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NPSA regular season action continues

THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

38 set to be honoured as National Sports Legends

THE nation’s newest NBA star Buddy Hield, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, Women’s NBA standout Jonquel Jones, and veterans like Leonard Boston Blackie Miller, Peter Gilcud, swim coach Andy Knowles and sports administrators like Sir Arlington Butler as well as the late Vince Ferguson are joined by the country’s only test cricketer Ivan Johnson in the 38 Sports Legends list as part of the country’s 43rd Independence Anniversary celebrations.

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Caring primary student is a class act with uniform drive

Just in time for back-to-school, a philanthropic primary is stepping up her initiative to ensure that Bahamian children in need have uniforms to return to class next month.

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Miss Bahamas contestants get creative for National Dress competition and float parade

With an explosion of colour and creativity, the 2016 Miss Bahamas contestants celebrated Bahamian history and culture as they participated in the National Dress competition immediately following a float parade throughout the streets of New Providence.

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Workshop to make young women into go-getters

Inspiring a go-getter attitude in young women that will help them be successful in any field of their choosing is the goal of an upcoming workshop.

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BUN IN THE OVEN: New mom tips to ignore

Everyone knows that life is exhausting and overwhelming for a new mom. Let’s face it, everything is uncharted territory, and a lot of the time new moms will rely on friends and family that have been down the parenting road before for advice.

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MICHELLE MILLER MOTIVATIONALS: How do you grow from independence to interdependence?

The transition from independence to interdependence is a fundamental process that must be undertaken if you desire to experience a life of harmony and interconnectedness.

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Bahamas back in Zone II

A PAIR of singles victories by Spencer and Baker Newman was all the Bahamas needed to dispose of Jamaica to win their American Zone III Davis Cup semi-finals and end a seven-year drought as the Bahamas now advances back up to Zone II in 2017.

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Athletes claim eight medals at NACAC Under-23 Championships

A BUSY weekend for Bahamas track and field included participation in the North American Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC U-23) Championships.

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Summer Youth Camp to prepare for 6th Commonwealth Youth Games

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association have combined to stage its first Summer Youth Camp.

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Shaunae Miller says 400 metres her main focus at Rio Olympics

WHILE the Bahamas Olympic Committee has yet to name the team that will represent the Bahamas at the 2016 Olympic Games, quarter-miler Shaunae Miller has indicated that she doesn’t plan on going for the double in the women’s 200 and 400 metres.

Donte double singles champion in BLTA Jr Nationals

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association completed its Junior National Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre last week with Donte Armbrister leading the way as a double singles champion.

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Sprite Basketball Tournament gets underway

THE annual Sprite Basketball Tournament, which pits the nine Royal Bahamas Police Force summer camps across the various divisions in New Providence in competition, opened on Friday.

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Davis Cup win streak continues

Team captain Marvin Rolle inserted Kevin ‘KJ’ Major Jr into the rotation and the Bahamas continued its winning streak, completing pool B round robin play with a 3-0 sweep over Trinidad & Tobago.

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Bahamas rout T&T to top pool play in CBC U-16

AFTER a day’s rest, the Bahamas girls basketball team came back and routed Trinidad & Tobago by 53 points to win their pool play in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 Girls Basketball Championship Tournament.