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Isnord heads to Connecticut for 2018-19 season

Wilkenson “Kenny” Isnord continues to boost his recruitment stock this offseason and is now headed to an elite prep school programme this fall.

Man who died in plane crash was 88-year-old Texas native

POLICE have confirmed the American citizen killed when his small plane crashed on the island of Eleuthera as 88-year-old Coy Lee Austin.

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Mingoes shot down by Rockets

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team lost to the Discount Distributors Rockets for the second time this season 88-81 Wednesday night at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

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Bahamas to face Canada, US Virgin Islands and DR

TEAM Bahamas will face Canada, The Dominican Republic, and The US Virgin Islands in the first round of qualifying for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

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Rejection of NHI model ‘curious’ says secretariat

THE recent rejection of the proposed National Health Insurance model by industry stakeholders is “curious” considering the government had consultations and “fruitful discussions” with them about the scheme, NHI Secretariat Permanent Secretary Peter Deveaux-Isaacs said yesterday.

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CI Gibson Rattlers emerge as winners of Providence Basketball Tournament

The CI Gibson Rattlers, still riding a perfect season on the local scene although they are coming off two losses overseas, emerged as champions of their own Providence Basketball Tournament.

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Dominican Republic gets 87-80 win over Bahamas

After getting blown out in the first half, the Bahamas men's national team regained their composure in the second half and cut the deficit to two before eventually losing down the stretch to the Dominican Republic 87-80 on day three of the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.

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Ayton scores 24 in loss to Clippers

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George scored 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107 last night after nearly blowing a 31-point lead in a matchup of two of the Western Conference’s top early season teams.

Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club

ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.

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Fighting through

COACH Mike Brey looked positively at the way his Notre Dame Fighting Irish responded to the challenges they faced in pulling off their three exhibition games against local-based teams in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2018 Summer of Thunder over

Central Bank eyes digital B$ by 2021

THE Central Bank is aiming to roll-out a ‘test’ digital Bahamian currency by 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister disclosed yesterday, while slamming the banks for “forcing” electronic banking.K P Turnquest, in an address to the ComplianceAid Caribbean An

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Mobile data subscribers increase over six-fold

Mobile data subscribers increased more than six-fold within one year following the launch of services by the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), it was revealed yesterday, with fixed-line Internet’s market penetration also enjoying a 22 per cent increase.

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Hospital nears end of phase one

PHASE one of the urgent and emergency care project is nearing completion at Princess Margaret Hospital.

Bahamas must offer more to increase cruise yields

The Minister of Tourism says that while cruise passenger spend in the Bahamas has increased, this nation must offer more visitor experiences to increase per capita yields.

Gov’t Joaquin costs could exceed $56 million

Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the total cost to repair government buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Joaquin has been pegged at $56 million, although this could drop to $34 million depending on which option is chosen to repair Acklins’s roads.

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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners

On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.

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Roberts: PLP the only party with a plan to tackle crime

DESPITE this year’s murder count outpacing last year’s figure, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday the PLP is still the only party with a plan to tackle this nation’s crime problem.

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BAHAMIANS LEAD KNIGHTS TO HISTORIC SEASON

Their storybook season and playoff run ended this weekend, but a dynamic trio of Bahamians led the Niagra College men’s basketball programme to a historic season.

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Buddy one of best in Big 12

As he entered his junior season with the Oklahoma Sooners, expectations loomed high for Buddy Hield and the Grand Bahamian native has delivered.

The money makers

The contents of this letter are for those persons, who are aggrieved and will most likely lose money due to the incompetence, malpractice and negligence of attorneys and business persons in and out of the Bahamas.