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Chisholm can’t stop Marlins exit

Jazz Chisholm made his Major League Baseball postseason debut in what turned out to be the final game of the season for his Miami Marlins as they were eliminated from the playoffs.

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THE FINISH LINE: ‘I commend the Bahamas Baseball Association for taking stand to unite’

FOR some time I’ve been writing, agitating for the re-amalgamation of baseball in the country.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: It takes courage to go where you haven’t gone before

You’ve probably never heard of Stella McCartney. I never had either, until she landed on the cover of my favourite business magazine, Fast Company, in October. McCartney, a famous fashion designer, it turns out, is known for her men’s, women’s and children’s clothing as well as shoes, bags, caps and even gifts.

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THE FINISH LINE: DeAndre Ayton, ‘Tum Tum’ put on a show for the fans at home

We’re smack into the Thanksgiving season and although we don’t go all out and celebrate like our neighbours to the north – United States of America – do, we still should be grateful to God for giving us so much to be thankful for.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Oh, for a little respect while out shopping

IN every life, there comes a time when reality hits with a thud, like realising that you had the whole year to get ready for Christmas and suddenly it is here. And once again, though you promised last year and the year before that and probably the year before that it would never happen again, you blew the 8720 hours since the last time and you have 40 hours left to go before the big day.

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Ex-boss ‘robbed’ ferry firm of Bahamas route

The former chief executive of Balearia Caribbean must pay his ex-employer $2.844m in damages for effectively stealing the Resorts World Bimini ferry contract from under them.

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Rape is violence, do not be mistaken!

Art instillation explores devastation caused by forced sexual encounters

The lingering impact of violence is long and cross-generational.

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FRONT PORCH: The power of empathy and service to others

“SERVICE is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and walks around the world.” – Fr Michael Graham, SJ.

Sports in brief

Dr Jennifer Davis, DC, a sports and spine rehab specialist in Rockville, Maryland, has been selected for inclusion in the forthcming 2014-15 edition of the Trademark Who’s Who.

Sports in brief

SWIFT Swimming Club is all set to host its first Open Water Swim Race of the new swim season at Palm Cay on September 28.

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A fine woman is remembered - Mallie Lightbourn

MALLIE Lightbourn – mother of Michael, Richard (MP for Montagu) and Timothy – was not only a remarkable woman, but an extraordinary Bahamian.

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Fire mostly extinguished, Miller tells Jubilee Garden residents

THE FIRE at the city dump is about 90 to 95 per cent extinguished, Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller said yesterday, adding that 95 per cent of Jubilee Gardens residents are back in their homes.

‘Phenomenal’: Briland at 90% of pre-COVID levels

Harbour Island resort operators yesterday revealed business activity is at 90 percent of pre-COVID levels for Easter and beyond as they hailed a “phenomenal” rebound from the pandemic.

Is Urban Renewal 2.0 overrated?

A few months back I commended the new Christie administration in The Nassau Guardian for implementing its award winning urban renewal 2.0 and its Project Safe Bahamas.

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9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals

OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics. 

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500 student loans paid off after incentive plan

NEARLY five hundred borrowers have paid off student loans from the Education Loan Authority through the government’s student loan repayment incentive programme, which was established in February 2016.However, MICAL MP Miriam Emmanuel, ELA chairwoman,

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‘Buddy’ and Kings rally from 17 down to beat Nuggets 100-97 in overtime

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Sacramento coach Luke Walton views Harrison Barnes as a calming influence for the Kings, something that showed in a comeback win over Denver on Saturday.

Atlantis targeting $130m investment by end-2018

Atlantis’s top executive yesterday revealed that the Paradise Island destination resort is likely to invest a further $130 million to upgrade its amenities by 2018 year-end.Howard Karawan, its president and managing director, said “north of $80 milli

Port's 80% efficiency almost tops Caribbean

The Freeport Container Port (FCP) is the second most efficient port in the Caribbean despite having the highest shipping costs per mile, a World Bank study has found.

Woman, 87, dies at Grand Isle Resort and Residences, Exuma

AN 87-year-old woman died at Grand Isle Resort and Residences in Exuma.