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On September 10,1973...

ON September 10, 1973, Bahamian baseball player Wenty Ford made his Major League Baseball debut, taking the mound for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants.

US ambassador Herschel Walker joins in as coach White shares his judo expertise

COACH Joshua White said he was delighted to be back in The Bahamas to share his expertise with members of the Eastwood Judo Club.

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Top collegiate golfer Tyesha making impact

TYESHA Tynes, one of the top Bahamian female collegiate golf players in the United States, continued to lead the way for the Hastings College Lady Broncos golf team.

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Minister meets with sports tourism stakeholders in US

WITH a change in portfolio at the new look Ministry of Youth and Sports, Minister Mario Bowleg and a delegation took the week to meet with the sports tourism stakeholders in New York and Miami, Florida.

Environmental bond hold-up over DEPP’s payment issue

THE $200M Rosewood Exuma developer has revealed it was unable to lodge the environmental bonds mandated by its permits because the Government’s regulator has yet to set-up the required payment infrastructure.

Employees demonstrate amid residents’ Bahama Rock fears

BAHAMA Rock employees yesterday staged a public demonstration as Grand Bahama residents opposed to its proposed Freeport Harbour expansion accused it of using the imminent temporary lay-offs of 69 staff to pressure the Government into approving its project.

Deltec defeats ‘negligence’ claim on £3.5m payments

A BAHAMIAN bank has defeated a breach of contract and negligence claim brought by a foreign client over the allegedly “unauthorised” transfer or £3.5m from her account even though a Supreme Court judge found its “procedures were open to criticism”.

Airport’s hotel winner chosen before year-end

THE NASSAU Airport Development Company’s (NAD) top executive yesterday revealed it plans to conclude the process of selecting a developer for its proposed hotel before year-end 2026 with public consultation over the project’s environmental impact set for September 29.

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Bimini bounces back but other marinas down 15%

A LONG-SERVING Bimini dock master yesterday hailed last weekend’s US Labour Day holiday as “one of the busiest I’ve seen for a long time” for the island’s marinas and hotels although other Bahamian boating destinations did not fare so well.