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2018: A year of career-defining moments for our shining stars

It was a year that displayed the diversity of Bahamian sports across many disciplines and career-defining moments for many of the country’s superstars and stars on the rise.

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Renaldo's Ramblings: Week 11 picks

The “When Nobody Wins, Everybody Loses” Award presented by The Entire Referendum/Opinion Poll Hulabaloo - The Rams missed an opportunity to win and make the biggest statement win for the Sam Bradford era, while the Niners looked far too marginal against a team they should have dominated

Undefeated Spartans gets 99-68 victory over Eagles

LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn had a lot to be thankful for - another win as the starting point guard for one of the top teams in all of college basketball and a career night.

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Attendance at public school now at 95 percent

ACTING Director of Education Dominique McCartney Russell revealed that the public school attendance rate for face-to-face learning is at 95 percent.

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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.

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85% sold concert boosts Atlantis by 'several thosand' extra room nights

ATLANTIS is set to enjoy a "several thousand room night" boost this Memorial Day weekend, Kerzner International's Bahamas head yesterday telling Tribune Business that with 85 per cent of tickets already sold, the concert was on track for a sell-out.

North Andros hotel hopes for 85% regatta retention

A North Andros  hotel yesterday voiced hope that “at least 85 percent” of visitors scheduled to attend this weekend’s postponed homecoming will still come out when it is held later this month.

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‘Cut suit to fit the cloth’: Movie demand off 85%

Galleria Cinemas must “cut the suit to fit the cloth”, its principal asserted yesterday, with consumer demand for cinema showings down “as much as 85 percent” compared to pre-COVID.

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Despite virus, Jonquel Jones continues to play in Russian Basketball Premier League

MOST major sporting leagues around the globe have suspended play due to the coronavirus outbreak but play continues for Jonquel Jones in the Russian Women’s Basketball Premier League. Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg club remained undefeated and impr

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Mystery over death of man, 84

POLICE are still unsure of the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of an elderly man. The 84-year-old man of Lyford Cay was found unresponsive at a construction site at the Caves, West Bay Street around 5pm Wednesday.

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Lashann Higgs scores season high 16 in Longhorns’ 85-79 win over Bears

LASHANN Higgs has established an important role in the rotation for the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball programme and it has helped the team’s current win streak, highlighted by an upset over an interstate rival and second ranked team in the country.

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Giants rout the Crimestoppers 113-94

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants proved why they are the defending New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions as they pulled off their biggest challenge so far this year by defeating the Royal Bahamas Police Force Crimestoppers 113-94 at CI Gibson Gym Monday night.

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Rolle secures Bahamas’ berth in Pure Silk LPGA Classic

DESPITE the adverse weather conditions that “made it feel like a boxing match,” Georgette Rolle was able to out-distance Raquel Riley by five strokes to secure the Bahamas’ berth in the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Tournament.

FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers postponed

WITH the impending impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on The Bahamas, FIBA and the Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the postponement of the latest window of the World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

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Country not a better place if PLP win, survey says

ALMOST 100 per cent of Bahamians surveyed in an online poll do not believe the country will be in a better place should the Progressive Liberal Party win the next election, according to data from advocacy group Bahamians Awake.

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Buddy not ‘satisfied’ with rookie season

The NBA is still in its postseason, but Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield is already foreshadowing a more productive sophomore campaign when the 2017-18 campaign tips off next fall.

Scotia: 95% gone online amid ‘lousy’ service claim

SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) will this year test mobile banking technology capable of serving all Family Islands, its top executive said yesterday, with 95 percent of customer transactions now conducted online or at ABMs.

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Giants sweep Cleaners

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, featuring a couple of new players, are now into the New Providence Basketball Association’s John Archer divisional championship series, thanks to a two-game sweep over the Double R Services Limited Cleaners in their first round playoffs.

‘Mavin has really come along in the contact part of the game’

THE new look Florida State Seminoles football team has many holes to fill for the upcoming season, but it appears they may have found one at tight end in Bahamian gridiron star Mavin Saunders.

Difficult outing for boxers on the road to qualifying for Olympics

IT was a difficult outing for several Bahamian boxers as they attempt the long road toward Olympic qualification.