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Munnings reaches 1,000 career points, 800 rebounds
THE weekend featured milestones, career highs and several teams that got back into the win column for Bahamians in NCAA Division I basketball.
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Scheme aims to bring farming into the backyard
AGRICULTURAL Development Organisation has partnered with The Church Commercial Farming Group (TCCFG) to facilitate the backyard farming initiative.
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Radio owners challenge broadcast ‘dumb down’
RADIO station owners are challenging the decision by regulators to seek two more FM broadcasters given that the market is already saturated with players “dumbing down” content and struggling to survive.
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‘Father of Pac-Man’ has died age 91
Masaya Nakamura, the “Father of Pac-Man” who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91.
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Bank not obligated to provide further Baha Mar finance
Baha Mar’s $2.45 billion lender yesterday said the developer had contractually committed to financing any cost overruns on the project, and it was not obligated to provide further money.
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Chamber says wage hike ‘was the best option’
CHIEF Executive of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation Edison Sumner yesterday dismissed concerns raised by some private sector employers over the recent minimum wage increase, saying that the approved $210 rate was the “best option on the table”.
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‘Showdown in Paradise’
The 2024 World Relays to be hosted on home soil at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is already shaping up to be exciting but officials added another layer of excitement with the launch of the pregame show “Showdown in Paradise”.
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DeAndre Ayton dominates in Arizona Wildcats debut
DeAndre Ayton’s debut as an Arizona Wildcat lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him the day he stepped foot on his Tucson campus.The freshman forward dominated with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Wildcats’ 91-63 win over the Eastern New Me
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Buddy Hield and Sooners off to flying start
PUNDITS expected Buddy Hield to have a breakout season for the Oklahoma Sooners in his sophomore year, but Hield has exceeded expectations thus far on the floor as a scorer and in the locker room as a leader for a team that expects to surprise many people in the Big 12.
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Bastian, Williams inducted into Benedict Hall of Fame
Having persevered in almost similar fashion from humble beginnings, Bahamian triple sporting star Melinda Bastian and multiple distance running national record holder O’Neil Williams emerged as two of the top student-athletes ever produced at Benedict College.
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Heartbreaking loss for Bahamas
THE Bahamas men’s national team dropped a heartbreaking 84-81 loss to Mexico and now they are automatically eliminated from contention of winning the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.
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Bahamians receive postseason honours
A GROUP of Bahamian players played a prominent role on the Tallulah Falls varsity boys’ baseball programme and were recognised with postseason awards for their outstanding 2022 season.
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Benjamin Martin Adderley
Funeral Service for Benjamin Martin Adderley age 48 of Seabreeze Estates who died on September 8, 2019 will be held on Friday September 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church, Prince Charles Drive. Officiating will be …
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NPBA: Pirates defeat Pros, Stampers stop Titans
THE Triple K Stampers and the Caro Contractors Pirates won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.The Stampers won the opener 96-85 over the Caro Contractors Titans, while the Pirates
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BPL Workers Union votes strongly in favour of strike
MORE than 1,000 Bahamas Electrical Workers Union members voted to strike in a ballot on Friday, resulting in a 99 percent “yes” vote unofficially, according to union president Kyle Wilson.
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Chisholm Jr undergoes successful turf toe surgery
BAHAMIAN Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a nagging toe turf injury that sidelined him during the Major League Baseball (MLB) season.
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Theadora Orelia Johnson Bevans
Theadora Orelia Johnson Bevans, 91 a resident of Little Creek, South Andros, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 21, 2019. She is survived by her children: Sterling Bevans, Magnola Forbes, Doreen Campbell, Livingston Bevans, Vernell Goodman, Pauline Rolle, …
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Local experts take part alongside clinic director in webinar
LOCAL medical professionals will take part in a webinar this weekend alongside a senior official from Florida’s Cleveland Clinic.
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Fear and loathing in the Bahamas
AN OFTEN overused term in political and legal spheres is that “justice must satisfy the appearance of justice”. Just as critical as the need for the courts to appear to be free from political impunity, the police must also appear to be fair and transparent in its administration of the law. Both play a critical role in maintaining law and order and in fostering respect for law and order - an interdependent cycle.
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Man faces court over death of 11 Haitians in boat sinking
AN Abaco man who allegedly owned a boat used in a human-smuggling operation that ended up with 11 of its 28 passengers dead was brought to court yesterday. However, 43-year-old Alphonso "Carpo" Ed
