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Colts’ Strachan optimistic about his chances of making the regular season roster

MIKE Strachan concluded the NFL preseason with his best game as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and is optimistic about his chances to make the regular season roster.

PLP using Trump’s playbook

It is quite depressing to reflect on the journey that the Republican Party has taken since the days of the American Civil War. It was once the party of Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery in the United States. Today it is the party of Donald Trump and uses anger, fear, conspiracy theories and fake news to whip up the emotions of a section of society that is shrinking and getting more desperate by the day.

STATESIDE: The changing faces of today’s America

THE government has announced that preparations are well underway for the next Bahamian national census. An estimated 119,000 households are due to be surveyed over the first three months of 2022. Ho-hum?

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Bannister hails housing community as a sign of growing confidence

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday hailed the development of an upscale housing community in western New Providence as a sign of the growing investor-confidence in the Bahamian economy.

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Munnings signs with Sporting Lisboa Benfica in Portugal

TRAVIS Munnings will return to Portugal for a second season but will make the move to a new club in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).

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Jones ‘Player of the Week’

For the 10th time in her five-year career, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones has been one of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Players of the Week.

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Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services

AFTER more than a week of staff sick-outs, officials said on Friday that while normal operations resumed at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and at institutions in Grand Bahama, services at Princess Margaret Hospital continued to be affected by delays.

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Strachan continues bid to earn spot on opening day roster

MIKE Strachan made his second appearance in the NFL preseason and continues his bid to earn a spot on the opening day roster.

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14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed

FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

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Inaugural Baha Mar Hoops set for November 22-27

THE Baha Mar Resort and bd Global Sports have partnered on a new initiative to add another collegiate basketball event to a busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend this fall.

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Jones, Munnings shine bright in NBA Summer League

BOTH Bahamian participants concluded their respective runs in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League and while Kai Jones prepares for the preseason, Travis Munnings hopes to have made an impact on an organisation for the next step in his pro career.

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Another career milestone for our WNBA star

JONQUEL Jones reached another career milestone this season and added another résumé builder to an MVP calibre 2021 season.

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FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE: Rookie wide receiver Mike Strachan has an impressive showing in Colts training camp, NFL preseason debut

Mike Strachan has had an impressive showing early in training camp and showed flashes of brilliance in his NFL preseason debut with the Indianapolis Colts.

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Jones has 19 points, 14 rebounds, Sun top the Wings 80-59

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonquel Jones had a double double - 19 points and 15 rebounds - to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Dallas Wings 80-59 on Sunday.

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WORLD VIEW: Are people in the Caribbean becoming architects of their own destruction?

THE question has to be asked. Are some people in Caribbean countries becoming the architects of their own and the region’s destruction?

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Hopes that 60,000 can be fully vaccinated over the next six weeks

THE National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee is seeking to fully vaccinate 60,000 Bahamians and residents over the next six weeks, with the addition of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

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HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON’T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday

AN unvaccinated physician has died of COVID-19 complications, while three unvaccinated healthcare workers are currently hospitalised with the virus, according to Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee chairperson.

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BPL | SKYGuard Tropical Depress Fred Update & Invest 95L Long Range Projected Track

Tropical Depression Fred Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

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Bahamas’ ‘first class fills before economy’

The Bahamas’ tourism rebound is seeing “first class fill up before economy class”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, estimating that as much as 80 percent of the industry’s economic impact has returned.

Disney: ‘We’ve struck right tone’ on Eleuthera project

Disney Cruise Line’s president yesterday asserted the cruise line had “really struck the right tone” in balancing economic development with conservation at a Lighthouse Point project it hopes to start this year.