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Baseball in The Bahamas

BASEBALL in The Bahamas is not a step-child, but rather a neglected and abused orphan.

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Fidelity results 'below target' as provisions up 136%

Fidelity Bank (Bahamas)loan loss provisions rose by 136 per cent during the 2012 third quarter, its chief executive telling Tribune Business this pushed its results for the period “slightly below expectations”.

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QC Comets off to winning start

THE Queen’s College Comets could not have scripted a better start to their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ senior boys’ basketball season, delivering a dominant performance and announcing their presence as title contenders.

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Miracle baby waits readily for heart surgery

THREE-year-old Ru’shon Fox has experienced more health related issues in his short lifetime than some adults ever do. When he was born his heart showed no activity, one leg was shorter than the other and he had kidney issues.

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2,000 visitors expected for Gospel concert

MORE than 2,000 visitors are expected to arrive in the Bahamas next month for a major gospel concert event that will kick-start a busy month for the country’s tourism industry.

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Three die in blasts, dozens injured

A GROUP of Bahamian runners and their cheering team watched in horror as chaos erupted at the height of the Boston marathon yesterday.

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Conquerors, Crimestoppers pull off victories in NPBA

THE Police Crimestoppers and the Woodside Petroleum Conquerors both pulled off victories Tuesday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at CI Gibson Gym.

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BOC has two major issues to deal with in next few months

Who will form the new executive board and who will become the new official sponsors of the Bahamas Olympic Committee?

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CWC’s accounting requirement for BTC control ‘not black and white’

A leading Government negotiator yesterday suggested Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) may not necessarily need to retain a majority 51 per cent stake in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) to consolidate the latter’s performance in its overall financial results.

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Christie: We will make January 10 a Bahamian holiday

TODAY could be recognised by the government as a national holiday as early as next year, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday.

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Breezes to host doubles tourney

The Bahamas will be out with basically the same team on the court as they did two years ago when the International Club of the Bahamas hosted the first inter-country tennis doubles tournament at Breezes Superclubs.

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Giorgio Baldacci Elite Invitational Tennis Tournament starts today

WHILE the women will play directly out of the main draw starting on Wednesday, the men’s field will be made up of a qualifying round as the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association kicks off the Giorgio Baldacci Elite Invitational Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center today.

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NPVA all set for Best of the Best Tournament

THE New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) is scheduled to hold the 2012 Best of the Best Tournament during the Christmas break.

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Brown 'not calling it quits' just yet

MOSCOW, Russia — Some things were just not meant to be.

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Bahamas draw 2-2 with USVI

IN the team’s final match in group stage play, the Bahamas failed to improve on its fourth place in the Group A standings.

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Potters Cay vendors want electric power

VENDORS at Potters Cay Dock are tired of waiting for the government to make provisions needed to provide them with electricity for their businesses.

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57 years in jail for hacking lover to death with cutlass

BEFORE sentencing Prince Hepburn to 57 years in jail for hacking to death Nellie Mae Brown-Cox, a judge told him that in the circumstances of his case, he could have walked away from that relationship as he had walked away from his wife and children.

Maritime graduates join growing sector

The Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) chairman has told 39 graduates from the Maritime Cadet Corps programme that they are entering one of the world’s growing industries.

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Sports in brief

AFTER two days of gruelling round robin competition at the 2013 JITIC tournament in the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas was able to advance six players to the main draw in three divisions.