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Sydney Clarke looking ahead

SENIOR Sydney Clarke and the University of Alabama at Birmingham kicked off their Blazers’ collegiate women’s tennis season in grand style last week, winning the Austin Peay Fall Tournament in Clarkesville, Tennessee.

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‘Yes I have the power to be drug free’

Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association takes advantage of Bahamas National Drug Council Hobbies Fair

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) participated in the Hobbies Fair hosted by the Bahamas National Drug Council (BNDC).

A tribute to Clara & Obie

I’d like to respect the memory of two people who have gone on to glory, both of whom exemplify principles on which we, as a people stand, and must not lose.

PLP is not doing enough for the people

The governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has another chance to act in the best interest of the Bahamian people when Parliament returns on October 4. They have not done enough to improve Bahamian lives since being elected to office two years ago.

Arawak Cay & Ingraham

Kindly allow me space in your column to express an opinion in reference to Arawak Cay. I believe whenever the Rt Hon Hubert A Ingraham, former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, passes Arawak Cay, he let’s loose some 500 pound words.

GB airport operator working on ‘timeline’

A senior official with Grand Bahama International Airport’s prospective operating partner last night said it is “working very closely” with the Government to make its $200m transformation a reality.

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10022023 HOME BUYER'S GUIDE

Monday, 2nd October, 2023.

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THE KDK REPORT: The hour has come – Part 1

BEFORE getting up, my patient Whitney stretched her entire body, rolling over repeatedly making maximum use of her comfortable king-sized bed. Even after a solid seven hours of sleep, she was still yawning and yearned for more rest. It was a typical Saturday morning and she vividly recalls how soft and warm her bed felt particularly since outside was abnormally cool for early September. She turned on her TV to hear the weather report.

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INSIGHT: A time to pay respects, but also a time to move forward

THE death of Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, Obie Wilchcombe, caught the nation by surprise in the past week. No, surprise doesn’t do it justice – shock is the right word.

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Waiting on DPP to see if officers involved in Evans death will face criminal charges

THE lawyer representing the family of a man police killed in what Coroner’s Court jurors determined was a homicide by manslaughter is concerned that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has not indicated whether the officers will be charged with a crime.

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Hands for Hunger’s fundraiser - Paradise Plates - returns with a bang

PARADISE Plates, Hands for Hunger’s signature fundraising event, returned with a bang on Saturday night, attracting more than 1,500 guests who ate food and danced for a worthy cause.

Residents ‘adamantly’ oppose resort’s West Bay expansion

Residents in two western New Providence communities are “adamant” a hotel should not be given permission to re-zone a West Bay Street property as “commercial” so it can develop a grocery store, cafe and other amenities.

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ArawakX blames BOB ‘mislabel’ for fund commingling allegation

The Bahamas’ first-ever crowdfunding platform is alleging that the “mislabeling” of its accounts by a BISX-listed bank created the “prejudicial impression” that it was commingling investor/client funds with its own.

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ArawakX: Our ‘$70m pipeline’ is neglected

ArawakX’s chairman is asserting that regulators are placing too much emphasis on “accounting law” and ignoring “pipeline” business that could be worth up to $7m in fee income for the platform.

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Tributes after shock death of QC head boy

THE death of Queen’s College head boy Dario Rahming on Saturday sent shockwaves through the school’s community.

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CHURCH PROTESTS PRIDE EVENT AT UB...but the university declares it is free of ‘undue influence’

THE University of the Bahamas declared its independence from “undue influence” yesterday after the Bahamas Christian Council protested an LGBT-related event planned for this month.

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Jonquel Jones leads New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with victory over her former team

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have New York back in the WNBA Finals for the first time in more than two decades.

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Jazz hits his 19th home run of the season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins’ improbable September push will carry into October.

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Concherers repeat as champions

Second annual Bahamas Dragon Boat Racing

THE Dragon Concherers successfully defended their A divisional title in the second annual Bahamas Dragon Boat Racing competition in Goodman’s Bay yesterday and they are already talking about coming back next year for a three-peat.

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Champions crowned at inaugural Welsey Rolle Memorial Invite

IN a number of first-time partnerships, Marvin Rolle and his uncle Larry Rolle emerged as the men’s doubles champions of the inaugural Welsey Rolle Memorial Invitational Tournament yesterday at the Baha Mar Tennis Centre.