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Sparks knock Jones and Sun out of WNBA top spot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Riquna Williams scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat Connecticut 84-72 yesterday, knocking the Sun out of the top spot in the WNBA standings.

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Giants sweep Cleaners

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, featuring a couple of new players, are now into the New Providence Basketball Association’s John Archer divisional championship series, thanks to a two-game sweep over the Double R Services Limited Cleaners in their first round playoffs.

Gov’t ‘exhausts’ 95% of deficit projection

The Government used up 95 per cent of its projected 2015-2016 full-year deficit within the first five months, the Chamber’s chairman arguing this shows the Bahamas cannot escape its fiscal predicament via new taxes alone.

Business Licences: 99% were approved ‘in time’

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said 99 percent of Business Licence renewal applications were approved “in time” with those outstanding needing to “clarify” questions surrounding their reported turnover.

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Fox one step away from Major League Baseball

LUCIUS Fox has made another progression in the Tampa Bay Rays organisation, and is now just one step away from Major League Baseball.The 22-year-old shortstop was assigned to the Durham Bulls, the Rays’ AAA affiliate based in Durham, North Carolina.

95 migrants repatriated

NEARLY 100 Haitian migrants were repatriated on Thursday.

Bahamas earns 83-82 FIBA win

A shorthanded Team Bahamas, reduced to just nine players, delivered their best performance and the team’s only win of the FIBA 2019 World Cup Qualifiers. Buddy Hield and Travis Munnings led five players in double figures with 19 points apiece and th

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Bahamas Bowl players are selected in the NFL Draft

TWO student athletes who participated in last year’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl joined three other alumni from previous years as they were selected during the 2019 NFL Draft, held April 25-27 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Shockers, Giants win NPBA openers

THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off its 2018/19 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night with the JD’s Seafood Shockers and the Your Essential Store Giants pulling off the double header.In the men’s division one feature

Baha Mar construction finish to require $400m

Baha Mar’s construction completion will cost some $400 million, the Central Bank said last night, with around 95 per cent of the project’s full-time employees to be Bahamian.

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Marines blow away Rangers

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association moved into the second week of its 2013 season with a pair of expected contenders moving to 2-0 at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Peter Galanos dies, aged 80

FORMER parliamentarian and insurance businessman Peter Galanos died at his home early yesterday morning at the age of 80.

Gov’t is urged to ‘clarify’ VAT data

The Government was yesterday urged to “clarify” its Value-Added Tax (VAT) collection statistics, a leading private sector executive acknowledging the progress but warning it was too early to “heap praises on ourselves”.

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Plan for Ragged solar grid complete

WHILE still not giving a proposed timeline of when hurricane-ravaged Ragged Island is expected to be fully restored, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said techno-economic modelling for the island’s electrical grid has been completed.

Mixed fortunes for Bahamian pro basketball players in Europe and South America

This week produced varying results for Bahamian pro basketball players as their postseason runs continued in their respective leagues throughout Europe and South America.

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Sands repeats his call for people to get vaccinations against measles

MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands has repeated his call for Bahamians to get up to date on vaccinations in the face of a worldwide measles outbreak.

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Shockersget 94-88 win over Rockets in NPBA

THE NPBA hosted its final double header before the league took a break from action as attention shifts to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the Hugh Campbell Invitational.The JD’s Seafood Shockers (Division I) and the Aliv Bucket Team (Division II) t

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51 new cases as surge goes on

NEW Providence recorded a new single-day record of 51 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday.

Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas - Full Marathon Results

Junkanoo Beach - Nassau, Bahamas January 15, 2012 Overall Male Winner Overall FirstName LastName Country Age 10K 21K 30K GunTime NetTime Pace 1 Bryan Huberty USA 33 36:41 1:16:56 1:51:12 2:42:53 2:42:53 6:13 Overall Female Winner 3 Angela

West champs Thunder head to finals

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds while playing all of regulation for the first time all season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 last night. Russell Westb