo Atwill Taylor of Amos Ferguson Street.
Bahamas Educators, Counselors and Allied Workers Union signs 'historic' industrial agreement
THE Bahamas Educators, Counselors and Allied Workers Union signed an industrial agreement with the government on Friday.
Defence Force welcomes 109 new recruits, largest ever intake of women in mixed entry
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force welcomed 109 new recruits at the Passing Out ceremony of the New Entry 59 and Woman Entry 28 class at the Coral Harbour base on Friday.
Senators donate to FOAM back-to-school initiative
FAMILIES of All Murder Victims (FOAM) received a donation from Senators in support of the advocacy group’s back-to-school initiative on Friday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Who really named The Bahamas? Was it Lucayans, not the Spanish and does it really mean what we think?
FOR AS long as any of us can remember, we have believed what we have been tol that the Spanish who first discovered these islands in 1492 gave them their name, Bahama, meaning shallow sea.
Injured Kendrick Thompson withdraws from decathlon
BIRMINGHAM, England: An injury to his left ankle during the pole vault competition forced Kendrick Thompson to withdraw during the javelin throw from the men’s decathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Friday night.
EDITORIAL: Too late the hero, Mr Davis
FIRST, the good news – gas prices are starting to fall globally and The Bahamas will see the benefit from that.
Bahamas to host Caribbean heads of govt meeting
THE Bahamas will host Caribbean Heads of Government at the Baha Mar resort later this month, Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis announced yesterday.
Sir Brian Moree sworn in as Appeal Court justice
SIR Brian Moree was sworn in yesterday as a justice of the Court of Appeal.
Relief packages for bus drivers ‘sorted this week’
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis says she is hoping relief packages for bus drivers will be sorted out this week.
Surrey industry returns
THE reopening of Nassau’s historic Surrey industry was held yesterday in Rawson Square.
$170m Exuma project targets up to 300 jobs
A $170m investment targeted at Exuma’s southern tip is pledging to create up to 300 full-time jobs - plus several hundred construction posts - via the phased build-out of a mixed-use resort and residential project.
Parliament’s IBC error key in Bacardi rum fortune fight
The now-former chief justice has ordered that a Bahamian International Business Company (IBC) be resurrected from its dissolution more than 17 years ago to rescue multi-billion dollar litigation involving the Bacardi rum fortune.
Gas station tax relief is ‘the right approach’
The Prime Minister’s hint that the Government is mulling lower taxation for gas station operators was yesterday branded the “right approach” even though margin increases may not be considered.
BTC not at Liberty’s top as revenue rise flattens
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was not among its ultimate parent’s best Caribbean performers during the 2022 second quarter as revenues flat-lined against prior year comparatives.
