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Ayton returns, posts double double

Deandre Ayton returned to the Phoenix Suns starting lineup and the defending Western Conference champions extended their league-leading win streak to eight games.

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‘Buddy’ fires for 22 points

DETROIT (AP) — Chavano “Buddy” Hield scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists as the Sacramento Kings routed the Detroit Pistons 129-107 last night.

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‘Tanny’ scores 13 with three blocks in Rams’ 96-94 win

LATHANIEL Bastian had an impressive debut in his transition to NCAA Division II basketball to highlight the weekend from Bahamians at the top tier of the sport.

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Bahamian basketball players standouts in junior college

SEVERAL Bahamian athletes delivered standout performances for their respective programmes at the Junior College level.

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Cable targets $80m New Providence fibre roll-out

Cable Bahamas plans to invest $80m over the next two-three years on rolling out its New Providence fibre-to-the-home network, its top executive has revealed.

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Jonquel Jones scores 30, grabs 17 rebounds in win

JONQUEL Jones delivered another dominant performance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.

T20 Cricket World Cup qualifying: Bahamas ends up in 5th place

THE Bahamas finished in fifth place with a 2-4 record at the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifying event in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Kai Jones assigned to NBA’s G-League

KAI Jones and his fellow 2021 NBA Draft Class of the Charlotte Hornets were all assigned to the NBA G League after playing sparingly through the first 13 games of the NBA season.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: It’s not what you say... but how you say it!!

THIS week has been hard for Bahamians. Ever since news broke late last Friday that a beautiful, young baby girl affectionately known as ‘Bella’ lost her life, there’s been a pall cast over the nation.

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‘Grave bearing’ for shipping’s safety

The Nassau Container Port’s top executive yesterday called for long-needed repairs to the harbour’s breakwaters to become a high-priority item given the “grave bearing” for shipping safety.

Enough of ‘pie in the sky’ promises

Long Island has had enough of “pie in the sky” promises, its chief councillor said yesterday, describing “appalling” health clinics and “hanging my head in shame” over the lack of tourist facilities.

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‘Truly a new day’ as senate passes COVID-19 bill

THE Senate last night passed legislation that will lead to the end of suspensions of certain provisions put in place under the state of emergency.

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STATESIDE: It’s not easy keeping pace with the polarization of American politics

GIVEN the choice, most of us would probably prefer a public figure or politician whose views are plain and consistent. That way, at least we know who and more importantly, what we are voting for. One of the most damaging criticisms of politicians in recent decades has been the charge of “flip-flopping,” especially in American elections.

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FRONT PORCH: Islands in the cauldron of climate change

IN the closing days of August 2030, the ninth month of the year, a peak period for Atlantic hurricanes, the country nervously watched a gathering storm. It began as an unreported weather phenomenon off West Africa, travelling westerly and eventually funnelled toward The Bahamas as a tropical storm.

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Port’s profits to decline 7% despite pre-COVID bounce

Nassau’s major commercial shipping port is forecasting a 7 percent year-over-year profit decline for 2022 despite predicting container volumes will return to pre-COVID levels in the first quarter.

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Change law so staff pay for COVID tests

A top hotelier yesterday issued “a clarion call” for The Bahamas to eliminate legal stipulations that mandate employers must pay for their workers’ COVID-19 testing.

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Four more die of COVID-19, bringing death toll to 665

FOUR more people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, bringing the number to 665.

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Bill passed to end Emergency Orders

MEMBERS of Parliament passed a bill yesterday to bring an end to certain suspensions implemented under the former Minnis administration through the Emergency Powers Orders.

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Bermuda thrashes The Bahamas by 140 runs

Team Bahamas fell to 1-2 at the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup Americas Qualifying event in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Miller Jr, Clarke and Hunter standouts in NCAA openers

THE 2021-22 NCAA Division I season got underway Tuesday night and several Bahamian players were in action for their respective programmes.