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CR Walker wins 10th straight title

COUNT it 10 straight for the CR Walker Knights as they were crowned the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s track and field champions again.

Concerns that hotel tax breaks unduly exploited

A BAHAMIAN businessman has voiced concerns that foreign investors are unduly exploiting Hotels Encouragement Act incentives to obtain tax breaks on construction materials for large vacation rental properties.

Gov’t bond offering likely 20% off-target

The first Bahamas Government Stock (BGS) issue of the 2015-2016 fiscal year was likely to close 20 per cent below target, the administration’s financial advisers disclosed yesterday.

IDB loans $200m to aid business climate

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) yesterday said it has approved a $200m loan to boost the business climate through increased productivity, innovation and greater diversification. The multilateral lender said the initiative would support the

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UB Mingoes men’s team 10th at Embry-Riddle cross-country meet

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s cross country team placed 10th out of 20 institutions competing at the ASICS Embry-Riddle cross-country meet on Saturday. It was the first time UB has competed in cross-country.

Faith United makes debut with 14-10 victory over St Paul's

FAITH United handed the Baptist Sports Council’s defending men’s champions St Paul’s Fox Hill their third consecutive loss as the 2014 Softball Classic continued on Tuesday night.

Edmund Moxey - a man of conviction

LAST month, a new generation of politicians in the House of Assembly were given a bit of advice by a veteran who has lasted a long time, obviously because — whether right or wrong – he has carefully minded his p’s and q’s.

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And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander

And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter.

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Nesbitt and Sao Paolo take 2-1 series lead in NBB finals

NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Paulistano Sao Paolo took a 2-1 series lead in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) finals and moved one game closer to the league title.

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Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win

BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.

At least 30 illegal immigrants detained

OFFICIALS on Abaco apprehended at least 30 illegal Haitian immigrants after their vessel ran aground on the island yesterday, Immigration Director William Pratt said.

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Bahamian student athletes take NCAA Division I spotlight

CHARLES Bain’s scoring output since last week’s senior night has been his best stretch of the season to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division I basketball last weekend.

Bain still setting the pace at Lumberjacks

Months after he garnered the attention of the college basketball world and brought awareness to The Bahamas’ post Dorian restoration efforts with his late game heroics, Nathan Bain continues to be a leading playmaker for the Stephen F Austin Lumberja

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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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Career high for Cornish as Seawolves snap up win

A career night from Jaron Cornish powered the Stony Brook Seawolves to its eighth win in conference play, highlighting the weekend for Bahamian student-athletes in NCAA Division I basketball.

Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers

THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.

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Ayton and Suns tie series 2-2

Deandre Ayton had his fourth consecutive double double in the 2021 NBA playoffs and his Phoenix Suns evened their best-of-seven round one series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Bahamians’ presence felt on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Prospects list

SINCE Major League Baseball (MLB) Pipeline began listing its top 30 prospects within each franchise for the upcoming 2019 season, Bahamians have been prominently featured.

Ailing James leads Heat past Lakers 98-87

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points, Chris Bosh scored 15 and the Miami Heat won their second straight, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 98-87 on Thursday night. Shane Battier scored 11

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Island-wide blackout plunges thousands into darkness - again

TRANSMISSION network failure and related issues caused an island-wide power cut that plunged thousands of New Providence residents into darkness on Friday for hours. The power cut caused great embarrassment when it interrupted the final games of Bat