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Jannell Curtis and Kyle Wilson win top awards

WHILE the Bahamas won’t be returning home with any men or ladies’ team medals from the XVII Cazova Caribbean Senior Championships in Paramaribo, Suriname, two players were awarded individual trophies for their performances.

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Domnick Bridgewater and ‘Kino’ Burrows post big game

BEFORE they head off for their national team duties for the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament, guard Domnick Bridgewater and centre Jaraun ‘Kino’ Burrows left their mark on the Bahamas Basketball Federqtion’s Summer of Thunder Tournament.

The first three nails may be in

The naked truth makes us uncomfortable. Politics aside, Prime Minister Davis seems to be a decent and compassionate human being. But he has a problem. He is too nice for politics. His party was swept into power by a tidal wave of popular enthusiasm, and truth be told, in just two short years he might have subconsciously driven the first three nails in his own political coffin.

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Minnis: BPL chief says we’re right over Wartsila

Dr Hubert Minnis says Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief executive has vindicated his administration’s $90m Wartsila investment as he queried whether the utility is increasingly reliant on rental generation once again.

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Police investigate an armed mugging in Grand Bahama and drugs in Abaco

GRAND Bahama Police are investigating an armed robbery incident in the Taino Beach area on Friday.

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Bahamas to field its best team ever: FIBA Pre-Olympic qualifier August 14-20

With National Basketball Association’s DeAndre Ayton and Eric Gordon all committed to joining Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Kai Jones, the Bahamas is expected to field its best team for the Pre-Olympic Qualifier in Santiago de Estero, Argentina.

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Xavion Johnson the US Open champion again

XAVION ‘Warrior’ Johnson got to hoist the Cadet judo title at the US Open Championships for the second time in five years, ironically on the same day, July 28.

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Woman and two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder

An American woman and two Bahamian men were arraigned in the Magistrate Court on Friday on murder conspiracy charges.

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Bahamas men spike way into semifinals

Ladies suffer third straight loss

The men’s national volleyball team, with a well-rounded effort from every player, swept aside Martinique in three straight sets to advance to the semifinals of the Senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships at the Anthony Nesty Sports Hall in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Bahamas falls to Paraguay

ON day two of the Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC), Team Bahamas came up short against Paraguay and dropped two matches to Venezuela.

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Swimming Worlds: Thompson makes a splash in 100m free

ZAYLIE-Elizabeth Thompson had a good showing in her heat of the women’s 100 metres freestyle, but the collegian’s time wasn’t fast enough to advance for placement in the semifinals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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I-Elite ready to take Reloaded Baseball to another level

THE International Elite Sports Academy has collaborated with the Reloaded Baseball programme since February which has translated to them competing in their first international baseball tournament.

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Jonquel Jones named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

New York Liberty on four-game win streak

BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week while the New York Liberty enjoys a four-game win streak.

Bahamas ‘tops’ 5m visitors to end-June

The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday disclosed that visitor arrivals breached the five million mark for the 2023 half-year although higher-yielding stopovers and air arrivals remained slightly down on 2019's "banner year".

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STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations

WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.

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Atlantis in 25% large boat fall-off post-VAT

Atlantis has suffered a 20-25 percent fall in large vessel volumes since VAT’s imposition on charter fees, its marina dockmaster has revealed, with the decline “definitely hurting the small man” more.

Lobster fishermen face ‘bad situation all around’

Bahamian fishermen were yesterday said to be confronting “a bad situation all around’ with increasing costs and a “low-end” lobster price set to impose a profits squeeze just one week before crawfish season starts.

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Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 27th July: Nassau

STARTS: 07/27/2023 8:29 AM EDT EXPIRES: 07/27/2023 12:30 PM EDT

US: Gov’t ‘stalling’ on anti-corruption fight

The US State Department yesterday accused the Government of “stalling full implementation of anti-corruption legislation that would promote transparency and good governance” such as the Freedom of Information Act.

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Reloaded Bahamas teams get ready for Florida tournament

YOUNG BASEBALL PLAYERS PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE SESSIONS AHEAD OF TOURNEY

THE Reloaded Bahamas 9-and under (9U) and 10-and under (10U) teams will get ready to compete in the 10U PG Florida Summer Select Championship (Open).