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TOUGH CALL: Bermuda and the Bahamas

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Over a mug of Gosling’s rum in the Rosedon Hotel’s tea room here recently, the conversation turned to race relations.

Hitmen get stunning 9-2 walk-off victory over Truckers

ANGELO Dillet and Alcott Forbes both had a three-run homerun to lift the defending men’s champions Arnette’s Sporting Lounge Hitmen over a stunning 9-2 walk-off victory over the front-running Sting Truckers as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action on Saturday night.

Full Speed ahead for Bahamians

Bahamian athletes collected a few gold medals at the inaugural Speed Capital International Championships. The three-day meet got underway on Friday and wrapped up on Father’s Day at the Thomas A Robinson. Speed Capital hosted 600 athletes between 72 clubs from seven countries outside of The Bahamas. Competitors from ages 5-18 put on a show for Grenada, Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Canada, United States of America, and Barbados.

TWO STRAIGHT: Mako Aquatics Club celebrates back-to-back championship victories

The Mako Aquatics Club completed the 2019 Rev National Swimming Championships with their back-to-back victory at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre last night. At the end of the four-day meet, Mako Aquatic collected a total of 1,862.50 points to

Cougars beat Saints 71-61 to win Game 1

THE Charles W Saunders Cougars, the defending senior boys’ champions, withstood every onslaught from the Kingsway Academy Saints and held on for a hard-fought 71-61 victory.

Drama and controversy hits softball competition

THERE was some drama and a little bit of controversy as the sixth Bahamas Games’ action packed softball competition continued yesterday in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

FOUR STRAIGHT: Spanish Wells Bulldogs win annual Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National High School senior boys’ softball championship title

The Spanish Wells Bulldogs won the Bahamas Softball Federation’s annual Austin ‘King Snake’ Knowles National High School senior boys’ softball championship title for the fourth consecutive year.

CROWNING GLORY: Miller-Uibo our Female Athlete of the Year

Some things are just not meant to be debated. One of them is Shaunae Miller-Uibo’s crowning glory as the Tribune’s 2018 Female Athlete of the Year.

Baptist Sports Council 2012 Softball Classic regular season action

WHILE their co-ed team remained undefeated, Golden Gates Native Baptist dropped their first men’s game as newcomer Anointed To Reign Ministry pulled off the upset to highlight the Baptist Sports Council’s 2012 Softball Classic regular season action at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: IN POLITICS PERCEPTION IS SOMETIMES THE ONLY REALITY

DR HUBERT Minnis’s stance in the House of Assembly on Monday, indicates that he has adopted an outlook of no surrender, no retreat!

YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Determining the true value of an ideal education leader

WITHOUT doubt, the $400,000 salary demand by recently selected College of The Bahamas (COB) presidential candidate Rodney Smith is excessive, beyond the pale and, frankly, unreasonable.

FACE TO FACE – Hubert ‘Chippie’ Chipman: A life centred around family

“Family” is the key word that has shaped the life of Hubert Anthony Chipman. His nuclear family with his wife Roxanne; his wider Chipman family and the clans of his heritage; his high school family that he never let go of; his church family; his political ties; and his Junkanoo tribe are all testaments to his sacrifice and his commitment to giving his all to the people he loves.

PETER YOUNG: Britain gets tough on immigration

THE thorny issue of immigration has hit the headlines again on both sides of the Atlantic. In the US, the ending of Title 42, which allows the authorities to expel migrants before they have a chance to file for asylum, is causing major controversy while the UK government announced last week bold and imaginative new plans to handle illegal migrants landing on the country’s shores.

BRINGING HOME THE GOLD, SILVER: Team Bahamas makes nation proud

BIRMINGHAM, England — After 11 days of intense competition in seven disciplines, Team Bahamas will return from the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a gold and silver medal and tied for the 23rd spot on the medal chart with Grenada.

FRONT PORCH: The British Monarchy is an anachronism for sovereign, independent countries like ours

One does not have to be a monarchist or a fan of the late Prince Philip to admire the simplicity and beauty of the Order of Service at his brief funeral held at St. George’s Chapel on the Lower Ward at Windsor Castle.

FRONT PORCH: Time we threw off the last shackles of colonialism and unleash our real potential

ONE of the jarring realities the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed here at home is the degree to which the relationship of The Bahamas to the 21st century is tenuous.

As we welcome in 2018, what'son our sporting bodies' agenda?

AS we welcome in 2018, many sporting bodies are looking forward to the New Year with great expectations.• Here is some of what’s on their agenda:Bahamas Olympic CommitteeWith an old deputy moving up as the new sheriff in town, immediate past secretar

Govt seeking debt payment delay - and $250m IMF loan

The Government is seeking "breathing room" by deferring debt repayments coming due, it can be revealed, as it last night confirmed it has applied for a $252m "emergency" International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan.

FRONT PORCH: Foundations for Transformation and Hope

During the back-to-back unprecedented national crises of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic and international private sector, including non-profits, foundations, philanthropic individuals and volunteers, played a pivotal role to supply the material needs and offer hope to thousands of Bahamians and residents.

PETER YOUNG: Small island developing states should speak with one voice

HAVING written only last week about COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference which opens in Scotland in less than one week, I hesitate to return to the subject today for fear of repetition. But there has been a significant new development and it may also be worth reiterating the importance of the conference to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which include, of course, The Bahamas.

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