‘Flashy’ Hield and ‘Raw’ Williams win
Carl “Flashy” Hield and Rashield “Raw” Williams made their professional debuts at home with knockouts in different fashion on the Champion Spirit Fight Night in The Bahamas show on Saturday night.
Chavez Young ‘the home run king’
BAHAMIAN baseball professional Chavez Young became the third consecutive Bahamian to win the “Home Run King” crown of the Don’t Blink Home Run Derby in Paradise at Montagu Beach on Saturday.
Sydney Clarke returns to the Children’s Emergency Hostel with food, supplies
FOR the fifth consecutive year, Bahamian female tennis player Sydney Clarke returned to the Children’s Emergency Hostel with parcels of food and cleaning items.
‘Hungary’ swimmers represent Bahamas well
THE Bahamas national swim team left the FINA World Short Course Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with four national records, a semifinal appearance and some valuable experiences for the future.
The Sports Calendar December 16
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has announced that their Christmas Party in the backyard will take place on Friday, December 20. The event will take place at Sealy’s Backyard in Sea Breeze Lane from 6pm. Prizes and surprises will be given out all night long.
Lori Roach first female president of Bahamas Triathlon Association
FORMER national tennis player Lori Roach has moved up from being the secretary general to now sitting in the chair as the first female president of the Bahamas Triathlon Association.
‘CJ’ McKenzie elected president of Bahamas Baseball Association
CLARENCE ‘CJ’ McKenzie, with a wealth of experience in so many different areas of the sport, has been elected as the new president of the Bahamas Baseball Association.
Giorgio Baldacci Open starts today
MICHAEL Major and Simone Pratt are the top male and female seeds for the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2024 Giorgio Baldacci Open that starts today at the National Tennis Centre.
BAAA Odd Distance produces early CARIFTA qualifiers
THE 2024-25 track and field season officially got underway with the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Odd Distance Track and Field Meet staged on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
Kelly’s, Super Value and Santa Claus Committee lend a hand in Elizabeth Constituency
Toys and Christmas essentials being distributed at the weekend in the Elizabeth constituency.
Campbell hosts Christmas giveaway
Jomo Campbell MP and the Campbell Cares Team held a drivethrough ham and turkey giveaway, distributing hundreds of hams and turkeys to families across the Centreville community.
INSIGHT: Gifts The Bahamas needs to find under the Christmas tree
WE are well and truly into the festive season. Santa is checking his list, twice of course. Parliamentarians are out giving gifts and turkeys to constituents in the hope they will remember that come voting time. And every major store has the sound of bells outside from fundraisers.
THE KDK REPORT: ‘Tis the season
As a young child, every Christmas morning I walked as quickly as my little legs would allow, headed with all the speed I could muster toward our living room. I walked as if there were a treasure waiting just for me and I walked so quickly I might as well have been running. The last Christmas I ran, I tripped and scraped my knee on our tile floor. It was a lesson well-learned. In the front right corner of our living room stood a modest fir Christmas tree adorned with large red bows, hand-painted ornaments and a white-robed angel on top. The warm lights glistened and for a child, many times just sitting there in the dead of night, it felt like I was looking directly at the stars.
GAIN AN EDGE: Jeffrey Meris - a bright star for Bahamian arts
This year marks 20 years since Lyford Cay Foundations’ Harry C Moore Memorial Scholarship in the Arts has been shining a light for emerging Bahamian artists. Some of the country’s most renowned artists trace their formal training to their university experience made possible by the award.
Super Value ‘not getting hopes too high’ for Xmas
Super Value is “not getting our hopes too high” for Christmas sales that are typically up to 10 percent higher than “normal” shopping periods, its president has disclosed.
$8.2m GB Concrete ‘makes some moves’ through block launch
A fledging Grand Bahama concrete plant is aiming to “make some moves” following the December launch of its final phase following a total $8.2m capital investment.
Hotel workers bracing for ‘biggest ever gratuity rise’
Hotel workers are eagerly anticipating the “biggest ever increase in gratuity” payments taking full effect in the New Year, a union chief has revealed, as he urged members to “deliver value for money”.
BPL pledges ‘post mortem’ on 24-hour Eleuthera woe
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) last night promised frustrated Eleuthera residents and businesses that it will conduct a “post mortem” after several communities on the island lost electricity supply for over 24 hours.
AML Foods paying $2.5m for Eleuthera acquisition
AML Foods is paying a total $2.5m to acquire a Governor’s Harbour food store in a move that will facilitate its expansion into Eleuthera, its latest financial statements have disclosed.
Newly-opened $12m PI eatery creates 200 jobs
The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the “exponential impact” from a newly-opened $12m Paradise Island restaurant investment that is set to create around 200 full-time jobs for Bahamians.
