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Old timers softball returns this weekend
After missing two years of competition, the New Providence Old Timers Softball Association will return to action this weekend (April 9th and 10th, 2022) with a memorial tournament, but at a different venue under new leadership.
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Dorothea Vernice Cecelia Seymour-Tucker
Funeral Service for the late Dorothea Vernice Cecelia Seymour-Tucker age 70 years of Rich Close will be held on Saturday April 21st, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church (MCCA), #108 Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be Bishop Theophilus …
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CAPTAIN Luther Miller
Funeral Service for the late CAPTAIN Luther Miller age 79 years of Robinson Road will be held on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Southwest Cathedral Church of God, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Pastor Donnie Storr assisted …
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Loretta Wright Miller
Last rites for Sister Loretta Wright Miller aged 71 of Robinson Road and Formerly of Black Point, Exuma will be held on Saturday at 10:00 A.M. at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion Boulevard, South Beach. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Frank Albert Hanna II
Funeral Service for the Late Frank Albert Hanna II, aged 79 years of Danottage Estates and formerly of Nicholls Town, Andros, who died on Thursday, 14th April, 2016, will be held on Sunday, 1st May, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at Church …
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Dwayne Cordett Edgecombe
Funeral Service for Dwayne Cordett Edgecombe age 45 affectionately called “Kamula” of Cooper’s Town Abaco, who died at his residence December 15th, will be held on Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Faith Walk Church of God Cooper’s Town Abaco. Rev Ronald …
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Hurricane Matthew damage can't stop the All-Andros Regatta
ALTHOUGH Hurricane Andrew destroyed what was considered the mecca hub for sailing in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, organisers are still committed to hosting the All-Andros Regatta. The regatta, which got started 24 years ago by a quartet of men incl
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INSIGHT: The road back has begun but there’s a long way still to go
A year ago, countries all around the world were in lockdown as governments scrambled to make sense of their pandemic responses.
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Jasrado Chisholm reflects on historic season
JAZZ Chisholm’s historic 2020 season had several milestones and one primary lesson learned which he hopes will set the stage for a long career in Major League Baseball. “Trust your routine, 100 percent your routine. Everything has to do with what you do every day because your body reacts to what you do every day, so I learned that very quickly,” Chisholm said on the MLB Pipeline Podcast with Jonathan Mayo.
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WORLD VIEW: Democracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
A BIZARRE moment at the 50th session of the general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), on October 20 and 21, was a claim by the outgoing Foreign Minister, Karen Longaric that her government had brought democracy to Bolivia.
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‘A great day for the sport of baseball’
After years of negotiating, the Bahamas Baseball Association finally welcomed members of the Junior Baseball League of Nassau, the Eleuthera Junior Baseball League, the Grand Bahama Little League and the Grand Bahama Senior Baseball under its umbrella, in a move that they say is for the betterment of the players who want to represent the Bahamas at the international level.
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THE FINISH LINE: More sporting bodies should take advantage of our sun, sand and sea
LET me first of all congratulate Todd Isaacs Jr and Sr as well as Lucius Fox for their unique initiative in staging the “Don’t Blink” Home Run Derby in Paradise that was held on Saturday in Montagu Bay.
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Liquidators ‘blocked as ArawakX set up similar operation in US’
ArawakX’s provisional liquidators have accused the crowd-funder’s principals and owner of its website of colluding to deny them control of the platform while setting up a similar US-domiciled operation.
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Elite 8 in Battle 4 Atlantis
Organisers of the Battle 4 Atlantis are looking forward to bringing the top ranked men’s division one basketball team to Paradise Island for the third consecutive year as they have now emerged as the top men’s division one pre-season tournament to be held outside of the United States.
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'Religion was used to bring about first black government'
THE use of religious symbolism to bolster the legitimacy of a monarch, a tyrant or even a democratically elected leader is not a new concept, in fact it pre-dates recorded history.
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'Punished for being a bold, independent thinker'
MARVA Moxey, third child of Ed Moxey, creator of Jumbey Village, told those gathered to pay tribute to her 80-year-old father Friday night of the hardships the family suffered because they were Moxeys – particularly the children of the former PLP parliamentarian.
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Muriel Louise Moss
Muriel Louise Moss, 96 a resident of Eleuthera Close & formerly of Bullet Hill, Crooked Island, died at her residence on 22nd September, 2014. She is survived by her 2 daughters: Dorothy Stubbs-Moss & Mae Davis; 2 sons: Joseph & …
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Victoria Yvonne Kelly
Victoria Yvonne Kelly age 96 of Eastern Estates, Nassau Bahamas died at her residence on Tuesday 5th June, 2012. She is survived by her daughters: Helen Rolle and Maria Farquharson. Son: Brian Gibson, Grand Children: Gina Rolle-Major, Nadia Rolle, Charlotte …
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$60m Hilton sale 'win-win for all'
The British Colonial Hilton was sold for a sum “in the ball park of $60 million”, Tribune Business was told, as its outgoing chairman described the deal as “a win-win for everyone”.
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Regulator levies $48,000 fine on 'wind-up' broker
THE Securities Commission of the Bahamas has fined a failed broker/dealer a collective $48,000 for "consistently" failing to meet its monthly and annual filing obligations, its ruling coming almost five months after the company was placed into Supreme Court-supervised liquidation.
