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Richardson serves as first base coach for Giants

ANTOAN Richardson continues to make Bahamian baseball history and progress in his post playing career at the administrative and coaching level.Richardson served as first base coach for the San Francisco Giants in their 5-3 win over the NL Central lea

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Isnord commits to join the Golden Panthers

WILKENSON “Kenny” Isnord brought his recruitment process to an end and will begin his collegiate basketball career in south Florida next fall. Isnord committed to join the Florida International University Golden Panthers men’s basketball programme f

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Bahamians make season debuts in the minor leagues

SEVERAL Bahamian players made their season debuts last weekend at various levels in minor league baseball. D’Shawn Knowles and Todd Isaacs Jr opened play at rookie ball in the Pioneer League while Kristian Robinson advanced to Single A for the first

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Jones posts another double double

JONQUEL Jones faced foul trouble and double teams all afternoon, but still finished with another double double to lead her Connecticut Sun to the best start in franchise history. Jones finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the Sun’s 81-67 win o

First tenants move in to completed Thirty Six

Aristo Development has completed construction on the $30 million luxury residential THIRTY SIX development on Paradise Island with the first residents taking occupancy.

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PMH owed $700m in historic unpaid bills

PRINCESS Margaret Hospital is owed over $700m in unpaid bills accumulated over the last 30 years, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.

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Suspected sabotage attack damages AC at hospital

THE chilling and air-conditioning systems at Princess Margaret Hospital have faced another setback with a recent suspected sabotage attack on two units, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.

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New school for Inagua with others to follow

INAGUA is set to get a new school in the upcoming year and plans are on the drawing board for the construction of new schools in Gregory Town, Eleuthera and George Town, Exuma.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Honestly, I’m all in a pickle

It’s possible that I slept through the last decade but highly unlikely so how else do I account for the fact that until Friday I never heard of the world’s fastest growing sport? Wonder if you have.

Society leads call for many more blood donors

AS countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor’s Day today, a “Drip Drip Challenge” is being hosted by the Blood Donors Society of Grand Bahama on Saturday to encourage voluntary blood donations and to raise awareness of the need for regular donation.

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Isaacs Jr joins Rockies in season debut tonight

TODD Isaacs Jr will begin the next phase of his career in Grand Junction, his first assignment with the Colorado Rockies organisation.

Surpassing Expectations: Part II

In Part I, we considered what it meant to surpass expectations when it came to character as it relates to friendship, family and marriage. In this meditation, the challenge to our young people continues, even as we also promise them to lead by example.

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Only 46% leave high school with a diploma

ONLY 46 percent of students who leave high school qualify for a diploma, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the House of Assembly.

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BUSINESS BITES: Sebas happy playing to contented customers

When I visited the East Bay Street head office of Investar Securities at 10am on Monday June 3, a dozen citizens were already there waiting to subscribe to either of the two Titan Mutual Funds being launched.

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Jones scores 24 as Sun win four games in a row

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun extended their league-leading winning streak to four games.

Basketball Smiles moves into its 20th edition this summer

BASKETBALL Smiles will move into its 20th edition this summer, continuing the mandate of its original mission statement of youth development through basketball and life skills.

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Ethan Stanhope and crew take gold in Canadian rowing Championship regatta

BAHAMIAN rower Ethan Stanhope led the Brentwood College School (Mill Bay, British Columbia) Senior Men’s Quadruple Scull crew to win the gold medal in the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association (CSSRA) Championship Regatta.

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National basketball champions soak up spotlight at Emera

FREEPORT — What was supposed to be a classic rematch turned out to be a rout, thanks to the superb pitching from Freedom Farm ace’s Jeorge Araujo as they shutout the Junior Baseball League of Nassau.

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HOYTES hosts successful Labour Day tournament

FREEPORT — HOYTES (Helping Our Youth Through Education and Sports) Basketball completed another successful Labour Day Tournament at the St George’s Gymnasium over the weekend.

Flying to a solution

The Minister recently announced that the biggest drag on Bahamasir’s profit was the high and increasing price of fuel, which he cited as approaching $85 per barrel. Even allowing for a jet fuel premium, can management be so dim as to buy fuel at such a huge margin over the present West Texas Crude quote of about $54, in a flat or even declining trend? That price has come nowhere near $85 since briefly in 2017.