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Banks: 25% never verified Building Code compliance

The Central Bank is urging all licensees to ensure their offices can withstand a Dorian-type Category Five hurricane after 25 per cent said they had never confirmed Bahamas Building Code compliance.

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Hield scores career-high 41 in ‘rivalry’ with Celtics

The best games of Buddy Hield’s NBA career thus far have come against the Boston Celtics, indicating a potential rivalry between the Kings guard and the team that passed over him in the 2016 NBA Draft.

What you should know about BI-RADS

By Dr Amaresh Hombal

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BEC: 95% of Family Islands 'have power restored'

BEC said it had substantively completed repairs in New Providence and had restored supply to more than 95 per cent of customers in the Family Islands.

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Tahnaj Thomas to start on the mound opening night

TAHNAJ Thomas will have an opportunity to make an immediate impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and their lofty expectations for him this season as he progresses to the Appalachian League. According to Tim Hayes of the Bristol Herald C

Heat top Thunder 104-98

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James better get well fast. He's about to play for a championship. Hardly able to move, James returned from a left leg injury to make the tiebreaking three-pointer with 2:54 remaining and the Miam

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Air arrivals hit 85% of pre-COVID levels

Total air arrivals to The Bahamas rebounded to 85 percent of pre-COVID numbers during April, more than doubling prior year numbers for a period that included the peak Easter holiday weekend.

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85-year-old clings to floating refrigerator to survive Dorian

VIRGINIA Mosvold held on to a refrigerator for two days, bobbing up and down in water that nearly covered her face after Hurricane Dorian flooded her family’s home in Grand Bahama in early September.

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Buddy scores 14 in loss to Kings

ROOKIE guard Buddy Hield had 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings defeated the winless New Orleans Pelicans 102-94 on Tuesday night.

Sky Bahamas bounces back with 'exceptionally good Christmas'

A LEADING domestic airline said that it is coming off an “exceptionally good Christmas” with load factors averaging as high as 85 per cent for the period, and its CEO reiterating calls for the government to rethink its decision to levy 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on domestic air transportation.

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CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold

BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.

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Ayton and Suns take 2-0 lead

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul scored 28 points, including 14 in another spectacular fourth quarter, to lead the Phoenix Suns over the Dallas Mavericks 129-109 last night for a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

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CH Reeves Raptors are just 1.5 points ahead of AF Adderley fighting Tigers

IF the CH Reeves Raptors are to claim a ninth consecutive GSSSA Junior High Schools track and field title, they face a much tougher challenge this year from the AF Adderley Tigers who trail just 1.5 points behind atop the leaderboard.

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Gray, Jets on win streak

Sebastian Gray’s scoring has helped the Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets to a win streak in a battle atop the conference standings headed toward the postseason.Gray has scored in double figures the last three games, a three-game winning streak for the Jet

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Georgette Rolle eyes Brazil after tournament exit

Georgette Rolle shot 85 in Round 2 ending her chance to compete for the winning title in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, on Friday.

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Presbyterian College beat UB Mingoes in thriller

Kemsy Sylvestre lead the UB Mingoes with 25 points and 10 rebounds in their 85-76 loss to Presbyterian College Tuesday at The Kendal Issacs Gym in Summer of Thunder action.

NPBA: Rockets, Rebels in win column

THE Discount Distributors Liquors Rockets and the Rebels emerged as winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium held on Monday night.

Tourism arrivals off 99% in June

A senior Ministry of Tourism official yesterday revealed a 99 percent year-over-year arrivals drop for June 2020 despite opening up to private air and sea visitors half-way through. Dr Kenneth Romer, the Ministry of Tourism’s executive director of p

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Buddy Hield named ‘Player of the Week’ in the Big 12 again

FOR the second time in what is becoming an illustrious career for the Oklahoma Sooners, junior guard Buddy Hield was named the “Player of the Week” in the Big 12 conference.

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Jonquel leads her team into title series in WCBA

JONQUEL Jones’ offseason in China has seen her become one of the league’s most dominant players as she leads her team into this weekend’s Championship series.Jones leads the Shanxi Xing Rui Flames into the championship of the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association for a best-of-five matchup against the Beijing Great Wall.