Athletes of the Month - April 2025
Tribune Sports has selected professional baseball player Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and Olympic collegiate quarter-miler Javonya Valcourt as the Athletes of the Month for April.
Boxers Hield, Williams bring home title belts
With their two belts each in both hands, professional boxing champions Carl ‘King Flashy 242’ Hield and Rashield ‘Raw’ Williams were welcomed home by local trainer and mentor Ronn Rodgers as they prepare to travel next month to fight again on the same card.
Sunland Baptist players sign their letters of intent
AFTER helping the Sunland Baptist Academy Stingers to establish themselves as one of the top high school basketball teams in the country, Grand Bahamian players Jason Williams and Jermaine Woodside are now headed to college on athletic scholarships to the United States.
Sports calendar April 30
THE Silver Lightning Track Club is scheduled to hold its annual Track and Field Classic on Saturday, May 10, at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, starting at 9am.
Green nets hat-trick as UB wins 3-1 over Inter-17
THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team’s unbeaten streak moves to four on Ronaldo Green’s hat-trick in their 3-1 win over Inter-17 FC on Sunday at the Roscow A.L Davies Soccer Fields.
Big Red Machine athletes leave an ‘impression’ on 2025 Penn Relays
HIGHLIGHTED by the Bahamas’ first 1-2 finish in the girls’ javelin and an impressive boys’ 4 x 400m relay run, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine left their impression on the 2025 Penn Relays.
Bahamas Handball Federation hosts coaching course
DR Bojic Cacica likes what she’s seen so far from the local primary and high school teachers who are participating in the International Handball Federation’s D License Coaching Course.
Ex-FNM chair is receiver for Elliott Lockhart assets
A former FNM chairman and senator is the Supreme Court-appointed receiver charged with selling-off assets owned by an ex-MP and Supreme Court judge in a bid to recover millions of dollars for his alleged victims.
Insurer eyeing $1m profit fall after 2024’s 64% jump
A Bahamian insurer yesterday revealed competitive pressures will likely cause about a $1m drop in 2025 profits in the absence of hurricane payouts following last year’s 64 percent net income increase.
PM hails doubling of GB medical school’s campus
A Grand Bahama-based medical school will “near double” the size of its campus and student enrollment following the signing of its latest agreement with the Government, the Prime Minister is asserting.
Businesses fear ‘nightmare’ over water improvements
Businesses in the Joe Farrington Road area yesterday voiced fears that they will be facing “a nightmare” this summer as a result of Water & Sewerage Corporation infrastructure upgrades valued at around $1m.
Jokers Wild announces final curtain for May 25
An iconic Bahamian comedy and entertainment venue has announced it will bring the curtain down on a long-running 36-year history when it stages its final show at Atlantis on May 25.
Bahamas teams with Emirates airline to promote local tourism
A major Middle Eastern airline and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement to jointly promote tourism to The Bahamas.
South Andros companies ready for banking ‘Plan B’
A South Andros business owner yesterday said companies will have to “go to plan B” once the area’s sole bank cuts operational hours at its Kemp’s Bay branch to just one day per week from Monday.
Minister blasts back at BOB ‘finger-pointing’
A Cabinet minister yesterday hit back at the Opposition’s leader by asserting that political “partisanship” should not intrude into ensuring Family Island communities have consistent access to banking services.
Man with manslaughter conviction admits to Exuma Street cutlass attack
A MAN with a prior manslaughter conviction was remanded to prison yesterday after pleading guilty to assaulting his neighbour with a cutlass on Exuma Street last week.
Musician and public service driver Lawrence Leo Rodgers dead at 78
LAWRENCE Leo Rodgers, a well-known public service driver and former musician, died Monday at the age of 78 after a battle with cancer.
Attorneys criticised lead investigator’s handling in case of police-involved shooting of three men
THE lead investigator in a deadly 2020 police-involved shooting near Cowpen Road came under heavy criticism yesterday, with attorneys for both the victims’ families and the accused officers attacking his handling of the case.
Influential GB entrepreneur Mario Donato dead at 82
MARIO Donato, one of Grand Bahama’s most influential entrepreneurs and largest private employers during his peak, died on April 27 at age 82 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Three men missing at sea rescued near New Providence
THREE men who went missing at sea earlier this week are safe after being rescued near New Providence.
