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BSC Classic opens with huge victories

WHILE their co-ed team continued where they left off last year, St Paul’s men avenged their championship loss by pulling off two huge victories to start the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Softball Classic.

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Govt halts Nassau Flight Services sale

The government’s decision not to proceed with the Nassau Flight Services (NFS) privatisation is no reflection on the two final bidders’ quality, a top aviation official revealed yesterday. Algernon Cargill, director of aviation, confirmed to Tribune

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Barracuda Swim Club finishes at the top

Usually when a club hosts a meet, they are expected to dominate the competition.

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Waltiea Rolle posting major numbers

WALTIEA Rolle is back on the pro circuit in Bulgaria and posting major numbers for her Haskovo 2012 club.

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US man bailed after fight on PI

AN AMERICAN tourist was granted $1,000 cash bail yesterday after he was charged in connection with a physical altercation with another tourist that occurred on Paradise Island during the Boxing Day holiday.

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‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss Lady Rebels two conference wins away from making history

GRAND Bahama native coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels are just two wins away from earning the most Southeastern Conference victories in the programme’s history.

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Jonquel Jones posts double double to win in China

JONQUEL Jones went head-to-head against her Connecticut Sun teammate Morgan Tuck in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association but came away with a lopsided win for her club.

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Despite virus, Coleby and Japanese B-League resume play last weekend

DESPITE concerns expressed by several stakeholders affiliated with the Japanese B-League, Kadeem Coleby and the remainder of the league resumed play last weekend as the coronavirus COVID 19 outbreak continues.

Turtle killer

Re: Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer.

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Jonquel Jones leads BIH to FIBA World Cup qualification

JONQUEL Jones was a one-woman wrecking crew en route to leading her Bosnia and Herzegovina programme to a FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 qualification.

Gov’t Joaquin costs could exceed $56 million

Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the total cost to repair government buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Joaquin has been pegged at $56 million, although this could drop to $34 million depending on which option is chosen to repair Acklins’s roads.

‘Pay up’: students ignore loan plea

THE Education Loan Authority (ELA) is expected to resume loan services to students in the “not too distant future,” ELA Chairman Michael Foulkes disclosed yesterday, adding the entity has also commenced legal action in the Supreme Court against delinquent borrowers and guarantors to recover the more than $150m it is owed.

$75m condo project in 2-year sell-out timeline

The $75 million Caves Heights condominium development expects to be fully sold-out within two years, its sales and marketing executive said yesterday, adding that it has largely been unaffected by Baha Mar-related uncertainty.

‘Good morning, I’m Ed Bethel’

“Silence! Silence? In this house”,

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HURRICANE ANALYSIS: Westward shift in Matthew’s forecast track brings threat to Florida

Very dangerous Hurricane Matthew is maintaining Category 4 strength as it heads northwards at 6mph, and is already dumping potentially catastrophic rains on Haiti and the Dominican Republic as it moves towards the Bahamas.

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Jazz: ‘I want to win MVP’

After missing out on an historic Major League 20/20 (home run/stolen base) feat this past season that was hampered by an injury, Bahamian Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm said he’s looking forward to improving in his quest to go after the Most Valuable Player award.

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It’s GameDay: 4th Bahamas Bowl kicks off in style

THE preparation for the stakeholders, participating teams, fans, locals and visitors are complete and game day is finally here. The fourth edition of the Bahamas Bowl, a matchup between the Ohio University Bobcats and the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers, kicks off 12:30pm today at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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STATESIDE: Restlessness in the US over amount of aid to Ukraine

THERE’S been a lot of talk since the beginning of this year about American resolve.

Lyford Cay condo has to slash units by 30%

Planning authorities have given the go-ahead for a controversial Lyford Cay condo project provided its height is reduced by one-third - and the number of units slashed by 30 percent - to address “overdevelopment” concerns.

Veteran educator Zelma Dean dies age 84

VETERAN educator and former director of education Zelma Dean died on Friday morning after battling an illness for a long time. She was 84 years old.