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Shamarr Burrows and Abel Joseph making a name for themselves

FIRST year players in their respective conferences in Canadian college basketball made their debuts recently for their programmes.

Sports in brief

Drexel Maycock picked up a bronze medal in the under-20 boys’ discus on the final day of competition at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique on Monday. However, his performance of 49.31 metres was not included in the report as his result was not posted up to press time.

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A birthday wish to find lost grandfather

LOVED ones have sent out tearful but hope-filled birthday wishes this week for a 91-year-old patriarch who has been missing for nearly two years.Yesterday, Martin Lundy told The Tribune his family clings strongly to the faith his grandfather Charles

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WORLD VIEW: We have to work together or be picked off, one by one

REPORTS are wrong in stating that eight Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are on a ‘blacklist’ recently released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over Citizenship by Investment (CBI) and Resident by Investment (RBI) schemes that they operate.

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World View: Competition for benefits of second citizenship is global

Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIPs) in the Caribbean have been the subject of much criticism, even though the financial and economic benefits of the programmes are undeniable. These programmes are operated by Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Gr

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The undefeated

DICK Anderson remembered it as clear as day. When you go through a perfect season, how could one forget.

Jones scores 34, grabs 19 rebounds in her team’s latest victory

JONQUEL Jones continues to put up phenomenal numbers during the offseason in China and is pegged as one of the early candidates for MVP.

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Cybots rout Wreckers 80-58, Queens blast the Operators

IT was Cybots Appreciation Night so head coach Wayde Watson said the best way for his teams to show their gratitude to their fans was to win their New Providence Basketball Association-New Providence Women’s Basketball Association double header.

Giants clobber Shockers 91-79

AFTER losing their season opener a week ago, the New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants took their frustrations out on the Real Deal Shockers at CI Gibson Gym Saturday night.

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Willis Mackey Jr signs with Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration in France

Willis Mackey Jr has relocated to a new club in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League.

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Bahamas to field its best team ever: FIBA Pre-Olympic qualifier August 14-20

With National Basketball Association’s DeAndre Ayton and Eric Gordon all committed to joining Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Kai Jones, the Bahamas is expected to field its best team for the Pre-Olympic Qualifier in Santiago de Estero, Argentina.

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Bahamian legend Bonefish Folley dies at age 91

LEGENDARY fisherman and cultural icon Bonefish Folley has died at the age of 91.

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Jones and sun open playoffs tonight

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun will open the WNBA Playoffs and their prospective title run tonight.

Sky Bahamas enjoys summer with 85% load on relaunched route

SKY Bahamas said yesterday that it was seeing 80 to 85 per cent load factors on its recently re-launched Freeport-Fort Lauderdale route, highlighting what its chief executive described as a “very good summer” for the Bahamian-owned airline.

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65 new cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths

The Ministry of Health reported on Monday that there were 65 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths.

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Travis Munnings and club win LPB title in Portugal

TRAVIS Munnings and Sporting Lisboa Benfica completed a dominant season in Portugal’s Liga Portuguesa de Basquetbol (LPB) with the 2022 championship title.

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Giants 3-peat

The Commonwealth Bank Giants came from a 2-0 deficit to sweep the MailBoat Cybots in the final three games and three-peat as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.

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Bahamasair eyes 80-90% loads

BAHAMASAIR’S load factors into Florida this weekend are in the high 80 and low 90 per cents, the airline’s deputy general manager, Van Diah, revealed yesterday, adding that the carrier was tapping into a good share of tourist traffic this Christmas.

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How was infected able to fly home?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.

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Rolle earns 3rd opportunity to represent Bahamas in the Pure Silk LPGA Classic

FOR the fourth year, professional golf teacher Georgette Rolle will get a chance to carry the Bahamian flag in the Pure Silk Bahamas Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic.