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40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: CI Gibson senior boys upset Grand Bahama’s Sunland Baptist to win title

For the past two years the Hugh Campbell Classic trophy went to Grand Bahama with the Sunland Baptist Academy Stingers but for the 40th edition of the tournament, the championship hardware stayed home thanks to the CI Gibson Rattlers.

Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier

TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.

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Sunland Baptist basketball coach Bonnie Basden making an impact

DESPITE her handicap that has been limited to her wheelchair since 2019, Bonnie Basden continues to make an impact on the Sunland Baptist Stingers senior boys’ basketball programme.

‘Get Your Rear in Gear’ fun run/walk back for year three March 16

MARCH - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - is right around the corner and so is the third edition of the ‘Get Your Rear in Gear’ 5k Fun/Run Walk event set for March 16 at Goodman’s Bay Park.

Freeport 'could attract $100bn if the economic model is right'

A Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) director yesterday argued "Freeport needs $10bn, and could attract $100bn if we get the model right" amid a peace offering from the deputy prime minister.

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FRONT PORCH: The power of empathy and service to others

“SERVICE is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and walks around the world.” – Fr Michael Graham, SJ.

Industries mixed over up to 75% boating fee cuts

Fishing and tour excursion providers yesterday gave decidedly mixed reactions on the up to 75 percent cuts in boat registration fees tabled in the House of Assembly.

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Gov’t eyes $140m ‘accrual’ over corporate income tax

The Government is exploring how Bahamas-based companies that will pay the new 15 percent corporate income tax can “accrue” a projected $140m in revenues before the enabling laws are enacted.

40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: Champions to be crowned tonight

Four teams remain in the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney but only one team can hoist the trophy tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Police criticised over delay of evidence being presented in Blair shooting inquest

THE coroner once again criticised the police as an inquest into the police-involved killing of three men in Blair Estates in 2019 resumed yesterday, calling it “unacceptable” that only eight of the 15 weapons officers used to kill the men were submitted as evidence.

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Environmentalist Darville concerned over SpaceX rocket landing agreement

LEADING environmentalist Joe Darville is concerned about government’s first-stage agreement with SpaceX for rocket landings in The Bahamas.

$100m Goodman’s Bay penthouse ‘compelling’ amid pneumonia claim

The developer behind the $100m, 14-storey Goodman’s Bay penthouse project last night acknowledged their neighbour’s “passion” and “attachment” but pointed to the 300 construction jobs it will create.

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Man disappears before murder trial leaving family $30k fee

A GRANDMOTHER and a mother must pay $30,000 after the man for whom they stood surety allegedly threw his ankle monitoring bracelet into a well and disappeared months before his murder trial.

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Hugh Campbell Classic: Teams advance to the next round

TUESDAY was a busy day at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium as some teams were sent packing while others advanced to the next round of the 40th Hugh Campbell Classic basketball tourney.

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Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness and Fitness Federation making strides

SINCE returning to office as president of the Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness and Fitness Federation, Wellington “Cat” Sears said they have made some strides, but there’s still a lot more work ahead of them.

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Top junior tennis player Patrick Mactaggart COTECC grade 1 champion

THE Bahamas’ top junior in the U14 division Patrick Mactaggart was victorious in the Grade 1 Copa Universidad Galileo Cotecc Tournament in Guatemala.

FNM needs unity to have a chance

I WAS pleasantly surprised when I saw a photo of the Free National Movement Parliamentary caucus in either The Tribune or The Nassau Guardian some weeks ago.

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PETER YOUNG: A courageous man of principle

AT the two-day annual Munich Security Conference held at this time of year politicians and diplomats discuss the world’s security challenges.

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Deltec pleaded Bahamas law breach, poverty over FTX evidence demands

Deltec Bank & Trust pleaded poverty and violations of Bahamian law in a failed bid to block aggrieved former FTX investors from forcing it to provide evidence.

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Pair charged with running brothel and prostitution

A BAHAMIAN man and a Cuban woman faced rare charges yesterday when they were accused of operating and performing in an illegal brothel in Ardastra Estates.