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Can Big Red Machine win 27th straight BAISS title?

WILL the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine succeed in winning their 27th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships or will this be the year that the Queen’s College Comets or any of the other 10 schools finally snap their dominance?

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Shockers edge past Regulators

EVEN though he struggled in spurts, William ‘J R’ Rigby still managed to can a game high 30 points, including the game winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left on the clock.

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Teenager points to son of former Governor General as sex attacker

A GIRL declined to immediately report her alleged sexual assault because she was threatened and did not want to ruin her good relationship with the wife of her attacker, a jury heard yesterday.

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Dynamite Daisy says farewell

THIS weekend, the comedic character who captured the hearts of Bahamians for more 15 years is making her final appearance. For many she was an inspiration, a source of laughter, a friend on stage; she was Dynamite Daisy.

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Touching down in Paradise

Bahamian quartermiler Shaunae Miller, now engaged, heads a list of world-class athletes who arrived at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday to participate in the second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational.

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Cybots celebrate

Practice makes perfect. Just ask the Mail Boat Cybots. Whenever they were not playing, win or lose, coach Wayde Watson had his Cybots in the gym preparing for their next game in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s best-of-seven championship series. Now they can look back and celebrate as the new champions.

Swift Swimming claims the National Championship for 6th straight year

FOR an unprecedented sixth consecutive year, Swift Swimming has claimed the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s National Championship, presented by RBC.

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40-member team named for 16th CUT Championships

ONE of the first national teams to be named for an upcoming busy summer for Bahamian track and field at the international level, the Bahamas Union of Teachers set forth a mandate for its team to make event history.

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Road fever heats up the streets

THE Fetish Junkanoo Carnival Company was crowned the winner of the second annual Road Fever Parade, which was hailed as “a step in the right direction” despite being marred by delays and confusion throughout Saturday afternoon.

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Bahamas junior boys national teams clash on the pitch

ISIAH Collie, a junior defender at the University of Charleston, led by example as he booted in the lone goal as the Bahamas 2012 junior boys national team prevailed 1-0 over the 2014 junior national team in a prelude match before the showdown between Haiti and Jamaica at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Friday night.

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Felix Neely Jr national cycling champion

AFTER two days of inclement weather, Felix Neely Jr was crowned the national male cycling champion at the 50th Independence National Road Cycling Championships in Grand Bahama.

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INSIGHT: High marks from a hero of the force

DESPITE the alarming incidents of murder and crime in the country, the officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force are doing a “phenomenal job” – they are simply overwhelmed and need more support and resources, according to a former Assistant Commissioner.

Bahamas Bowl gets a new sponsor

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl is all set for the eighth edition of the biggest and longest running collegiate football season ending championship bowl game to take place at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Friday, December 16.

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‘We buried hatchet’ over retail closure

Super Value’s principal has revealed he and his family “bit the bullet” in closing their loss-making Harbour Bay housewares retailer, adding: “We were fighting a losing battle so we buried the hatchet.”

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Softball teams look to advance on international scene

THE men’s and women’s national softball team will close the year with regional tournaments as they look to advance further in international play.

The right to vote

Woodes Rodgers arrived in Nassau in 1729 for his second tour of duty as Governor of the Bahamas. In his commission he was given specific instructions to establish a general assembly to pass laws as the need arose. He issued a proclamation on 25th August, 1729 calling for the election of freeholders in New Providence, Eleuthera, and Harbour Island.

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Clubs & Societies May 12th, 2023

Andros Crab Fest Crab Fest is known as the largest family island festival in The Bahamas.

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SAC maintains lead on day 2

BAISS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

St. Augustine’s College built on their day one momentum as they lead team rankings for the second consecutive day. The secondary school is ahead of the competition with a day two total of 691.50 followed by the Queen’s College Comets with 607.50.

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Online boutique launch takes Fashion Show 'to next level'

ORGANISERS behind the Islands of the World Fashion Showcase will next month launch an online boutique/label designed to promote the wares of Bahamian designers to the world, telling Tribune Business yesterday that 50 per cent of those exhibiting at their upcoming show were from this nation.

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Bahamas has work cut out for the Olympics

Coach Henry Rolle liked what he saw from the Bahamas' relay teams at the 2012 Penn Relays on Saturday. However, he admitted that they all have some