Bahamas lose to Mexico in FIBA AmeriCup qualifier
The Bahamas men’s national team got out-matched in their first meeting and will need all the help they can get when they host Mexico in their FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Qualifier in the ballroom of the Atlantis resort, Paradise Island, on Sunday.
The dangers of supressing news
In the 1970s and 1980s I watched our Bahamas change. Drugs came here in large amounts. Young men were dealing it and making plenty, plenty money. Young men just barely out of their teenage years were driving luxury cars and living in mansions. The fast life came to The Bahamas.
Bail is denied as man faces murder charge
A Haitian-Bahamian man was charged in Magistrates Court yesterday with murdering another man last weekend.
I saw blood oozing from man's ear, says woman whose two brothers were killed
A WOMAN yesterday described how she had to seek professional help to get over seeing blood oozing out of a man’s ears “like water” moments after his body was sprayed with bullets during the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting.Euphemia Davis said she had to u
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FORCE LOADSHEDDING
MECHANICAL problems at its Clifton Power Station forced Bahamas Power and Light to load shed yesterday morning. A notice posted to BPL’s Facebook page said the load shedding began at 9.10am, affecting portions of New Providence. BPL later said an eng
Flood waters had nowhere to go
I hear the comment of Minister Lewis who we must not forget is a qualified architect, but in 245 years of the history of hurricanes hitting The Bahamas only one in seven years is there a hit…35 in 245 years!
Teams eliminated on day 4 of Hugh Campbell Classic
IT was mass elimination day on day four of the 38th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic as the tournament field continues to dwindle ahead of this weekend’s pool championships.
Maginley and Roberts set sights on doubles title
JUSTIN Roberts may have been eliminated in singles, but he’s hoping that he and his partner Herbert Jody Maginley from Antigua can secure a men’s doubles title before they leave Mexico this weekend after playing on the ITF World Tennis Tour Circuit.
Kai Jones posts career highs
IN his second game back following an ankle injury sustained earlier this month, Kai Jones set several career highs to help the Texas Longhorns snap a three-game losing streak.
Physical education teachers take up crash course in golf
PHYSICAL education teachers from the government secondary high schools spent a portion of their mid-term break in class over the past two days as they participated in a crash course in golf at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range.
Pinewood Archery Club gets rave reviews
REUBEN Rahming, Member of Parliament for Pinewood, decided to broaden the horizon of the residents of his constituency by inviting the Bahamas Archery Federation to introduce the sport of archery through the formation of the Pinewood Archery Club.
A comeback for church choirs
The 21st century has seen the slow death of church choirs not only in The Bahamas but around the world.
Religious happenings around town
Friday • St Barnabas’ 2020 Annual General Meeting
MEDITATION: Brought up short
Sometimes we are jolted into the realisation that the way we have been living is just not good enough and we are ready to make a change. What does one do when the old way will not suffice?
Girl Guides learn biblical principles
Under the theme “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”, members of the Exuma Girl Guides Association recently gathered at the Ebenezer Union Baptist Church at Farmer’s Hill for a prayer, praise and worship.
Death, the great equaliser
The death of Kobe Bryant has for all intents and purposes been dominating the news and social media over the past couple of weeks. The superstar basketball player died in a horrific helicopter crash, along with his daughter and seven others in Calabasas, California.
Why God is real
I have experienced and observed the awesome power of God at work in difficult and challenging circumstances, both in my life and the lives of others. Consequently, my relationship with our Heavenly Father is sacrosanct and steadfast. James 1:17 (KJV) tells us “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” Believers in Christ understand that our God is real, He is tried and tested, and we have learnt to rely upon His grace, mercy and faithfulness.
Arawak port targets 10-20% profits rise
The Nassau Container Port’s operator yesterday said its 2020 profits could beat the prior year by as much as 10-20 percent following a stronger-than-anticipated first half. Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) president and chief fi
$100m investment to regain Shipyard's competitiveness
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday voiced optimism that the planned $100m investment in the Grand Bahama Shipyard will maintain its competitiveness. Speaking after Carnival Cruise Line, a 40 percent shareholder in the Shipyar
