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FOULKES: fire davis over workers' pay

FORMER FNM cabinet minister Dion Foulkes wants Philip “Brave” Davis, Deputy Prime Minister, fired over claims that Urban Renewal workers have not been paid since May.

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Swimmer leaves hospital after record-breaking feat in Bahamas

CHLOE McCardel, the Australian ultra-marathon swimmer who recently swam nearly 80 miles from the southern tip of Eleuthera to New Providence, has been released from the Princess Margaret Hospital and is recuperating in a hotel, The Big T can confirm.

Swimmer leaves hospital after record-breaking feat in Bahamas

CHLOE McCardel, the Australian ultra-marathon swimmer who recently swam nearly 80 miles from the southern tip of Eleuthera to New Providence, has been released from the Princess Margaret Hospital and is recuperating in a hotel, The Big T can confirm.

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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.

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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Darville points to $50m investment across GB

MINISTER for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville has highlighted nearly $50m in government capital projects and upgrades underway throughout the island of Grand Bahama.

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Jones on the rise

It was a bittersweet weekend for Jonquel Jones as she was honoured by the WNBA just hours before her Connecticut Sun were eliminated from the playoffs.Jones added another postseason accolade when she was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Y

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CHARGED: Dorsett faces nine counts

FORMER Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of using his former ministerial position to extort and solicit $120,000 in bribes from Johnathan Ash.

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'Buddy' Hield enjoys courtside with Jones and Sun

JONQUEL Jones continues to garner recognition from WNBA fans, international media on pace for an MVP season, and a fellow Bahamian basketball icon was on hand to take in her latest contest and the bond between the two.Buddy Hield was courtside as Jon

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Giants 3-peat

The Commonwealth Bank Giants came from a 2-0 deficit to sweep the MailBoat Cybots in the final three games and three-peat as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.

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‘Walk and chew gum’: Subsidies, debt cost $938m

The Bahamas “must walk and chew gum” on its fiscal and economic revival, a leading banker has warned, with $938.5m - one third of government spending - taken up by debt and subsidy costs.

Coleby honoured, Munnings named Player of the Week

It was a week of commemorative achievements for two of the Bahamas’ top collegiate basketball players as the NCAA regular season enters its final week.

Bank chief slams ‘selfish’ education loan deadbeats

The Clearing Banks Association’s (CBA) president yesterday slammed the “selfish mentality” of delinquent student borrowers who have exposed Bahamian taxpayers to a $100m liability.

Celtics survive Cavs' comeback 93-90

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- Paul Pierce scored 20 points, Ray Allen had 12 in the third quarter and the Boston Celtics avenged a disappointing loss to Cleveland two days earlier by barely holding off the Cavaliers 93-90 on Tuesday ni

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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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.

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Jones and Sun topple Lynx in final game for Sylvia Fowles

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun concluded the WNBA regular season with wins in nine of their last 11 games and head into the playoffs as a legitimate title contender.

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Buddy Hield: ‘I’m just thankful that we got to an agreement’

AS a member of the Sacramento Kings for the foreseeable future, Buddy Hield said the focus now returns to the basketball court and getting his Kings to the playoffs.

Deceased activist Parisien named in fraud investigation

COURT documents detailing a two-year FBI sting operation into US visa fraud in Nassau name deceased activist Pierre Parisien as being involved in the scheme.

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.