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James scores 29, Heat oust Knicks 106-94

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James decided not to play in New York two summers ago. He won't be playing there any more this season, either. The Knicks have been put away, and the Miami Heat are headed to the second round of the NB

Coleby: ‘I will always be a Rebel deep down inside’

TWO years ago, he announced his decision to attend the University of Mississippi via Twitter. Now one Bahamian collegiate basketball standout took to the social media platform to announce he would be on the move again.

BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots and Avengers go up 1-0 in first round

The Bain and Grants Town Cybots and Airport Authority Avengers nabbed the first wins in their round one playoff matchups.

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Jonquel, Liberty look to bounce back after Sunday’s loss to Sky

BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty will look to bounce back from this past weekend’s loss against the Chicago Sky.

Aline McLaughlin dies, aged 94

MISS Aline McLaughlin, 94, died at her San Souci home on Friday evening. With her was her first cousin, Alden Barbes, who had returned from his home in California to help her with her affairs.

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94 Haitians told not to come back illegally

NEARLY 100 Haitians were granted a conditional discharge yesterday after admitting to entering the country illegally earlier this week. The 94 Haitian migrants — 79 men and 15 women — have been ordered not to return to The Bahamas in the manner they

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‘Buddy Buckets’ on fire

AFTER two subpar shooting performances where he played less than 20 minutes in each game, Buddy Hield returned to the hot shooting he has exhibited throughout the month of December.

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Freda Baker, a familiar face at Baker & Sons

Freda Baker, co-owner with her sisters of A Baker and Sons, one of Nassau’s oldest businesses died on October 31. She was 94.

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Jones and Sun pull off 84-80 upset over defending champion Lynx

JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun returned from the league-wide Olympic break, continuing the momentum they gathered in late July.

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

MOVEMBER organisers exceeded their goal in attracting nearly 200 men to free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing events in Rawson Square and at the Green Parrot Bar and Grill.

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Quincy Poitier to join Concord University Mountain Lions

ONE local basketball player will see his game make the transition to another level in the collegiate ranks this fall.

The destruction of Jumbey village

"NO, I can't believe it - that can't be true!" This was Coconut Grove MP's Ed Moxey's shocked reply in May 1974 when a news reporter called to ask what he thought of a report that government had planned to build a replica of his Jumbey Village at Fort Charlotte.

BPL receives first URCA power supplier licence

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has announced that it has issued the first Public Electricity Supplier Licence to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).

Pope urges believers not to remain silent- Baptises Nigerian migrant-hero during Easter Vigil -

Pope Francis last Saturday urged Catholics to not remain paralysed in the face of the injustices around them as he baptised eight adults, including a Nigerian beggar who became a hero in Italy for having disarmed a thief with his bare hands.In an Eas

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Death of man in collision with RBDF vessel is referred to Coroner's Court

THE case of a man killed in a Royal Bahamas Defence Force boating accident has been referred to the Coroner’s Court, Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said yesterday.Christopher Turnquest, 25, was in the harbour in a 13-foot skiff ea

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Professional basketball player Tavario Miller stars in Japan

TAVARIO Miller began a new chapter in his pro basketball career in Japan and has emerged as a leader for his title contending club.

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Exchange rate was 'never in jeopardy'

The Bahamas’ $838 million foreign currency reserves “are in line” with both their internationally-recognised adequacy benchmarks, the Central Bank of the Bahamas governor yesterday saying the one:one US dollar peg was “never in jeopardy” over the past decade.

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Adrian Gibson jury finalised as trial set to get under way

NINE jurors were selected yesterday to evaluate evidence from more than 40 witnesses in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial.

Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times

Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net DEFENDANTS fitted with ankle monitoring bracelets have sought to violate their bail conditions or tamper with the device an average of m

Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times

Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net DEFENDANTS fitted with ankle monitoring bracelets have sought to violate their bail conditions or tamper with the device an average of m