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NPBA takes break until month end

AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.

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Chisholm and Fox homer in MLB spring training

JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and Lucius Fox both made an immediate impression early in Spring Training as Major League Baseball returned to play.

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Airlines ‘pay price’ over COVID surge with 15-20% drop

Bahamian domestic airlines have “paid the price” for the recent Omicron-led COVID case surge with a 15-20 percent drop in passenger numbers, an industry executive has revealed.

Road Runners awards banquet held in memory of late Basil Neymour

FOR the fourth consecutive year, coach Dexter Bodie took the opportunity to recognise the achievement of his athletes in the Road Runners Track Club by holding another presentation and awards banquet.

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Corporate income tax is 'wrong way around'

The Opposition's finance spokesman yesterday argued that The Bahamas has corporate income tax "the wrong way around" because the proposed reform options are forecast to suck "more money" from the private sector via taxation.

Boards dominated by PLP politicians and their families

WHAT is abundantly clear from the recent Board appointments by the PLP Administration, besides them being late, is that politicians are playing the dominant role on the Boards. 

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Man held as more than 20 cars seized

POLICE are investigating several Road Traffic Department employees and insurance companies in connection with a massive nationwide car theft ring.

RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR IRAN

RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NUCLEAR IRAN Russia expressed regret and concern Tuesday about Iran's launch of uranium enrichment up to 20 per cent at an underground facility, but urged all parties involved in the nuclear standoff with Tehran to avoid hasty move

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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.

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Acting Chief Justice: Courts do not create criminals, society does

THE country’s top judge has noted that “unfair criticisms” of the country’s judicial system has subsided over the past year, though she reminded those who continue to blame the courts for the country’s crime woes that the courts "do not create criminals”, but society does.

McPhee-McCuin: Our ultimate goal is Olympic qualification

DESPITE a 5th place finish at this year’s Women’s Centrobasket Championships, national team head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said the ultimate goal of the programme remains qualification for the 2020 Olympics. A shorthanded Team Bahamas, with limited

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Ferguson: I wasn't surprised that I got an award

WHILE Prince Wilson was by far the best offensive player for the Bahamas at the NORCECA Men’s Continental Championships, Byron Ferguson was the only one to be selected for one of the individual categories at the end of the week-long tournament at the Langley Events Centre in British Columbia, Canada.

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Davis administration increases level of recruitment for RBPF and RBDF

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe argued yesterday that the Davis administration has raised the level of recruitment numbers, blasting the Minnis administration's past efforts.

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Team Bahamas falls to Cuba 76-44 in opener

The Bahamas senior women’s national basketball team opened the 2022 Caribbean Women’s Championship with a lopsided loss to the host country on the first night of competition.

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Qyemah Gibson goes professional

BASKETBALL PLAYER TO BEGIN HIS CAREER IN SPAIN’S LEB GOLD LEAGUE

QYEMAH Gibson will take his talents to professional basketball and will begin his career in Spain’s LEB Gold League.

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Bringing home bronze: Martin Holland shines in long jump

THE Bahamas returned from the XIX Pan American Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Trujillo, Peru, with just one medal over the weekend.

Police working to determine if US woman filed 'kidnapping and rape' report

POLICE are unable to confirm whether an American woman alleging “kidnapping and rape” at the hands of a local parasailing boat operator 20 years ago has filed a report in the Bahamas.

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Grand Lucayan sale - seven ‘serious’ contenders

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed that of the 20 investor groups interested in purchasing the Grand Lucayan resort, there are seven serious contenders the government is looking at closely.

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Streaks come to an end for ‘Buddy’ Hield, Deandre Ayton

SATURDAY’s NBA schedule featured the end of a five-game winning streak for Deandre Ayton’s Phoenix Suns and the end of Chavano “Buddy” Hield’s four-game streak scoring at least 20 points.

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Estimated cost of Rand repairs and renovations around $20m

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed that initial estimates of the total value of repairs and renovations of the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama would be in the region of some $20 million.