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Epic matchup in Battle 4 Atlantis

The inaugural Bad Boy Mowers’ Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament will conclude with an epic matchup between the top two teams in all of college basketball.

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‘Buddy’ agrees to $94m

Buddy Hield concluded his contract negotiations with the Sacramento Kings and reached the most lucrative deal ever signed by any Bahamian athlete.

Skills transfer woe still a ‘sad reality’

The Bahamas must change “the sad reality” that key skills and knowledge are not being passed on to local workers by expatriate work permit holders, a prominent contractor argued yesterday.

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BISX Micro Listing Tier 'no brainer'

ESTABLISHING a micro listing facility for small and medium-sized Bahamian companies seeking up to $1 million in capital is among the "major things" the Bahamas International Securities Exchange's (BISX) chief executive is hoping to accomplish by June 2012, expressing hope the exchange could "partner" with the newly-elected PLP government on this and other initiatives.

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PM to meet with Sarkis on Monday

PRIME Minister Perry Christie is expected to meet Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian on Monday after he received verbal assurances from the $3.5 billlion resort's lender China Export Import Bank that it was willing to work with all stakeholders to complete the stalled West Bay Street project.

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Roberts: Baha Mar resort will still open before end of year

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday forecast that the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar resort will still open before the end of the year despite the possibility of provisional liquidators being appointed at the property.

Bahamian app developer targets next month launch

A TECHNOLOGY solutions provider is preparing to launch a Bahamian-targeted home services application (app) next month, as it bids to “infuse technology” into several local industries.Steven Adderley, a Bahamian tech developer residing in Seattle, tol

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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 88-71

After getting off to an impressive start in an historic win over Cuba in their opener on Monday, the men's national basketball team found the going rather to

Skills worry over $732m Agency ‘3 months away’

The Government’s Central Revenue Administration (CRA) has hired 75 per cent of its target staff, and anticipates being operational in “less than three months”, amid concerns over whether all its recruits have the necessary tax enforcement skills.

NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.

SPORTS NOTES

THE funeral service for the late Roosevelt ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson, is scheduled for 11am Friday, February 10 at the New Covenant Baptist Church on the East-West Highway.His body will be interred in Woodlawn Gardens.

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THE FINISH LINE: Pintard remarks 'like music to the ear', vote for All-Star select Jonquel

IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and

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Auto show proceeds to aid toddler’s open heart surgery

ALTHOUGH he is only four years old, Ephraim Williams has already braved two open-heart surgeries and three catheterisations.

Bahamas First ‘could not meet increased demand’

Bahamas First has been unable to meet new property insurance demand that “exceeded our expectations” despite securing additional reinsurance capacity for 2022 in a bid to generate growth.

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Team Bahamas all set for Slow Pitch World Cup

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association will represent the Bahamas with a 25-member team - made up of a mixture of youth and experienced players - at the 2015 WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida, this weekend.

Macedonia Baptist teams beat neighbourhood rivals

MACEDONIA Baptist Church co-ed and men’s teams both won their games over their neighbourhood rivals, St Paul’s Baptist, as the Baptist Sports Council continued its 2014 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex last night.

Nassau/PI resorts in New Year sell-out 

MAJOR Nassau/Paradise Island resorts are predicting traditionally strong occupancies over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period.

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Giants, Saints national basketball champions

A PAIR of new national champions emerged from the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Bunny Levarity National Round Robin and featured a title split between New Providence and Grand Bahama.

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Canadian U-Sports teams in late season push for final playoff standings

THE St Mary’s Huskies are still streaking while one Bahamian national team standout had her usual leading performance in the final home game of her collegiate career.

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THE 600 CLUB: Buddy Hield sets new 3-point record

Buddy Hield has now made more three-point field goals than any other player in National Basketball Association history through their first three seasons in the league.