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Islands of the Bahamas Showcase: Liberty Flames take home the title

THE Liberty Flames came into the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase as the tournament favourite and the defending A-Sun champion lived up to their top billing.

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123 Haitians found near Cay Sal repatriated

ONE hundred and twenty-three Haitians, including children, who were picked up at sea in Bahamian waters recently were flown out of Grand Bahama onboard a Bahamasair flight to Haiti yesterday.

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Psychiatric tests for flasher

A PSYCHIATRIC evaluation has been ordered for a man who appeared in Magistrate’s Court accused of exposing his genitalia in a public space.

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its 2013/14 regular season with a double header at AF Adderley Gym on Monday night.

Island Luck names Board of directors

Playtech Systems, trading as Island Luck, has announced the appointment of its Board of Directors.

Delighted with baseball in the curriculum

I was elated to read in the papers that baseball will be officially introduced into the curriculum for the GSSSA this fall.
This has been a long time coming, and those responsible should be commended.

Toledo Rockets tip off ‘Nassau Championship’ with victory

THE Toledo Rockets opened a week of NCAA basketball at the inaugural Baha Mar Hoops with the first win in the series of tournaments.

94 years of helping people

This letter is prompted by things that other people, mostly my wife, show me on Facebook.

TOP JUNIOR GOLFERS IN NATIONALS SPOTLIGHT

THE top junior golfers in the country vied for national title honours and the top spots in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Division.

Non-performing loans breach $1bn barrier

Total tourist arrivals to the Bahamas for the 2014 first half increased by 2.8 per cent to 3.3 million, with higher-yielding stopovers recovering some of 2013’s decline.

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Maynard: We’ll still have load shedding

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard believes load shedding at Bahamas Power and Light will still occasionally happen until an additional 90 megawatts of generation is brought on stream.

$30m Old Fort Town Centre 90% leased

THE New Providence Development Company (NPDco) has leased out 90 per cent of the retail space in its $30 million Old Fort Bay Town Centre, Tribune Business was told yesterday, as it moves to finalise arrangements for a second anchor tenant.

FIBA Centrobasket: Team Bahamas in win column

After improving in each of their first three games played, the Bahamas junior boys’ team finally got in the win column at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships.

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Miss Earth Bahamas dives into conservation

THE Bahamas National Trust said it is delighted to have Miss Earth Bahamas 2015 Daronique Young as an ambassador for coastline protection.

Lack of speed signs in kmh

If you drive around the island of New Providence, you will note that there is a very high percentage of right-hand Japanese vehicles on our roads. However, most of us know that the speedometer is in kmh (kilometer per hour) and not mph (miles per hour). How many of us know that 1kmh is equal to 0.62mph.

Motorcycle police

If you drive around the island of New Providence, you will note that there is a very high percentage of right-hand Japanese vehicles on our roads. However, most of us know that the speedometer is in kmh (kilometer per hour) and not mph (miles per hour). How many of us know that 1kmh is equal to 0.62mph.

WILLIAMS RALLIES 76ERS TO 95-90 WIN OVER LAKERS

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Lo

WILLIAMS RALLIES 76ERS TO 95-90 WIN OVER LAKERS

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Lo

WILLIAMS RALLIES 76ERS TO 95-90 WIN OVER LAKERS

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Lou Williams nailed the go-ahead 3-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and spoiled Kobe Bryant's record-setting night while leading the Philadelphia 76ers to 95-90 win over the Lo

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Pompey Square hosts National Testing Day

"Get Tested Bey" is the message to the public as part of the 12th annual National Testing Day - held in Pompey Square on Friday.