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McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels top Flyers 63-50
It was a grand homecoming for coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin as her University of Mississippi Rebels ran away with their opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar resort last night.
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More than 60 boats expected in 5th Best of the Best Regatta
WITHOUT any major regatta to skipper to accumulate points this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs has opened the field to include more than 60 boats to participate in the fifth Best of the Best Regatta.
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Regional investment summit eyes Bahamas as location
THE CARIBBEAN Export Development Agency (CEDA) wants to bring the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) to The Bahamas following this year’s successful staging in Trinidad and Tobago this November.
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Roy Wallace wins men’s title
BAHAMAS TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ROY Wallace outlasted Amol Pendharkar to win the men’s title of the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation’s National Championships at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday.
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WORLD VIEW: Fearless fight for climate fairness
SHOWING all the frankness that he demonstrates in his domestic politics, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, marched fearlessly like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, when he made several demands in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt where COP 27 is being held.
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INSIGHT: Was the House of Assembly misled?
HERE’S a name you thought might have disappeared from the political map of the world – Boris Johnson. Bear with me, though, this isn’t just about what happened in faraway Britain.
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BOB chief: Bahamas ‘long way from default’
Bank of The Bahamas’ top executive says the country is “a long way away from a debt default” even though constant sovereign downgrades are “taking their toll” on the banking industry and wider economy.
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Free mammogram initiative launched in East Grand Bahama
A FREE mammogram initiative was launched in East Grand Bahama last week, providing some 100 women screenings at Doctors Hospital in Nassau.
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Police investigate three incidents of sexual assault
Police are actively investigating three separate incidents of sexual assault, one on the island of Andros and the others on New Providence.
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Golden Eagles vs Bruins in Battle 4 Atlantis finale
The championship game for the 2022 Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis will feature a pair of undefeated teams and a tournament filled with upsets sets the stage for an exciting finish this afternoon at the Atlantis resort’s Imperial Arena.
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Wallace had a passion for helping others
BAHAMAS Association of Certified Officials (BACO) executive Courtney Wallace, remembered as a man for all seasons who had a passion for helping others, passed away on Wednesday, November 15 after a battle with cancer.
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NPBA opening night: Rockets and Giants victorious
ON opening night when they didn’t receive their New Providence Basketball Association men’s championship rings, the Discount Distributors Rockets took their frustration out on the runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants.
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Calea Jackson signs with University of Miami
AN emotional strongwoman Calea Jackson made it official, signing her letter of intent to take her discus-throwing talent to the University of Miami where she will compete on the Hurricanes women’s track and field team.
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UCF wins Bahamas Championship
THE Central Florida Knights began 10 days of NCAA Division I basketball at the Baha Mar Convention Centre by winning the “Bahamas Championship” tournament title. The Knights defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 57-50 last night in the finale.
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Insurer: Hurricane season end ‘can’t be soon enough’
A TOP Bahamian insurance executive says the official end to the 2022 hurricane season “can’t come soon enough” given that Hurricane Ian will further “tie our hands” on premium prices for local consumers.
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Long Island mixed on $250m cruise project
LONG Island businesses have given mixed reactions to the island’s proposed $250m cruise port, with some arguing it lacks the capacity to sustain the project and others asserting it is vital to prevent communities “dying out”.
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Pintard calls for Sears to resign
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard on Friday called for Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears to resign, pointing to what he called a “failure of the government to act appropriately to reduce the cost of electricity”.
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Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has expunged 80 criminal records to date
THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has to date expunged the criminal records of 80 people, some of whom were convicted for curfew violations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Open your eyes and see the beauty of foreign in all of us
ON a bright, sunny morning last week, the students, faculty and staff of LN Coakley Senior High in Exuma poured out of classrooms and gathered along the halls and in the courtyard, filling every available foot of open air.
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Correctional officers to receive training on how to manage mentally ill inmates
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said yesterday that officers at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services who oversee mentally ill inmates will be receiving training on how to effectively manage them.
