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Veteran coach Rupert Gardiner says he never felt more humiliated
VETERAN coach Rupert Gardiner, with more than 30 years of experience, said he never felt more humiliated than he did when he was sent home from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan for what the Bahamas Olympic Committee called an insubordination of team officials.
Bahamas 41st overall in medal count with 66 world ranking
BEHIND the dominating performances from quarter-milers Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, The Bahamas’ 16-member team rode to a 12th place in athletics and was tied with Kosovo at 41st overall in the medal count with a 66 world ranking in what has been termed a successful Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
No.19 pick Kai Jones posts double double in ‘sensational’ NBA Summer League debut
KAI Jones had an immediate impact on the Charlotte Hornets organisation and made the league take notice with a sensational NBA Summer League debut.
70 to 80 correctional officers 'still waiting on promotions'
DESPITE 110 correctional officers being promoted to corporals this week, the Correctional Officers Staff Association estimates that many more await their awards.
More Caribbean growth now on insurer’s ‘radar’
A Bahamian insurer says “there is something on our radar” for further Caribbean expansion as it bids to cut its reliance on this nation to just 55-60 percent of its annual business activity.
Jones and Munnings look to make impression at NBA Summer League
KAI Jones will make his debut with the Charlotte Hornets organisation while Travis Munnings, with the Golden State Warriors, will have an opportunity to make an impression on several franchises at the NBA Summer League.
Carnival hopes 20-year port wait nearing end
Senior Carnival Cruise Lines executives have voiced optimism that their 20-year search for a private port location in Grand Bahama is nearing an end with their latest $100m project.
GARDINER’S GOLD: 'It feels amazing'
STEVEN Gardiner accomplished an historic feat as the first Bahamian male gold medalist and the country’s second athlete to win both the World Championship and Olympic Games title in the same event when he powered past his rivals in the men’s 400 metres on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.
Union chief warns there must be safety plan for all in schools
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson believes schools should reopen in the coming weeks as planned but warned a comprehensive strategy must be implemented for the safety of all.
GOLD FOR STEVEN GARDINER: First medal for The Bahamas in Tokyo
STEVEN Gardiner can now add the 2020 Olympic Games title to his 2019 World Championship crown.
Valerie Nesbitt to make pro basketball debut in Spain
VALERIE Nesbitt will begin the next phase of her basketball career in Spain - her debut as a professional.
Medal hopes for Steven Gardiner in 400m
Steven Gardiner heads into Thursday morning’s 400m final with the lofty expectations of claiming The Bahamas’ first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Pilots blamed for Abaco crash
PILOTS who died in a plane crash in Abaco last month did not properly configure the settings on the aircraft for takeoff, investigators say in their report on the crash.
PETER YOUNG: Vaccines are essential but so is personal choice in a Free Society
SO much has been written recently about the compelling need for vaccinations in face of the new surge of COVID cases in The Bahamas that I hesitate to add to the plethora of comment. But two developments encourage me to offer a few observations – the Prime Minister’s wise and appropriate national address last Wednesday and the action by the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representative threatening to arrest staffers not wearing masks in the building, with many saying this amounts to a reprehensible abuse of power.
Charlton: ‘I expected more, so I think that hurts more’
HER dream was to become an Olympic medallist, but having fallen short of that goal, Devynne Charlton said she gave it all she had, finishing sixth in the women’s 100 metres hurdles final in Tokyo, Japan, in her first appearance at the games.
Algernon Cargill makes history at Tokyo Olympics
WITH the competition already over for the Bahamas’ two-member team at the 2020 Olympic Games, Bahamas Aquatics president Algernon Cargill made history when he became the first Bahamian to be a part of a medal presentation in the swimming competition.
Steven Gardiner qualifies for 400m final, Alonzo Russell misses out
Bahamian national record holder Steven Gardiner and Grand Bahamian Alonzo Russell finished at the two ends of the spectrum in the men’s 400 metre semi-final at the 2020 Olympic Games.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo into 200m final, Anthonique Strachan bows out
SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo had to power back for a second place finish in her heat of the women’s 200 metres to advance to the final, but Anthonique Strachan’s third place comeback effort in her heat wasn’t enough for her to move on.
Charlton sixth in 100m hurdles final
Bahamian national record holder Devynne Charlton gave it her best shot in her debut at the 2020 Olympic Games, but she had to settle for sixth place in the final of the highly contested women’s 100 metre hurdles on Sunday.
Miller-Uibo and Strachan advance to 200m semis
AFTER all of the confusion over which three women should run the 200 metres at the 2020 Olympics, only two showed at the starting line on Monday at the Tokyo National Stadium in Japan with both Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Anthonique Strachan advancing to the semi-finals.
