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Munnings makes his debut in Portugal, Fritz signs on with new club in Spain

TRAVIS Munnings made his debut with a new club in Portugal while Shaquillo Fritz signed on with a new club for the upcoming 2021 season in Spain.

Date ‘hoopla’ to boost Carnival, says chairman

The  Bahamas National Festival Commission’s (BNFC) chairman yesterday said the Carnival postponement controversy would inflict no long-term damage, arguing that “all of the hoopla” had given the event “a new presence” locally and internationally.

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Jonquel Jones excited about return to the WNBA Finals with new team

AFTER playing her first six seasons in Connecticut, leading the Sun to the Women’s National Basketball Association Finals last year, Jonquel Jones is excited to be back for an encore this year albeit with her new team in the New York Liberty.

EDITORIAL: Once more unto the beach, dear friends?

We’re back in business – although not quite everyone yet.

NPWBA: Wins for Athletico Bahamas, Cheetahs and Operators

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its junior division as they continued their regular season action at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday.

Big Game Club ready for expanded fishing tournament series

THE historic Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina is continuing its tradition of hosting memorable fishing tournaments by announcing an expanded series in 2016, starting next month.

Palm Cay adds 20 jobs with eatery

Palm Cay, the real estate development on New Providence’s southeastern coast, has added 20 jobs through completion of its Marina & Beach Club.

Counting the cost of crime

In The Tribune dated June 19, 2014, it was reported under the headline “62 murders – but major crime down”: “Although 62 murders have been recorded for the year so far, statistics show that most major crime categories have decreased significantly, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage announced yesterday.”

Team Bahamas named for U-20 Track and Field Worlds

HEAD coach Corrington Maycock likes the make-up of the 11-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the World Athletics’ 2022 Under-20 Track and Field Championships.

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Romad Dean and Paul Greene named to boys nominees list

A PAIR of Bahamian prep basketball players have had standout seasons in their first year with new programmes in Canada and have now been nominated for the country’s premier showcase. Paul Greene and Romad Dean were two of 198 players named BioSteel

Caribs cut Giants down to size

REUBEN Goodman and Alvano Laing canned a basket and a pair of free throws in the final minute as the College of the Bahamas Caribs men’s basketball team pulled off their biggest victory of the season as they pack their bags to head off for their first international trip this year.

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USA in 69-point win over the Bahamas

SEBASTIAN Gray was the only player to score in double figures for the Bahamas, but it wasn’t enough to stop the United States of America in their 69-point massacre on day three of the 2013 FIBA Americas Under-16 Boys Basketball Tournament.

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Brewery's concern on VAT 'price disruption'

Commonwealth Brewery has pledged to avoid “severe price disruption” to its Bahamian manufacturing and import operations from Value-Added TAX (VAT), its managing director warning that the reform needed “careful management”.

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Awards for ‘Catch Me If You Can’ regatta winners

AFTER hosting what was considered the biggest St Valentine’s Day ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Regatta in the 28th year of its existence, it was time for Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson to make the presentation to the winners.

St Paul's and Golden Gates open best-of-three playoffs in win column

ST Paul’s and Golden Gates opened their respective co-ed and men’s best-of-three playoff series by knocking off Macedonia in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic.

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16 warned after failing to socially distance on boat

A magistrate yesterday warned and then discharged 16 people who were arrested for failing to adhere to social distancing protocols while they were riding on a boat last week.Tyrell Gaitor, 27; Mechello Griffin, 30; Shakeal Holbert, 27; Ricardo Adderl

Jazz Chisholm and Lucius Fox go head-to-head in minor league

BAHAMIAN minor league baseball players went head-to-head for the second consecutive weekend in the Double A - Southern League.

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Drug dealer, son and police officer guilty of aiding escape

NEARLY five years after escaping detention at a police station by swapping places with his son, being helped by a policeman, and avoiding arrest for four months, convicted drug dealer Melvin Maycock Sr was found guilty of the crime yesterday in Magistrate’s Court.

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Lashann Higgs scores season high 16 in Longhorns’ 85-79 win over Bears

LASHANN Higgs has established an important role in the rotation for the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball programme and it has helped the team’s current win streak, highlighted by an upset over an interstate rival and second ranked team in the country.

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City Meat chief: $6-$10m to turn 4 stores around

CITY Markets' principal believes an investment of between $6-$10 million is required to turn the supermarket chain's remaining four New Providence stores around, telling Tribune Business he aimed to close their sale to Super Value "by the end of this week".