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Bowleg, Cobras eye Hugh Campbell crown

COACH Mario Bowleg doesn’t just want to settle on his Cobras winning the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association senior boys’ basketball title. He wants to take another Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic championship crown back to CC Sweeting as well.

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Lawful killings: Officers justified in shooting two men dead

THE jury in a coroner’s inquest into the shooting deaths of Jeffrey Smith and John Aristotle found yesterday their deaths were “lawful” and committed in “self-defence”.

Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points

JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.

Cleaning company hands donation to school

TRINITY Ultimate Cleaning Services Ltd, a local business on Exuma, recently made a donation to the L N Coakley High School on that island. Principal Don Barr highlighted a goal to outfit the school’s junior block with air-conditioned classes along w

SAC Big Red Machine in the lead after day 1

The race between the perennial track and field powerhouses took centre stage early on day one of Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Track and Field Championships.The meet opened yesterday in the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium a

NPBA ACTION HEATS UP

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued play at the DW Davis Gymnasium Tuesday night.Division IThe JD’s Seafood Shockers kept pace in the Vince Ferguson division and improved their record to 7-3 with a 74-67 win over the Leno Regulators.T

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McMinns to take part in 'Diamond In The Rough' Football Combine

BAHAMIAN collegiate gridiron star Eugene McMinns is looking to make the transition to professional football with an upcoming trial next month.McMinns is expected to participate in the “Diamond In The Rough” Football Combine. The event will be hosted

Speaker planned comments

MR Speaker’s outburst was politically planned... there is no doubt.

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Buddy ‘Buckets’ 12 but Harden, Rockets get 10th straight win

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Houston Rockets fought off a late rally to get their 10th straight win, 100-91 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

Bay Street taxi drivers face Kelly Dock move

TAXI drivers operating in downtown Nassau yesterday backed “relocation” to facilities at the Kelly Dock - a move that will affect 150-175 persons and their vehicles.Ed Fields, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (NDP) managing director, said: “The Down

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Trying to stop the anger before it becomes killing

CHILDHOOD trauma, anger, dysfunction and abuse are some of the reasons behind prevalent teen violence in The Bahamas, according to members of The Family: People Helping People, an interventionist organisation.According to distinguished psychiatrist D

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Bar Association also concerned over Acting Chief Justice role

THE Bahamas Bar Association, in a letter to Attorney General Carl Bethel, has expressed “deep-seated concern and alarm” that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has failed to recommend someone for the substantive post of chief justice. The letter, dated

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High jumper Wilson wins title, ready for World Indoors

JAMAL Wilson feels his consistency in the men’s high jump this year will enable him to go to the IAAF World Indoor Championships and compete very well against the rest of the top-notch competitors next month. Over the weekend at the 2018 Samford Inv

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Bahamian connection and Golden Eagles off to good start

THE Bahamian connection of Eugene Stuart and Rajahl Moxey have helped the University of Charleston Golden Eagles men’s volleyball team to an impressive start to their 2018 season.The Golden Eagles pushed their front-running overall win/loss record to

Minister: No decision yet on Bay Street height restrictions

A CABINET minister says no decision has been made on calls to revise downtown Nassau’s height/zoning restrictions, amid fears they are deterring investment to spark the city’s revival.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism, told Tribune Business in

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Police responding ‘in kind’ to criminal violence

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames dismissed concerns yesterday over a spate of fatal police-involved shootings just hours after another suspect was gunned down.

Electric supply holding us back

The World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report, 2017, for the Latin American and Caribbean Division shows certain rankings.

31st 'Catch Me If You Can' Regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend

THE stage is set for the biggest local regatta to take place on New Providence as the 31st Catch Me If You Can St Valentine’s Day Massacre is staged in Montagu Bay this weekend.“I thank God for allowing me to see another year, 2018, to host the St Va

Munnings has game high 26, career high 20 rebounds

AN historic night for Travis Munnings highlighted the weekend for Bahamian players in NCAA Division I basketball.Munnings posted a monster stat line with a game high 26 points and a career high 20 rebounds in his ULM Warhawks’ 66-64 win over Georgia

WORLD VIEW: Structure not ad-hoc agendas key to US-Caribbean relations

MUCH has been said about the government of the United States of America cutting off aid to countries which do not support that country’s position in international organisations.