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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67
FIBA 2025 AMERICUP QUALIFIER
After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.
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Pirates tie the game with buzzer-beater against visiting VMI team to force overtime
But Virginia Military Institute opts not to play the extra period due to slippery floor at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium
STEPHAN Smith canned a buzzer-beating three-pointer for the Pirates to tie their game at 98-98 against the visiting Virginia Military Institute to force overtime last night.
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Jones and Liberty lose WNBA Finals opener
Grand Bahama native Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty were handed a 17-point blowout loss in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals opener.
Undefeated Cybots beat Crimestoppers
WITH the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) season winding down, the undefeated Bain and Grants Town Cybots dropped the Police Crimestoppers 88-81 this past weekend.
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Jones and Liberty beat Aces 94-85
New York tightens up race for top seed in the WNBA playoffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 25 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 94-85 last night in the final regular-season meeting between the teams.
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Bahamas Water Polo team off to CARIFTA
WITH a chance to compete with some additional teams from the Florida area, the Bahamas will join three other teams from the Caribbean to participate in the 2023 Under-14 Co-Ed CARIFTA Water Polo Championships.
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Baha Mar Hoops: Hurricanes clinch men’s title
THE University of Miami Hurricanes made their short trip to the Bahamas a memorable one at the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championships yesterday in the Baha Mar ballroom.
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Central Bank ease ‘won’t open mortgage avenue’
The Central Bank’s recently-unveiled regulatory easing is unlikely to “open up a new avenue of mortgages” being issued to Bahamian home buyers, a senior banker said yesterday.
Total visitor arrivals up 30% though stopovers still trail
The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday said total visitor arrivals to The Bahamas are 30 percent ahead of their pre-COVID record through to end-July although stopover visitors are still trailing slightly.
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CARIFTA water polo gold, bronze
Bahamas under-14 co-ed team bringing home the medals
With some highly- spirited performances, the Bahamas under-14 co-ed water polo team captured a gold and bronze medal at the CARIFTA Championships over the weekend in Miami, Florida.
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Honouring retirees
THE Ministry of Education has honoured 80 retirees who dedicated between ten and 40 years of service.
Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier
TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.
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Bahamas youth flag football season begins on August 26
THE Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) season is scheduled to begin next week Saturday.
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Jones and Liberty topple defending champions in 38-point blowout win
JONQUEL Jones and the New York Liberty routed the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) defending champions, the Las Vegas Aces, in a 38-point blowout win.
SunCash leading the way on transactions of Sand Dollars
A digital payments provider is proud to tout they are processing 80 percent of all Sand Dollar transactions as it leads the way to more business accounts for 2024.
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‘Buddy’ Hield and Pacers fall to Lakers
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield, who was linked to trade rumours with the Los Angeles Lakers, watched as LeBron James and Anthony Davis put on a show to dismantle his Indiana Pacers to claim the first National Basketball Association’s In-Season Tournament title.
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Fair to be held for Canadian schools
REPRESENTATIVES from 13 top Canadian boarding schools will be holding a school fair on Thursday at the Sandyport Beach Resort from 5-9pm.
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REGATTA TIME AGAIN: Best-of-the-Best off to great start in Montagu Bay
The sixth Best of the Best Regatta lived up to the hype on day one of the sloop sailing event. Skippers and their crew members were in top form on the waters at Montagu Bay, competing in Class A, B, C and E.
Bahamas must target 70% cruise visitor ratio
A well-known hotelier says The Bahamas must do a better job on cruise passenger “conversion” and increasing the number of resort rooms if it is to maximise tourism’s economic benefits.
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Plane used for mail flights to Bahamas has a grisly history
A TURBOPROP plane once used to deliver mail to The Bahamas from Florida has been revealed to have had a grisly history – with political detainees in Argentina having been thrown from the vehicle to their deaths during the country’s 1976-98 military dictatorship.