UB Mingoes fall to 1-2 with loss to defending NPSA champions Wildcats
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team lost to the NPSA defending champions Wildcats 20-4 on Tuesday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
New champions crowned at the Bahamas Judo Nationals
THE Bahamas Judo Federation held its national championship at Holy Family Parish Activity Center this past weekend. Forty-eight athletes aged six to 25 participated.
Top swimmers ready to make a splash at Nationals
AFTER a spectacular winning performance on the CARIFTA 2019 international stage, swimmers are diving headfirst into the Bahamas Aquatic Federation’s 48th National Swimming Championships this month.
Pro boxer Amron Sands signs with new management
BAHAMIAN professional heavyweight boxer Amron Sands has signed with new management in an effort to capitalise on more opportunities to develop his career. Sands, 25, takes his undefeated record of 8-0 with 7KOs to Kevin Dever Sports Management.
Abel ‘bringing ball in the inner community’
One former men’s national basketball team member is looking to develop the student-athletes within his community with his new initiative. Abel Joseph’s “Bringing Ball In the Inner Community” looks to increase its exposure during the summer months and extend into a year-round programme.
Munnings invited to Pre-Draft workout with the Hornets
TRAVIS Munnings will get his first opportunity to showcase his skillset for an NBA franchise. Munnings was invited to a Pre-Draft workout for the Charlotte Hornets today at the team’s training facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Lanisha’s ministry: We need to talk
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is committed to taking all necessary steps toward resolving the reported tensions between Minister Lanisha Rolle and the Bahamas Olympic Committee, according to a senior ministry official.
Mother of graduate found in Turin: ‘I can’t believe it was an accident’
AS Italian officials downplay the possibility of foul play in the deaths of two Bahamian men, their mothers find it difficult to believe their deaths could have been accidental.
Briton’s death due to heart failure
POLICE are still awaiting the results of a toxicology report as rumours persist over the mysterious death of British national Dannie Lea.
VAT fuel waiver beat households target
AN estimated 79,000 households have benefitted from the Minnis administration’s concession that eliminates value added tax on Bahamas Power and Light bills under $300.
Beloved couple perish in blaze
THE badly burned bodies of a husband and wife were discovered among the ruins of a house fire in the upscale canal residential subdivision of Emerald Bay, Grand Bahama early Wednesday morning.
UPDATED: Body of second Bahamian man found in river
5.50pm UPDATE: Officials have confirmed that the body of Blair John was pulled from the river Po on Wednesday morning.
THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: Imagine, keeping calm behind a bus until it’s ready to move off
I know very few people in Nassau who do not hate driving. I know some who plan their days around peak traffic times, some who get someone else to drive, some who play a particular genre of music to keep themselves calm and some who complain about it every single time they have to do it.
Man who beat victim to death with cement block for slapping his mother jailed for ten years
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for beating a 50-year-old man to death with a cement block because he slapped his mother.
Social media demand for US visas goes ‘too far’ - Mitchell
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman and Senator Fred Mitchell yesterday suggested the US State Department’s updated visa requirements “seems to go too far,” as he criticised the Minnis administration for failing to speak up for Bahamians.
Govt makes good on property tax u-turn
The government is reversing taxation policy that threatened to destabilise the Bahamian second home market with legal reforms tabled alongside the 2019-2020 budget.
‘Gaffe should cost CA Smith new role’
OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the Minnis administration to abandon former Cabinet minister and diplomat CA Smith as their choice to become the next Governor General.
Business ‘uneasy’ over tax strategy’s absence
Bahamian businesses are “anxious and uneasy” over the lack of a “clearly defined tax strategy” from the government, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman warned last night.
Hilton evacuated after fire
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a small fire at the Hilton hotel yesterday, forcing guests and employees to evacuate the Bay Street property.
