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Morgan’s Bluff, Andros to host Bahamas Games sloop sailing

Morgan's Bluff, Andros will host the sloop sailing competition during the return of the Bahamas Games next month – with all other events being staged in New Providence.

McPhee-McCuin lobbying for social justice

COACH Yolett McPhee-McCuin continues to use her platform as the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels Women’s Basketball programme to lobby for social justice in her adopted home state of Mississippi.

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Jamaica routs Bahamas 64-48

Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said they are trying their best to adjust to the high level of competition the Bahamas is facing at the FIBA Women’s CentroBasket Championships.Coming off their 61-56 loss to Mexico the day before in UVI Arena in St Thomas,

Mechanic in drug trafficking case 'had fallen on hard times'

A MECHANIC who accepted responsibility for his role in the trafficking of $521,000 worth of marijuana had resorted to the drug trade because he had fallen on hard times, a magistrate was told yesterday.

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No problems are expected at schools affected last year

EDUCATION Director Lionel Sands said yesterday despite the many challenges that plagued Uriah McPhee and Stephen Dillet Primary Schools last year, both institutions are expected to open “without any problems” on September 1.

Coach Yo and Ole Miss in Baha Mar Hoops

THE Bahamas will be an active venue for NCAA basketball this month and that list of programmes will include Yolett McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss women’s programme. Ole Miss will participate in the eight-team field at Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.

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No classes until next week as repairs continue

CLASSES at Stephen Dillet and Uriah McPhee primary schools will remain closed until next week as officials work to repair deficiencies at the window-less institutions.

Taking aim for annual basketball tournament

PREPARING to host its eighth annual basketball tournament, HOYTES (Helping Our Youth Through Education and Sports) received a significant financial contribution from the Grand Bahama Power Company this week.

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Vincent Strachan attends International Boxing Association’s election of officers

BAHAMAS Amateur Boxing Federation President Vincent Strachan got the opportunity to participate in the International Boxing Association’s election of officers recently in Istanbul, Turkey.

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28-year-old shot dead in year's 89th murder

A 28-year-old resident of Miami Street became the country's 89th murder victim of the year on Friday afternoon – just three days after he celebrated his birthday.

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Bahamas strikes gold

Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she could not ask for a better performance than what she got from the women’s national basketball team as they won the Caribbean Basketball Championship title and in the process qualified for the 2016 CentroBasket Tournament.

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'We have done a poor job in basketball'

BASKETBALL is in a state of despair in the Bahamas, a problem that can only be rectified by addressing the sport at the developmental level, according to nationally renowned head coach Gladstone “Moon” McPhee.

Junior players still alive in tourney

Three of the Bahamas junior tennis players won their matches on Wednesday and are all in the quarterfinal rounds of the SVGTA NLA Junior ITF Tournament in St Vincent & the Grenadines.

BORCO donates lunch benches for students

BAHAMAS Oil Refining Company Ltd (BORCO) donated ten lunch benches to the children of the Lewis Yard Primary School, located at the former St Vincent De Paul School site.

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Men deny shoot-out charges

TWO men were denied bail yesterday after being charged in connection with an early morning shoot-out with police officers in an inner-city community.

Ole Miss projected no.6 in preseason coaches poll

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels are expected to improve in one of the most keenly contested conferences in all of NCAA Division I.

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Women's national basketball team 5th overall at the CBC

THEY fell short of advancing to the CentroBasket Tournament, but head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said she was still pleased with the performance of the women’s national team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Teams all set for Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

ONE half of our participants in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl have been announced, and the first team to accept the bid to participate in the second year of the event has distinct Bahamian roots at the administrative level.

‘Call to action’ for support of 2nd Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

AS he paid a courtesy call on Rotarians, Dr Sidney McPhee, president of Middle Tennessee State University, issued a “call to action” for Bahamians to support the second edition of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

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McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels back in win column

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss Rebels have rebounded from their lone Southeastern Conference loss of the season with a pair of dominant performances, including a milestone win over an in-state rival.