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Jones and Sun clinch playoff spot

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot in the 2021 WNBA playoffs and took sole possession of the league’s No.1 seed with their sixth consecutive win.

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Mailboat Cybots one win away from championship title

THE Mail Boat Cybots are now just one game away from winning the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship title. But the defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants are not yet prepared to push the panic button in the best-of-seven series.

Tourism chief: ‘Step up our game’ over vaccination roll-out

A senior Ministry of Tourism executive yesterday urged the Bahamas to “step up its game” on the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out over fears its Caribbean rivals are outpacing it.

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A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21

Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?

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Activists 'misled' by minister on oil drill

Environmental activists yesterday alleged the delayed legal challenge to oil exploration in Bahamian waters resulted after they were lulled into a false sense of security by a Cabinet minister.

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Comets win title

The 30th Father Marcian Peters tournament featured a resurgence for Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) teams as they claimed three of the five contested divisions.

New mobile operator ‘bang on roll-out goal’

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator and its controlling shareholder yesterday said they were “bang on target” in meeting its first roll-out milestone, describing this and the launch of services as “a miracle”.

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Bahamas to get $60m for COVID battle boost

The Government is set to borrow $60m to boost the public health sector in its fight with COVID-19 and eliminate the paper-based system it employed to manage the crisis up until August 2020.

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Rockets beat the Pros, Caribs stun Shockers 98-96

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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‘CANNABIS DRAFT BILL INADEQUATE’: Rastafarian community dissatisfied with location limit for religious use

THE Rastafarian community is not satisfied with the Davis administration’s proposal for legalising cannabis for religious purposes, calling the draft bills inadequate.

Benchmark denies 'material impact' via client's liquidation

BENCHMARK (Bahamas) yesterday said the Supreme Court-supervised liquidation of one of its key clients would “not have a material impact” on its financial position or “long-term development”, expressing confidence that it would achieve long-term business development goals.

Police: Reported financial crimes strike five-year low

TOTAL financial crimes reported to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) fell to their lowest level for five years in 2022 with a near-30 percent decline compared to 2021.

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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

Isnord looks forward to pivotal senior season

WILKENSON Isnord continues to increase his collegiate basketball recruitment stock headed into his pivotal high school senior season.Isnord continues to field NCAA Division I offers, the latest of which came over the weekend from the University of Bu

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Isnord gets his first high major offer from Virginia Tech Hokies

PREP basketball star Wilkenson “Kenny” Isnord received his first high major offer from an elite Division I programme.Isnord’s summer recruitment continues to accelerate following his performance at the Summer Hoops Festival in Orlando, Florida, last

NPBA: Giants, buckets and stingers in win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night as the Commonwealth Bank Giants, Aliv Buckets and PJ Stingers all emerged victorious.The Giants held off

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Bahamasair off 35% against pre-COVID

Bahamasair’s peak summer revenues were down by 35 percent compared to pre-COVID19 figures, its chairman has revealed, although passenger occupancy on its US routes averaged around 80 percent.

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Last-ditch threat to oil exploration

Environmental activists last night threatened to initiate legal action against the Government and Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) within 14 days unless the latter halts its oil exploration plans.

Keeping Zumba fresh and fun

KIM Kikivarakis, a local dance studio owner, is hoping to introduce some of the latest and hottest Zumba moves to the Bahamian public after attending an international convention in Orlando, Florida last week.

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Kadeem takes home trophy for league lead in blocked shots

BAHAMIAN national team standout Kadeem Coleby was honoured among the top players in the Japanese B-League at its annual awards show.