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Bahamian tennis ace making his presence felt at the ITA Atlantic Region Championship

BAHAMIAN tennis ace Christian Cargill is making his presence felt as a freshman and is having an immediate impact on the William and Mary Tribe men’s tennis programme.

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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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Bahamians on the cutting edge

OVER the course of last week, 85 children from all around The Bahamas were immersed in technical “streams” - various scientific courses - during the second annual Bahamas Engineering and Technology Advancement (BETA) camp.

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Miller calls for copper export ban

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.

CAC Games: Defence key for men's national softball team

WITH a little more depth added to their pitching staff, manager Perry Seymour said if they can tighten up on their defence, the men’s national softball team should be able to perform very well at the Central American and Caribbean Games.Seymour, who

Bahamian players shine in NCAA D1 Basketball

STEPHEN F Austin’s Nathan Bain was featured ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 while Sammy Hunter and Valerie Nesbitt had their best games thus far with their respective Ole Miss programmes to highlight the weekend of play for Bahamians at the NCAA Division

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Jones returns home after stint in the WCBA

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – For basketball superstar Jonquel Jones, the importance of representation of Bahamian women at the elite levels of the sport will continue to pay dividends as a younger generation has more examples of success to look to for inspiration.

NWTBA World Championship 'Baseball in Paradise'

THE Bahamas again played host to top international junior baseball talent as local entities teamed with the National Wood Bat Travel Ball Association to host the NWTBA World Championship “Baseball in Paradise.”

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Almost 1m referrals to Nassau/PI hotels

A senior Bahamian tourism executive yesterday said Nassau/Paradise Island has recovered to 97 percent of pre-COVID business volumes by March 2023 with airlift capacity up by double digits for the year-to-date.

Florida ferry captures 50% of Big Game guests

THE Bimini Big Game Resort & Marina has been reaping the benefits of ferry service from Florida, its general manager yesterday crediting this with producing “50 per cent or more” of its weekend occupancies.

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Buddy cans 19 in Kings' opening loss

THE Kings’ season opener ended in a loss, but Buddy Hield and the young core showed enough promise to give the Sacramento faithful optimism on the future of the franchise.Hield scored 19 points on 8-17 shooting from the field and 3-7 from three-point

Swift swimmers compete at Auburn

SIX Swift swimmers represented the Bahamas at the Auburn Masters Swimming Invitational. They won 13 races and had six second place finishes. The meet took place at the Auburn University swim complex that is to host the women's NCAA Championships next mont

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Call for Caribbean to adopt HIV self-testing

ON the occasion of World AIDS Day, Caribbean AIDS response stakeholders are calling for countries in the region to adopt HIV self-testing.

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Seven players share lead in Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

MAJOR winners Paula Creamer and Catriona Matthew were among seven players sharing the lead at five-under-par 68 on Thursday after the first round of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

Sports in brief

THE defending champions Vixens took game one of the New Providence Women’s Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship seris in four sets over the Johnson’s Cherry Bombers at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Auto dealer worry over 'dramatic price' rises

Bahamian new car dealers yesterday warned that the Government’s latest tax proposals would further drive consumers towards used autos, with the constant reforms creating “turmoil” in the market.

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Cool 96's Ed Fields signs off for the last time

AFTER TWO decades on air as one of the country’s best-known radio personalities, Ed Fields, known for his provocative remarks and wit, is set to sign off for the last time.

Offshore sector 72 times larger than Bahamas GDP

The Bahamian international financial services industry is 72 times larger than this country’s gross domestic product (GDP), an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study has estimated.

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Marines blow away Rangers

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association moved into the second week of its 2013 season with a pair of expected contenders moving to 2-0 at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Another banner year for sports in The Bahamas

IT HAS been another banner year for sports in the country and one of those that stood out in the foreground were the performances of our various teams that competed both locally and on the international scene.