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IAAF Worlds: 'Smallest' Team Bahamas to compete
With the deadline closing on Friday for athletes and teams to qualify for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will have its smallest team, minus relay squads, to repres
Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid laid to rest
WHILE Bahamas Basketball Federation President Mario Bowleg called for the late Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame, Apostle Dr Carlos Reid reiterated that the basketball courts at the Hope Center and the Peace on the Street Tournament will bear his brother’s name.
Cabinet go-ahead for $1.5bn heritage plan
The Government has given the go-ahead to a Bahamian investor group aiming to generate $1.5bn in revenues by transforming Nassau's key heritage sites, a top official revealed yesterday.
Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller, 82, laid to rest
IT’S a pity that after all Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller did for the Bahamas as a national and international sporting icon in boxing and cycling and as a respected mentor, coach and philanthropist, he didn’t get what he deserved.
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he told US President Donald Trump that crime advisories should be used to raise awareness and not initiate fear, adding criminal attacks on American tourists in this country were “negligible”.
FRONT PORCH: Signs of failure and dysfunction still plague us
Last year there were 103 homicides in Greater London, with a population of approximately 8.9 million. The Bahamas, with approximately 400,000 people, had 110 murders, the majority of them on New Providence, with a population of approximately 300,000. Stabbing accounted for 65.05 percent of the homicides in London. The greater majority of homicides in The Bahamas are caused by guns.
FACE TO FACE: Angelique shares the gift of playful learning
WHO would have known that playing with flowers and twigs in the backyard, drawing a hopscotch board on the road with chalky rock, and skipping pebbles along the top of a turquoise sea would one day lead to a professional career helping children to learn better by playing! Angelique Shantel Thompson cherishes her childhood days in The Bahamas.
'We were threatened with death if we did not confess'
POLICE threatened two men with death if they did not “co-operate” and confess to the shooting of a senior police officer, a jury heard yesterday.
Esso dealers seeking to buy own stations
Esso dealers have asked their prospective new supplier about the possibility of purchasing their own gas stations, Tribune Business can reveal.
Giants off to good start with 77-63 win over Shockers
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, in their bid to regain their New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) title that they relinquished to the PJ Stingers last year, have regained control of the early leaderboard with another impressive victory.
No Freedom Farm, but Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship off to a flyer
ALTHOUGH Freedom Farm opted not to travel to Grand Bahama this year, the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) 13th annual Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship got off to a great start on Thursday.
Jonquel making a name for herself on the hardwood
SHE is only the second Grand Bahamian and the third Bahamian female basketball player to advance right out of high school into a major division one collegiate programme.
THE FINISH LINE: Look for Carmeisha and Devynne to have an exceptional sophomore year
IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there, but more importantly, it’s how you finish.
The arts and entertainment stars that shone in 2014
IT was a vibrant year for the world of arts and entertainment in the Bahamas, and the fun continues tonight with the numerous New Year’s Eve activities that will close out the entertainment calendar of 2014.
Cybots face Giants tonight in NPBA championships opener
THE last time they met two years ago, the Commonwealth Bank Giants came from a 3-0 deficit to post a four-game back door sweep over the Mail Boat Cybots to win the New Providence Basketball Association men’s title.
Gov’t hiring ‘only way’ we returned to guard landfill
A Bahamian security company says it has only resumed guarding New Providence’s landfill after it was hired by the Government, not the facility’s private sector manager.
NPSA opens fastpitch season
AFTER a two-year hiatus as a result of COVID-19, the New Providence Softball Association opened its 2022 fastpitch season over the weekend with the new look Cybertech Blue Marlins and the veteran Sunshine Auto Wildcats getting off to an impressive start.
FACE TO FACE: Betty Morley – teaching and reaching the hearts of future generations
BEATRICE Elizabeth Morley, better known as Betty, has been teaching for most of her life. She has poured her heart into instilling education, good morals and a sense of self worth in thousands of children over decades, in The Bahamas, the USA, and in Africa.
FRONT PORCH: In politics you need more than blind ambition to lead - try humility and an ability to learn
Politics is about the long game, with even the most egotistical and self-possessed politicians requiring the capacity for growth, learning and humility to succeed and to realize their ambitions, including becoming Prime Minister in our system of government.